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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Smith (ranked 3443 p4p, 1589 weight class) and Barnabus Sanitario (ranked 214 p4p, 120 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Heave Away- The Fables. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dylan Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Barnabus Sanitario!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith shoots for a double leg takedown but Sanitario sprawls well. He's pushed Smith's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Smith has his takedown stuffed
and Sanitario counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Smith!
Sanitario controlling from side mount.
Sanitario throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Smith works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Sanitario performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanitario's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Sanitario is looking to pass Smith's guard but actually Smith recovers to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith 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.
Sanitario working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sanitario on the ground.
Sanitario lands a couple of digs.
Sanitario with a nice head shot there.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smith not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Smith holds on and takes a little breather.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sanitario with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sanitario controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sanitario's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sanitario missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smith is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sanitario holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Sanitario gets full guard.
Sanitario wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanitario utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sanitario is pulling down on Smith's head. It's preventing any offense from Smith, at least for the moment.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Sanitario has wrist control.
Sanitario controlling Smith's posture.
Smith looking to sit in guard and control but Sanitario gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sanitario is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sanitario sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Smith seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sanitario looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sanitario's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sanitario's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sanitario throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sanitario seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sanitario has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smith controls Sanitario momentarily but Sanitario frees himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanitario controlling from the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Barnabus Sanitario dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smith tries to sprawl but Sanitario drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sanitario throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Sanitario sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sanitario is continuing to stall.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanitario.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanitario controlling the action here.
Smith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is trying to control but can't.
Smith tries to get to full guard but Sanitario has control of the leg.
Sanitario has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sanitario performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sanitario not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sanitario connects with a nice short shot to Smith's temple.
Smith trying to control here.
Smith tries to roll over but Sanitario keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sanitario working the head and body with strikes.
Smith trying to hold on to Sanitario's head to control him but Sanitario postures up.
Sanitario working Smith over with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sanitario connects with a nice short shot to Smith's temple.
Smith wants to get back to full guard but Sanitario has mounted him!
Sanitario raining down shots from the mount!
The referee warns Smith that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Smith regains half guard.
Sanitario keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanitario looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Smith with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Smith wants to get back to full guard.
Sanitario working Smith over with strikes.
Sanitario looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sanitario is pressing down on Smith's thigh, looking to free his foot. Smith is holding on for now.
Well, if Sanitario is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanitario prevents Smith from improving his position.
Sanitario thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sanitario lands strikes from half guard.
Sanitario performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanitario is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Barnabus Sanitario showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sanitario looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Smith keeping full guard, as Sanitario tries to pass.
Sanitario is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sanitario scoring with some ground and pound.
Smith can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sanitario controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but Sanitario is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanitario showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Smith looking to control.
Sanitario is stalling in the full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but Sanitario is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sanitario slaps away a takedown attempt from Smith, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sanitario gets the takedown into side control.
Sanitario scores with punches from side control.
Smith on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smith tries to get out of the position.
Sanitario working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanitario working the head with strikes.
Sanitario is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Smith's shoulder. That is not cool.
Smith manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sanitario's best efforts.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
Sanitario content to control rather than advance.
Smith is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanitario is nestled in close to Smith, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ground and pound from Sanitario.
Smith is positioning himself well to prevent Sanitario advancing to mount.
Sanitario is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sanitario trying to control the pace.
Sanitario is thwarting Smith's attempts to control the position.
Sanitario working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanitario slows the pace down in half guard.
Barnabus Sanitario has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanitario throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barnabus Sanitario is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dylan Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith wants to control but Sanitario is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barnabus Sanitario comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sanitario has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barnabus Sanitario!
Barnabus Sanitario took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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