PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lou Sabatory (ranked 24551 p4p, 24278 weight class) and Stevie Starfish (ranked 647 p4p, 680 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sabatory
vs
Starfish

187 cm
19
185
2 - 3 - 0

175 cm
19
185
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lou Sabatory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stevie Starfish!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabatory's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Starfish connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sabatory scrambles back to his feet.
Starfish looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Sabatory shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Starfish as he jumps to the side.
Sabatory is trying hard to land a takedown here. Starfish sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Starfish is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sabatory with a body shot.

Starfish gets caught napping as Sabatory dives in and scores a takedown. Starfish manages to retain guard.
Starfish wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Sabatory manages to pass to side control.

Sabatory slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabatory landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sabatory in particular looking to stall.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Sabatory drives through with a takedown into guard.
Starfish wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Sabatory manages to pass to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sabatory looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sabatory lands with a punch from half guard.
Sabatory perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sabatory seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Starfish for as long as he can get away with.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lou Sabatory dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sabatory drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Starfish tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Sabatory.
Sabatory will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sabatory just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Starfish is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabatory is punishing Starfish with strikes - can he finish him?!
Sabatory lands a shot to the head.
Sabatory keeps control of the position easily here as Starfish tries to buck him off.
Sabatory lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sabatory is riding his opponent, not letting Starfish buck him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabatory is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Starfish can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sabatory's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Starfish is trying to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lou Sabatory 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. This is the final round!

Starfish throws a body punch but Sabatory moves out of range.
Sabatory drops down looking for a counter takedown but Starfish sprawls and moves away.
Sabatory shoots in looking for a takedown. Starfish tries to sprawl out of it but Sabatory keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Starfish manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Sabatory drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Starfish is looking to stand back up but Sabatory counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Starfish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sabatory performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've been informed that Starfish has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starfish takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabatory working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sabatory stalling.
Sabatory has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Further stalling from Sabatory.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Starfish gets tackled into the cage by Sabatory. Sabatory maintains the clinch.
Sabatory cracks Starfish with a nice body shot.

Sabatory has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Starfish uses from the top position.

Sabatory looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Starfish is defending well. Sabatory quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Starfish has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Sabatory celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lou Sabatory!