PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Silva Bulit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Barral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Silva Bulit has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Bulit
vs
Barral

160 cm
24
133 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

161 cm
26
134 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter striker
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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Silva Bulit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Renato Barral!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bulit has Barral up against the cage in a clinch.
Barral trying to land knees to the body.
Bulit drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bulit is trying to break the clinch but Barral is controlling him.
Barral keeps control of Bulit as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Bulit tightens his grip and picks Barral up, before dumping him to the ground. Barral manages to land in guard.
Barral trying to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barral has a closed guard, preventing Bulit from standing up.
Bulit is fighting to break Barral's control of his arms but Barral is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's two 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.
Barral has a closed guard, preventing Bulit from standing up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bulit is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Barral.

Barral shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Barral sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Let's hope that Barral has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulit is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
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.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Barral sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bulit is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renato Barral 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.

Barral shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Barral 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.
Bulit is looking to stand back up but Barral counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Bulit.
Barral seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's one minute gone in the round.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Barral trying to mount his opponent but Bulit defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulit wants to get back to his feet.
Barral is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bulit looks like he's trying to stand up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Renato Barral wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bulit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Barral manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renato Barral showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Bulit fails to land with a series of punches.
Bulit shoots and misses

and Barral counters with a takedown into side control.
Barral is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bulit will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Barral prevents Bulit from escaping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barral is staying tight to Bulit's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's two 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 referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Renato Barral.

Barral closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Barral stops Bulit from getting back to his feet.

Bulit pushes Barral off and gets back to his feet.
Silva Bulit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulit goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sloppy strikes from Bulit. Those never looked like landing.
Barral throws a body kick that misses.

Barral bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Barral content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Renato Barral comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Barral winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renato Barral!