PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between souske Sagara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Beloglasov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergei Beloglasov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sagara
vs
Beloglasov

150 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

170 cm
20
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, souske Sagara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sergei Beloglasov!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Beloglasov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sagara's guard.
Sagara might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Beloglasov trying to control but Sagara is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beloglasov stays in close to Sagara's body and controls the position.
Beloglasov working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beloglasov wants to control from the top but Sagara keeps moving.
Beloglasov chips away with some ground and pound.
Beloglasov postures up in Sagara's guard and throws a big left but Sagara blocks it.
Beloglasov tries to free his leg and advance position but Sagara is retaining full guard.
Beloglasov wants to control from the top but Sagara keeps moving.
Beloglasov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagara wants to stand and escape but Beloglasov is having none of it.
Sagara keeping moving, preventing Beloglasov from controlling successfully.

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

Beloglasov gets the takedown into side control.
Beloglasov tries to score with some ground and pound. Sagara controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sagara takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Beloglasov throws an elbow but Sagara slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sagara is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sagara is breathing heavily.
The ground and pound from Beloglasov seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sagara could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Beloglasov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sagara some visible discomfort.
Beloglasov is chipping away with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beloglasov is chipping away with strikes.
Sagara is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Beloglasov has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Beloglasov lands a nice forearm strike.
Beloglasov scoring with punches from side control.
Beloglasov in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Beloglasov cracks Sagara with a big right hand but Sagara just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Beloglasov working the head with strikes.
Sagara takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Beloglasov working the ground and pound.
Beloglasov scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sagara to see if he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beloglasov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sagara some visible discomfort.
Beloglasov landing strikes.
Sagara on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Beloglasov working the head and body with strikes.
Beloglasov scoring with punches and elbows.
Beloglasov is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Sagara will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Beloglasov scores with punches from side control.
Beloglasov trying to control the action but Sagara is working from the bottom.
Sagara on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagara is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Beloglasov has just dragged him back down to the mat.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Beloglasov advances to mount.
Beloglasov dominating with strikes here.
Beloglasov postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sagara looks a forlorn figure.
Sagara knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Beloglasov on the ground.
Beloglasov looking to finish Sagara with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sagara!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Beloglasov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Beloglasov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Beloglasov throwing strikes but missing.
Sagara utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Beloglasov throwing strikes but missing.
Beloglasov postures up in Sagara's guard and throws a big left but Sagara blocks it.
Beloglasov thows a big elbow that misses.
Beloglasov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beloglasov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Beloglasov throwing strikes but missing.
Beloglasov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beloglasov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Beloglasov scoring with some ground and pound.
Beloglasov is in close to Sagara's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Beloglasov postures up and lands a big shot to Sagara's brow.
Beloglasov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Beloglasov throwing strikes from guard but Sagara blocks nicely.
Beloglasov lands a couple of elbows.
Beloglasov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Beloglasov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sagara works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Beloglasov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sagara's head.
Beloglasov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Beloglasov thows a big elbow that misses.
Sagara wants to stand up but Beloglasov is controlling him.
Beloglasov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sagara avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Beloglasov lands a couple of elbows.
Beloglasov throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beloglasov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Beloglasov throwing strikes but missing.
Beloglasov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Beloglasov working some strikes from top position.
Beloglasov works over Sagara with some ground and pound from guard.
Beloglasov landing with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Beloglasov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Beloglasov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Beloglasov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sagara can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Beloglasov controls the pace.
Beloglasov postures up in Sagara's guard and throws a big left but Sagara blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beloglasov lands a couple of digs.
Sagara working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Beloglasov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Beloglasov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Beloglasov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sagara throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Beloglasov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Beloglasov working the ground and pound effectively.
Sergei Beloglasov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Beloglasov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The referee warns Sagara that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Beloglasov punishing his opponent with strikes.
Beloglasov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sagara?
Beloglasov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sagara's face.
Sagara on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sagara tries to get out of the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beloglasov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sagara?
Beloglasov landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Beloglasov connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Beloglasov with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Beloglasov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Beloglasov scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Beloglasov with the ground and pound from mount.
Beloglasov with the ground and pound from mount.
Sagara wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Sagara is in a horrible position here. Beloglasov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Beloglasov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sagara?
Beloglasov with shots to the head and body - Sagara looks very uncomfortable down there.
Beloglasov looking to finish Sagara with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sagara!
A nice elbow there by Beloglasov.
Beloglasov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Beloglasov connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sagara trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagara trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Beloglasov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
A nice elbow there by Beloglasov.

Beloglasov goes for an armbar but Sagara turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Sagara.
Beloglasov has a closed guard, preventing Sagara from standing up.
Beloglasov pulls Sagara in close to prevent any damage.

That's four 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.

Beloglasov has his feet on Sagara's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Sagara throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sergei Beloglasov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Beloglasov.
Beloglasov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sagara keeps working.
Sagara is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Beloglasov asserts his dominance and retains side control.
souske Sagara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beloglasov working the body and head with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sergei Beloglasov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Beloglasov 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 Suge Night scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Beloglasov!