PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jake Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anwar Sadat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anwar Sadat acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Miller
vs
Sadat

175 cm
28
164 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

165 cm
29
155 lbs
13 - 8 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anwar Sadat!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sadat scores with a jab.
Sadat keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Sadat closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Miller quickly recovers to half guard.

Miller looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sadat wants to pass to mount but Miller is defending the position.
Sadat stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller is trying to control but can't.
Sadat uses his free foot to push down on Miller's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Miller.
Miller wants to control but Sadat is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller is in all sorts of trouble here.

Sadat with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Miller regains half guard.

Sadat is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sadat is thwarting Miller's attempts to control the position.
Miller wants to improve his position but Sadat is controlling well.

Sadat is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Miller is just riding it out for now. Sadat eventually gives up the hold.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sadat trying to control from half guard but Miller is working away.

Miller looking for submissions off his back.

Miller looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Miller is looking to control Sadat's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Miller avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadat keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sadat wants to free his trapped foot but Miller is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Sadat is working for a kimura but Miller is defending it quite comfortably.
Miller is trying to control but can't.
Miller punching from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sadat was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sadat smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Miller fails with the takedown.
Sadat works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Miller looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sadat is fending him off so far but Miller persists. Nope, Sadat circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller shoots in but Sadat avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sadat connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Miller walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sadat checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sadat tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

Sadat gets a double leg takedown into Miller's guard.

Miller looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Miller seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Miller keeping full guard, as Sadat tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anwar Sadat dominated that round.
That's time! Miller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sadat scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab from Sadat finds it's way through Miller's defenses.
Sadat throws a hook to the side of Miller's head but Miller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Miller appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nice jab there from Sadat.
Sadat cracks Miller with an open hand slap.
Sadat has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sadat. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miller drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sadat sprawls and moves away.
Miller swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Miller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sadat connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sadat lands with an overhand left.

Sadat feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sadat advances to half guard.
Anwar Sadat has got the better of the ground game so far.
Miller wants to get back to full guard.

Sadat is working for a submission of some sort.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadat is pressing down on Miller's thigh, looking to free his foot. Miller is holding on for now.
Sadat keeps trying to improve his position.
Miller trying to control here.
Miller moves into full guard.
Miller tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Miller keeping full guard, as Sadat tries to pass.

Miller is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sadat is aware though and is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sadat advances position into side control!
Sadat trying to control the action but Miller is working from the bottom.
Miller can't do much from the bottom here.
Sadat tries to advance to mount but can't.
Sadat remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Miller is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sadat's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Miller.
Miller is trying to keep Sadat in close.
Sadat pushes down on Miller's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sadat frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Sadat working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Miller is squirming around, avoiding Sadat's attempts to control the action.
Miller slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller is holding on to half guard well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller tries to roll over but Sadat keeps him under control.

Sadat is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Miller slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Miller keeping moving, preventing Sadat from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Miller looking for a guillotine here but Sadat defends easily.
Sadat stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Miller swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anwar Sadat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Sadat is just out of range.
Sadat scores with a body shot.
Anwar Sadat seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Miller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sadat manages to avoid it.
Sadat throws a body shot but no joy.
Miller tries to counter with a takedown but Sadat is quick to defend against it.
Sadat lands with a good body shot.
Sadat lands a right hook to the body.
Miller on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sadat throws a jab but it's blocked by Miller.
Miller attempts a counter takedown but Sadat avoids it well and moves away.
Sadat cracks Miller with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sadat.
Sadat throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
Miller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sadat manages to avoid it.
And Sadat tries to counter it with a takedown but Miller pushes his down on his head and steps out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadat fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Miller looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Sadat shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Miller manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Miller keeping moving, preventing Sadat from controlling successfully.
Sadat controlling from the top position.
Miller looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Sadat thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sadat tries to free his leg and advance position but Miller is retaining full guard.
Sadat's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sadat passes Miller's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sadat is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Miller doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sadat.
Miller is trying to get back to full guard.
Sadat wants to free his trapped foot but Miller is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sadat is keen to just control but Miller is a slippery customer.
Miller trying to hold on to Sadat's head to control him but Sadat postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sadat looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sadat wants to pass the guard but Miller is defending well.
Sadat moves into full mount! Miller won't be happy about that!

Sadat is working for a guillotine from mount but Miller frees his head quite easily.
Sadat prevents Miller from getting the reversal.
Anwar Sadat is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feeble punches landing from Miller - he's mounted - they can't hurt.
Miller regains half guard.
Sadat controlling the action here.
Miller won't allow Sadat to pass to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sadat is thwarting Miller's attempts to control the position.
Sadat is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anwar Sadat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sadat 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anwar Sadat!