PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Takshin Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hitsomiru Tamaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tamaka's choice of entrance music: New Lil Wayne 2012 ft. Nicki Minaj, Game & Rick Ross Produced by PardonMyHy. Hitsomiru Tamaka is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Sagat
vs
Tamaka

182 cm
25
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

195 cm
34
199 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

World class MT
Granite chin

World class MT
Solid chin

CEC Nutrition Q159 (*$75*)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Takshin Sagat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hitsomiru Tamaka!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamaka tries to clinch but Sagat moves out of range.
Tamaka tries to close the distance and clinch but Sagat swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sagat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tamaka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sagat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tamaka manages to avoid it.
Sagat swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tamaka wants to clinch up but Sagat keeps it at a distance.
Tamaka thows a body shot but no joy.
Tamaka fails with an attempt to clinch.

Sagat rushes Tamaka and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Sagat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tamaka is defending well for now.
Tamaka can't find room to land a body shot as Sagat controls the action.
A short left from Tamaka.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Sagat throws an elbow but misses.
Tamaka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tamaka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tamaka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sagat lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tamaka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sagats head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sagat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tamaka blocks it with crossed arms.
Tamaka lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sagat.
Sagat blocks a body shot from Tamaka.
Tamaka scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat blocks a body shot from Tamaka.
Tamaka misses with a body punch.
Sagat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Hitsomiru Tamaka has been cut.
Sagat missing with knees to the body.
Tamaka looking to throw knees to the head but Sagat is blocking nicely.
Tamaka lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sagat or not.
Tamaka 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 tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tamaka pushes Sagat back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sagat managing to block the knees to the body from Tamaka.
Sagat blocks a body shot from Tamaka.
Tamaka missing with knees to the body.
Tamaka scores a nice knee to the body.
Tamaka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sagat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sagat with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tamaka struggles to land a body shot inside as Sagat controls his hands.
Sagat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tamaka.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamaka tries to work over Sagat's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sagat lands a knee to the head.
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!
With the fighters up against the ropes, Sagat throws an elbow but misses.
Tamaka looking to slow down the pace here.
Tamaka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Sagat.
Sagat blocks a body shot from Tamaka.
Stalling in the clinch from Sagat.
Sagat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tamaka avoids it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tamaka as Sagat tries to tie him up.
Tamaka can't find room to land a body shot as Sagat controls the action.
Sagat is trying to maintain a safe position but Tamaka gets an underhook and turns Sagat into the ropes.
Tamaka misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tamaka.
Sagat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tamaka struggles to land a body shot inside as Sagat controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamaka working aggressively here.
Sagat misses with a knee to the head.
Sagat is trying to maintain a safe position but Tamaka gets an underhook and turns Sagat into the ropes.
Sagat lands a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Sagat.
Tamaka looks gassed!
Sagat pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Tamaka struggles to land a body shot inside as Sagat controls his hands.
Tamaka misses with an elbow over the top.
Tamaka takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sagat lands a nice elbow.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Sagat tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tamaka's elbow.
Sagat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sagat lands a damaging elbow.
Sagat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sagat unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sagat takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tamaka tries to work over Sagat's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sagat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sagat trying to control the position but instead, Tamaka has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sagat into the ropes.
Sagat avoiding damage as Tamaka throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Sagat.
Sagat is trying to stall.
Sagat stalling in the clinch.
Tamaka misses 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!
Sagat trying to land knees to the body.
Tamaka scores with a shot to the side of Sagat's head.
Sagat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That has opened up Hitsomiru Tamaka's cut even more.
Tamaka trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Takshin Sagat will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hitsomiru Tamaka's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sagat tries to clinch up but Tamaka circles away and keeps his distance.
Sagat lands with a hook. Tamaka tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tamaka will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tamaka is looking to clinch.
Hitsomiru Tamaka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sagat bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sagat moves out of range as Tamaka throws a body kick.
Tamaka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tamaka darts in trying to clinch
and Sagat counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tamaka avoids a kick to the body.
Sagat looks to land a combination but Tamaka avoids it well.
Tamaka tries a head kick but it misses.
Sagat catches Tamaka with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tamaka tries a head kick but it misses.
Sagat keeps the fight on the outside.
Sagat throws a nice looking combination but Tamaka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat tries to clinch there but Tamaka circles away.
Sagat throws a lazy right hand but Tamaka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sagat lands with a cross.
Sagat misses with a low kick.
A big left from Sagat misses.
Hitsomiru Tamaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sagat fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sagat tries a head kick but it misses.
Tamaka tries to close the distance and clinch but Sagat swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tamaka tries to clinch but Sagat moves out of range.
Tamaka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tamaka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sagat swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some wild striking there from Sagat.
Sagat keeps the fight on the outside.
Sagat swats away the attempt to clinch by Tamaka.

Sagat has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamaka takes an elbow to the temple.
Tamaka holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Sagat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tamaka lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tamaka is breathing heavily.
Sagat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tamaka's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sagat with a knee to the head.
Sagat looking to throw knees to the head but Tamaka is blocking nicely.
Sagat taking a breather.
Sagat blocks an elbow strike.
Sagat is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tamaka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sagat lands a knee to the head.

The cut above Hitsomiru Tamaka's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sagat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tamaka lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tamaka misses with a body punch.
Sagat working Tamaka over with knees to the body.
Sagat lands an elbow that stopped Tamaka in his tracks for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sagat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sagat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tamaka avoids it.
Sagat scores with a knee to the head.

Hitsomiru Tamaka's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hitsomiru Tamaka's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Takshin Sagat!
A victorious Takshin Sagat thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.