PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Fabiano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Do De Bilha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fabiano comes to the cage accompanied by Rev Theory - Voices. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Do De Bilha enters the cage!

Fabiano
vs
De Bilha

170 cm
19
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
140 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jose Fabiano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Do De Bilha!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fabiano moves in looking to clinch but De Bilha pushes him off.
Good leg kick by De Bilha there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fabiano wants to clinch.
De Bilha shoots in and drives through. Fabiano sprawls well.
De Bilha tries to clinch but Fabiano is having none of it.

Fabiano darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
De Bilha is trying to get back to full guard.
De Bilha pushes Fabiano off looking to stand but Fabiano dives back in and keeps control.
De Bilha wants to improve his position but Fabiano is controlling well.

Fabiano decides to stand up.
De Bilha is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fabiano darts in and clinches De Bilha up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Fabiano.
Fabiano blocks an uppercut.
Fabiano is stalling here.
De Bilha tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
De Bilha is trying to push Fabiano away but Fabiano has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

De Bilha has Fabiano pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. De Bilha pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Fabiano tumbling to the mat - De Bilha dives into Fabiano's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fabiano kicks De Bilha off and gets to his feet.
De Bilha misses with a double jab

and Fabiano counters with a single leg into guard. De Bilha didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Fabiano stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Fabiano throws a head kick that misses.
De Bilha fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fabiano avoids it really well and circles away.
Jose Fabiano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Do De Bilha.
De Bilha tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fabiano sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten De Bilha somewhat.

Fabiano pushes De Bilha up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fabiano.
Fabiano landing knees to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Fabiano.

Fabiano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Fabiano pushes De Bilha up against the cage in a clinch.

Fabiano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Bilha doesn't manage to clinch there - Fabiano circles away.
Fabiano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Bilha shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fabiano sprawls well. Fabiano wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. De Bilha gets slowly back to his feet.
De Bilha misses with a takedown attempt

so Fabiano counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
De Bilha looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Fabiano stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Bilha shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fabiano as he jumps to the side.
Some wild striking there from Fabiano.

Fabiano drives through and clinches with De Bilha against the cage.

Fabiano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

De Bilha tries to keep at a distance but Fabiano has taken the fight into the clinch.
De Bilha trying to control the position but instead, Fabiano has worked for underhooks and has pushed De Bilha into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fabiano lands an elbow just above De Bilha 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Fabiano dominated that round.
That's time! Fabiano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
De Bilha tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fabiano just stands there and leans against the cage.
De Bilha has had enough of the clinch but Fabiano keeps him there for the moment.

Fabiano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Bilha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fabiano.
De Bilha shoots in looking for a takedown. Fabiano tries to sprawl out of it but De Bilha keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fabiano manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Fabiano clinches with his opponent.
Fabiano holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Fabiano breaks the clinch.
Fabiano defends well against a solid takedown attempt from De Bilha.
Jose Fabiano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Do De Bilha.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Bilha scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fabiano is looking to clinch.
Fabiano tries to close the distance and clinch but De Bilha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Bilha throws a head kick but Fabiano moves out of range.
Fabiano lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Fabiano as De Bilha shoots in.

Fabiano has De Bilha up against the cage in a clinch.

Fabiano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fabiano tries to clinch but De Bilha moves out of range.
Fabiano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Fabiano looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for De Bilha!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Bilha is trying to improve his position.
De Bilha is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

De Bilha wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Fabiano has ideas of his own. He's got hold of De Bilha's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! De Bilha is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Fabiano!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jose Fabiano!
Jose Fabiano bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.