PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiberio Gioane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jary Bazu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bazu has chosen Round and Round as his entrance music. Gioane has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Gioane
vs
Bazu

180 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

198 cm
22
250 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tiberio Gioane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jary Bazu!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bazu shoots in but no luck this time.
Gioane is breathing heavily.

Gioane shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bazu is trying to defend but Gioane finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bazu wants to improve his position but Gioane is controlling well.
Bazu tries to kick Gioane off but Gioane keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bazu trying to control from the bottom.

Bazu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bazu is staying active underneath Gioane, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Gioane is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bazu has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gioane is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gioane has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Bazu works to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bazu lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Bazu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bazu manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gioane is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bazu sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gioane is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bazu lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bazu landing punches.
Bazu putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bazu putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gioane is desperately trying to improve his position but Bazu has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gioane is working hard here to advance position.
Gioane tries to lock up and control but Bazu gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bazu looking to control but Gioane is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bazu scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gioane?
Gioane is trying to stand.
Bazu cracks Gioane with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gioane wants to control but Bazu is having none of it.
Bazu tries to control but Gioane wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bazu looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gioane is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bazu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gioane tries to hold on but Bazu postures up.
Gioane is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bazu trying to control but Gioane is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jary Bazu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tiberio Gioane's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Gioane darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Gioane is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gioane prevents Bazu from improving his position.
Bazu throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bazu tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bazu moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gioane has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bazu looking to control.
Gioane wants to control from the top but Bazu keeps moving.
Gioane tries to free his leg and advance position but Bazu is retaining full guard.

Bazu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bazu wants to get back to his feet but Gioane is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Gioane thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bazu 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.
Gioane trying to control but Bazu is working from the bottom.
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!
Bazu doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Gioane wants to get up but he can't break Bazu's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gioane wants to control from the top but Bazu keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gioane stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bazu swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Tiberio Gioane has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bazu throws a head kick that half lands.
Tiberio Gioane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bazu fails with the takedown.

Gioane gets a double leg takedown into Bazu's guard.
Gioane is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gioane trying to control the position from guard on top but Bazu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bazu working a defensive guard here.
Bazu wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gioane trying to control the position from guard on top but Bazu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tiberio Gioane wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Gioane rushes Bazu and presses him up against the cage.
Bazu is trying to break the clinch but Gioane has him pressed against the cage.

Gioane breaks the clinch.

Gioane gets a clinch.

Gioane manages to pull guard.
Gioane is looking to stand up but Bazu isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gioane wants to sweep here but Bazu controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiberio Gioane dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tiberio Gioane's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Bazu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bazu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bazu shoots in but no luck this time.
Bazu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gioane is fending him off so far but Bazu persists. Nope, Gioane circles away and we're back to standing.
Bazu stuffs the takedown attempt from Gioane. Gioane gets slowly back to his feet.
Bazu lands with a kick to the temple. Gioane shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Bazu throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gioane was covering up waiting for the punch and Bazu finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gioane controls Bazu momentarily but Bazu frees himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gioane is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gioane trying to keep a closed guard but Bazu is proving a slippery customer.
Gioane is really struggling to control Bazu but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Gioane is looking for a triangle but Bazu pushes his legs off easily.

Gioane throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bazu uses it to pass to side control.
Gioane gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gioane tries to roll over but Bazu keeps him under control.
Bazu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gioane does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bazu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gioane might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gioane regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gioane not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gioane has a closed guard, preventing Bazu from standing up.
Bazu trying to control but Gioane is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gioane wants to stand and escape but Bazu is having none of it.
Bazu postures up in Gioane's guard and throws a big left but Gioane blocks it.
Bazu wants to control from the top but Gioane keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jary Bazu.
Bazu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tiberio Gioane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jary Bazu.
Bazu shoots for a takedown but Gioane saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gioane fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bazu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gioane swivels and escapes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gioane rushes Bazu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gioane avoiding damage.
Bazu tries to score a body lock takedown but Gioane shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bazu misses with a punch to the body.

Gioane has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bazu regains guard immediately.
Bazu trying to keep a closed guard but Gioane is proving a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gioane lands a couple of decent looking shots.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jary Bazu.
I think Bazu has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jary Bazu!