PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edgy Brah (ranked 5315 p4p, 2390 weight class) and Daniel Sainty (ranked 393 p4p, 246 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Brah might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dropped by Smoke Serpent. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Brah
vs
Sainty

173 cm
34
147
14 - 13 - 1

189 cm
38
150
25 - 31 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edgy Brah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Sainty!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.

Sainty has Brah up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sainty.

Sainty jumps into guard, dragging Brah to the mat.

Brah got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sainty has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brah has managed to get both his arms back between Sainty's legs - danger averted.

Brah stands and steps away. Sainty gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Sainty throws a jab but it's blocked by Brah.
Sainty loads up on a big right hand but Brah slips the punch.
Brah feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sainty drives through with a takedown into Brah's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sainty is standing up over Brah. Brah looks to escape but Sainty dives into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brah gets back to half guard.
Sainty is looking to take a break and control but Brah is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brah pushes Sainty off looking to stand but Sainty dives back in and keeps control.
Sainty wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brah keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brah tries to kick Sainty off but Sainty keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sainty works his way into side control.
Brah wants to get back to his feet but Sainty is dominant here and he's now got Brah's back!
Sainty struggling to keep hold of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brah is trying to get back to his feet but Sainty has full control of the position and if anything, Brah has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Sainty is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Brah is trying to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sainty really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Brah.
Sainty wants to control the position but Brah frees himself and scrambles - Sainty manages to regain control in side control.

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

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.
Brah being controlled for a moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sainty looking to control but instead Brah has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Sainty dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sainty closes the distance and clinches.
Brah has a couple of punches blocked by Sainty.
Sainty blocks an uppercut.
Brah has a couple of punches blocked by Sainty.

Sainty's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Sainty scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Brah throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Sainty is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brah checks a leg kick.
Brah drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sainty sprawls and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

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

Brah manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sainty.
Sainty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Sainty feints and as Brah raises his hands in defense, Sainty changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sainty looking to sit in guard and control but Brah gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sainty working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Brah has passed into half guard!

Sainty looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Sainty looking for submissions off his back.
Brah wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Sainty uses the opportunity to regain full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brah wanted to stand there but Sainty had control of the position.

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

Brah stands up from Sainty's guard - Brah perhaps looking for a knockout.
Some bone on bone action there as Brah checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brah feinted with a counter takedown.
Daniel Sainty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sainty motions for Brah to come forward. Sainty throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brah half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sainty throws a shot to the body.

Sainty throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Brah was covering up waiting for the punch and Sainty finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Brah has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Sainty is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

Sainty ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Sainty no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Sainty working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brah doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brah manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Brah stands up and waves to Sainty to follow him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Edgy Brah dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Sainty shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sainty was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sainty wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brah keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brah regains half guard there - taking advantage of Sainty's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.

Brah pushes Sainty off and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sainty manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Brah on his heels. He'll look to pass Brah's guard now, I'm sure.

Brah has his feet on Sainty's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Edgy Brah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sainty pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Sainty closes the distance and clinches.
Brah has a couple of punches blocked by Sainty.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brah working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Brah.
Sainty blocks an uppercut.
Sainty blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Sainty breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brah slips under a jab from Sainty.
Sainty misses with the body kick

and Brah counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sainty won't be happy with that.

Brah decides to stand back up.
Brah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sainty.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sainty closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Brah is not content to let Sainty control the position.
Sainty wants to take a breather but Brah manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Sainty.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Sainty wants to control from the top but Brah keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sainty trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brah wants to get back to his feet but Sainty is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edgy Brah showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brah has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edgy Brah!
Our winner, Edgy Brah, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.