PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Romeo Bellanca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omtea Sailo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bellanca comes to the cage accompanied by Nightmare - Avenged Sevenfold. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bellanca
vs
Sailo

180 cm
20
195 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

188 cm
24
190 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Romeo Bellanca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Omtea Sailo!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Sailo misses.
Sailo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sailo tries for a takedown but Bellanca circles away easily
and Bellanca counters with a straight right hand.
Sailo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bellanca moves away.

Bellanca clinches with his opponent.

Sailo pulls guard successfully.
Bellanca won't allow Sailo to get back to his feet.
Bellanca throws a big right hand that misses.
Bellanca wants to control from the top but Sailo keeps moving.
Bellanca controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sailo wants to get back to his feet but Bellanca is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bellanca sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Romeo Bellanca.
Bellanca circles away from the clinch attempt.

Sailo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sailo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bellanca 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.
Bellanca is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bellanca regains half guard.
Bellanca is trying to get back to full guard.
Sailo seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Sailo is thwarting Bellanca's attempts to control the position.

Bellanca actively working from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sailo winds up and cracks Bellanca with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bellanca keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

Bellanca actively working from the bottom here.
Sailo is thwarting Bellanca's attempts to control the position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice strikes from Sailo there.
Bellanca is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bellanca is trying to maintain the position but Sailo is very close to passing his half guard.
Bellanca avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sailo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellanca on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sailo thows a huge punch but Bellanca dodges it nicely.
Bellanca controlling the position for now.
Bellanca is trying to get back to full guard.
Sailo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sailo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bellanca keeps working.

Sailo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bellanca wants to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sailo lands a nice short elbow.
Sailo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bellanca. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bellanca holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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. Sailo connects with a nice short shot to Bellanca's temple.
Bellanca manages to get to full guard.
Sailo stands up over Bellanca, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Bellanca looking for a guillotine here but Sailo defends easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sailo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bellanca's guard.
Sailo wants to control from the top but Bellanca keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bellanca has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Sailo is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bellanca.
Bellanca tries to bench press Sailo off him but Sailo keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Omtea Sailo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bellanca's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sailo wants to clinch.

Bellanca rushes Sailo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sailo tries to pull guard but Bellanca holds him up against the cage and eventually Sailo drops back down to his feet.
Bellanca pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sailo goes for a takedown attempt but Bellanca pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sailo is looking to clinch.

Sailo drives through with a takedown into Bellanca's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Bellanca looking for a triangle here. Sailo is fighting it but it looks tight! Bellanca pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Sailo is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Romeo Bellanca!
After winning the bout, Romeo Bellanca thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.