PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Elidio Fana (ranked 1221 p4p, 1568 weight class) and Gabriele Ghiotto (ranked 83 p4p, 98 weight class). Elidio Fana could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gabriele Ghiotto's chin.

Fana
vs
Ghiotto

170 cm
20
138
4 - 4 - 0

165 cm
20
135
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Elidio Fana!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gabriele Ghiotto!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fana throws a body shot but no joy.
Ghiotto lands a lovely overhand right.
Fana definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fana is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fana stuffs the takedown attempt from Ghiotto. Ghiotto gets slowly back to his feet.

Ghiotto shoots in and gets a takedown into Fana's guard.
Ghiotto slips nicely into half guard.

Ghiotto looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ghiotto is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghiotto sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Ghiotto looking for a guillotine from mount but Fana is having none of it.
Ghiotto pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Ghiotto goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Fana turns into him and now he's in Ghiotto's guard.
Our spies down at at Invictus MMA inform us that Ghiotto has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ghiotto pulls Fana in close to his closed guard and prevents Fana from doing any damage or advancing position.

Ghiotto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fana is aware though and is defending well.

Ghiotto working for a triangle but Fana defends it easily.
Fana has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Fana is sitting in close to Ghiotto's body. Ghiotto has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Fana is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Fana is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Ghiotto.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gabriele Ghiotto!
Gabriele Ghiotto is the new bantamweight champion!
Our winner, Gabriele Ghiotto, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.