PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drabier Bajano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gui Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bajano kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rob Zombie Dragula. Saint is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Haunted - 99. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bajano
vs
Saint

181 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
22
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

[MMABR]: TechNutri - Ensuring the quality
[MMABR]: TechNutri - Ensuring the quality

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drabier Bajano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gui Saint!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Saint drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bajano is looking to stand up but Saint isn't so interested in that idea.
Saint not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bajano is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Saint with a nice head shot there.
Saint looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Saint postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Saint must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saint with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bajano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Saint.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Saint accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bajano is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Saint is controlling him.
Bajano keeping moving, preventing Saint from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bajano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bajano misses with a leg kick.

Saint fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bajano sprawls well initially but Saint persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Saint is pressing down on Bajano's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bajano is holding on for now.
Saint is keen to just control but Bajano is a slippery customer.
Saint thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bajano's head.
Saint trying to control the action but Bajano is working from the bottom.
Bajano is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bajano pushes Saint off looking to stand but Saint dives back in and keeps control.
Saint is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bajano is trying to stand back up but Saint is controlling him

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bajano blocking the ground and pound attempt from Saint.
Saint missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bajano wants to get back to his feet.
Saint throwing shots but Bajano is blocking nicely.
Bajano is looking to escape.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Saint darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bajano is trying to stand up here but Saint is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gui Saint dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Drabier Bajano's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bajano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saint swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bajano tries to clinch up.
Bajano wants to clinch.
Bajano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saint swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Bajano has taken the fight to the clinch.
Saint is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bajano gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Saint prevents Bajano from breaking the clinch.

Bajano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saint avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bajano wants to clinch.
Bajano keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bajano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bajano misses with a double jab.

Saint drives through with a takedown into guard.
Saint with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Saint's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bajano looking for a sweep. Not yet Bajano, not yet.
Bajano has momentary wrist control but Saint slips an elbow through the middle.
Bajano 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.
Saint trying to control but Bajano is working from the bottom.
Saint working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Saint stands up over Bajano, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bajano keeping moving, preventing Saint from controlling successfully.
Bajano utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Saint postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Saint controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Bajano has his feet on Saint's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bajano throws a nice looking combination but Saint bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Saint closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bajano circles away.
Drabier Bajano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gui Saint.
Saint fails with the takedown.
Bajano is looking to clinch but Saint is avoiding it.
Bajano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saint moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bajano tries to bum rush Saint with a series of wild strikes but Saint uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bajano wants to clinch up but Saint keeps it at a distance.
Bajano fails with an attempt to clinch.

Saint scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bajano tries to kick Saint off but Saint keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Saint lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Saint looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bajano wants to control but Saint is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bajano blocking the ground and pound attempt from Saint.
Saint is pressing down on Bajano's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bajano is holding on for now.
Saint thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bajano tries to roll over but Saint keeps him under control.
Saint throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gui Saint showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Drabier Bajano's cut.
That's time! Bajano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Saint is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bajano sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bajano's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bajano duly obliges.
Drabier Bajano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bajano swings for the body but Saint moves out of range.

Bajano fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Saint, pushing him back against the cage.

Bajano breaks from the clinch.

Saint changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bajano looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bajano defending against the ground and pound.
Saint moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Saint wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bajano keeps working.
Saint lands a nice forearm strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bajano is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Saint is controlling him well.
Saint throwing strikes but Bajano manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Saint can't do much from the bottom here.
Bajano tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Bajano working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bajano tries to score with some ground and pound. Saint controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Saint regains half guard.
Saint keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Drabier Bajano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Saint is trying to maintain the position but Bajano is very close to passing his half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bajano lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bajano displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Saint keeps the fight on the outside.
Bajano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bajano is looking to clinch.

Saint feints and as Bajano raises his hands in defense, Saint changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bajano looking to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bajano keeping full guard, as Saint tries to pass.
Gui Saint has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bajano is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Saint is controlling him.
Saint throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bajano is trying to hold Saint in close to prevent damage but Saint has managed to pass into half guard.
Saint winds up and cracks Bajano with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Saint is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bajano is trying to control but can't.
Saint looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

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.
Saint sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bajano defending well though.
Well, if Saint 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.
Bajano wants to control but Saint is keeping busy.
Saint slows the pace down in half guard.
Gui Saint is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gui Saint.
I've got Saint 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30

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