PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wintana Lone Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Saccarosio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lone Dog comes to the cage accompanied by March of The Dog. Alex Saccarosio has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Wintana Lone Dog's chin.

Lone Dog
vs
Saccarosio

170 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

185 cm
26
209 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wintana Lone Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Saccarosio!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saccarosio does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lone Dog tries to counter by clinching up but Saccarosio breaks away and moves out of range.
Lone Dog is looking to clinch but Saccarosio is avoiding it.
Saccarosio shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lone Dog pinned against the cage. Lone Dog gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lone Dog tries to clinch up.
Nice sprawl there from Lone Dog as Saccarosio shoots in.
Lone Dog appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lone Dog misses with a jab, cross combination.

Saccarosio shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Saccarosio was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lone Dog tries to escape but Saccarosio is in control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saccarosio happy to just control the position for now.
You can see the frustration on Lone Dog's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saccarosio scores with punches from side control.
Lone Dog definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lone Dog wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Saccarosio taking a breather here.
Saccarosio working the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Saccarosio has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Saccarosio fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wintana Lone Dog has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Saccarosio.
Saccarosio walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lone Dog.

Saccarosio instigates a clinch.
Saccarosio is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lone Dog is defending well.

Saccarosio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lone Dog tries to clinch up but Saccarosio circles away and keeps his distance.
Saccarosio shoots in looking for a takedown. Lone Dog tries to sprawl out of it but Saccarosio keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lone Dog manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Saccarosio moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lone Dog tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lone Dog swings away with an uppercut that misses.

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

Lone Dog has managed to clinch.

Lone Dog breaks from the clinch.
Saccarosio misses with a few strikes there.
Saccarosio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lone Dog lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Lone Dog rushes Saccarosio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Saccarosio is trying to pull guard but Lone Dog turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A short left from Lone Dog.
Saccarosio is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lone Dog is looking to control Saccarosio's arms but Saccarosio gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lone Dog has his back to the cage.
Lone Dog working aggressively here.
Lone Dog throws a head punch that misses.
Lone Dog tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lone Dog working hard to break the clinch.

Saccarosio turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saccarosio moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Saccarosio has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lone Dog tries to bench press Saccarosio off him but Saccarosio keeps the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Saccarosio dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lone Dog fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saccarosio stuffs the takedown attempt from Lone Dog. Lone Dog gets slowly back to his feet.
Lone Dog throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Saccarosio counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lone Dog wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

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

Lone Dog tries to keep at a distance but Saccarosio has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lone Dog fails to land.
Lone Dog tries to circle away but Saccarosio has him pinned against the cage.
Saccarosio looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lone Dog gets through Saccarosio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Lone Dog decides to pull guard.
Saccarosio connects with a couple of short punches.
Saccarosio not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Saccarosio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saccarosio working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lone Dog's head.
Saccarosio postures up and lands a big shot to Lone Dog's brow.
Saccarosio seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Saccarosio is in close to Lone Dog's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Saccarosio keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lone Dog's head.
Lone Dog being controlled here, momentarily.
Saccarosio passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Saccarosio decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Lone Dog tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Saccarosio gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Saccarosio decides to pull guard.
Lone Dog throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lone Dog has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Saccarosio is proving hard to escape from.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Saccarosio lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Alex Saccarosio has got the better of the ground game so far.
Saccarosio is stalling in the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saccarosio working some strikes from top position.
Lone Dog can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Saccarosio controls the pace.
Lone Dog has momentary wrist control but Saccarosio slips an elbow through the middle.
Lone Dog working a defensive guard but Saccarosio passes into half guard.

Saccarosio seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Lone Dog is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Alex Saccarosio!
Alex Saccarosio decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.