PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Esta me Dinero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante The Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

me Dinero
vs
The Saint

185 cm
25
130 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

177 cm
23
135 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Esta me Dinero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dante The Saint!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dinero wants to clinch up but The Saint keeps it at a distance.
The Saint swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dinero tries to clinch up but The Saint circles away and keeps his distance.

The Saint gets the takedown into side control.
The Saint tries to score with some ground and pound. Dinero controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dinero tries to improve position but can't.
Dinero seems a little lost for a moment, as The Saint dominates the positioning.
Dinero is trying to get back to half guard.
Dinero manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The Saint has his hands clasped together around Dinero's back. He's all about the action.
Dinero wants to pass the guard but The Saint is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Saint blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dinero.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinero trying to control from half guard but The Saint is working away.
The Saint avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dinero.
Dinero wants to free his trapped foot but The Saint is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The Saint wants to improve his position but Dinero is controlling well.
The Saint avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dinero.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The Saint wants to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if The Saint can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dinero works his way into full mount!
Dinero throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Dinero trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Saint is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dinero throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for The Saint because Dinero loaded up on that one.
Dinero has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The Saint tries to hold on but Dinero postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The Saint is squirming around, avoiding Dinero's attempts to control the action.
Dinero throwing strikes here but The Saint is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The Saint wants to hold on but Dinero pushes him away.
Dinero can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as The Saint is looking to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dinero jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but The Saint manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dante The Saint will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dinero displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from The Saint.

The Saint shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The Saint content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dinero wants to get back to full guard.
The Saint controlling the action here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dinero on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinero flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Dinero has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. The Saint is working away from the top position though.
Dinero keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The Saint is thwarting Dinero's attempts to control the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The Saint misses with a two punch combination.
The Saint throws a series of punches but Dinero moves out of range.
The Saint closes the distance and lands a one-two.

The Saint drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The Saint is breathing heavily.
The Saint throwing strikes but missing.
The Saint wants to control from the top but Dinero keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Saint controls from within his opponent's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dinero trying to control the position here.
The Saint landing some decent shots from guard.
Dinero trying to keep a closed guard but The Saint is proving a slippery customer.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The Saint defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dinero.
The Saint is looking to land body kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Saint lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dinero shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Saint as he jumps to the side.
The Saint throws a series of punches but Dinero moves out of range.
Dinero wants to clinch.
Dinero tries to clinch up.
The Saint works Dinero's body with a nice hook.
The Saint throws the kick towards the body but Dinero avoids it.

The Saint shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than The Saint was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dinero is wriggling around trying to escape.
The Saint controlling from the full mount.
Dinero is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Saint lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The Saint controlling the pace for now.
The Saint landing shots from mount.
The Saint controlling the position easily from mount.
Dinero keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante The Saint showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Dinero gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows The Saint to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The Saint controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The Saint must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dinero tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dinero really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The Saint is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The Saint trying to control the position from guard on top but Dinero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Saint is looking to work some ground and pound but Dinero has wrist control.
Dinero being controlled here, momentarily.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Dante The Saint hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

The Saint shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinero is in a horrible position here. The Saint smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The Saint tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dinero is in all sorts of trouble here.
The Saint wants to control the pace but Dinero is squirming around nicely.
The Saint punching from mount but Dinero doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The Saint with good strikes from the mount here!
The Saint controlling the position easily from mount.
Dinero is looking to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The Saint controlling the pace for now.
Dante The Saint has got the better of the ground game so far.
The Saint lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The Saint looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dinero tries to reverse the position but The Saint maintains control.
The Saint with good strikes from the mount here!
The Saint with a couple of short strikes.
The Saint content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Saint scoring with strikes but Dinero is staying in there.
The Saint content just to control the position here.
BOOM! The Saint connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dinero really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The Saint with a couple of short strikes.
The Saint really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dinero. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The Saint controlling the pace for now.
BOOM! The Saint connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Saint takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The Saint is landing with some decent strikes but Dinero is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The Saint looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The Saint content just to control the position here.
Dinero taking shots to the head.
The Saint controlling the position easily from mount.
Dinero tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Esta me Dinero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dante The Saint is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Saint sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dante The Saint comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Saint 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 26:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante The Saint!