PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christ Molotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Sagat
vs
Molotov

223 cm
23
280 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

191 cm
24
280 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Sagat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christ Molotov!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molotov dodges the punch combination from Sagat.
Sagat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Molotov scores a takedown into full mount!

Molotov is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sagat is surviving well by controlling Molotov's body position as best he can.
Sagat bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Sagat postures up in Molotov's guard and throws a big left but Molotov blocks it.

Molotov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sagat throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Molotov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sagat tries to free his leg and advance position but Molotov is retaining full guard.
Sagat would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sagat trying to control but Molotov is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Molotov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sagat can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Sagat avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Molotov looks gassed!

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

Molotov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sagat can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sagat throws a big right hand that misses.
Sagat is looking to stand up but Molotov won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sagat stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Sagat tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Molotov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sagat tries to clinch but Molotov is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat moves in looking to clinch but Molotov pushes him off.

Sagat lands a big head kick that sends Molotov tumbling to the mat! Sagat takes a step backwards and waves Molotov back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Molotov is rocked!

It looks like Christ Molotov has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Sagat looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Sagat.
Sagat moves in looking to clinch but Molotov pushes him off.
Molotov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sagat throws a head kick that misses.
Molotov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Molotov tries to move into range but Sagat moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Molotov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Molotov slips a jab from Sagat.
Sagat doesn't manage to clinch there - Molotov circles away.
Sagat lands with a kick to the temple. Molotov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sagat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Molotov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Molotov 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.
Sagat is looking to clinch but Molotov is avoiding it.
Sagat tries to close the distance and clinch but Molotov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sagat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Molotov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sagat scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Molotov doesn't seem bothered though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagat looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sagat is looking to clinch.
Molotov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Molotov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Sagat takes the fight into the clinch.
Sagat connects with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Christ Molotov's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Sagat drops Molotov with a big knee straight up the middle! Molotov is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Molotov is still on wobbly legs! Can Sagat finish him?
Sagat moves in looking to clinch but Molotov pushes him off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sagat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Molotov seems to have recovered his senses.
Sagat doesn't manage to clinch there - Molotov circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Sagat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Christ Molotov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sagat fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sagat shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sagat finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sagat wants to clinch up but Molotov keeps it at a distance.
Sagat tries to close the distance and clinch but Molotov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sagat tries to clinch up but Molotov circles away and keeps his distance.
Sagat really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Molotov swats away the attempt to clinch by Sagat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sagat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Victor Sagat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sagat fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Molotov keeps the fight on the outside.
Victor Sagat is winning the standup battle so far.
Sagat doesn't manage to clinch there - Molotov circles away.
Sagat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sagat throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Molotov.
Molotov keeps the fight on the outside.
Sagat tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sagat tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Molotov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sagat throws a front kick aimed at Molotov's knee but Molotov avoids it well.
Sagat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Molotov swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sagat tries to clinch but Molotov moves out of range.
Sagat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sagat tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sagat is looking to score with low kicks.
Sagat tries to clinch up.
Sagat tries to clinch up but Molotov circles away and keeps his distance.
Sagat wants to clinch.
Molotov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat tries to clinch but Molotov is having none of it.
Sagat fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Molotov is out of range.
Victor Sagat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Molotov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sagat swivels and escapes.
Molotov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sagat tries to clinch up but Molotov circles away and keeps his distance.
Sagat doesn't manage to clinch there - Molotov circles away.
Some wild striking there from Sagat.
Sagat walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Molotov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molotov moves out of range as Sagat throws a body kick.
Sagat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Molotov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sagat is looking to clinch.
Molotov checks a leg kick.
Sagat tries to clinch up but Molotov circles away and keeps his distance.
Sagat tries to clinch but Molotov moves out of range.
Sagat is looking to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Molotov keeps the fight on the outside.

Molotov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sagat manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Molotov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Molotov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Sagat dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Christ Molotov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Molotov moves out of range as Sagat throws a body kick.
Sagat tries to close the distance and clinch but Molotov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sagat looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sagat tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Molotov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sagat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sagat tries to clinch up but Molotov circles away and keeps his distance.
Sagat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Molotov swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sagat is looking to clinch but Molotov is avoiding it.
Sagat throws a sloppy head kick and Molotov moves out of range easily.
Sagat tries to clinch up but Molotov circles away and keeps his distance.
Victor Sagat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Molotov swats away the attempt to clinch by Sagat.
Molotov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sagat moves in looking to clinch but Molotov pushes him off.
Sagat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sagat tries to clinch but Molotov moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sagat moves in looking to clinch but Molotov pushes him off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sagat.
Sagat doesn't manage to clinch there - Molotov circles away.
Sagat doesn't manage to clinch there - Molotov circles away.
Sagat doesn't manage to clinch there - Molotov circles away.
Molotov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sagat.
Molotov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sagat tries to clinch up but Molotov circles away and keeps his distance.
Sagat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Molotov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sagat plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Molotov.
Sagat fails in his attempt to clinch.
Molotov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sagat cracks the inside of Molotov's front leg.
Sagat is looking to clinch but Molotov is avoiding it.
Sagat tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Molotov keeps the fight on the outside.
A left lands for Sagat.

The cut above Christ Molotov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagat lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sagat. Molotov shrugs it off though.
Sagat uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Molotov has time to react.
Sagat doesn't manage to clinch there - Molotov circles away.
Sagat doesn't manage to clinch there - Molotov circles away.
Sagat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Molotov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sagat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Molotov can do to turn this around?
Sagat tries to close the distance and clinch but Molotov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Christ Molotov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Victor Sagat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sagat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sagat lands with a kick to the temple. Molotov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Sagat showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sagat, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Sagat!