PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hassan i Sabbah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nic Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sabbah kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is War Dogs. Nic Bravo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

i Sabbah
vs
Bravo

193 cm
21
187 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
197 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

SPARTAN FIGHTWARE
SPARTAN FIGHTWARE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hassan i Sabbah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nic Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabbah throws a hook to the side of Bravo's head but Bravo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sabbah scores with a leg kick.
Bravo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sabbah thows a body shot but no joy.
Sabbah misses with a wild body shot.
Bravo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sabbah throws a body punch but Bravo moves out of range.

Bravo scores with a takedown into Sabbah's guard.
Bravo trying to control the position from guard on top but Sabbah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bravo won't allow Sabbah to get back to his feet.
Sabbah knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bravo on the ground.
Bravo trying to control but Sabbah is working from the bottom.
Sabbah is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sabbah swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bravo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bravo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sabbah is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A jab from Sabbah finds it's way through Bravo's defenses.

It looks like Nic Bravo has been cut.
Sabbah moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bravo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sabbah.
Bravo moves out of range of the leg kick from Sabbah.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabbah lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hassan i Sabbah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sabbah throws out a loose jab but Bravo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bravo shoots in for a takedown but Sabbah shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sabbah ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bravo looks gassed!
Bravo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sabbah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bravo moves away.
Sabbah misses with a body kick.
Sabbah scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sabbah feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bravo's calf.
An inside leg kick lands from Sabbah.
Sabbah throws a head kick that misses.
Sabbah thows a body shot but no joy.
Sabbah is looking to wear down Bravo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sabbah moves in looking to clinch but Bravo pushes him off.
Bravo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sabbah.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sabbah.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sabbah. That's going to slow Bravo down.
Bravo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sabbah.
Sabbah lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bravo takes a step back to recover.
Sabbah throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sabbah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hassan i Sabbah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sabbah connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bravo momentarily.
Bravo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bravo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sabbah.
Sabbah with a nice cross.
Sabbah throws a one two combo.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sabbah.
Sabbah tries to land a front kick but Bravo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Sabbah misses the target.
Sabbah misses with a hook.
Nice jab there from Sabbah.

That has opened up Nic Bravo's cut even more.
Sabbah with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sabbah.
Bravo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sabbah feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bravo's calf.
Sabbah lands a nice looking body shot.
Sabbah connects with a right hand. Bravo shakes it off.
Sabbah punishes Bravo's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sabbah throws a leg kick which misses Bravo's front leg but catches the back leg as Bravo tries to avoid it.
Sabbah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bravo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sabbah with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hassan i Sabbah dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nic Bravo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sabbah tries a head kick but it misses.
Sabbah throws a series of punches but Bravo moves out of range.
Bravo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sabbah misses with a head kick.
Sabbah misses with a hook. Bravo ducked under it nicely.
Sabbah throws a lazy right hand but Bravo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sabbah misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sabbah misses with an uppercut. Bravo saw that one coming.
Sabbah throws a jab but it's blocked by Bravo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sabbah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sabbah defending well as Bravo loads up on a big left hand.
Bravo moves away from the strike by Sabbah.
Bravo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabbah lands a jab to Bravo's midsection.
Sabbah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bravo moves away.
A big left from Sabbah misses.
Hassan i Sabbah is winning the standup battle so far.
Bravo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sabbah.
Bravo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sabbah.
Bravo is breathing heavily.
Bravo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bravo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sabbah lands with a slapping head kick.
Sabbah throws a combination that misses

and Bravo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bravo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sabbah fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sabbah throws a hook but Bravo avoids it easily.
Sabbah cracks a nice hook into Bravo's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabbah scores with a sloppy right hand. Bravo should have avoided that one.
Sabbah lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

The cut above Nic Bravo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sabbah misses with a combination

and Bravo counters by moving into the clinch.
Sabbah lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bravo or not.
Sabbah wants to stall.
Bravo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sabbah smiles and moves away.
Bravo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sabbah misses with a hook. Bravo ducked under it nicely.
Sabbah throws a left and a right that both miss

and Bravo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sabbah's guard now.
Bravo is in close to Sabbah's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabbah is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bravo is looking to work some ground and pound but Sabbah has wrist control.
Sabbah keeping moving, preventing Bravo from controlling successfully.
Sabbah wants to stand but Bravo is controlling the position.
Bravo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sabbah is keeping the position for now.

That's four 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.
Bravo trying to control but Sabbah is working from the bottom.
Bravo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A telegraphed right hand from Sabbah misses the target.
Nice uppercut lands for Sabbah. That snapped Bravo's head back.
Sabbah pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bravo is out of range and Sabbah settles back down.
A jab from Sabbah does it's job there.
Sabbah throws a combination. Bravo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Nic Bravo's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sabbah darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sabbah looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sabbah lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hassan i Sabbah dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nic Bravo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sabbah is looking to slow Bravo down with leg kicks.
Sabbah misses with an uppercut.
Sabbah throws a sloppy body shot

and Bravo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sabbah won't be happy with that.
Sabbah manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Sabbah decides to return to a standing position.
Sabbah lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sabbah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good exchange - Sabbah coming out on top.
Sabbah fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sabbah throws a leg kick but Bravo checks it.
Bravo dodges the punch combination from Sabbah.
Sabbah throws a wild body kick that Bravo sees coming a mile off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Bravo.
A head kick misses from Sabbah.
Sabbah misses with a head kick.
Sabbah ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sabbah throws a leg kick but Bravo moved away.
Bravo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sabbah throws a hook but Bravo avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Sabbah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab from Sabbah.
Sabbah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bravo.
Sabbah lands a jab-cross combination.
Bravo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sabbah.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo slips a straight right by Sabbah.
Bravo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sabbah wants to clinch.
The fighters circling - Sabbah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sabbah misses with a low kick.
Sabbah looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sabbah misses with a body shot.
Bravo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sabbah throws a big shot that misses.
Sabbah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bravo can do to turn this around?
Bravo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabbah with a hook.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nic Bravo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hassan i Sabbah!