PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Bistro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Faustos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faustos is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dance Hall Days. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Bistro
vs
Faustos

188 cm
26
215 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

188 cm
21
209 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

-Bloody Sunday MMA-

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bubba Bistro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Faustos!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bistro throws a low kick, looking for Faustos's leg but Faustos calmly moves out of range.
Bistro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bistro misses with a low kick.
Bistro misses with a low kick as Faustos jumps back.
Faustos scores with a jab.
Faustos throws a lazy right hand but Bistro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Faustos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bistro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bistro throws a leg kick but Faustos moved away.
Bistro tries to score with a low kick but Faustos moves his leg out of the way.
Bistro cracks the inside of Faustos's front leg.
A slow jab from Faustos misses its intended target.
Faustos looks to score with a jab to the body but Bistro is just out of range.
Faustos cracks a nice hook into Bistro's ribs.
Faustos misses with a wild body shot.
Faustos looks to score with a jab to the body but Bistro is just out of range.
Bistro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Faustos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Faustos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bistro slips under a jab.
Bistro misses with a low kick as Faustos jumps back.
Bistro slips a jab from Faustos.
Bistro wants to slow Faustos down by chopping away at his legs.
Bistro moves out of range as Faustos strikes.
Faustos throws a big shot that misses.
Bistro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Faustos. That did some damage!
Bistro connects with a solid leg kick.
Bistro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Faustos throws out the jab.
Bistro throws a leg kick which misses Faustos's front leg but catches the back leg as Faustos tries to avoid it.
Faustos throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bistro counters with a leg kick.
Faustos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bistro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Faustos.
Good work by Faustos as he checks the leg kick.
Bistro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bistro tries a low kick but Faustos avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faustos swings for the body but Bistro moves out of range.
Faustos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bistro.
Faustos throws a hook to the side of Bistro's head but Bistro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Faustos lands a jab to the head.
Faustos misses with a hook. Bistro ducked under it nicely.
Bistro throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bistro moves out of range of the strikes.
Faustos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A clash of legs there as Faustos blocks the low kick.
Bistro throws a low kick but Faustos avoids it.
Bistro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A shot to the body from Faustos misses
and Bistro counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bistro walks into a straight right hand from Faustos.
Faustos avoids the body shot from Bistro.
Bistro misses with a leg kick.
Bistro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Faustos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bistro throws a leg kick that is checked
and Faustos counters with a left to the body.
Bistro misses with a leg kick.
Faustos throws a looping overhand right but Bistro ducks down to avoid it.
Faustos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Faustos misses the target.
Faustos lands a jab.
Bistro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diego Faustos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bistro.
Faustos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Faustos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bistro counters with a good low kick that Faustos was not able to check.
Faustos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Faustos misses the jab.
Bistro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Faustos.
Faustos throws a shot from downtown. Bistro moves away and avoids it.
Faustos throws an overhand right that lands on Bistro's shoulder, as Bistro tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faustos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Faustos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bistro was well out of range. Poor timing from Faustos.
Bistro thumps Faustos with a low kick.
Faustos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Faustos throws a shot from downtown. Bistro moves away and avoids it.
Faustos does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Faustos misses with a straight left.
Faustos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bistro ducks under a wild hook from Faustos.
Bistro throws a front kick aimed at Faustos's knee but Faustos avoids it well.
Faustos's corner calls for a 1-2. Faustos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Faustos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bistro connects with a body shot.
Faustos misses with a looping right.
Faustos lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bubba Bistro dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Faustos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bistro loads up on a big right hand but Faustos slips the punch.
Bistro on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Faustos. Faustos obviously looking to wear him down.
Bistro fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Faustos checks it well.
An inside leg kick from Bistro misses.
Bistro dodges the punch combination from Faustos.
Faustos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Faustos throws a nice looking combination but Bistro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Faustos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice cross by Bistro.
Bistro throws a leg kick
and Faustos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bistro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bistro moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Bistro.
Bistro throws a lazy right hand but Faustos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bistro slips under a jab from Faustos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faustos looks to score with a jab to the body but Bistro is just out of range.
Faustos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bubba Bistro is winning the standup battle so far.
Faustos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A low kick from Faustos misses
and Bistro counters with a thumping low kick.
Bistro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Faustos.
Faustos defending well as Bistro loads up on a big left hand.
Faustos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Faustos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bistro tries to move into range but Faustos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A swing and a miss from Faustos.
Bistro throws a leg kick
and Faustos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Faustos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bistro throws a leg kick but Faustos checks it.
Bistro thows a leg kick but Faustos checks it
and Faustos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Faustos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bistro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bistro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Faustos throws out the jab.
Bistro throws a leg kick but Faustos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bistro throws a front kick aimed at Faustos's knee but Faustos avoids it well.
Faustos throws a leg kick
and Bistro counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bistro tries to work over Faustos's front leg with a kick but Faustos checks it.
Faustos throws a jab but it's blocked by Bistro.
Bistro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Faustos in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Faustos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bistro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Faustos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bistro ducks right into an uppercut from Faustos.
Bistro walks into a left hand.
Faustos looks to land a right hand but Bistro moved out of range.
Bistro fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Faustos checks it well.
Bistro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Bistro.
Bistro tried to score with a low kick but Faustos checks it.
Bistro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Faustos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Faustos takes a swing at Bistro's ribcage but misses.
Faustos misses with a hook. Bistro ducked under it nicely.
Bistro throws a leg kick
and Faustos counters with a leg kick.
Bistro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Faustos.
Faustos takes a swing at Bistro's ribcage but misses.
Faustos thuds a left hand into Bistro's body.
Faustos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Faustos throws a front kick aimed at Bistro's knee but Bistro avoids it well.
Faustos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bistro is out of range.
A low kick from Bistro misses
and Faustos counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bistro does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Faustos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A low kick from Bistro misses
and Faustos counters with a nice uppercut.
Faustos takes a swing at Bistro's ribcage but misses.
Faustos lands a jab to the head.
Bistro throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Faustos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Faustos checks a leg kick.
Bistro looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bistro scoring well with a low kick there.
Bistro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Faustos lands with a nice body punch.
Faustos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bistro.
Faustos checks a low kick from Bistro.
Faustos throws a hook but Bistro blocks it.
Faustos looks to land a right hand but Bistro moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Faustos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bistro connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bistro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Faustos.
Faustos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Faustos lands a jab to Bistro's midsection.
Faustos scores with a hook to the body. Bistro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Faustos misses with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Bistro misses.
Faustos throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Faustos.
Faustos blocks a leg kick.
Faustos misses the jab.
Faustos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Faustos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bistro counters with a good low kick that Faustos was not able to check.
Bistro slips a straight right by Faustos.
Bistro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Faustos.
Faustos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faustos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bistro.
A nice inside leg kick there by Faustos. That's going to slow Bistro down.
Faustos throws a looping overhand right but Bistro ducks down to avoid it.
Faustos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Faustos thows a body shot but no joy.
Faustos motions for Bistro to come forward. Faustos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Faustos checks the leg kick.
Bistro throws a leg kick but Faustos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Faustos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bistro is able to avoid easily.
Faustos throws a body punch but Bistro moves out of range.
Faustos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bistro counters with a leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Faustos scores with a four punch combination!
Bistro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faustos throws a hook but Bistro avoids it easily.
Bistro slips a jab from Faustos.
Faustos misses with a straight right.
Bistro misses with a leg kick.
Bistro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Faustos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bistro.
Faustos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Faustos throws a hook but Bistro avoids it easily.
Bistro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bistro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Faustos's calf.
Bistro throws a leg kick that misses.
Faustos throws a lazy right hand but Bistro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Faustos misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slow jab from Faustos misses its intended target.
Faustos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bistro misses with a low kick.
Faustos throws a hook but Bistro blocks it.
Faustos throws a hook to the side of Bistro's head but Bistro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Faustos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bistro.
Bistro is looking to score with low kicks.
Bistro takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bistro is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bistro throws a solid leg kick but Faustos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bistro.
Faustos misses with a hook. Bistro ducked under it nicely.
Bistro throws a solid leg kick but Faustos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bistro.
Faustos misses with a straight left.
Faustos connects with a single shot there.
Faustos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Faustos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bistro.
Faustos throws a sloppy body shot
and Bistro counters with a thumping low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faustos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bistro.
Bistro slips a jab from Faustos.
A big right from Faustos misses.
Faustos throws a hook to the side of Bistro's head but Bistro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bistro stuns Faustos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bistro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Faustos.
Bistro looks to throw the jab but Faustos is out of range.
Bistro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Faustos looks to land a right hand but Bistro moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Faustos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Faustos thuds a left hand into Bistro's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bistro throws a solid leg kick but Faustos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bistro.
A clash of legs there as Faustos blocks the low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bubba Bistro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bistro 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 Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bubba Bistro!