PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Giuliano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hwoarang Bidam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bidam has chosen Megalomaniac as his entrance music. Hwoarang Bidam will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Giuliano
vs
Bidam

168 cm
20
168 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

173 cm
25
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Salvatore Giuliano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hwoarang Bidam!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bidam displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Giuliano.
Bidam tries to bum rush Giuliano with a series of wild strikes but Giuliano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Giuliano appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bidam throws a series of strikes that have Giuliano backpedaling.
Bidam looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Giuliano closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bidam is trying to get back to full guard.
Giuliano landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Giuliano throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Giuliano with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bidam is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Giuliano thows a huge punch but Bidam dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giuliano stops Bidam from getting back to his feet.
Giuliano trying to control from Bidam's half guard. Bidam has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Giuliano controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Giuliano 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.
Giuliano trying to control but Bidam is working from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bidam pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Giuliano back to the ropes. Bidam follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bidam fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Giuliano has a takedown stuffed.
Bidam tries to counter by closing the distance.
Giuliano tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bidam defends well and Giuliano ends up having to push Bidam into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Salvatore Giuliano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bidam misses with the combination.
Bidam throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Giuliano closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Giuliano lands in his opponent's guard.
Giuliano works over Bidam with some ground and pound from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Giuliano with a nice head shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bidam keeping moving, preventing Giuliano from controlling successfully.
Giuliano is in close to Bidam's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Giuliano throwing strikes but missing.
Giuliano preventing the sweep.
Giuliano slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

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.
Giuliano with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Giuliano showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Giuliano wants to control from the top but Bidam keeps moving.
Bidam controls Giuliano momentarily but Giuliano frees himself.
Giuliano with a flurry of punches that miss.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Giuliano takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bidam lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Giuliano backs up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hwoarang Bidam dominated that round.
That's time! Giuliano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bidam lands a slapping body shot.
Bidam cracks Giuliano with a right hand to the side of the head.
Giuliano misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bidam lands a lovely overhand right.
Bidam jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Giuliano fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bidam lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bidam misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hwoarang Bidam is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bidam connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hwoarang Bidam seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bidam fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bidam swinging wildly here.
Bidam throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bidam lands a jab-cross combination.
Bidam lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice sprawl there from Bidam as Giuliano shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Salvatore Giuliano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bidam lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Giuliano crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bidam - the referee stops the clock and Giuliano gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bidam. Giuliano manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nice body kick there by Bidam.
Giuliano on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Giuliano fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bidam to the ground. Giuliano is now in Bidam's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giuliano scoring with some ground and pound.
Giuliano could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bidam wants to sweep here but Giuliano controlling him for the moment.
Giuliano is pushing down on Bidam's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bidam is fighting to maintain full guard but Giuliano has managed to sneak the leg through.
Giuliano lands strikes from half guard.
Bidam is staying active underneath Giuliano, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Giuliano works his way into full mount!
Bidam is breathing heavily.
Giuliano scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bidam?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giuliano working Bidam over with strikes here.
Giuliano is landing with some decent strikes but Bidam is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Giuliano lands a big elbow.
Giuliano landing shots from mount.
Giuliano wants to control the pace but Bidam is squirming around nicely.
Giuliano working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bidam is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Giuliano postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bidam looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giuliano working Bidam over with strikes here.

Bidam is rocked!
Giuliano postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Bidam badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Giuliano around the waist but Giuliano pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Giuliano is the winner by TKO! Giuliano jumps onto the ropes and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Salvatore Giuliano!