PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Horacio Sadaval (ranked 666 p4p, 1188 weight class) and Kristo Kivi (ranked 84 p4p, 154 weight class). Sadaval comes to the cage accompanied by Prohibido Olvidar. Horacio Sadaval is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Sadaval
vs
Kivi

186 cm
27
197
11 - 9 - 1

187 cm
39
191
28 - 18 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Horacio Sadaval!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Kristo Kivi!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sadaval shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kivi as he avoids it easily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Sadaval.
Kivi is trying to control Sadaval's posture but Sadaval avoids it.
Sadaval sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kivi is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kivi tries to buck Sadaval off but Sadaval is having none of it.
Sadaval cracks Kivi with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sadaval taking a break here but Kivi is having none of it and regains half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kivi is trying to get back to full guard.
Sadaval misses with a head shot. Kivi uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadaval trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sadaval accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kivi has control of Sadaval's left arm, preventing Sadaval from doing any damage.
Sadaval wants to control from the top but Kivi keeps moving.
Sadaval throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sadaval throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sadaval throws an elbow that misses. Kivi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sadaval's guard. Nice move by Kivi!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kivi throws a strike but Sadaval rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

We've been hearing that Sadaval has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Kivi keeping full guard, as Sadaval tries to pass.
Kivi keeping moving, preventing Sadaval from controlling successfully.
Sadaval seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kivi controlling Sadaval's posture.
Sadaval makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kivi is on top in guard.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kivi trying to control the position from guard on top but Sadaval is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kivi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sadaval wants to get back to his feet but Kivi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kivi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kivi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sadaval wants to get back to his feet but Kivi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kivi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Horacio Sadaval dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kivi misses with a looping right.
Sadaval looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kivi is fending him off so far but Sadaval persists. Nope, Kivi circles away and we're back to standing.

Kivi fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sadaval to the ground. Kivi is now in Sadaval's guard.
Sadaval wants to get back to his feet but Kivi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sadaval trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kivi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kivi prevents Sadaval from getting back to his feet.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kivi leaves Sadaval with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Sadaval shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sadaval throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kivi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sadaval throws a big elbow that misses.
Kivi keeping moving, preventing Sadaval from controlling successfully.
Sadaval throws an elbow that misses. Kivi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sadaval's guard. Nice move by Kivi!

Kivi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval is looking to stand up but Kivi isn't so interested in that idea.
Sadaval keeping full guard, as Kivi tries to pass.
Sadaval wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Kivi manages to pass to side control.
Sadaval pushes Kivi off looking to stand but Kivi dives back in and keeps control.
Sadaval tries to kick Kivi off in order to stand up. Kivi Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kivi lands a nice forearm strike.
Sadaval is trying to get back to his feet.
Kivi moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Sadaval avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kivi.
Kivi throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

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.
Sadaval bucks up and tries to throw Kivi off but instead Kivi has got his back!
Sadaval is trying to get back to his feet but Kivi has full control of the position and if anything, Sadaval has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Kivi lands with a hammerfist to the side of Sadaval's head.
Sadaval grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Kivi throws a series of strikes and Sadaval wriggles onto his back, so he's now mounted. He's in real trouble here.
Sadaval wants to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kivi has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sadaval's face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kristo Kivi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Sadaval shoots in for a double leg but Kivi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kivi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kivi misses with a wild body shot.
Sadaval looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Kivi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sadaval napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sadaval taking a bit of punishment here - Kivi scoring with strikes.
Sadaval is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kivi is controlling him well.
The strikes coming from Kivi are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kivi misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kivi lands some shots froms side control.
Sadaval regains half guard there - taking advantage of Kivi's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadaval is refusing to be controlled, as Kivi sits in half guard.
Kivi throws a strike but Sadaval avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Kivi won't allow Sadaval to get back to his feet.
Kivi trying to control the position from guard on top but Sadaval is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

Sadaval shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kivi being controlled here, momentarily.
Sadaval has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kivi trying to control the position here.
Sadaval loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sadaval scoring with some ground and pound.
Kivi wants to sweep here but Sadaval controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval looking to sit in guard and control but Kivi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Sadaval wants to stand but Kivi is controlling the position.
Kivi pushes down on Sadaval's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kivi stops Sadaval from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kivi wants to take a breather but Sadaval is having none of it.
Kivi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sadaval is looking to escape.
Sadaval keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sadaval misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Horacio Sadaval. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sadaval fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Sadaval drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kivi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sadaval is trying to stand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kristo Kivi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kivi 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kristo Kivi!
A victorious Kristo Kivi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.