PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldo Vurny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Victor Sagat has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Sagat
vs
Vurny

190 cm
30
214 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

187 cm
27
210 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition
MayheM sportswear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Sagat!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aldo Vurny!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sagat throws a shot from downtown. Vurny moves away and avoids it.
Vurny changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Vurny misses with the combination.
Sagat scores with a jab to the jaw.

It looks like Aldo Vurny has been cut.
We've been told by Sagat's head coaches at Bi-Polar Asylum LV's #1 Public Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sagat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sagat lands a nice hook to Vurny's body. Vurny takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vurny has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sagat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vurny feints the counter takedown.
A big right from Sagat misses.
Vurny ducks under a wild hook from Sagat.
Vurny swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vurny avoids the body shot from Sagat.
Sagat tries to close the distance and clinch but Vurny swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vurny drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sagat defends it well.
Vurny stalks Sagat and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sagat's face. Sagat staggers backwards, shaken.

Vurny scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat trying to control but Vurny postures up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vurny lands a nice short elbow.
Sagat knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vurny on the ground.
Vurny sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sagat defending well though.
Vurny throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vurny missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sagat regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Vurny.
Vurny landing some decent shots from guard.
Vurny with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vurny trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vurny trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vurny distracts Sagat with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vurny postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vurny tries to free his leg and advance position but Sagat is retaining full guard.
Vurny throws a big elbow that misses.
Vurny slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Vurny cracks Sagat with a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vurny misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Vurny wants to take a breather but Sagat manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Vurny.
Sagat can't keep his opponent in guard - Vurny advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sagat on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sagat tries to get out of the position.
Vurny throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vurny missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Vurny is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Vurny throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vurny thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sagat's head.
Vurny sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sagat defending well though.

Vurny seems to be looking for submissions.
Vurny sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sagat defending well though.
Sagat gets full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vurny accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vurny stands up over Sagat, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Vurny stands up over Sagat, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vurny is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sagat trying to keep a closed guard but Vurny is proving a slippery customer.
Vurny looking to pass the guard.
Vurny wants to control from the top but Sagat keeps moving.
Vurny landing some decent shots from guard.
Vurny trying to control the position from guard on top but Sagat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vurny with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aldo Vurny dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aldo Vurny's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sagat fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vurny tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sagat defends well and Vurny ends up having to push Sagat into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sagat throws a quick counter kick to the body but Vurny avoids it.
Vurny takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sagat thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Sagat.
Sagat swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vurny unleashes a big counter combination but Sagat bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sagat misses the jab.
Vurny slips a jab from Sagat.
Vurny misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sagat seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vurny shoots in for a takedown but Sagat shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vurny takes one to the chin there.
Sagat throws a body punch but Vurny moves out of range.
Sagat throws a big shot that misses.
As Sagat backs off Vurny throws a huge counter combo but Sagat manages to avoid it all.
Victor Sagat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vurny fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sagat avoids it really well and circles away.
Victor Sagat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aldo Vurny.
Vurny moves away from the strike by Sagat.
Vurny with a lazy takedown attempt

and Sagat counters by moving into the clinch.
Sagat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Sagat fails to land.
Vurny blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Sagat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Decent striking displayed by Sagat there.
Sagat throws a shot from downtown. Vurny moves away and avoids it.
Vurny looks to land a combination but Sagat avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Sagat.
Vurny keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sagat.
Vurny tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sagat throws a body punch but Vurny moves out of range.
Sagat scoring well with a low kick there.
Sagat connects with an inside leg kick.
Vurny stalks Sagat and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sagat's face. Sagat staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sagat lunges at Vurny with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vurny's hand.
Sagat misses with an uppercut. Vurny saw that one coming.
Victor Sagat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sagat misses the shot to the body.
Sagat misses with a hook
and Vurny counters with a nice uppercut.
Vurny defending well as Sagat loads up on a big left hand.
Sagat rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vurny moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat stuffs the takedown attempt from Vurny. Vurny gets slowly back to his feet.
Sagat misses the shot to the body.
Sagat lands a nice shot to the body.
Sagat misses with a looping right.
Vurny looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Sagat closes the distance and pushes Vurny back into the cage.
Sagat lands a right hand.
Vurny blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sagat stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vurny has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sagat avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sagat throws a punch but it's blocked by Vurny.
Still in the clinch, Sagat scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vurny.
Sagat is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sagat misses with the head strike.
Vurny goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sagat prevents it.
Sagat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vurny blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vurny.
Sagat gets through Vurny's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That has opened up Aldo Vurny's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sagat swings wildly with an uppercut but Vurny uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sagat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Sagat dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aldo Vurny's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Vurny misses with a takedown
and Sagat counters with a nice body shot.
Sagat throws a right and a left that Vurny avoids nicely.
A low kick from Sagat is predictable there

and Vurny counters with a shoot takedown. Sagat fights it but they end up in guard.
Vurny trying to control the position from guard on top but Sagat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vurny might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sagat haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Vurny tries to free his leg and advance position but Sagat is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vurny passes Sagat's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sagat is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vurny scores with a couple of nice shots.
Aldo Vurny has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vurny.

Vurny is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sagat keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Vurny thows a huge punch but Sagat dodges it nicely.
Vurny has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vurny passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sagat!
Vurny thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vurny in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Vurny working the ground and pound effectively.
Vurny landing strikes from the mount and Sagat is in trouble!

Vurny wants to finish this one by submission but Sagat is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Vurny.
Vurny looking to finish Sagat with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sagat!
Vurny scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sagat?
Vurny landing shots from mount.

Sagat is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vurny landing shots from mount.
Oh Sagat is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vurny loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Sagat scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Vurny land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Vurny stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aldo Vurny!
Aldo Vurny is the new light heavyweight champion!
Aldo Vurny decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.