PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Red Blue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Touma Saibara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blue comes to the cage accompanied by Be Survivor. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Blue
vs
Saibara

180 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Kore Fight Nutrition [TG]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Red Blue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Touma Saibara!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saibara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Blue closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Saibara tries for a takedown but Blue manages to get underhooks.
Saibara tries to pull guard but Blue holds him up against the cage and eventually Saibara drops back down to his feet.

Saibara is fighting off a takedown attempt but Blue is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Saibara to the mat. Saibara regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Saibara not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Saibara manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Blue manages to get himself to full guard.
Saibara postures up.

Saibara got a little sloppy there for a moment and Blue has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Saibara has managed to get both his arms back between Blue's legs - danger averted.
Blue utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Saibara has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Saibara passes into half guard.
Saibara throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saibara not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saibara thows a huge punch but Blue dodges it nicely.
Saibara thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Blue wants to get back to full guard.
Saibara looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Saibara throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Saibara lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Saibara not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Saibara thows a huge punch but Blue dodges it nicely.
Blue keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Blue blocking the ground and pound attempt from Saibara.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blue taking some punishment here, with Saibara in his half guard.
Saibara throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blue keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Blue is breathing heavily.
Saibara thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Saibara thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Blue kicks Saibara off and gets back to his feet.

Blue moves into the clinch.

Blue is trying to trip Saibara. He has hold of a leg but Saibara is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Blue persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Saibara is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Saibara striking off his back but it's not causing Blue any problems.
Blue has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Blue tries to stand but Saibara is controlling from the bottom.
Blue preventing the sweep.
Saibara bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Blue's guard.
Saibara throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Saibara trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Saibara throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saibara pushing down on Blue's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Saibara missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Saibara throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Saibara looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Saibara is still trying to improve position.
Blue blocking the ground and pound attempt from Saibara.
Saibara is nestled in close to Blue, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Saibara throwing shots but Blue is blocking nicely.
Saibara thows a huge punch but Blue dodges it nicely.
Saibara throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Saibara throwing shots but Blue is blocking nicely.
Saibara throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Saibara missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Saibara missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Blue blocking the ground and pound attempt from Saibara.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saibara throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Saibara passes the guard and advances to mount!
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!
Poor strikes thrown by Saibara there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Blue is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Saibara misses with a head shot.
Saibara with shots to the head and body - Blue looks very uncomfortable down there.
Saibara thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Blue avoids a series of strikes thrown by Saibara.
Saibara cracks Blue with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Saibara with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saibara throwing strikes here but Blue is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Saibara unloads with some shots from mount but Blue bucks and avoids them well.
Saibara unloads with some shots from mount but Blue bucks and avoids them well.
Blue wants to hold on but Saibara pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Touma Saibara dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Some wild striking there from Saibara.
Blue tries to clinch there but Saibara circles away.
Saibara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blue.
Saibara shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blue fails in his attempt to clinch.
Red Blue is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saibara takes a swing at Blue's ribcage but misses.
Saibara fails to land the takedown.
Blue slips under a jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Saibara wants a takedown.
Red Blue has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Touma Saibara.
Blue is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Saibara is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Blue's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saibara throws a right hand that misses

and Blue counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Blue manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Blue utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Saibara makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Blue looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Saibara with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Saibara passes into half guard.
Saibara is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Saibara thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blue's head.
Saibara throwing shots but Blue is blocking nicely.
Blue throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saibara missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saibara throwing shots but Blue is blocking nicely.
Saibara throwing shots but Blue is blocking nicely.
Saibara throws a strike but Blue avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Saibara throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blue works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Saibara throws a big right hand that misses.
Saibara working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Saibara slips nicely into half guard.
Saibara not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Saibara sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blue defending well though.
Blue keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Saibara throwing shots but Blue is blocking nicely.
Saibara sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blue defending well though.
Saibara sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blue defending well though.
Saibara thows a huge punch but Blue dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saibara throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Saibara missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Saibara thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Saibara throwing shots but Blue is blocking nicely.
Saibara passes to full mount!
Saibara scoring with strikes but Blue is staying in there.
Saibara postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Blue looks a forlorn figure.
Saibara fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blue really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Saibara dominating with strikes here.
Saibara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
BOOM! Saibara connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Saibara thowing shots but they're missing.
Blue takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Saibara's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Touma Saibara!