PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tokito Sacuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kit Jardin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sacuraba
vs
Jardin

188 cm
22
202 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

195 cm
22
200 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tokito Sacuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kit Jardin!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Jardin.
Sacuraba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sacuraba dodges the punch combination from Jardin.
Sacuraba throws the kick towards the body but Jardin avoids it.
A combination from Jardin does no damage.
Jardin misses with a double jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sacuraba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jardin throws a right and a left that Sacuraba avoids nicely.
Sacuraba tries a low kick but Jardin avoids it.
Jardin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sacuraba's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Sacuraba duly obliges.
Jardin fails to land with a series of punches.
Sacuraba throws a series of punches but Jardin avoids them all with ease.
Jardin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sacuraba throws a head kick that misses.
Sacuraba is looking to score with low kicks.
No joy there for Jardin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jardin looks gassed!
Jardin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jardin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sacuraba.
Sacuraba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jardin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sacuraba throws a right and a left that Jardin avoids nicely.
Sacuraba lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sacuraba.
Sacuraba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jardin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sacuraba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jardin circles away quickly and effectively.
Sacuraba throws a body kick that misses.
Sacuraba fails to land with a series of punches.
Sacuraba moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Sacuraba.
Sacuraba throws a sloppy head kick and Jardin moves out of range easily.
Sacuraba throws a body kick that misses.
Sacuraba throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sacuraba lands with a slapping head kick.
Sacuraba connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sacuraba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sacuraba throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jardin avoids the head kick by Sacuraba.
Sacuraba lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sacuraba scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sacuraba fails to land with a series of punches.
Jardin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sacuraba misses with a two punch combination.
Sacuraba misses with a head kick.
Sacuraba throws a right and a left that Jardin avoids nicely.
Jardin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sacuraba throws a right hand that Jardin ducks under and follows up with a left that Jardin also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Sacuraba misses.
Sacuraba throws a head kick that misses.
Sacuraba lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jardin's sensitive parts.
Crunch! Sacuraba slams his shin into Jardin's torso.
Sacuraba moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sacuraba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sacuraba looks to land a combination. Jardin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sacuraba is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sacuraba misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sacuraba tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Sacuraba.
Sacuraba fails to land with a series of punches.
Sacuraba throws a head kick that misses.
Sacuraba misses with a head kick.
Jardin throws a series of punches but Sacuraba moves out of range.
Sacuraba throws a one two combo.
Sacuraba works over Jardin's head and body with a nice combination.
A combination from Jardin does no damage.
Sacuraba lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jardin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sacuraba.
Sacuraba misses with a head kick.
Sacuraba with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jardin avoids the head kick by Sacuraba.
Sacuraba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jardin throws a nice looking combination but Sacuraba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sacuraba swinging wildly here.
Sacuraba displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sacuraba misses with a body kick.
Jardin dodges the punch combination from Sacuraba.
Sacuraba throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sacuraba looks to land a combination but Jardin avoids it well.
Jardin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sacuraba.
Jardin dodges the punch combination from Sacuraba.
Sacuraba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jardin.
A punch combination from Sacuraba misses.
Jardin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sacuraba circles away quickly and effectively.
Sacuraba throws a body kick that misses.
Sacuraba lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sacuraba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Sacuraba.
Sacuraba misses with a two punch combination.
Jardin misses with the combination.
Jardin blocks a head kick by Sacuraba.
Sacuraba throws a series of punches but Jardin moves out of range.
Jardin dodges the punch combination from Sacuraba.
Jardin throws a right hand that Sacuraba ducks under and follows up with a left that Sacuraba also avoids with ease.
Sacuraba cracks the inside of Jardin's front leg.
Jardin throws a series of punches but Sacuraba avoids them all with ease.

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.
Sacuraba stalks Jardin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jardin's face. Jardin staggers backwards, shaken.
Sacuraba lands with a kick to the temple. Jardin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sacuraba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jardin stalks Sacuraba and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sacuraba's face. Sacuraba staggers backwards, shaken.
Sacuraba throws a wild body kick that Jardin sees coming a mile off.
Jardin throws a right hand that Sacuraba ducks under and follows up with a left that Sacuraba also avoids with ease.
Jardin tries to bum rush Sacuraba with a series of wild strikes but Sacuraba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jardin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sacuraba throws a sloppy head kick and Jardin moves out of range easily.
Jardin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jardin throws a right hand that Sacuraba ducks under and follows up with a left that Sacuraba also avoids with ease.
Danga de danga de dang - Jardin scores with a four punch combination!
Jardin throws a right and a left that Sacuraba avoids nicely.
Sacuraba shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sacuraba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jardin swinging wildly here.
Jardin throws a right hand that Sacuraba ducks under and follows up with a left that Sacuraba also avoids with ease.
Jardin throws a nice looking combination but Sacuraba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sacuraba slips a jab and a cross from Jardin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tokito Sacuraba dominated that round.
That's time! Sacuraba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sacuraba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jardin.
Jardin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sacuraba.
Jardin moves out of range of the body kick from Sacuraba.
Sacuraba throws a nice head kick!
Sacuraba slips a jab and a cross from Jardin.
Jardin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sacuraba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jardin moves out of range of the body kick from Sacuraba.
Sacuraba misses with a leg kick.
Sacuraba throws a right and a left that Jardin avoids nicely.
Jardin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sacuraba misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Sacuraba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jardin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sacuraba looks to land a combination but Jardin avoids it well.
Jardin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sacuraba misses with a body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jardin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Sacuraba.
Tokito Sacuraba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sacuraba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jardin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sacuraba.
Jardin misses with a jab, cross combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Sacuraba.
Tokito Sacuraba is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Sacuraba.
Some wild striking there from Jardin.
Sacuraba scoring well with a low kick there.
Jardin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sacuraba throws a head kick that misses.
Sacuraba throws a head kick but Jardin moves out of range.
Jardin misses with the combination.
Jardin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jardin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sacuraba lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sacuraba.
Sacuraba lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jardin avoids the head kick by Sacuraba.
Jardin throws a right hand that Sacuraba ducks under and follows up with a left that Sacuraba also avoids with ease.
Jardin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jardin throws a series of punches but Sacuraba avoids them all with ease.
Jardin fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two 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.
Jardin misses with the combination.
Jardin misses with a two punch combination.
Jardin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jardin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jardin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jardin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jardin dodges the punch combination from Sacuraba.
Jardin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jardin swinging wildly here.
Sacuraba swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sacuraba misses with a two punch combination.
Sacuraba misses with a series of wild punches.
Sacuraba throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jardin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sacuraba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jardin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sacuraba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jardin.
Sacuraba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sacuraba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jardin.
Jardin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jardin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sacuraba looks to land a combination. Jardin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sacuraba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sacuraba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jardin.
Jardin misses with a double jab.
Jardin swinging wildly here.
Jardin throws a series of punches but Sacuraba avoids them all with ease.
Jardin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sacuraba circles away quickly and effectively.
Sacuraba throws a right and a left that Jardin avoids nicely.
Sacuraba scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Sacuraba.
Sacuraba misses with a kick to the body.
Jardin throws a series of punches but Sacuraba moves out of range.
Jardin lands a jab-cross combination.

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.
Jardin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sacuraba misses with the combination.
Jardin throws a nice looking combination but Sacuraba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sacuraba connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sacuraba slips a jab and a cross from Jardin.
Jardin throws a nice looking combination but Sacuraba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sacuraba thumps Jardin with a low kick.
Jardin misses with a series of wild punches.
Jardin misses with a few strikes there.
Sacuraba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jardin misses with a series of wild punches.
Sacuraba misses with a head kick.
Jardin dodges the punch combination from Sacuraba.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jardin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sacuraba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jardin throws a nice looking combination but Sacuraba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jardin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sacuraba.
Sacuraba dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jardin. That did some damage!
Jardin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sacuraba circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tokito Sacuraba dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Sacuraba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jardin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sacuraba throws a right hand that Jardin ducks under and follows up with a left that Jardin also avoids with ease.
Sacuraba scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jardin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sacuraba throws a series of punches but Jardin moves out of range.
No joy there for Sacuraba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jardin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sacuraba. Sacuraba obviously looking to wear him down.
Sacuraba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sacuraba throws a leg kick but Jardin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sacuraba connects with a solid leg kick.
Sacuraba misses with a wild combination.
Some bone on bone action there as Jardin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A good leg kick by Sacuraba.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sacuraba throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jardin dodges the punch combination from Sacuraba.
A combination from Jardin does no damage.
Jardin misses with the combination.
Jardin checks a low kick from Sacuraba.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jardin slips a jab and a cross from Sacuraba.
Sacuraba looks to land a body kick but Jardin moved away.
Jardin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sacuraba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Jardin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sacuraba has got the better of the exchanges.
A combination from Jardin does no damage.
Sacuraba misses with a head kick.
Sacuraba tries to land a leg kick but Jardin saw it coming and moves away.
Sacuraba tries to bum rush Jardin with a series of wild strikes but Jardin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jardin throws a nice looking combination but Sacuraba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sacuraba swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jardin misses with the combination.
Jardin misses with a double jab.
Sacuraba throws a series of punches but Jardin moves out of range.
Jardin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sacuraba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jardin throws a series of punches but Sacuraba moves out of range.
Jardin throws a series of punches but Sacuraba moves out of range.
Jardin throws a series of punches but Sacuraba avoids them all with ease.
Sacuraba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sacuraba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jardin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jardin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sacuraba avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sacuraba lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jardin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sacuraba throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jardin throws a right hand that Sacuraba ducks under and follows up with a left that Sacuraba also avoids with ease.
Sacuraba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jardin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sacuraba throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sacuraba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sacuraba misses with a series of wild punches.
Sacuraba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jardin.
Jardin misses with a two punch combination.
Sacuraba throws a leg kick but Jardin moved away.
No joy there for Jardin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sacuraba throws a leg kick which misses Jardin's front leg but catches the back leg as Jardin tries to avoid it.
Jardin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jardin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jardin avoids the head kick by Sacuraba.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sacuraba lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jardin swinging wildly here.
Jardin tries to bum rush Sacuraba with a series of wild strikes but Sacuraba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jardin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sacuraba dodges the punch combination from Jardin.
Jardin avoids the head kick by Sacuraba.
Sacuraba slips a jab and a cross from Jardin.
Jardin throws a series of punches but Sacuraba avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Sacuraba misses.
Sacuraba looks to land a combination. Jardin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jardin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sacuraba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jardin throws a nice looking combination but Sacuraba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Sacuraba misses.
Jardin throws a right and a left that Sacuraba avoids nicely.
Sacuraba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jardin throws a right hand that Sacuraba ducks under and follows up with a left that Sacuraba also avoids with ease.
Sacuraba throws a push kick but Jardin slaps the foot to one side.
Jardin fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four 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.
Sacuraba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Jardin.
Sacuraba misses with the combination.
Jardin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jardin throws a series of punches but Sacuraba avoids them all with ease.
Jardin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sacuraba can pounce on him.
Some wild striking there from Jardin.
Jardin throws a series of punches but Sacuraba avoids them all with ease.
Sacuraba throws a series of punches but Jardin moves out of range.
Sacuraba dodges the punch combination from Jardin.
Jardin fails to land with a series of punches.
Jardin throws a right and a left that Sacuraba avoids nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
No joy there for Jardin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters circling a little - Sacuraba finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jardin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kit Jardin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tokito Sacuraba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters circling a little - Sacuraba finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tokito Sacuraba showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sacuraba has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tokito Sacuraba!