PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stefan De Jong (ranked 1852 p4p, 966 weight class) and Enrique Saravia (ranked 253 p4p, 138 weight class). De Jong's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Nipsey Hussle - I Don't Stress. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

De Jong
vs
Saravia

178 cm
27
189
8 - 4 - 0

178 cm
23
195
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stefan De Jong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Enrique Saravia!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saravia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from De Jong.
De Jong swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Saravia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Saravia lands with an uppercut that bounces De Jong off the cage and back into range.

De Jong scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saravia struggling a bit here.
Saravia looking for a sweep but De Jong has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Saravia tries to hold on but De Jong postures up.
Saravia is desperately trying to improve his position but De Jong has a good base and remains in mount.
De Jong with the ground and pound from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Jong controlling the position easily from mount.
De Jong avoids the attempt from Saravia to control.
De Jong trying to control but Saravia is having none of it.
De Jong avoids the attempt from Saravia to control.
Saravia wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by De Jong.
Saravia is in all sorts of trouble here.
Saravia wants to control but De Jong is having none of it.
Saravia manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saravia moves into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Jong tries to free his leg and advance position but Saravia is retaining full guard.
Saravia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in De Jong's guard.

De Jong avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Saravia trying to control the position from guard on top but De Jong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saravia is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

De Jong working for a triangle but Saravia defends it easily.
Saravia looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Saravia with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saravia connects with a couple of short punches.
Saravia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Saravia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Jong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Saravia stopping the sweep attempt from De Jong.
Saravia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
My spies in MMA Dojo (Top Gym in Tokyo*) inform me that Saravia has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Saravia throwing strikes from guard but De Jong blocks nicely.
Saravia postures up in De Jong's guard and throws a big left but De Jong blocks it.
Saravia missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
De Jong trying to control the position.
Saravia is working De Jong over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
De Jong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Saravia throwing strikes but missing.
Saravia throws a strike but De Jong rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saravia is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
De Jong trying to control the position from guard on top but Saravia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saravia looking for a sweep. Not yet Saravia, not yet.
De Jong wants to control from the top but Saravia keeps moving.
Saravia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Saravia trying to control the position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Jong trying to control the position from guard on top but Saravia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Stefan De Jong will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Saravia defends well against a solid takedown attempt from De Jong.
Saravia keeps the fight on the outside.
Saravia connects with a body shot.
Saravia cracks De Jong with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
De Jong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saravia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It seemed like Saravia was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De Jong gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Saravia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Jong fails with the takedown
and Saravia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefan De Jong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saravia scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Jong shoots in looking for a takedown. Saravia tries to sprawl out of it but De Jong keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Saravia manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Enrique Saravia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saravia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saravia lands a nice hook to De Jong's body. De Jong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Saravia lands a big right hand that sends De Jong crashing to the mat! Saravia stays standing though and waves De Jong back to his feet!

De Jong is rocked!
Saravia lands with a good body shot.
Oh De Jong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Saravia scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Jong walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles De Jong limp body while Saravia jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Enrique Saravia!
Enrique Saravia made sure to mention his sponsor, Voodoo Nutrition in his post fight interview.
The defeated Stefan De Jong had this to say: 'Man, look. When I get home from this shit, I'mma light me a fat ass blunt. Tomorrow, I'm hitting the gym, working on my skills and taking notes of my mistakes afterwards. Go through the tape of this fight. I will be back stronger from this one. Give me a minute. I'll be back better and wiser.'.