PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Franko Cablumbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Bildong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Cablumbo
vs
Bildong

181 cm
21
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Franko Cablumbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Bildong!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bildong shoots for a takedown but Cablumbo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cablumbo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bildong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bildong.
Cablumbo moves to clinch but Bildong breaks away
and Bildong counters with a thumping low kick.

Cablumbo moves into the clinch successfully.

Bildong has hold of one of Cablumbo's legs. Cablumbo is fighting the takedown attempt but Bildong gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Bildong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bildong loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bildong working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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!
Bildong throws a big right hand that misses.

Cablumbo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bildong can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bildong must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cablumbo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bildong postures up in Cablumbo's guard and throws a big left but Cablumbo blocks it.
Bildong loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bildong with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cablumbo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bildong missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bildong working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cablumbo's head.
Bildong postures up in Cablumbo's guard and throws a big left but Cablumbo blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bildong landing with the ground and pound.
Bildong postures up.
Cablumbo wants to sweep here but Bildong controlling him for the moment.
Bildong in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bildong in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bildong throwing strikes but missing.
Bildong postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bildong missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cablumbo is breathing heavily.
Cablumbo keeping full guard, as Bildong tries to pass.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bildong's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bildong is working Cablumbo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bildong accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bildong in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bildong is working Cablumbo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bildong postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bildong is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bildong postures up and lands a big shot to Cablumbo's brow.
Bildong is looking to work some ground and pound but Cablumbo has wrist control.
Cablumbo keeping full guard, as Bildong tries to pass.
Bildong is working Cablumbo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cablumbo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bildong!
Bildong tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bildong wants to control but Cablumbo is having none of it.
Bildong doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Bildong can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bildong wants to control but Cablumbo is having none of it.
Bildong is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Cablumbo is staying active.
Cablumbo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bildong is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

OK we're going to have a standup here. John Bildong hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bildong tries to work over Cablumbo's front leg with a kick but Cablumbo checks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bildong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cablumbo misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Bildong dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cablumbo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Cablumbo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cablumbo thowing shots but they're missing.
Cablumbo avoids the attempt from Bildong to control.
John Bildong has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bildong keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bildong holds on for dear life.
Bildong wants to hold on but Cablumbo pushes him away.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cablumbo trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bildong is looking to get to half guard.
Bildong is breathing heavily.
Bildong tries to hold on but Cablumbo pushes him away.
Bildong gets back to half guard.
Bildong keeping hold of Cablumbo's head, controlling as best he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Cablumbo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cablumbo lands a nice forearm strike.
Bildong wants to control but Cablumbo postures up.
Bildong is not content to let Cablumbo control the position.
Cablumbo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bildong is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bildong keeping his opponent close.
Bildong sneaks back into half guard.
Bildong preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bildong is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Cablumbo jumps into side control!
Bildong tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bildong has one of Cablumbo's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Bildong is not content to let Cablumbo control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Bildong's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bildong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Cablumbo gets a takedown into half guard.
Bildong keeping control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Franko Cablumbo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bildong finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Cablumbo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bildong trying to control here.
Bildong is trying is best to control the position here.
Cablumbo wants to control but Bildong is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. John Bildong hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Cablumbo looking to score a takedown here. Bildong is defending well but Cablumbo drives through and ends up in Bildong's guard.
Cablumbo trying to control but Bildong is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bildong is on top in guard.
Cablumbo trying to control the position.
Bildong with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bildong throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cablumbo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bildong in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bildong content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bildong postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bildong working some strikes from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bildong distracts Cablumbo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bildong lands a couple of elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Cablumbo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bildong gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bildong is looking to work some ground and pound but Cablumbo has wrist control.
Bildong advances position into side control!
Bildong working the ground and pound.
Bildong in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bildong working the ground and pound from side control.
Bildong in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Cablumbo is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bildong asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Bildong landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bildong lands a few punches from side control.
Bildong lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Cablumbo down.
Bildong lands some shots froms side control.
Bildong in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bildong scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bildong grinds an elbow into Cablumbo's temple.
Bildong connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cablumbo some visible discomfort.
Bildong lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Bildong.
Bildong landing a few strikes.
Bildong lands a nice forearm strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cablumbo wants to control but Bildong postures up.
Bildong lands an elbow.
Cablumbo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bildong off and has taken his back!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bildong tries to escape the position.
Bildong staying busy and making it hard for Cablumbo to control.
Bildong just looking to survive in the bad position.
Cablumbo is not going to allow Bildong to sit and survive in this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cablumbo trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Bildong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bildong 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Bildong!