PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Noob Saibot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raekwon The Chef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying The Chef's choice of entrance music: Raekwon - Ice Cream. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Saibot
vs
The Chef

168 cm
36
146 lbs
31 - 12 - 0

172 cm
37
150 lbs
31 - 12 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Hellbent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noob Saibot!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Raekwon The Chef!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Chef lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Saibot looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Saibot with a jab.
The Chef misses with a body shot.
Saibot swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The Chef has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
The Chef throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saibot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saibot ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Saibot works over The Chef's head and body with a nice combination.
Saibot on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A swing and a miss from The Chef.
Saibot checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd cheers as The Chef lands an impressive looking overhand right. Saibot doesn't seem phased though.

Saibot looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Saibot is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, The Chef has managed to free his arm - good work.
The Chef wants to get back to full guard.
The Chef is still trying to improve position.

Saibot is working for a kimura but The Chef is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saibot prevents The Chef from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Saibot seems to be looking for submissions.
The Chef wants to improve his position but Saibot is controlling well.
Saibot content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Saibot is thwarting The Chef's attempts to control the position.

Saibot is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The Chef wants to get back to full guard.
Saibot is nestled in close to The Chef, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Saibot looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The Chef controlling the position well.

Saibot is looking for a kimura here.
Saibot wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Chef keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Chef wants to improve his position but Saibot is controlling well.
The Chef is looking to control Saibot's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can The Chef avoid being mounted?
The Chef is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Saibot scores with a couple of nice shots.
Saibot is thwarting The Chef's attempts to control the position.
Saibot scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The Chef wants to get back to full guard but Saibot has passed into side control.
The Chef can't do much from the bottom here.
Saibot scores with punches from side control.

Saibot working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Saibot working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The Chef wants to control but Saibot postures up.
Saibot lands a decent elbow from side control.
The Chef parries the strikes from Saibot easily there. Saibot is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable The Chef to escape.

Saibot thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ground and pound from Saibot seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The Chef is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noob Saibot dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Saibot blocks a leg kick.
Saibot swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Saibot chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The Chef throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Saibot counters with a nice body shot.
Saibot uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Saibot misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from The Chef! But no joy.
Saibot throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Chef.
The Chef jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saibot misses with a body shot.
Saibot misses with a looping left.
A big right from The Chef misses.
Saibot moves out of range of the body kick from The Chef.
Saibot misses with a wild body shot.
Saibot walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Chef tries to land a front kick but Saibot steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Saibot appears to be looking for a big counter.
Saibot misses with a straight right.
Saibot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Chef can do to turn this around?
Saibot cracks The Chef with a good jab.
The Chef throws an overhand right that lands on Saibot's shoulder, as Saibot tries to avoid the shot.
Saibot swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Chef takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The Chef walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saibot blocks a jab.
Saibot moves out of range of the leg kick from The Chef.
Saibot misses with a body shot.
Saibot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Chef manages to avoid it.
Raekwon The Chef is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saibot blocks a low kick nicely.
Saibot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Chef fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The Chef throws an overhand right that lands on Saibot's shoulder, as Saibot tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Saibot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saibot lands a head shot.
Saibot works the jab nicely.
Saibot throws a shot from downtown. The Chef moves away and avoids it.
Noob Saibot is winning the standup battle so far.
The Chef lands the left hand.
The Chef misses with a lunging right hand
letting Saibot counter with a right hand.
The Chef throws out a loose jab but Saibot uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Chef moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Saibot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Chef throws out a counter right but Saibot avoids it with no problem.
The Chef displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Saibot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Chef looks to throw the jab but Saibot is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from The Chef lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Saibot has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Saibot and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Saibot with a hook.

Saibot shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The Chef has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Saibot is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Saibot is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The Chef is trying to control the position but Saibot postures up.
Saibot throwing strikes from guard but The Chef blocks nicely.
Saibot stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Chef swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The Chef wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saibot is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Saibot passes The Chef's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Saibot lands a nice short elbow.
The Chef is looking to control Saibot's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can The Chef avoid being mounted?

Saibot is looking for a kimura here.

Saibot is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but The Chef still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, The Chef has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
The Chef is looking to take a break and control but Saibot is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Saibot's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Saibot tries to improve position but can't.
The Chef working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The Chef working away.
The Chef moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Saibot's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The Chef is looking to take a break and control but Saibot is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Saibot's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noob Saibot dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Saibot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Chef throws out the jab.
Saibot throws a hook but The Chef avoids it easily.
The Chef throws an overhand right that lands on Saibot's shoulder, as Saibot tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Saibot misses the target.
Saibot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Chef.
The Chef bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Chef throws the kick towards the body but Saibot avoids it.
Saibot moves out of range as The Chef throws a body kick.
The Chef gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Saibot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Chef manages to avoid it.

Saibot feints and as The Chef raises his hands in defense, Saibot changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The Chef has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Saibot working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of The Chef's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saibot is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The Chef is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saibot with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Saibot won't allow The Chef to sweep him here.
The Chef looking to control.
Saibot chips away with some ground and pound.
Saibot with a flurry of punches that miss.
Saibot trying to control but The Chef is working from the bottom.
Saibot looking to sit in guard and control but The Chef gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Saibot looking for a guillotine here but The Chef defends easily.
The Chef controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Saibot looking for a guillotine here but The Chef defends easily.
The Chef trying to control but Saibot is working from the bottom.
The Chef landing some decent shots from guard.

Saibot working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. The Chef doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. The Chef manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

The Chef got a little sloppy there for a moment and Saibot has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, The Chef has managed to get both his arms back between Saibot's legs - danger averted.
The Chef is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Saibot is looking for a triangle but The Chef pushes his legs off easily.

Saibot working for a triangle but The Chef defends it easily.
The Chef postures up and lands a big shot to Saibot's brow.
Saibot trying to control the position.
Saibot looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The Chef trying to control but Saibot is working from the bottom.
The Chef looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Saibot escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. The Chef gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The Chef controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Saibot is looking for a triangle but The Chef pushes his legs off easily.
The Chef is in close to Saibot's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The Chef wants to control from the top but Saibot keeps moving.
Noob Saibot overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Saibot is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! The Chef rolls with it to try and escape but Saibot cranks on the arm and The Chef is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Noob Saibot!
Noob Saibot retains his featherweight title!
A relieved looking Noob Saibot thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Raekwon The Chef stepped up to the mic, saying 'Wu Tang fuh evah!'.