PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Giuliano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Bingham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giuliano kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is The Sicilan. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Giuliano
vs
Bingham

185 cm
21
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Intelligent

Prime Time Fighting Clothing

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Salvatore Giuliano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy Bingham!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giuliano shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bingham as he avoids it easily.
Bingham gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Giuliano counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bingham is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Giuliano fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bingham swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A combination from Giuliano does no damage.

Giuliano clinches with his opponent.
Giuliano is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Salvatore Giuliano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bingham is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Giuliano misses with an elbow strike.
Bingham changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Giuliano fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Giuliano tries to land a front kick but Bingham steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Giuliano slams his shin into Bingham's torso.
Giuliano tries to clinch up but Bingham circles away and keeps his distance.
Giuliano displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Giuliano takes the fight into the clinch.
Giuliano wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Bingham has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Giuliano is trying to keep an underhook but Bingham manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Bingham looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Giuliano with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bingham really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Giuliano. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bingham is thwarting Giuliano's attempts to control the position.
Giuliano tries to roll over but Bingham keeps him under control.
Giuliano is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Giuliano looking for submissions off his back.
Giuliano is trying to stand.
Giuliano tries to get to full guard but Bingham has control of the leg.
Giuliano gets full guard.
Giuliano is breathing heavily.
Bingham trying to control the position from guard on top but Giuliano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bingham tries to clinch up
and Giuliano counters with a body kick that stops Bingham in his tracks momentarily.
Bingham tries for a takedown but Giuliano circles away easily

and Giuliano counters with a shoot takedown. Bingham fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bingham keeping moving, preventing Giuliano from controlling successfully.
Giuliano sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bingham's guard.
Giuliano tries to pass to full mount but Bingham defends it.
Bingham tries to get to full guard but Giuliano has control of the leg.

Giuliano is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bingham defends it well.
Giuliano prevents Bingham from improving his position.
Bingham scores with a few weak punches.

That's four 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.
Bingham is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Giuliano winds up and cracks Bingham with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Giuliano seems to be looking for submissions.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Bingham shoots in for a takedown but Giuliano shows good takedown defense.
Bingham takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Giuliano gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Bingham decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Giuliano's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Giuliano manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bingham manages to get himself to full guard.
Giuliano trying to control but Bingham is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Salvatore Giuliano will probably get the nod.
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.

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

Giuliano breaks from the clinch.
Giuliano throws a leg kick which misses Bingham's front leg but catches the back leg as Bingham tries to avoid it.
Giuliano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bingham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Giuliano throws a series of strikes that have Bingham backpedaling.

Giuliano pushes Bingham up against the cage in a clinch.
Bingham wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Giuliano wants a takedown but no success here.
Bingham has Giuliano pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Giuliano manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bingham is breathing heavily.
Bingham has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Giuliano is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Giuliano pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bingham is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Giuliano pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Salvatore Giuliano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Bingham.
Bingham tries to score a body lock takedown but Giuliano shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Giuliano has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bingham avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Giuliano is trying to break free.
Giuliano lands an elbow inside that Bingham shrugs off.
Bingham tries to land knees in the clinch but Giuliano avoids the damage to the body.

Giuliano turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Giuliano manages to end up in side control.

Giuliano thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bingham tries to buck Giuliano off but Giuliano is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giuliano wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bingham keeps working.
Bingham on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Giuliano tries for a kimura but Bingham is defending well.
Bingham is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Giuliano is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bingham has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bingham tries to improve position but can't.

Giuliano working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Giuliano is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bingham is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bingham gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bingham can do anything to dispel that myth.

Giuliano looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Salvatore Giuliano overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Giuliano looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Giuliano has control of Bingham's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Bingham regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Giuliano seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Bingham is holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bingham is wriggling around trying to escape.
Giuliano lands a big elbow.
Giuliano lands with some strikes.
Bingham is in a horrible position here. Giuliano smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bingham is desperately trying to improve his position but Giuliano has a good base and remains in mount.
Bingham swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Giuliano with good strikes from the mount here!
Giuliano can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bingham is looking to escape.

Giuliano with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Bingham really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Salvatore Giuliano dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Giuliano fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bingham, pushing him back against the cage.
Giuliano is pressed up against the cage. Bingham has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Giuliano down to the mat. Giuliano avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A choreographed right hand from Bingham misses the target.
Bingham wants to clinch but Giuliano slips to the side
and Giuliano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Giuliano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bingham.
Bingham on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Giuliano tries to clinch there but Bingham circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bingham misses with a takedown attempt
and Giuliano counters with a nice body kick.
Giuliano scores with a push kick.
Bingham doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Giuliano counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Salvatore Giuliano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Bingham.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bingham wants a takedown.
Giuliano tries to break the clinch but Bingham is controlling the position.
Giuliano gets underhooks to prevent Bingham's takedown attempt.
Bingham tries to score a body lock takedown but Giuliano shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Giuliano wants a takedown but no success here.
Giuliano throws an elbow that misses.

Giuliano manages to break the clinch.

Giuliano clinches up against the cage.

Bingham has clasped his hands together around Giuliano's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Bingham takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An elbow from Bingham crashes against the mat.
Giuliano is looking to reverse the position.
Bingham tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giuliano is looking for a sweep.
Giuliano regains half guard.

Giuliano is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Bingham pulls his head out easily.

Giuliano is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Bingham pulls his head out easily.
Bingham scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Giuliano is looking to improve his position.
Bingham working the head and body with strikes.
Giuliano slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Giuliano throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Giuliano has his feet on Bingham's thighs here. He's pushed Bingham off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Bingham screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Salvatore Giuliano!