PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Banito Gianni (ranked 2038 p4p, 2940 weight class) and Reese Rumbalo (ranked 284 p4p, 390 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gianni
vs
Rumbalo

188 cm
27
195
7 - 4 - 0

185 cm
27
195
7 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

Highland Clothing

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Banito Gianni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Reese Rumbalo!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gianni clinches up with Rumbalo and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rumbalo.
Gianni scores with a hook to the body.
Gianni lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gianni definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gianni throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rumbalos head.
Gianni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gianni misses with a body punch.
Rumbalo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gianni's elbow.
Gianni lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rumbalo backwards.
Rumbalo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rumbalo tries a body shot but Gianni blocks it.
Gianni lands a nice uppercut.
Gianni blocks an uppercut.
Rumbalo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gianni seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rumbalo can turn it around.
Gianni working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Gianni breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Rumbalo misses.
Gianni is looking to clinch.
Gianni blocks a jab.

Gianni gets a clinch.
Nice body punch from Gianni.
Rumbalo throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gianni.

Gianni breaks the clinch.
Gianni cracks Rumbalo with a good jab.

It looks like Reese Rumbalo has been cut.
Banito Gianni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gianni keeps the fight on the outside.
Gianni ducks under a wild hook from Rumbalo.
Rumbalo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rumbalo lands with a hook. Gianni tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Rumbalo gets tackled into the cage by Gianni. Gianni maintains the clinch.
Rumbalo tries to pull guard but Gianni won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumbalo misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Rumbalo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Gianni darts in and clinches Rumbalo up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Gianni.
Gianni lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rumbalo backwards.
Rumbalo working aggressively here.
Rumbalo misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Gianni as the two fighters clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Gianni.
A head punch on the inside from Gianni fails to land.
Gianni tries to work over Rumbalo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gianni working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumbalo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gianni lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gianni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gianni lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rumbalo backwards.
Rumbalo blocks an uppercut.

Gianni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gianni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rumbalo missing with a left hand there. Gianni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice jab there from Gianni.
Rumbalo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Gianni gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gianni has a couple of punches blocked by Rumbalo.
Gianni misses with a punch on the inside.
Gianni can't find room to land a body shot as Rumbalo controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gianni throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rumbalos head.
Gianni lands a hook that snaps the head of Rumbalo backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Rumbalo manages to break the clinch.
Gianni tries to clinch there but Rumbalo circles away.
Gianni takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gianni lands a nice looking body shot.
Rumbalo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rumbalo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rumbalo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rumbalo misses with a looping right.
Rumbalo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gianni. Gianni circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Gianni pushes Rumbalo up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Gianni.

Gianni breaks the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Banito Gianni dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reese Rumbalo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A slow jab from Gianni misses its intended target.
Rumbalo throws an off balance right hand
and Gianni counters with a nice uppercut.
Gianni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rumbalo can do to turn this around?
Rumbalo misses with a straight left.
Rumbalo throws a leg kick
and Gianni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rumbalo swats away the attempt to clinch by Gianni.
Banito Gianni is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot by Gianni.

Rumbalo instigates a clinch.
Rumbalo misses with some punches.
Gianni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gianni doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rumbalo blocks a body shot from Gianni.
Gianni tries a body shot but Rumbalo blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gianni.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gianni misses with some punches.
Banito Gianni has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gianni throws a head punch that misses.
Gianni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gianni lands a shoulder strike.
Gianni works on Rumbalo's body with a couple of short punches.
Gianni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gianni tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rumbalo's elbow.
Gianni misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rumbalo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rumbalo.
A head punch on the inside from Gianni fails to land.
Gianni tries a body shot but Rumbalo blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gianni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rumbalo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gianni.
Gianni throws a lazy uppercut
and Gianni takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gianni attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A slow jab from Gianni misses its intended target.
Gianni throws a lazy right hand but Rumbalo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Gianni takes the fight into the clinch.
Rumbalo working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gianni misses with a punch on the inside.
Gianni is trying to break the clinch but Rumbalo has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gianni.
Gianni lands a left hand.
Rumbalo blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gianni takes a shot to the head.
Gianni keeps control of Rumbalo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gianni lands a body punch.
Rumbalo is trying to break the clinch but Gianni is controlling him.
Gianni lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gianni throws a punch but it's blocked by Rumbalo.
A head punch on the inside from Gianni fails to land.
Gianni misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rumbalo blocks an uppercut.
Gianni lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gianni misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gianni creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gianni throws a punch but it's blocked by Rumbalo.

Gianni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gianni stuns Rumbalo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jab by Gianni.

That has opened up Reese Rumbalo's cut even more.
Gianni swings widly with a right hand
and Rumbalo counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Rumbalo misses the target.
Gianni takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice body punch from Gianni.
Gianni tries to clinch there but Rumbalo circles away.
Gianni fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rumbalo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice shot by Gianni.
Gianni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gianni wants to clinch but Rumbalo slips to the side
and Rumbalo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Gianni misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Banito Gianni dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Reese Rumbalo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Gianni takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gianni wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gianni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rumbalo.
Gianni slips a jab and a cross from Rumbalo.

Gianni has taken the fight to the clinch.
A hook to the body from Gianni.
Good body shot from Gianni.
Gianni struggles to land a body shot inside as Rumbalo controls his hands.
Gianni misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gianni lands a nice uppercut.
Gianni scores with a shoulder strike.

Gianni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Gianni does it's job there.
Gianni darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gianni has closed the distance and engaged Rumbalo in a clinch.
Rumbalo takes a shot to the head.
Gianni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gianni lands a body punch.
Gianni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gianni misses with a punch on the inside.
Rumbalo wants to stall.
Gianni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gianni misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gianni prevents Rumbalo from breaking the clinch.
Gianni swings wildly with an uppercut but Rumbalo uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gianni manages to break the clinch.

Rumbalo clinches with his opponent.
Rumbalo has a couple of punches blocked by Gianni.
Rumbalo misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Gianni.
Gianni lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gianni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rumbalo lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Gianni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rumbalo slips a straight right by Gianni.
Gianni is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Gianni has managed to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gianni cracks Rumbalo with a nice body shot.
Gianni working aggressively here.

Gianni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gianni takes a swing at Rumbalo's ribcage but misses.
Gianni uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rumbalo has time to react.
Gianni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rumbalo.
A counter left hand to the body from Gianni misses its target.
Rumbalo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rumbalo slips a jab from Gianni.
It seemed like Rumbalo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rumbalo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gianni takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Rumbalo is rocked!

The cut above Reese Rumbalo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gianni cracks Rumbalo with a hook to the temple - Rumbalo is on wobbly legs here! Gianni swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Rumbalo falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Gianni wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Banito Gianni!
After winning the bout, Banito Gianni thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.