PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kabunyan Danglose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sany Sax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Danglose might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Day And Night. Sax has chosen Gives you Hell as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Danglose
vs
Sax

170 cm
19
150 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Demonic Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kabunyan Danglose!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sany Sax!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danglose shoots in and drives through. Sax sprawls well.
Sax defending well as Danglose loads up on a big left hand.
Sax tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick from Danglose lands but Sax takes it in his stride.

Danglose gets a clinch.
Sax tries to land knees in the clinch but Danglose avoids the damage to the body.
Danglose wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sax tries to land a knee to the head but Danglose blocks with his arms.
Sax lands a knee to the body.
Sax with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sax with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Danglose blocks an elbow strike.
Sax scores with a knee to the head.
Danglose jumps guard but Sax stands there with Danglose around his waist. Danglose gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Danglose tries to score a body lock takedown but Sax shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kabunyan Danglose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sax lands with a left to the head.
Sax is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sax landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sax landing knees to the body.
The referee calls for Danglose to work.
Danglose on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sax lands a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Sax on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sax lands an elbow just above Danglose 's eye.
Sax has Danglose pushed against the cage.
Sax with a knee to the head.
Danglose tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sax stalling in the clinch.
Sax misses with a knee to the head.
Danglose fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Danglose trying to stall but Sax improves his position.
Sax tries to land a knee to the head but Danglose blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Sax.
Sax throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Danglose blocks it with crossed arms.
Sax looks gassed!
Sax blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sax tries a knee to the head but Danglose blocks it.
Sax misses with a knee strike.
Danglose blocks an uppercut.
Danglose fails to pull guard.
Danglose managing to block the knees to the body from Sax.
Sax lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Danglose or not.

Danglose pulls guard effortlessly.
Danglose striking from the bottom.

Danglose throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Danglose pulls Sax in close to his closed guard and prevents Sax from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sax preventing the sweep.

Danglose looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Danglose doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Danglose is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sax slips nicely into half guard.
Danglose desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Danglose moves into full guard.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Danglose kicks Sax off and gets to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Danglose closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Danglose lands in his opponent's guard.
Danglose not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Danglose is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Danglose gets to his feet - Sax follows without any prompting.
Sax looks to clinch
and Danglose counters with a head kick. That will keep Sax thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Danglose shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sax as he avoids it easily.
Danglose tries to clinch there but Sax circles away.

Danglose clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Danglose fails to land.
Sax tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Danglose successfully pulls guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kabunyan Danglose 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.

Danglose will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Danglose tries to keep at a distance but Sax has taken the fight into the clinch.
Danglose using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sax has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sax with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sax gets underhooks to prevent Danglose's takedown attempt.
Sax crunches a lovely knee into Danglose's ribcage.
Sax lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sax scores with a hook to the body.
Sax throws an elbow that misses.
Danglose is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sax pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kabunyan Danglose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sax lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sax connects with a knee to the head.
Danglose managing to block the knees to the body from Sax.
Sax tries to land knees in the clinch but Danglose avoids the damage to the body.
Danglose can't get the takedown.
Sax landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Danglose has Sax pressed against the cage.
Sax is breathing heavily.
Danglose fails to pull guard.
Danglose is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sax gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Danglose tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Danglose looking to stall.

Danglose breaks from the clinch.
Danglose shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sax pinned against the cage. Sax gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danglose shoots for a takedown but Sax saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Danglose fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Danglose has closed the distance and engaged Sax in a clinch.
Danglose tries to stall but Sax uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Danglose lands an elbow just above Sax 's eye.
Danglose drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sax pulls his leg out and moves away.
Danglose looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sax is fending him off so far but Danglose persists. Nope, Sax circles away and we're back to standing.
Sax closes the distance but Danglose moves to the side

so Danglose counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Danglose wants to control from the top but Sax keeps moving.
Danglose works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Danglose postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Sax to stand up.
Sax tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Danglose counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Sax is defending against the submission attempts here by Danglose.
Sax trying to get back to full guard but Danglose takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!

Danglose is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Sax has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Sax!
Danglose keeping full guard, as Sax tries to pass.
Kabunyan Danglose overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danglose wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sax slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Danglose tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Sax stands up and waves to Danglose to follow him.
Sax tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Danglose counters by clinching up.
Sax crunches a lovely knee into Danglose's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Sax.
Sax stalls.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sax prevents the takedown attempt.
Sax digs a right hand into Danglose's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Danglose's gas tank.
Sax landing knees to the body.
Sax unloads a knee to the mid-section. Danglose lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sax unloads a knee to the mid-section. Danglose lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sax scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Sax - that landed with a thud.
Sax tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sax gets underhooks to prevent Danglose's takedown attempt.
Sax stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Danglose just leaning against Sax, taking a breather.
Sax tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sax prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sax tries to land knees in the clinch but Danglose avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Danglose manages to break the clinch.
Danglose shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sax as he jumps to the side.
Danglose throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sax.
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 Kabunyan Danglose will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sax looks to clinch
and Danglose counters with a low kick, right behind Sax 's knee.
The fight stays on the outside here - Danglose looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Danglose shoots in for a double leg but Sax sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sax tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Danglose counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Danglose trying to control the position from guard on top but Sax is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Danglose would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Danglose trying to control the position from guard on top but Sax is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sax pulls Danglose in to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Danglose trying to control the position from guard on top but Sax is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sax really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Danglose. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sax wants to stand and escape but Danglose is having none of it.
Danglose tries to free his leg and advance position but Sax is retaining full guard.
Danglose wants to stand but Sax has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Danglose fails in his attempt to clinch.
Danglose shoots in but Sax avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Danglose shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sax as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kabunyan Danglose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danglose circles away from the clinch attempt

so Danglose counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Danglose trying to control but Sax is working from the bottom.
Danglose controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danglose thows a big elbow that misses.
Danglose working some strikes from top position.

Danglose drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Danglose jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Danglose postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Danglose missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sax keeping moving, preventing Danglose from controlling successfully.
Danglose working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danglose not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Danglose won't allow Sax to sweep him here.

Danglose gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Danglose drives through and clinches with Sax against the cage.
Sax tries to land knees in the clinch but Danglose avoids the damage to the body.
Sax lands a knee to the body.
Sax with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sax landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Sax.
Sax landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sax with a knee to the head.
Danglose digs a right hand into Sax's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sax's gas tank.

Danglose manages to break the clinch.
Sax tries to clinch but Danglose moves away

and Danglose counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Danglose.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sax with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Danglose drags the fight down to the ground.
Sax trying to control but Danglose is working from the bottom.
Danglose is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Danglose is looking for a triangle but Sax pushes his legs off easily.
Danglose looking to control.
Danglose 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.
Danglose not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kabunyan Danglose clearly takes 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.

Sax tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Danglose holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sax tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sax using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Danglose drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sax gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sax tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Danglose wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees to the body from Sax.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sax.
Sax missing with knees to the body.
Danglose stalling in the clinch but Sax improves position.
Sany Sax seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sax is trying to stall.
Danglose tries to pull guard but Sax won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Danglose breaks from the clinch.
Sax looks to clinch

and Danglose counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sax is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Danglose is looking to take a break and control but Sax is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Danglose stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Danglose tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sax swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kabunyan Danglose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sax closes the distance but Danglose moves to the side

and Danglose counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Danglose slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Danglose controls the position from side control.
Sax looking for a sweep but Danglose has passed into full mount! Oh no!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sax is trying to escape the mount.

Danglose is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sax can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Danglose won't let Sax get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Danglose landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danglose tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Danglose tries to control but Sax wriggling away.
Danglose looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sax can't escape the position.
Sax is squirming around, avoiding Danglose's attempts to control the action.

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.
Danglose is stalling here but it's allowed Sax to get half guard.

Danglose is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sax is just riding it out for now. Danglose eventually gives up the hold.

Danglose stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Danglose throws an overhand right that lands on Sax's shoulder, as Sax tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kabunyan Danglose had his way with Sany Sax in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sax tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Danglose shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sax as he avoids it easily.
Danglose throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sax's waist but Sax gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Danglose off to one side.
Danglose closes the distance looking to clinch

and Sax counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sax.
Sax misses with a punch on the inside.
Danglose tries to stall but Sax uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sax trying to stall but Danglose improves his position.
Sax is pressed up against the cage. Danglose has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sax down to the mat. Sax avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kabunyan Danglose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sax circles away from the clinch attempt.

Sax moves into range and clinches up with Danglose.
A short body shot lands from Sax as the two fighters clinch.

Danglose jumps into guard, dragging Sax to the mat.

Danglose is working an open guard so Sax takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sax tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Danglose throws and low kick but Sax moves out of range easily.
Sax is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Danglose shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Sax counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sax trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sax is looking to control Danglose's arms but Danglose gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sax has his back to the cage.
Sax gets underhooks to prevent Danglose's takedown attempt.
Danglose is trying to break the clinch but Sax has him pressed against the cage.
Sax tries to land knees in the clinch but Danglose avoids the damage to the body.
Danglose fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Danglose tries for a takedown. No joy.
Danglose tries for a takedown but Sax manages to get underhooks.

Danglose breaks the clinch.
Danglose fails in his attempt to clinch.
Danglose tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sax clinches but Danglose breaks the clinch

and Danglose counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Danglose stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Sax to get to his feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Danglose tries to score a body lock takedown but Sax shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sax stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sax landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Danglose wants to break the clinch but can't.
Danglose fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sax landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sax tries a knee to the head but Danglose blocks it.
Sax gets underhooks to prevent Danglose's takedown attempt.

Danglose manages to break the clinch.
Sax looks to clinch

and Danglose counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Danglose stands up and waves to Sax to follow him.

Sax clinches.
Sax misses with a knee strike.
Sax has Danglose pushed against the cage.
Danglose tries to stall but Sax uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sax landing knees to the body.
Danglose throws a knee to the head but misses.
Danglose has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sax is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sax looking to slow down the pace here.

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

Danglose looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sax passes into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danglose is trying to control Sax's posture but Sax avoids it.
Danglose sneaks back into half guard.
Danglose regains full guard. Nicely done.
Danglose is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sax tries to free his leg and advance position but Danglose is retaining full guard.

Sax gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sax wants to clinch but Danglose slips to the side

and Danglose counters by moving into the clinch.
Sax crunches a lovely knee into Danglose's ribcage.
Sax is working Danglose over against the cage.
Danglose stalling.
Danglose fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sax is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Danglose is keeping busy.
Sax with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sax throws an elbow that misses.
Danglose managing to block the knees to the body from Sax.
Danglose takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sax throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sax.
Sax throws an elbow that misses.

Danglose decides to pull guard.
Danglose controls Sax momentarily but Sax frees himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danglose bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sax's guard.
Sany Sax has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Danglose wants to control from the top but Sax keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kabunyan Danglose.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Danglose, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 49:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kabunyan Danglose!
Kabunyan Danglose retains his lightweight title!