PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miguel Grace told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Sagat
vs
Grace

190 cm
31
214 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

174 cm
35
221 lbs
24 - 22 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
MayheM sportswear

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 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Sagat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miguel Grace!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grace needs to keep his hands up - Sagat had a free shot at his head there.
Sagat throws out a powerful jab.
Sagat misses with a body shot.
Grace wants to slow Sagat down by chopping away at his legs.
Grace misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good exchange - Sagat coming out on top.
The fighters circling - Grace throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grace misses with a lunging right hand
and Sagat makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sagat swings for the body but Grace moves out of range.
Sagat lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Grace looks to land a left hand but Sagat moved out of range nicely.
Sagat has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Grace uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sagat.
Sagat is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sagat cracks a nice hook into Grace's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grace cracks the inside of Sagat's front leg.
A punch combination from Grace misses.
No joy there for Grace, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sagat. Grace does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sagat misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sagat is looking to wear down Grace with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sagat lands with a right hand.
Grace throws a shot to the body.
Grace takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Grace lands with an uppercut that bounces Sagat off the cage and back into range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Grace.
Grace misses with a wild combination.
Grace throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sagat connects with a jab.
Sagat scores with a shot to the body.
Grace looks to throw a body kick

and Sagat counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sagat.
A shot in the inside from Sagat.
Sagat lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grace backwards.
Grace wants to break the clinch but can't.
Grace tries to break the clinch but Sagat is controlling the position.
Grace swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grace tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sagat's elbow.
Sagat lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grace backwards.
Sagat scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sagat gets through Grace's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sagat lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grace backwards.
Sagat is leaning against Grace and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sagat works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Grace looks winded!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sagat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat lands with a right to the head.
Grace takes a shot to the head.
Sagat lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Grace is trying to push Sagat away but Sagat has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sagat softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sagat lands with a short shot to the head.
Sagat lands a shot to the body.
Sagat makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sagat makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sagat works on Grace's body with a couple of short punches.
Sagat lands with a light punch inside.
Sagat prevents Grace from breaking the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sagat.
Sagat is leaning against Grace and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Sagat on the inside.
Grace wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sagat has him pressed against the cage.
Sagat working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Grace is rocked!
Sagat unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Grace! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Sagat is unloading with more strikes now! Grace drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Sagat!
After winning the bout, Victor Sagat thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.