PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Eddie Brock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Sako (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Brock
vs
Sako

162 cm
28
152 lbs
7 - 11 - 0

185 cm
23
168 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Dangerous knees
Experienced

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eddie Brock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Sako!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sako throws a nice looking combination but Brock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sako throws a head kick that misses
and Brock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Brock instigates a clinch.
Brock prevents a body shot from Sako.
Brock lands a nice knee to the body.
Sako wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brock has him pressed against the ropes.
Sako pushes off an throws an elbow but Brock leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Sako takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sako is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sako tries to break free but Brock pushes him back against the ropes.
Brock pushes Sako back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Sako tries to break free but Brock pushes him back against the ropes.
Brock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sako on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sako breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
John Sako seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sako pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Brock moves into the clinch successfully.
Brock works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sako is trying to force a seperation but Brock has the dominant position.
Sako is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Brock.
Knees to the body from Brock.
Brock landing knees to the body.
Sako takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sako has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brock looking to throw knees to the head but Sako is blocking nicely.
Brock tries to land a knee to the head but Sako blocks with his arms.
Brock lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock is working Sako over against the ropes.
Sako can't break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brock lands an elbow that stopped Sako in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like John Sako has been cut.
Brock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sako has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brock crunches a lovely knee into Sako's ribcage.
Sako has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sako is trying to stall.
Brock gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sako tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Brock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Brock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sako blocks it with crossed arms.
Brock crunches a lovely knee into Sako's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sako has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sako tries to circle away but Brock has him pinned against the ropes.
Brock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Brock lands a knee to the body.
Sako misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sako takes a knee right on the jaw!
A frustrated look appears on Sako's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brock throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sako is trying to force a seperation but Brock has the dominant position.
Brock with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sako is trying to break the clinch but Brock has him pressed against the ropes.
Sako has had enough of the clinch but Brock keeps him there for the moment.
Brock landing knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Sako's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brock misses with a knee to the head.
Brock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sako tries to work over Brock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brock lands an elbow inside that Sako shrugs off.
Brock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Brock presses Sako against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sako fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brock is working Sako over against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Brock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Sako's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Brock forces Sako back against the ropes and clinches.
Brock lands a body punch.
Brock pushes Sako back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Brock.
Sako blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sako can't break the clinch.
Eddie Brock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sako wants to get back to striking at distance but Brock won't allow it.
Brock landing knees to the body.
Sako is trying to break free.
Sako is trying to push Brock away but Brock has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Brock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brock lands an elbow inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock is working Sako over against the ropes.
Sako is looking to break free of the clinch but Brock has double underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Brock.
Sako takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brock lands an elbow inside that Sako shrugs off.
Sako is trying to break free.
Sako's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brock tries to land a knee to the head but Sako blocks with his arms.
Brock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brock connects with a knee to the head.
Sako wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brock has him pressed against the ropes.
Brock lands an elbow just above Sako 's eye.
Brock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brock lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sako tries to break the clinch but Brock is controlling the position.
Knees to the body from Brock.
Sako is trying to break free.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brock.
Sako tries to break free but Brock pushes him back against the ropes.
Brock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sako in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sako wants to break free but Brock has control.
Brock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brock scores with a hook to the body.
Brock presses Sako against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sako is breathing heavily.
Sako tries to land knees in the clinch but Brock avoids the damage to the body.
Sako takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short body shot lands from Brock as the two fighters clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sako tries to break free but Brock pushes him back against the ropes.
Sako misses with a body punch.
Brock lands a shoulder strike.
Brock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sako lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sako tries a knee to the head but Brock blocks it.
Sako taking a breather.
Sako connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brock's face.
Brock is leaning against Sako and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sako trying to stall but Brock improves his position.
Brock presses Sako against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brock throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knees to the body from Brock.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right handed body shot lands from Brock.
Brock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sako throws a head punch that misses.
Sako is trying to stall.
Sako wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brock has him pressed against the ropes.
Brock scores a nice knee to the body.
Brock with a knee to the head.
Brock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brock lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brock lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Brock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Brock dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Sako's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!

Brock connects with a body shot.
Sako bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brock's head.
Sako missing with a left hand there. Brock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sako throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sako throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Brock has managed to clinch.
Sako takes an elbow to the temple.
Brock lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Sako takes an elbow to the temple.
Brock lands a knee to the head.
Brock lands a left hand.
Sako wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sako takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brock unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sako can't break the clinch.
Sako tries to break the clinch but Brock is controlling the position.
Brock lands an elbow that stopped Sako in his tracks for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brock.
A short right from Brock on the inside.
Sako takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sako working hard to break the clinch.
Brock lands a nice shot to the body.
Brock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sako can do to turn this around?
A shot in the inside from Brock.

Sako is rocked!
Brock lands a good knee to the midsection. Sako won't want to take too many of those.
A shot in the inside from Brock.
Sako is still on wobbly legs! Can Brock finish him?
Brock misses with a knee to the head.
Sako seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Brock.
Brock lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brock.
Brock creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sako's defenses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brock.
Brock is working Sako over against the ropes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sako softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Brock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Brock lands a body shot.
Sako trying to stall but Brock improves his position.
Sako swings wildly with an uppercut but Brock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sako is trying to push Brock away but Brock has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Brock.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brock.
Sako tries to break free but Brock pushes him back against the ropes.
Brock lands an elbow inside.
Brock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sako backwards.
Brock lands a knee to the head.
Sako tries to break the clinch but Brock is controlling the position.
Sako looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brock presses Sako against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brock.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sako tries to break the clinch but Brock is controlling the position.

The crowd are calling 'kneeees!' as Brock has the Thai clinch. Brock obliges, smashing a knee brutally into Sako's nose and sending him crashing to the canvas! Will be beat the count?! 3,4,5,6,7,8...9... and he's up on 9! Wow, that was close! The referee takes a long look and is going to allow it to continue!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brock cracks Sako with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sako will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Brock closes the distance and pushes Sako back into the ropes.
Brock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sako lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
John Sako has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sako wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Brock has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Sako to the canvas! Can Sako beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's going to allow it to continue!
Sako throws a left and a right that both miss

and Brock counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brock is controlling Sako's neck. Brock unleashes a big knee up the middle! And another! Sako goes down! Can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6... he's not going to make it! 9,10. It's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Eddie Brock!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Eddie Brock made sure he mentioned Global Empire MMA Gear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.