PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio Bareno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Longson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Longson has chosen Oopsy daisy chipmunk as his entrance music. Brandon Longson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Bareno
vs
Longson

175 cm
19
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
21
160 lbs
4 - 6 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabricio Bareno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brandon Longson!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bareno.

Bareno closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bareno lands in his opponent's guard.

Longson has his foot on Bareno's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bareno works his way back into a safe position though.

Bareno gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Horrible takedown by Bareno or perhaps it was just good defense by Longson which made him look bad.
Longson wants to clinch up but Bareno keeps it at a distance.

Bareno rushes Longson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bareno tries to break free but Longson pushes him back against the cage.
Longson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Longson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brandon Longson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for Bareno.
Bareno fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bareno throws a series of punches but Longson moves out of range.
Bareno tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Longson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Longson.

It looks like Fabricio Bareno has been cut.
Longson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bareno.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabricio Bareno. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Longson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bareno wants to clinch up but Longson keeps it at a distance.
Bareno throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Longson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bareno fails with a takedown attempt.
Bareno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Longson moves away.
Bareno is breathing heavily.
Longson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bareno moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bareno buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Bareno misses its intended target.
Longson misses with a few strikes there.
Longson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bareno fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Longson sprawls well initially but Bareno persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bareno perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bareno is keen to just control but Longson is a slippery customer.
Longson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Longson wants to improve his position but Bareno is controlling well.

Longson looking for submissions off his back.
Longson moves into full guard.
Longson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bareno lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bareno looks to land a combination but Longson avoids it well.
Longson takes one to the chin there.

Bareno gets a takedown into half guard.
Longson wants to get back to full guard but Bareno has passed into side control.
Longson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bareno with shots to the head and body - Longson looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bareno controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bareno landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bareno shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Longson sprawls well. Longson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bareno gets slowly back to his feet.
Bareno shoots for a takedown but Longson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Longson throws a left and a right that both miss

and Bareno counters with a takedown into side control.
Longson tries to buck Bareno off but Bareno is having none of it.
The referee asks Bareno politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Bareno prefers to stall for the moment though.
Longson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Bareno takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Longson is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Longson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Bareno working Longson over with strikes here.
Bareno content just to control the position here.
Bareno landing strikes from the mount and Longson is in trouble!
Longson is working to get back to half guard.
Bareno lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Longson taking shots to the head.
Bareno content just to control the position here.

That's two 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.
Longson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bareno controlling the pace for now.
Bareno unloading with bombs!
Bareno fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
A nice elbow there by Bareno.
Longson is looking to improve his position but Bareno isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bareno landing strikes, looking to finish!
Longson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bareno controlling his opponent.

Bareno looking to secure an arm triangle but Longson defends it well.
Bareno with a couple of short strikes.
Bareno raining down shots from the mount!
Bareno looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bareno controlling the position easily from mount.
Longson is trying desperately to improve position.
Bareno sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bareno seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Longson for as long as he can get away with.
Bareno putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fabricio Bareno overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bareno tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabricio Bareno dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fabricio Bareno's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bareno closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Longson did well to prevent Bareno getting side control.
Bareno scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bareno takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bareno winds up and cracks Longson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bareno tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Longson wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bareno in particular looking to stall.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bareno lands a nice short elbow.
Longson is looking to improve his position.
Longson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bareno misses with a takedown attempt - Longson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bareno has a takedown stuffed.
Longson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bareno takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bareno fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabricio Bareno. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Longson slaps away a takedown attempt from Bareno, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Longson tries to bum rush Bareno with a series of wild strikes but Bareno uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Bareno shoots in and bounces Longson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longson keeping moving, preventing Bareno from controlling successfully.
Longson wants to sweep but no luck.
Bareno is stalling in the full guard.
Bareno 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.
Bareno has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bareno chips away with some ground and pound.
Longson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bareno wants to control but Longson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Longson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bareno keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Bareno makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bareno.
Bareno wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bareno lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Longson!
Bareno controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bareno cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bareno controlling the pace for now.
Longson tries to improve his position but instead Bareno has taken his back!
Longson is trying to break free.
Bareno cracks Longson with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Longson from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.

Bareno has managed to slip his arm under Longson's chin. This could be all over... yep, Longson is tapping out! Submission win for Bareno.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Fabricio Bareno!