PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christ Molotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Sagat will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Molotov
vs
Sagat

191 cm
23
280 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

223 cm
22
280 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christ Molotov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Sagat!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sagat wants to clinch up but Molotov keeps it at a distance.
Sagat wants to clinch.
Sagat tries to clinch up but Molotov circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sagat looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sagat tries to clinch up.

Sagat instigates a clinch.
Sagat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sagat misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molotov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sagat is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sagat putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Molotov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sagat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Christ Molotov has been cut.
Sagat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Molotov's defenses.
Molotov is breathing heavily.

Sagat lands a big knee from the Thai clinch and Molotov goes down hard! The ref takes a good look at him but he's still defending himself. Sagat in side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sagat takes a little break here. Molotov wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Molotov is looking to regain half guard here but Sagat keeps moving and retains side control.
Sagat working the head with strikes.
Molotov dodges the ground and pound from Sagat.
Molotov dodges the ground and pound from Sagat.
Sagat in side control, throwing shots but Molotov defends.
The strikes coming from Sagat are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sloppy strikes there by Sagat.
Molotov sneaks back into half guard.
Molotov manages to get to full guard.
Molotov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sagat working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Molotov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Molotov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sagat throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat trying to stand up but can't free himself from Molotov's guard.
Sagat trying to control but Molotov is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sagat doesn't manage to clinch there - Molotov circles away.
Sagat is looking to clinch but Molotov is avoiding it.
Sagat throws a hook but Molotov avoids it easily.
Sagat fails in his attempt to clinch.
Victor Sagat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sagat tries to close the distance and clinch but Molotov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sagat fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Molotov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sagat did well to prevent Molotov getting side control.
Sagat is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sagat wants to get back to his feet.
Sagat punching from the bottom.
Molotov is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sagat!

Molotov working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Sagat looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Molotov! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Christ Molotov!