PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Sakoenie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Von Goat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Sakoenie
vs
Goat

183 cm
19
192 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

175 cm
26
190 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Sakoenie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Von Goat!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Goat darts in and clinches Sakoenie up against the ropes.
Goat connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sakoenie's face.
Goat taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Goat connects with a knee to the head.
Sakoenie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sakoenie takes an elbow to the temple.
Sakoenie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Goat utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Goat lands a damaging elbow.
Sakoenie takes an elbow to the temple.
Goat lands a good knee to the midsection. Sakoenie won't want to take too many of those.
Goat landing knees to the body.
Sakoenie is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goat stalling against the ropes.
Goat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Goat gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Goat takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Goat lands an elbow inside.
Sakoenie can't break the clinch.
Goat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sakoenie's defenses.
Sakoenie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sakoenie takes an elbow to the temple.
Goat lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Goat with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sakoenie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Goat lands an elbow just above Sakoenie 's eye.

It looks like Michael Sakoenie has been cut.
Sakoenie takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goat lands a damaging elbow.
Goat lands a damaging elbow.
Goat lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goat lands an elbow just above Sakoenie 's eye.
Sakoenie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Goat lands a good knee to the midsection. Sakoenie won't want to take too many of those.
Goat lands an elbow that stopped Sakoenie in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Goat.
Goat lands an elbow that stopped Sakoenie in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Goat.
Goat lands an elbow inside.
Goat lands an elbow that stopped Sakoenie in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Goat.
Sakoenie takes an elbow to the temple.
Sakoenie is trying to break the clinch but Goat has him pressed against the ropes.
Goat lands a damaging elbow.
Goat lands a nice knee to the body.
Goat has Sakoenie pressed against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Goat.
Sakoenie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Goat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sakoenie is looking to break free of the clinch but Goat has double underhooks.
Sakoenie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Goat controlling the action here for a moment.
Goat stalling against the ropes.
Goat receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Sakoenie is trying to push Goat away but Goat has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Goat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Goat has Sakoenie pushed against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Goat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Goat.
Goat stalling against the ropes.
Sakoenie is trying to break free.
Sakoenie wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Goat has him pressed against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Goat.
Goat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Goat lands a damaging elbow.
Goat lands an elbow inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goat lands a nice elbow.
Goat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Goat is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Goat lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Von Goat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Sakoenie's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Goat closes the distance and clinches.
Goat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Goat lands an elbow just above Sakoenie 's eye.
Sakoenie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Goat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sakoenie's defenses.
Goat is stalling here.
Von Goat seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Goat lands an elbow just above Sakoenie 's eye.
Goat lands an elbow just above Sakoenie 's eye.
Goat stalling the fight.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Goat.
Goat continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Goat keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sakoenie's efforts to push away.
Goat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sakoenie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sakoenie takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakoenie is looking to break free of the clinch but Goat has double underhooks.
Goat lands a nice elbow.
Goat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Goat has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Goat lands an elbow just above Sakoenie 's eye.
Goat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Sakoenie is rocked!
Goat lands an elbow just above Sakoenie 's eye.
Oh Sakoenie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clinched against the ropes, Goat lands a big elbow that drops Sakoenie! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Sakoenie is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Von Goat!