PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cinco Mayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Mayo
vs
Sagat

189 cm
26
216 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

188 cm
28
205 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cinco Mayo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Sagat!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mayo takes the fight into the clinch.
Sagat tries a knee to the head but Mayo blocks it.
Mayo trying to land knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Mayo.
Mayo can't find room to land a body shot as Sagat controls the action.
Sagat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mayo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mayo lands a nice knee to the body.
Sagat looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Mayo breaks the clinch.
Mayo keeps the fight on the outside.
Mayo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sagat paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mayo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mayo tries to clinch there but Sagat circles away.
Mayo moves in looking to clinch but Sagat pushes him off.
Mayo wants to clinch but Sagat slips to the side
and Sagat counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mayo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sagat is looking to clinch.
Mayo wants to clinch but Sagat slips to the side
and Sagat counters with a head kick. That will keep Mayo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Sagat clinches up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mayo.

Mayo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mayo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sagat counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mayo is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Mayo is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mayo drives through and clinches with Sagat against the cage.

Mayo breaks the clinch.
Sagat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mayo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sagat throws a sloppy head kick

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

Mayo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mayo tries to close the distance and clinch but Sagat swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mayo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sagat swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mayo doesn't manage to clinch there - Sagat circles away.
Mayo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sagat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Sagat tries to keep at a distance but Mayo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mayo can't break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Sagat.

Mayo breaks the clinch.
Mayo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sagat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mayo tries to clinch there but Sagat circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat doesn't manage to clinch there - Mayo circles away.
Sagat tries to clinch

and Mayo counters by moving into the clinch.
Sagat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oh Mayo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

It looks like Cinco Mayo has been cut.

Mayo manages to break the clinch.

Sagat moves into the clinch.
Sagat tries a knee to the head but Mayo blocks it.
Sagat scores with a knee to the head.
Sagat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sagat misses with a knee strike.
Sagat keeps control of Mayo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sagat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mayo blocks it with crossed arms.
Sagat misses with a knee strike.
Sagat jerks Mayo's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Mayo drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Sagat goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Sagat because Mayo was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Bob Sagat!