PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Fabinho (ranked 1186 p4p, 1921 weight class) and Yuxiang Wu (ranked 181 p4p, 277 weight class). Fabinho comes to the cage accompanied by Glowed Up - Kaytranada. Roberto Fabinho could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Yuxiang Wu's chin.

Fabinho
vs
Wu

193 cm
25
200
6 - 3 - 0

181 cm
25
192
7 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Offseason nutrition & LAUNDRY (115$-160Q)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roberto Fabinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuxiang Wu!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ben Hemmingworth and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fabinho connects with a jab.

Fabinho dives in and scores a takedown into Wu's guard.

Wu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fabinho cracks Wu with a solid left hand.

Wu is looking for a triangle but Fabinho pushes his legs off easily.
Fabinho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wu is keeping the position for now.
Fabinho trying to control the position from guard on top but Wu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fabinho is one step ahead there.

Fabinho got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fabinho has managed to get both his arms back between Wu's legs - danger averted.
Fabinho will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabinho looking to pass the guard.
Fabinho stopping the sweep attempt from Wu.

Wu is looking for a triangle but Fabinho pushes his legs off easily.

Wu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fabinho gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wu keeping full guard, as Fabinho tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fabinho scores with a couple of short elbows.
Fabinho lands a nice forearm strike.
Fabinho looks up at the clock and then as Wu takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fabinho smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fabinho works to advance to full mount. Wu defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Wu is looking to improve his position but Fabinho isn't that keen on the idea.
Fabinho landing strikes, looking to finish!
We've been hearing that Fabinho has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Fabinho trying to control but Wu is having none of it.
Wu taking shots to the head.
Fabinho lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wu is looking to improve his position but Fabinho isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabinho looking to control but Wu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fabinho avoids the attempt from Wu to control.
Fabinho looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wu is looking to improve his position but Fabinho isn't that keen on the idea.
Wu is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fabinho has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wu bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Wu looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fabinho is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Wu got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fabinho has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wu has managed to get both his arms back between Fabinho's legs - danger averted.
Wu tries to free his leg and advance position but Fabinho is retaining full guard.
Wu trying to control the position from guard on top but Fabinho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Fabinho is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wu preventing the sweep.

Fabinho is looking for a triangle but Wu pushes his legs off easily.
Wu looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Fabinho dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Fabinho throws an overhand right that lands on Wu's shoulder, as Wu tries to avoid the shot.
Fabinho scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Wu.
Fabinho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wu drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fabinho defends it well.
Fabinho tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wu is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Fabinho throws a poor cross that misses

and Wu counters with a single leg into guard. Fabinho didn't expect that.

Fabinho looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Roberto Fabinho overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fabinho looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wu trying to control the position from guard on top but Fabinho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wu slips nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabinho wants to control but Wu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fabinho regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wu is looking to work some ground and pound but Fabinho has wrist control.
Wu wants to pass the guard but Fabinho is keeping the position.
Fabinho looking for a sweep. Not yet Fabinho, not yet.

Wu has gone for a leg lock! Fabinho slips out almost immediately though and dives into Wu's guard.

Wu has his foot on Fabinho's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fabinho works his way back into a safe position though.
Fabinho lands a couple of elbows.
Fabinho looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wu is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fabinho is aware though and is defending well.
Fabinho keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wu's head.
Fabinho cracks Wu with a solid left hand.
Fabinho postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Fabinho got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fabinho has managed to get both his arms back between Wu's legs - danger averted.
Fabinho forces his way into half guard.
Fabinho is looking to advance position but Wu won't allow it.
Wu is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wu looking for submissions off his back.
Wu makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wu.
Wu working a defensive guard but Fabinho manages to pass into side control anyway.
Fabinho tries to move to mount but Wu blocks the move with his legs.
Wu gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Fabinho is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wu is refusing to be controlled, as Fabinho sits in half guard.
Fabinho looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Wu with the active half guard here but Fabinho passes nicely into side control.
Fabinho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wu can do to turn this around?
Wu is trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Fabinho dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Wu gets caught flat footed, as Fabinho shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wu has momentary wrist control but Fabinho slips an elbow through the middle.

Wu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fabinho gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fabinho wants to control from the top but Wu keeps moving.

Wu has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Fabinho is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Wu.
Fabinho working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wu is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Wu won't allow Fabinho to pass to mount.

Wu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wu tries to get to full guard but Fabinho has control of the leg.

Fabinho wants to work for an arm triangle but Wu is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Wu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fabinho pulls his head out easily.

Wu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fabinho frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fabinho lands a couple of good shots and Wu has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Yuxiang Wu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fabinho connects with a big shot to the side of Wu's head.

Fabinho is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Wu knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Wu for a finish.
Fabinho cracks Wu with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Wu from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Wu rolls, trying to escape but Fabinho keeps control of the position.
Wu tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Fabinho is landing with some decent strikes but Wu is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wu is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Wu keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fabinho lands a nice shot to the head.

Wu is rocked!
Fabinho unloading with bombs!
Wu is still in real trouble! Can Fabinho finish him?
Fabinho tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wu bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Fabinho is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fabinho lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Fabinho with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fabinho working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wu's head.
Fabinho is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Roberto Fabinho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fabinho slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fabinho slips nicely into half guard.
Fabinho trying to control the pace.
Fabinho seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Wu for as long as he can get away with.
Wu seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fabinho continues to stall.

Wu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Fabinho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fabinho has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight for Roberto Fabinho!
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight for Roberto Fabinho!
Judge Topper Green scores the fight for Roberto Fabinho!

Roberto Fabinho wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Roberto Fabinho thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.