PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between buzz cola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and sam sarmiento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). buzz cola looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

cola
vs
sarmiento

190 cm
19
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, buzz cola!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, sam sarmiento!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
cola will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
cola takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

cola forces sarmiento back against the cage and clinches.

cola's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
cola slips a jab and a cross from sarmiento.
sarmiento scores with a decent looking hook.
sarmiento tries to clinch but cola moves away
and cola counters with a head kick. That will keep sarmiento thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

sarmiento shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
sarmiento is pressing down on cola's thigh, looking to free his foot. cola is holding on for now.
cola tries to kick sarmiento off but sarmiento keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
cola is breathing heavily.
sarmiento keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
sarmiento throwing shots but cola is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

sarmiento is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and cola defends it well.
sarmiento missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. sarmiento lands a nice short elbow.
sarmiento takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
sarmiento thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed cola's head.
cola is looking to improve his position.
sarmiento wants to take a breather but cola is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

sarmiento clinches up against the cage.
sarmiento takes a knee right on the jaw!
cola tries to pull guard but sarmiento holds him up against the cage and eventually cola drops back down to his feet.

sarmiento breaks the clinch.
cola has his takedown stuffed

and sarmiento counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by sarmiento.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for buzz cola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
cola jumps guard but sarmiento stands there with cola around his waist. cola gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
cola jumps guard but sarmiento stands there with cola around his waist. cola gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
sarmiento lands a nice elbow.
cola is trying to break the clinch but sarmiento has him pressed against the cage.
cola being controlled against the cage.

sarmiento breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
cola ducks right into an uppercut from sarmiento.
cola shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and sarmiento counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
sarmiento is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
cola looking to control.
sarmiento trying to control but cola is working from the bottom.
sarmiento works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

sarmiento is working for a submission of some sort.
cola looks like he's trying to stand up.
sarmiento is trying to control the action in half guard but cola is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
sarmiento performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
sarmiento throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

sam sarmiento dominated that 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.

sarmiento changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. cola looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

sarmiento is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, cola has escaped the position, nice work there.
cola really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
cola tries to improve position but can't.
cola is not content to let sarmiento control the position.
cola is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked sarmiento off and has taken his back!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
sarmiento is keeping busy.
cola throwing strikes and sarmiento squirms under the pressure, ending up mounted.
cola avoids the attempt from sarmiento to control.
cola trying to control but sarmiento is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
sarmiento tries to hold on but cola postures up.
sarmiento bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
cola keeping moving, preventing sarmiento from controlling successfully.

sarmiento thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
sarmiento tries to free his leg and advance position but cola is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
sarmiento looking to sit in guard and control but cola gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
cola wants to control from the top but sarmiento keeps moving.
sarmiento is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
sarmiento looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but cola puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
cola missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
cola tries to clinch but fails miserably

and sarmiento counters with a takedown into side control.
cola is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on sarmiento's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
sarmiento not landing any meaningful shots this time.

sarmiento seems to be working for a kimura but cola defends the submission attempt.
cola tries to kick sarmiento off but sarmiento keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
cola wants to control but sarmiento passes into side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

sam sarmiento showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

sarmiento gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
sarmiento keeps the fight in the clinch, despite cola's efforts to push away.
cola lands a good knee to the midsection. sarmiento won't want to take too many of those.
sarmiento stalling in the clinch.
cola tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

sarmiento escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

cola changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. sarmiento looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
cola tries to advance to mount but can't.
sarmiento manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
cola punching from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
cola is staying active underneath sarmiento, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
sarmiento is controlling the pace.
sam sarmiento has got the better of the ground game so far.
cola is looking to control sarmiento's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can cola avoid being mounted?
sarmiento prevents cola from standing back up.
sarmiento is looking to take a break and control but cola is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

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.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
sarmiento takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
cola pulls out of a head kick attempt.
sarmiento throws a sloppy head kick and cola moves out of range easily.

cola drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
cola stopping the sweep attempt from sarmiento.
cola being controlled here momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
sarmiento being controlled here, momentarily.
cola trying to control but sarmiento is working from the bottom.
cola controls from within his opponent's guard.
cola trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
sarmiento looking to control but cola passes into half guard.
sarmiento trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but cola manages to pass to mount!
sarmiento working to try and regain half guard.

cola goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now sarmiento is on top in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
sarmiento won't allow cola to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

buzz cola clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

sarmiento lands with a right hand.

Excellent takedown into side control there by cola.
sarmiento tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but cola wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A lull in the action here as cola stalls from top position.
sarmiento tries to get back to half guard but can't.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
sarmiento is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on sarmiento's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
sarmiento looking for a sweep but cola has passed into full mount! Oh no!
sarmiento wants to hold on but cola pushes him away.
sarmiento is in all sorts of trouble here.
cola working sarmiento over with strikes here.
cola working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
cola scores with a couple of good head shots there.
sarmiento reaches up to try and control the position but cola seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! sarmiento rolls and tries to escape and now cola has his back!
sarmiento is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from cola 's hooks.
sarmiento keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

cola moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, sarmiento has worked his arm free - good work by sarmiento!
sarmiento stops cola from passing to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
cola wants to lay and pray for a moment but sarmiento keeps working.
sarmiento manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
sarmiento perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
cola won't allow sarmiento to pass to mount.
cola wants to control but sarmiento is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with sarmiento in particular looking to stall.
cola works his way to full guard. Good work.
sarmiento is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
cola will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
sarmiento wants to control from the top but cola keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

cola throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

buzz cola had his way with sam sarmiento in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

sarmiento throws a head kick that cola semi-blocks.
sarmiento scores with the left hand. cola knows he should have avoided that one.
sarmiento misses with a double jab.
cola is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
cola swats away the attempt to clinch by sarmiento.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

sarmiento moves into the clinch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
sarmiento has cola pushed against the cage.

cola breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
cola tries for a takedown but sarmiento circles away easily
and sarmiento counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
sarmiento tries to clinch up.
sarmiento throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
sarmiento swinging wilding here.

cola forces sarmiento back against the cage and clinches.
cola jumps guard but sarmiento stands there with cola around his waist. cola gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

sarmiento breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
sarmiento tries to clinch up
and cola counters with a leg kick.

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.
cola thows a leg kick but sarmiento checks it
and sarmiento counters with a head kick.
sarmiento shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says cola as he avoids it easily.

cola darts in and clinches sarmiento up against the cage.
sarmiento missing with knees to the body.

sarmiento's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
cola tries to clinch but sarmiento is having none of it.
sarmiento cracks the inside of cola's front leg.

cola has closed the distance and engaged sarmiento in a clinch.
cola tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. sarmiento just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for buzz cola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
sarmiento wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
sarmiento working hard to break the clinch.
sarmiento is trying to break the clinch but cola has him pressed against the cage.
cola fails to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
sarmiento looking to slow down the pace here.
cola wants to get back to striking at distance but sarmiento won't allow it.
sarmiento with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
cola jumps guard but sarmiento stands there with cola around his waist. cola gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
sarmiento dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
cola tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. sarmiento just stands there and leans against the cage.
sarmiento has cola pushed against the cage.
sarmiento tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
cola keeps control of sarmiento as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
cola tries to pull guard but sarmiento won't allow it.

cola breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
sarmiento throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
cola has his takedown stuffed

and sarmiento counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by sarmiento.

sarmiento pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
cola throws a nice inside leg kick.
cola wants to clinch up but sarmiento keeps it at a distance.
sarmiento takes a swing at cola's ribcage but misses.
sarmiento throws a right hand that cola ducks under and follows up with a left that cola also avoids with ease.
sarmiento wants to clinch

and cola decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in sarmiento's guard.
sarmiento can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as cola controls the pace.
cola looking to pass the guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
buzz cola showed his dominance in that final round.
I think cola has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 48:47
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... buzz cola!
buzz cola is the new lightweight champion!