PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Rehlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Sakes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakes has chosen Rock Me Sexy Jesus -Jesus Himself as his entrance music. Gunnar Rehlin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Rehlin
vs
Sakes

195 cm
21
270 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

200 cm
24
210 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gunnar Rehlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesus Sakes!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rehlin defends it nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Sakes. No joy for Rehlin on that attempt.
Sakes has a takedown stuffed.
Rehlin moves in looking to clinch but Sakes pushes him off.
Sakes shoots in but Rehlin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gunnar Rehlin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Sakes.
Rehlin looks to land a combination but Sakes avoids it well.
Rehlin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sakes. That one must have hurt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sakes is defended easily by Rehlin.
Nice takedown defense from Sakes. No joy for Rehlin on that attempt.
Rehlin looks to score with a jab to the body but Sakes is just out of range.
Sakes throws a nice looking combination but Rehlin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rehlin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Sakes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rehlin is breathing heavily.
Rehlin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sakes.
Sakes slips a nice elbow through Rehlin's hands, connecting with Rehlin's forehead.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sakes working over Rehlin with some ground and pound. Rehlin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakes thows a huge punch but Rehlin dodges it nicely.
Sakes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sakes throwing shots but Rehlin is blocking nicely.
Sakes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rehlin wants to improve his position but Sakes is controlling well.
Sakes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sakes working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sakes not landing any meaningful shots this time.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Rehlin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sakes is trying to improve his position.
Sakes manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rehlin's best efforts.

Sakes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rehlin pulls his head out easily.

Sakes actively working from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rehlin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rehlin's back!
Sakes missing with strikes from the back.
Sakes throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Sakes missing with strikes from the back.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rehlin is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
Sakes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A punch combination from Sakes misses.
Gunnar Rehlin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakes throws a head kick that Rehlin semi-blocks.
Rehlin misses with a double jab

and Sakes counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rehlin!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakes unloads with some shots from mount but Rehlin bucks and avoids them well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakes looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rehlin bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sakes working for a triangle but Rehlin defends it easily.
Sakes keeping moving, preventing Rehlin from controlling successfully.
Rehlin looking to sit in guard and control but Sakes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sakes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rehlin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rehlin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sakes pushes down on Rehlin's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sakes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sakes prevents Rehlin from improving his position.
Rehlin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sakes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sakes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rehlin throws a series of punches but Sakes moves out of range.

Rehlin shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sakes napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Rehlin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sakes is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sakes is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rehlin off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Sakes dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Rehlin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rehlin is defended easily by Sakes.
Nice sprawl there from Rehlin as Sakes shoots in.
Rehlin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sakes counters with a nice uppercut.
Sakes throws a leg kick but Rehlin checks it.
Rehlin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sakes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sakes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rehlin sprawls well. Rehlin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sakes gets slowly back to his feet.
Sakes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sakes lands a jab.
Rehlin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sakes tries to avoid it but Rehlin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sakes to the ground. Sakes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sakes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rehlin sprawls well. Rehlin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sakes gets slowly back to his feet.
Gunnar Rehlin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Sakes.
Sakes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rehlin has time to react.
Sakes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rehlin backs up against the cage.
Gunnar Rehlin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rehlin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rehlin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sakes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rehlin shoots in but Sakes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sakes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rehlin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sakes shoots in but no luck this time.

Sakes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Sakes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sakes with the ground and pound from mount.
Sakes throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Rehlin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sakes scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakes scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sakes misses with a head shot.
Rehlin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rehlin holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sakes tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jesus Sakes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rehlin blocking the ground and pound.
Sakes throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rehlin because Sakes loaded up on that one.
Sakes unloads with some shots from mount but Rehlin bucks and avoids them well.
Sakes misses with a head shot.
Rehlin manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Sakes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sakes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rehlin is looking for a sweep. Sakes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rehlin is trying to stand.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sakes lands a nice short elbow.
Sakes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rehlin is trying to get back to full guard.
Rehlin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sakes.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sakes shoots in but no luck this time.
Rehlin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sakes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rehlin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sakes.

Sakes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rehlin looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rehlin sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Rehlin tries to roll over but Sakes keeps him under control.
Sakes thows a huge punch but Rehlin dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rehlin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sakes postures up and lands a big shot to Rehlin's brow.
Sakes throwing strikes from guard but Rehlin blocks nicely.
Sakes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sakes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Rehlin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rehlin wants to control from the top but Sakes keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rehlin looking to sit in guard and control but Sakes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rehlin working a defensive guard but Sakes manages to pass into side control anyway.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Sakes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Sakes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rehlin circles away.

Rehlin shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sakes napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Sakes explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

Sakes scores a takedown into full mount!
Rehlin regains half guard.
Rehlin tries to get to full guard but Sakes has control of the leg.
Rehlin has hold of Sakes's hands but Sakes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rehlin tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Sakes has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sakes throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rehlin because Sakes loaded up on that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rehlin swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Sakes with the ground and pound from mount.
Rehlin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sakes thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sakes misses with a head shot.
Sakes looking to ground and pound but Rehlin is blocking nicely.
Sakes thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Rehlin can't escape the position.
Sakes sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Rehlin is trying to escape the mount.
Gunnar Rehlin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sakes breaks from Rehlin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rehlin wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sakes.
Sakes landing strikes from the mount and Rehlin is in trouble!
Rehlin gets back to half guard.
Sakes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sakes winds up and cracks Rehlin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rehlin wants to control but Sakes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sakes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rehlin tries to roll over but Sakes keeps him under control.
Nice strikes from Sakes there.
Sakes not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rehlin gets back to full guard.
Sakes working some strikes from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sakes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rehlin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sakes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rehlin wants to stand up but Sakes is controlling him.
Jesus Sakes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sakes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sakes trying to control but Rehlin is working from the bottom.
Sakes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sakes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rehlin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Rehlin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sakes!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rehlin wants to control the pace but Sakes is squirming around nicely.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Sakes. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

Rehlin is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Sakes has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Sakes!
Sakes slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sakes is putting a hurting on Rehlin here, landing some big shots from side control.
Rehlin dodges the ground and pound from Sakes.
Sakes is working Rehlin over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sakes misses with the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jesus Sakes.
Well Sakes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Sakes!