PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Katana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sagat has chosen Top Shotter as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Katana
vs
Sagat

225 cm
27
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
20
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luke Katana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Victor Sagat!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sagat pushes Katana up against the cage in a clinch.
Sagat taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Katana lands a nice knee to the body.
Katana using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sagat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Katana looking to throw knees to the head but Sagat is blocking nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sagat.
Katana gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Victor Sagat has been cut.

Sagat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Katana throws a lazy head kick
enabling Sagat to counter with a crisp jab.
Katana throws a sloppy head kick

and Sagat moves into the clinch.

Sagat breaks the clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sagat.
Katana is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice leg kick lands there from Sagat.
Katana on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sagat. Sagat obviously looking to wear him down.
Sagat is looking to slow Katana down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katana takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sagat's corner calls for a 1-2. Sagat obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Sagat clinches with his opponent.

Sagat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sagat. That's going to slow Katana down.
Sagat scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Sagat has managed to clinch.
Sagat lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sagat obliges.
Sagat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Sagat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sagat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat throws a nice outside leg kick.

Sagat pushes Katana up against the cage in a clinch.
Sagat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sagat with a knee to the head.

It looks like Luke Katana has been cut.
Sagat utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sagat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Katana letting Sagat take a breather here.
Sagat landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sagat stalls.

Sagat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Sagat closes the distance and clinches.
A knee to the head by Sagat.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sagat.
Sagat unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sagat obliges.
Katana takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sagat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sagat landing knees to the head.
Sagat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Katana has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sagat scores a nice knee to the body.
Sagat utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sagat putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Katana in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Sagat.

Sagat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Katana moves to clinch but Sagat breaks away

and Sagat counters by moving into the clinch.
Sagat utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sagat landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sagat is struggling to control the position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sagat obliges.
Sagat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Katana lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katana takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sagat crunches a lovely knee into Katana's ribcage.
Sagat lands a knee to the head.
Sagat working Katana over with knees to the body.
Sagat tries to land a knee to the head but Katana blocks with his arms.
Sagat is pushing Katana up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sagat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sagat with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sagat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sagat stalling the fight.
The crowd are getting on Sagat's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Sagat lands a knee to the body.

Sagat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Sagat moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sagat utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sagat putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Katana in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sagat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Katana misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Sagat dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sagat lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sagat, right into the meat.
Sagat throws a leg kick which misses Katana's front leg but catches the back leg as Katana tries to avoid it.
Sagat getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Katana throws a sloppy head kick
and Sagat counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Luke Katana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sagat smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Katana tries to clinch but Sagat moves away
and Sagat counters with a good low kick that Katana was not able to check.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sagat looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katana takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Katana shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Katana throws a head kick that misses
and Sagat counters with a good low kick that Katana was not able to check.
Sagat bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Katana's head backwards.
Sagat lands a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Sagat has taken the fight to the clinch.
Victor Sagat seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sagat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Katana blocks it with crossed arms.
Katana with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Sagat.
Sagat working Katana over with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sagat lands a good knee to the midsection. Katana won't want to take too many of those.
Sagat slows down the pace here.
Sagat unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sagat unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sagat putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Katana in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sagat putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Katana in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sagat scores a nice knee to the body.
Sagat landing knees to the head.
Sagat landing knees to the body.
Sagat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sagat putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Katana in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sagat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sagat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Katana lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sagat.
Katana using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sagat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sagat working Katana over with knees to the body.
Sagat avoiding damage.
Sagat lands a nice knee to the body.
Sagat working Katana over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katana takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sagat connects with a knee to the head.
Sagat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sagat utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Sagat breaks from the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sagat, right into the meat.
Katana closes the distance but Sagat moves to the side
and Sagat counters with a leg kick.
Sagat bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Katana has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sagat.
Victor Sagat seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagat feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Katana's calf.

Katana tries to keep at a distance but Sagat has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sagat misses with a knee strike.
Sagat leaning against his opponent.

Sagat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Katana throws a sloppy head kick
and Sagat counters with a slapping leg kick.

Sagat closes the distance and clinches.
Sagat connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Katana using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sagat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Katana.
Katana tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sagat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Katana blocks it with crossed arms.
Sagat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Katana avoids it.
Sagat has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Katana using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sagat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Sagat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Katana tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Katana takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sagat lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good leg kick by Sagat there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A head kick by Katana misses
and Sagat counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Katana throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katana throws a sloppy head kick
and Sagat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sagat lunges at Katana with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Katana's hand.

Sagat rushes Katana and presses him up against the cage.
Sagat working Katana over with knees to the body.
Sagat scores a nice knee to the body.
Sagat crunches a lovely knee into Katana's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sagat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Katana lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sagat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Katana blocks it with crossed arms.
Sagat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stalling in the clinch from Sagat.
Katana takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sagat landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sagat leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katana missing with knees to the body.
Sagat misses with a knee strike.

Sagat breaks the clinch.
Katana tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sagat counters with an outside leg kick.
Katana closes the distance but Sagat moves to the side

and Sagat counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sagat crunches a lovely knee into Katana's ribcage.
Sagat has Katana pushed against the cage.
Sagat scores with a knee to the head.
Sagat is stalling here.
Knees to the body from Sagat.

Sagat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Katana is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Sagat has closed the distance and engaged Katana in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sagat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Katana darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Sagat takes the fight into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sagat obliges.
Sagat lands a good knee to the midsection. Katana won't want to take too many of those.

Sagat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Sagat closes the distance and pushes Katana back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sagat - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Katana landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Sagat breaks from the clinch.
Katana throws a head kick that misses
and Sagat makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Katana really felt that one!
Sagat fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Katana.
Sagat scores with a kick to the body.
Katana takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Katana takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Sagat moves into range and clinches up with Katana.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Sagat really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Katana throws a head kick that misses
and Sagat counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Sagat clinches up against the cage.
Sagat with a knee to the head.
Katana trying to land knees to the body.
Katana tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sagat scores with a knee to the head.
Sagat lands a knee to the body.
Sagat lands a nice knee to the body.
Sagat taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Katana with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sagat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Sagat breaks from the clinch.
Katana throws a sloppy head kick
and Sagat counters with a low kick, right behind Katana 's knee.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

Katana tries to keep at a distance but Sagat has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katana connects with a knee to the head.

Sagat manages to break the clinch.
Sagat throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Sagat clinches up against the cage.

Sagat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sagat lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Sagat clinches up with Katana and pushes him back against the cage.
Sagat with a knee to the head.
Sagat scores with a knee to the head.
Katana misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sagat.
Victor Sagat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sagat.
Katana is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sagat is defending well for now.
Sagat lands a nice knee to the body.

Sagat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick by Katana misses
and Sagat makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Katana really felt that one!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Sagat has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sagat lands a good knee to the midsection. Katana won't want to take too many of those.
Sagat avoids the elbow strike from Katana, against the cage.
Katana trying to land knees to the body.
Sagat stalling in the clinch.
Sagat utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Katana missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katana with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Sagat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Katana throws a head kick that misses
and Sagat counters with a nice leg kick.
Sagat scoring well with a low kick there.

Sagat closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Katana with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Sagat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Katana throws a head kick that misses
and Sagat counters with an outside leg kick.

Sagat gets a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katana using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sagat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Katana tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Come on Sagat - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sagat looking to throw knees to the head but Katana is blocking nicely.
Katana misses with a knee strike.
Katana misses with a knee to the head.
Sagat lands a knee to the body.
Katana takes a knee to the side of the body.
Katana throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sagat blocks it with crossed arms.
Sagat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Sagat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Katana throws a head kick that misses
and Sagat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Luke Katana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Katana will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

Sagat darts in and clinches Katana up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Sagat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sagat 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Steve Smith scores the fight for Victor Sagat!
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight for Victor Sagat!
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight for Victor Sagat!

Victor Sagat wins by unanimous decision!