PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hanzov Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Saget (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wright's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Final Countdown by Europe. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Wright
vs
Saget

178 cm
21
193 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
191 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight 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 Sydney, Hanzov Wright!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bob Saget!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright wants to clinch.
Saget misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Saget shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wright as he jumps to the side.
Wright throws a leg kick which misses Saget's front leg but catches the back leg as Saget tries to avoid it.

Wright shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Wright stands up and beckons Saget to join him on the feet.
Saget moves out of range as Wright strikes.
Saget throws a head kick that half lands.
Saget dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Saget works over Wright's head and body with a nice combination.
Saget avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Wright closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wright lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saget looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saget looks gassed!
Wright looking to sit in guard and control but Saget gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wright preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wright is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wright tries to pass the half guard into mount. Saget knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wright prevents Saget from improving his position.

Wright stands up from half guard.

Wright scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wright lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Saget down.

Wright looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright happy to just control the position for now.
Wright lands an elbow.
Saget is trying to get back to his feet.
Saget prevents Wright from moving into mount.
Saget is looking to regain half guard here but Wright keeps moving and retains side control.
Wright working the body and head with strikes.
Saget tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wright wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Saget is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Wright asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Saget wants to control but Wright postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wright tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wright has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Saget misses with a takedown attempt

so Wright counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Saget is trying to keep Wright in close.
Wright wants to pass the guard but Saget is keeping the position.
Wright slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Wright missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Saget thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Wright passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Wright is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Saget's shoulder. That is not cool.
Saget is looking to regain half guard here but Wright keeps moving and retains side control.

Wright is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Saget knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wright is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Saget is trying to escape and Wright transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Saget is forced to tap! Nice work there by Wright! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hanzov Wright!
Hanzov Wright is the new middleweight champion!