PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kris Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Thiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kris Savage has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Savage
vs
Thiago

185 cm
24
175 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

188 cm
24
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

{GTI} - HGH Nutrients

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kris Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paulo Thiago!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thiago fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Savage tests Thiago's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Savage avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thiago rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Savage moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Savage throws the left hand but Thiago avoids the punch easily.
Thiago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Savage works over Thiago's head and body with a nice combination.
Thiago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Savage leaves Thiago with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Savage sizes up Thiago with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Savage slips a jab and a cross from Thiago.
Savage misses with a double jab.
Savage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thiago moves away.
A jab from Savage finds it's way through Thiago's defenses.
Savage throws a series of punches but Thiago moves out of range.
Savage stuffs the takedown.
Kris Savage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Thiago.
A swing and a miss from Savage.
Savage checks the leg kick.
Savage misses with a double jab.
Savage with a jab.
Thiago ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thiago ducks under a wild hook from Savage.
Savage connects with a right hand. Thiago shakes it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thiago moves away.
Savage thows a body shot but no joy.
Savage looks to land a combination but Thiago avoids it well.
Savage is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Thiago uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Savage.
Kris Savage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Thiago.
Savage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Savage avoids a punch combination nicely.
Savage just misses with a punch to the body.
Thiago ducks under a wild hook from Savage.
Savage throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Savage fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Savage!
Thiago showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Savage.
Thiago tries to clinch but Savage moves out of range.
A jab from Savage finds it's way through Thiago's defenses.
Thiago swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Savage swats away the attempt to clinch by Thiago.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Thiago staying out of range there.
Savage keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thiago doesn't manage to clinch there - Savage circles away.
Thiago wants to clinch.
Thiago looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thiago dodges the punch combination from Savage.
Kris Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thiago steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Savage.
Savage with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thiago moves forwards but Savage connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Thiago paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Savage throws a jab but it's blocked by Thiago.
Savage throws a hook but Thiago avoids it easily.
Savage misses the shot to the body.
Savage bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thiago's head.
Thiago looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Savage connects with a jab.
Thiago throws a series of punches but Savage avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage misses with a body shot.
Savage misses with a straight left.
Savage moves away from the strike by Thiago.
Thiago fails in his attempt to clinch.
Savage displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thiago.
Savage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thiago moves away.
Thiago is looking to clinch.
Savage scores with a nice right hand.
Thiago is looking to clinch but Savage is avoiding it.
Thiago moves in looking to clinch but Savage pushes him off.
A nice combination there by Savage.
Thiago moves out of range of the strikes.
Savage fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Savage is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Savage swinging wildly here.
Thiago pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Savage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thiago takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thiago throws a hook but Savage blocks it.
Savage punishes Thiago's body with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage swings for the body but Thiago moves out of range.
Savage throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Savage moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Savage shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Savage misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Savage misses with the combination.
Savage swings for the body but Thiago moves out of range.
Savage throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thiago lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Savage circles away quickly and effectively.
Savage stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Savage wants it to stay on the feet.
A big left from Savage misses.
Thiago looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thiago gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Savage.
Good standup being displayed there by Savage as he connects with a hook.
Savage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Savage lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thiago circles away quickly and effectively.
Savage scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Savage scores with a jab to the jaw.
Savage is working the combinations to good effect here.
Thiago throws a series of punches but Savage avoids them all with ease.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Thiago throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thiago tries to clinch but Savage is having none of it.
Savage slips under a jab from Thiago.
Thiago jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab, jab by Savage - just one landing.
Thiago looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A combination from Savage does no damage.
Savage lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thiago circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Savage misses.
Savage looks to land a combination but Thiago avoids it well.
Savage scores with a nice head shot.
Savage throws a nice looking combination but Thiago bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Savage dips to his left and cracks Thiago with an uppercut!
Thiago has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Savage finds it's way round the side to connect with Thiago's head.
Savage smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Savage lands a nice hook to Thiago's body. Thiago takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A combination from Savage does no damage.
Thiago swinging wildly here.
Savage throws a hook but Thiago avoids it easily.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Savage misses with a double jab.
Savage connects with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thiago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Savage swats away the attempt to clinch by Thiago.
Savage looks to land a left hand but Thiago moved out of range nicely.
Thiago has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thiago takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thiago sizes up Savage with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Savage scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Savage throws a nice looking combination but Thiago bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thiago throws a right and a left that Savage avoids nicely.
Savage lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Thiago slips under a jab.
Savage lands a nice shot that snaps Thiago's head back.
Savage misses with a looping right.
Thiago avoids a punch combination nicely.
Savage lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Thiago pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Thiago throws an overhand right that lands on Savage's shoulder, as Savage tries to avoid the shot.
Savage throws a nice looking combination but Thiago bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Savage lands a jab-cross combination.
Thiago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thiago takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Savage connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Savage swats away the attempt to clinch by Thiago.
Thiago throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Savage.
Thiago is trying desperately to land a takedown but Savage is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Thiago.
Thiago bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Savage stuffs the takedown.
Savage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Savage fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Savage darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Savage throws a shot from downtown. Thiago moves away and avoids it.
Thiago will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thiago misses with a takedown attempt - Savage sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thiago looks gassed!
Decent striking displayed by Savage there.
Thiago takes one to the side of the head.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Savage keeps the fight on the outside.
Thiago keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thiago looks to land a combination but Savage avoids it well.
Jab from Savage.
A big right from Savage misses.
No joy there for Thiago, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thiago wants to clinch up but Savage keeps it at a distance.
Thiago throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Savage.
Savage lands a head shot.
Savage ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Savage throws the left hand but Thiago avoids the punch easily.
Nice sprawl there from Savage as Thiago shoots in.
Savage misses with a wild combination.
Thiago slips a straight right by Savage.
Savage lands a slapping body shot.
No joy there for Savage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Savage throws a series of punches but Thiago moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Savage.
Savage misses with a straight left.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Savage throws a shot from downtown. Thiago moves away and avoids it.
Thiago swinging wildly here.
Thiago uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Savage.
Thiago misses with the combination.
Savage throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Savage throws a series of punches but Thiago moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Savage.
Thiago slips a jab and a cross from Savage.
Thiago uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Savage.
Thiago throws a nice looking combination but Savage bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Savage rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thiago moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Savage scores with a hook.
Thiago dodges the punch combination from Savage.
Savage avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Savage's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Savage duly obliges.
Thiago misses with a two punch combination.
Savage lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kris Savage dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Thiago takes one to the chin there.
Savage looks to score with a jab to the body but Thiago is just out of range.
A punch combination from Thiago misses.
Kris Savage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thiago on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thiago rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Savage moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thiago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thiago has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Savage finds it's way round the side to connect with Thiago's head.
Thiago swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thiago will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thiago shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Savage fails to land with a series of punches.
Thiago looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A jab from Savage does it's job there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savage misses with a straight left.
Thiago is breathing heavily.
Savage misses with a hook. Thiago ducked under it nicely.
Savage jabs at Thiago's body.
Savage moves away from the strike by Thiago.
Savage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Savage has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Thiago fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Savage avoids it really well and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage misses with a two punch combination.
Savage fails to land with a series of punches.
Thiago is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thiago might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Thiago will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Savage lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Thiago on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Savage fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Savage does no damage.
Savage jabs Thiago to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Savage avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Savage scores with a nice right hand.
Thiago tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Savage misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thiago takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Savage keeps the fight on the outside.
Thiago with a nice cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage scores with a three punch combo!
Savage lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A punch combination from Thiago misses.
Savage throws a right and a left that Thiago avoids nicely.
Savage misses with a few strikes there.
Savage slips a jab and a cross from Thiago.
A swing and a miss from Savage.
Savage looks to land a combination but Thiago avoids it well.
Kris Savage is winning the standup battle so far.
Savage moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
No joy there for Thiago, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Savage lands with a cross.
Left hook, right uppercut from Thiago.
Savage throws a shot from downtown. Thiago moves away and avoids it.
Savage misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Savage misses with a hook. Thiago ducked under it nicely.
Savage misses with a few strikes there.
Savage dodges the punch combination from Thiago.
Thiago misses with a kick to the body.
Savage looks to land a right hand but Thiago moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiago is looking to score with low kicks.
Savage misses with a two punch combination.
Savage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thiago.
Some wild striking there from Savage.
Savage thuds his right hand into Thiago's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thiago misses with a series of wild punches.

Thiago moves into the clinch.
Savage fails to pull guard.

Savage pulls Thiago into guard.

Savage working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thiago doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thiago manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Savage working for a triangle but Thiago defends it easily.
Thiago content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Savage working for a triangle but Thiago defends it easily.

Savage is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Thiago wants to control from the top but Savage keeps moving.
Thiago content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Thiago showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Savage keeping moving, preventing Thiago from controlling successfully.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Thiago postures up and lands a big shot to Savage's brow.
Thiago won't allow Savage to sweep him here.

Savage is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Thiago scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Savage preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thiago postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Savage keeping moving, preventing Thiago from controlling successfully.

Savage is looking for a triangle but Thiago pushes his legs off easily.
Thiago works over Savage with some ground and pound from guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Thiago makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Thiago trying to control the position from guard on top but Savage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Thiago trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Savage working a defensive guard but Thiago manages to pass into side control anyway.
Thiago wants to lay and pray for a moment but Savage keeps working.
Thiago working the head and body with strikes.
Savage is looking to regain half guard here but Thiago keeps moving and retains side control.
Thiago connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Savage some visible discomfort.
Savage gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Thiago working the head and body with strikes.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Savage actively working from the bottom here.
Thiago seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Savage does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Savage is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Thiago scores with a couple of nice shots.
Well, if Thiago is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Savage wants to get back to full guard but Thiago has passed into side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Savage manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Savage is staying active underneath Thiago, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Thiago not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Thiago wants to lay and pray for a moment but Savage keeps working.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Thiago is controlling the pace.
Thiago thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thiago thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thiago throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Thiago is looking to take a break and control but Savage is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Savage looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Thiago slips a nice elbow through Savage's hands, connecting with Savage's forehead.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Savage is refusing to be controlled, as Thiago sits in half guard.
Savage is in trouble now - Thiago has advanced to mount!
Savage is desperately trying to improve his position but Thiago has a good base and remains in mount.
Thiago is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Thiago postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Savage looks a forlorn figure.
Thiago connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Savage is working to get back to half guard.
Thiago with shots to the head and body - Savage looks very uncomfortable down there.
Thiago landing punches.
Savage in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Savage taking shots to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Paulo Thiago.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Kris Savage!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Kris Savage!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Kris Savage!

Kris Savage wins by unanimous decision!