PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Feltre (ranked 71 p4p, 9 weight class) and Jiri Sayonara (ranked 146 p4p, 21 weight class). Feltre comes to the cage accompanied by Someday Never Comes. Sayonara has chosen Edge Of The Blade as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Feltre
vs
Sayonara

170 cm
32
135 lbs
26 - 9 - 0

178 cm
32
138 lbs
22 - 11 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Felipe Feltre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jiri Sayonara!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sayonara on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Feltre. Feltre obviously looking to wear him down.
Sayonara connects with a body shot.
Sayonara is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Feltre throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sayonara.
Feltre pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sayonara is out of range and Feltre settles back down.
Feltre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sayonara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sayonara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Feltre.
Sayonara swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sayonara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Feltre was well out of range. Poor timing from Sayonara.
Sayonara moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sayonara.
Sayonara moves out of range of the leg kick from Feltre.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sayonara throws a hook but Feltre avoids it easily.
Sayonara wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A slow jab from Feltre misses its intended target.
Feltre with a nice cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayonara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Feltre.
Feltre throws a sloppy head kick and Sayonara moves out of range easily.
Sayonara dips to his left and cracks Feltre with an uppercut!
Feltre on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jiri Sayonara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Feltre throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Feltre looks to land a right hand but Sayonara moved out of range.
Sayonara fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Felipe Feltre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sayonara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Feltre swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Feltre scores with a jab.
Feltre misses with a wild body shot.
Despite the aggression on Sayonara's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sayonara lands a nice shot to the body.
Sayonara avoids a kick to the body.
Sayonara fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feltre needs to keep his hands up - Sayonara had a free shot at his head there.
Sayonara is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Feltre rather than just go for the knockout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sayonara misses with a body shot.
Sayonara darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Sayonara gets a takedown into half guard.
Feltre gets full guard.

Feltre has an active guard here but Sayonara has managed to pass into half guard.

Feltre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sayonara trying to control from half guard but Feltre is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara throwing shots but Feltre is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Feltre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sayonara is looking to take a break and control but Feltre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Feltre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Feltre looking for subs from the bottom but Sayonara mounts him!
Sayonara looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Feltre tries to lock up and control but Sayonara gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feltre really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Feltre regains half guard.

Feltre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Feltre tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Sayonara has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Sayonara thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sayonara works the jab nicely.
Feltre shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sayonara eats them both and turns towards Feltre to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sayonara swings for the body but Feltre moves out of range.
Feltre feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Good shot there by Sayonara.
Feltre jabs at Sayonara's body.
Feltre thuds his right hand into Sayonara's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A shot to the liver by Sayonara. Beautiful body shot.
Sayonara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Feltre moves away.
Feltre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Feltre takes a swing at Sayonara's ribcage but misses.
Feltre throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Feltre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sayonara.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sayonara checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayonara takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Feltre tries to score with a low kick but Sayonara moves his leg out of the way.
Jiri Sayonara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sayonara misses with a body shot.
Sayonara misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sayonara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Feltre.
Feltre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sayonara has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Feltre throws a head kick that misses.
Feltre looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sayonara lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sayonara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Feltre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sayonara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sayonara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Feltre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sayonara blocks a leg kick.
Sayonara closes this distance looking for a takedown but Feltre circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feltre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sayonara walks forward, straight into a front kick from Feltre.
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!
Sayonara takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sayonara walks forward, straight into a front kick from Feltre.
Sayonara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Feltre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A combination from Sayonara does no damage.
Feltre shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Feltre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sayonara throws out a counter right but Feltre avoids it with no problem.
Feltre moves out of range of the body kick.
Sayonara lands a body shot.
Sayonara dodges the punch combination from Feltre.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara slips a jab and a cross from Feltre.
Feltre thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sayonara if he has to take too many more of those.
Feltre with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A shot to the liver by Sayonara. Beautiful body shot.
A lazy left from Feltre finds it's target.
Sayonara ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sayonara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Feltre moves away.
Feltre misses with a low kick.
Feltre misses with a straight right.
Sayonara throws a right and a left that Feltre avoids nicely.
Feltre fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sayonara just manages to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Feltre.
Sayonara throws a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara looks to land a left hand but Feltre moved out of range nicely.
Feltre goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sayonara throws a right hand that misses
and Feltre counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Feltre misses with a head kick.
Sayonara swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Feltre cracks a nice hook into Sayonara's ribs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Feltre, right into the meat.
Feltre throws out a leg kick but Sayonara moves out of range and Feltre only half commits.
Feltre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sayonara.
Feltre throws a body shot but no joy.
Sayonara moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sayonara takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Feltre lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felipe Feltre dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

No joy there for Feltre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A countering left hand to the body from Sayonara misses.
A shot to the body from Sayonara misses
and Feltre counters with a nice leg kick.
Feltre throws a lazy uppercut
and Sayonara counters with a nice uppercut.
Sayonara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Feltre manages to avoid it.
Sayonara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Feltre.
Feltre lands with a cross.
Feltre dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sayonara. That did some damage!
Feltre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sayonara scores with a hook to the body. Feltre takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sayonara just misses with a punch to the body.
Feltre misses with a hook.
Sayonara misses the jab.
Sayonara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Feltre moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Feltre defending well as Sayonara loads up on a big left hand.
Feltre throws an overhand right that lands on Sayonara's shoulder, as Sayonara tries to avoid the shot.
Sayonara with the counter takedown but Feltre avoids it easily.
Sayonara misses with a straight left.
Sayonara keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Feltre misses with a straight left.
Nice body kick there by Sayonara.
Sayonara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Feltre throws out the jab.
Feltre slips under a jab.
Sayonara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Feltre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sayonara.
Sayonara scores with a shot to the body.
Sayonara misses with a body shot.
Feltre appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feltre scores with a jab to the body.
Sayonara misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sayonara misses with a body shot.
Feltre swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Feltre scores with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Feltre looks to score with a jab to the body but Sayonara is just out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Sayonara misses.
A left and a right from Sayonara both land. Nice combination.
Feltre throws a sloppy body shot
and Sayonara counters with a nice uppercut.
Feltre moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sayonara buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Feltre misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feltre smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sayonara jabs Feltre to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sayonara misses with a double jab.
Sayonara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sayonara misses the shot to the body.
Feltre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sayonara.
Sayonara swings for the body but Feltre moves out of range.
Feltre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sayonara was well out of range. Poor timing from Feltre.
Feltre tries a low kick but Sayonara avoids it.
Sayonara scores with a punch to the head.
Feltre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sayonara.
Sayonara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Feltre swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feltre is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Feltre looks to land a left hand but Sayonara moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Sayonara misses the target.
Feltre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Feltre lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sayonara throws an overhand right that lands on Feltre's shoulder, as Feltre tries to avoid the shot.
Sayonara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Feltre.
Sayonara on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Feltre swings for the body but Sayonara moves out of range.
That kick from Feltre tenderised Sayonara's leg. Sayonara is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sayonara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Feltre was well out of range. Poor timing from Sayonara.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jiri Sayonara.
Well Sayonara 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jiri Sayonara!
Jiri Sayonara seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.