PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anwar Sadat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ici La Bas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Sadat
vs
La Bas

165 cm
27
155 lbs
9 - 7 - 1

170 cm
34
160 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anwar Sadat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ici La Bas!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sadat takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sadat misses the shot to the body.

La Bas gets caught napping as Sadat dives in and scores a takedown. La Bas manages to retain guard.
Sadat trying to move into half guard but instead La Bas has managed to sweep!

Sadat looking for a sweep. Not yet Sadat, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
La Bas scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sadat avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sadat managing to control the position.
La Bas tries to free his leg and advance position but Sadat is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Bas is fighting to break Sadat's control of his arms but Sadat is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sadat has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
La Bas throws a strike but Sadat rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Sadat pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. La Bas is keeping the position for now.
Sadat is working hard here to advance position.
Sadat pushes down on La Bas's leg and manages to get into half guard.
La Bas is not content to let Sadat control the position.
La Bas moves into full guard.

La Bas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sadat has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sadat trying to control the position from guard on top but La Bas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sadat won't allow La Bas to sweep him here.
La Bas throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Sadat slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
La Bas moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadat digs a good body shot into La Bas's ribs.
La Bas fails to land with a series of punches.
La Bas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sadat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but La Bas was well out of range. Poor timing from Sadat.
La Bas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sadat.
Nice cross by La Bas.

Sadat dives in and scores a takedown into La Bas's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sadat is pushing down on La Bas's leg trying to pass to half guard. La Bas is fighting to maintain full guard but Sadat has managed to sneak the leg through.
La Bas won't allow Sadat to pass to mount.

Sadat wants to work for an arm triangle but La Bas is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Sadat seems to be working for a kimura but La Bas defends the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sadat wants to pass the guard but La Bas is defending well.
La Bas landing small, sideways elbows.
Sadat wants to pass to mount but La Bas is defending the position.
La Bas trying to control but Sadat postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sadat looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anwar Sadat dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nice defenses there by La Bas.
La Bas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A jab lands there for La Bas.
La Bas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sadat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sadat lands a straight punch to the body, keeping La Bas at a distance.
La Bas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sadat was well out of range. Poor timing from La Bas.
La Bas defending well as Sadat loads up on a big left hand.
Sadat looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Sadat drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
La Bas can't keep his opponent in guard - Sadat advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
La Bas trying to control here.
Anwar Sadat overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
La Bas makes his way to full guard. A much better position for La Bas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadat passes La Bas's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sadat tries to pass the half guard into mount. La Bas knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sadat works his way into side control.
Sadat wants to control but La Bas is keeping him busy.
La Bas prevents Sadat from improving position.
La Bas is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
La Bas trying to control from the bottom.
Sadat wants to pass the guard but La Bas is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sadat is trying to control the action in half guard but La Bas is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
La Bas is trying to control but can't.
Sadat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that La Bas can do to turn this around?
La Bas tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
La Bas tries to get to full guard but Sadat has control of the leg.
Sadat is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for La Bas!
Sadat can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as La Bas is looking to escape.

Sadat has hold of La Bas's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and La Bas manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Sadat is trying to take his opponent's back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sadat moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, La Bas has worked his arm free - good work by La Bas!
Sadat tries to move into full mount but can't pass La Bas's legs.

Sadat is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, La Bas has escaped the position, nice work there.
La Bas tries to improve position but can't.
Sadat wants to lay and pray for a moment but La Bas keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Sadat is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but La Bas is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Sadat tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sadat has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
La Bas is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on La Bas's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
La Bas prevents Sadat from improving position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anwar Sadat dominated that second round.
That's time! Sadat's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Sadat shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. La Bas manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sadat trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sadat preventing the sweep.
Sadat works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sadat is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and La Bas reverses the position - he's now on top in Sadat's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Bas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sadat swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as La Bas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sadat bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in La Bas's guard.

Sadat stands and throws La Bas's legs to the side, diving into side control.
What's La Bas going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.

Sadat thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Sadat tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sadat has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Bas gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sadat wants to pass to mount but La Bas is defending the position.

Sadat is looking for a kimura but La Bas is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sadat to get the leverage.

Sadat is trying to work for a kimura but La Bas is defending well.

Sadat is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
La Bas moves into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Bas keeping full guard, as Sadat tries to pass.
La Bas keeping moving, preventing Sadat from controlling successfully.
Sadat tries to free his leg and advance position but La Bas is retaining full guard.
La Bas throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Sadat trying to move into half guard but instead La Bas has managed to sweep!

Sadat trying to control the position here.
La Bas sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sadat's guard.
Anwar Sadat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

La Bas wants to work for an arm triangle but Sadat is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
La Bas trying to control from half guard but Sadat is working away.
Sadat trying to hold on to La Bas's head to control him but La Bas postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sadat wants to get back to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anwar Sadat showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sadat 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anwar Sadat!