PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Barnabus Sanitario (ranked 2397 p4p, 1789 weight class) and Gabriele Ghiotto (ranked 168 p4p, 131 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Sanitario
vs
Ghiotto

150 cm
21
135
5 - 4 - 0

165 cm
24
135
9 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Wrestler Wayfare

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Barnabus Sanitario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gabriele Ghiotto!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghiotto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanitario drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ghiotto sprawls and moves away.
Sanitario jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Sanitario scores with a takedown into Ghiotto's guard.
Ghiotto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ghiotto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sanitario.
Sanitario controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sanitario is fighting to break Ghiotto's control of his arms but Ghiotto is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanitario content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ghiotto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sanitario.
Ghiotto is trying to keep Sanitario in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanitario is looking to work some ground and pound but Ghiotto has wrist control.
Sanitario throwing strikes from guard but Ghiotto blocks nicely.
Ghiotto is adopting a defensive guard.
Sanitario with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sanitario wants to control from the top but Ghiotto keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Sanitario works over Ghiotto with some ground and pound from guard.
Our spies down at at The Jungle Room inform us that Ghiotto has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Sanitario landing some decent shots from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ghiotto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sanitario trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sanitario tries to free his leg and advance position but Ghiotto is retaining full guard.
Sanitario definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sanitario might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sanitario working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sanitario trying to control but Ghiotto is working from the bottom.

Ghiotto throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sanitario trying to control but Ghiotto is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghiotto has control of Sanitario's left arm, preventing Sanitario from doing any damage.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ghiotto stuns Sanitario with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Sanitario.
Ghiotto is not content to let Sanitario control the position.
Ghiotto is trying to control Sanitario's posture but Sanitario avoids it.
Sanitario misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanitario trying to control the action but Ghiotto is working from the bottom.
Ghiotto is holding Sanitario down, trying to stall.
Sanitario throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ghiotto wants to control but Sanitario postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanitario is looking to take a break and control but Ghiotto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sanitario working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Barnabus Sanitario dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sanitario has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ghiotto goes for a double leg but Sanitario avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sanitario continues to drive forward.
Ghiotto throws the left hand but Sanitario avoids the punch easily.

Sanitario shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ghiotto napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sanitario is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ghiotto can do to turn this around?
The strikes coming from Sanitario are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ghiotto wants to control but Sanitario postures up.
Sanitario cracks Ghiotto with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sanitario lands some shots froms side control.
Sanitario in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sanitario trying to control the position but Ghiotto is working away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanitario is working Ghiotto over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanitario throws an elbow but Ghiotto slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sanitario connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ghiotto some visible discomfort.
Ghiotto is trying to control Sanitario's posture but Sanitario avoids it.
Ghiotto is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sanitario connects with a decent elbow.
Sanitario working away.
Ghiotto managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sanitario.
Sanitario is working Ghiotto over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ghiotto is not content to let Sanitario control the position.
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That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanitario throws an elbow but Ghiotto slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ghiotto is trying to control Sanitario's posture but Sanitario avoids it.
Sanitario lands a few punches from side control.
Sanitario working the head and body with strikes.
Sanitario throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ghiotto is not content to let Sanitario control the position.
An elbow from Sanitario crashes against the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanitario trying to control the action but Ghiotto is working from the bottom.
Sanitario working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sanitario working away.
The strikes coming from Sanitario are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sanitario working away.
Sanitario is trying to ground and pound but Ghiotto uses the momentary lack of control by Sanitario to regain half guard.
Sanitario is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ghiotto is trying to maintain the position but Sanitario is very close to passing his half guard.
Sanitario wants to pass the guard but Ghiotto is defending well.
Ghiotto wants to control but Sanitario is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sanitario is keen to just control but Ghiotto is a slippery customer.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanitario thows a huge punch but Ghiotto dodges it nicely.
Barnabus Sanitario overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Still in half guard, Sanitario seems content to control.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ghiotto lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Barnabus Sanitario dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Ghiotto misses with a looping left.

Sanitario closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sanitario lands in his opponent's guard.
Ghiotto controls Sanitario momentarily but Sanitario frees himself.
Sanitario tries to free his leg and advance position but Ghiotto is retaining full guard.
Sanitario wants to control from the top but Ghiotto keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanitario throws a strike but Ghiotto rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Sanitario keeping moving, preventing Ghiotto from controlling successfully.
Sanitario wants to sweep here but Ghiotto controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanitario controlling the position.
Ghiotto is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sanitario wants to sweep but no luck.
Sanitario keeping moving, preventing Ghiotto from controlling successfully.
Sanitario is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ghiotto won't allow Sanitario to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ghiotto slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Sanitario gets a takedown into half guard.
Sanitario throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sanitario is looking to take a break and control but Ghiotto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sanitario in particular looking to stall.
Sanitario tries to pass to full mount but Ghiotto defends it.
Ghiotto wants to control but Sanitario is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanitario keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ghiotto keeping control of the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ghiotto is trying to control but can't.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sanitario uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ghiotto.
Sanitario changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

Sanitario shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sanitario was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ghiotto is trying to control Sanitario's posture but Sanitario avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanitario creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The ground and pound from Sanitario seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Ghiotto is not content to let Sanitario control the position.
Gabriele Ghiotto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanitario in side control, throwing shots but Ghiotto defends.
Barnabus Sanitario is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A lull in the action here.
Ghiotto struggling a bit here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Barnabus Sanitario showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sanitario, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barnabus Sanitario!
Barnabus Sanitario took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I just want to be clean'.