PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joe Legend (ranked 4865 p4p, 4049 weight class) and Dominique Sakuraba (ranked 482 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Dominique Sakuraba enters the cage!

Legend
vs
Sakuraba

180 cm
18
155
0 - 0 - 0

166 cm
25
150
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Legend!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dominique Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legend throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Legend bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Legend stands up.

Sakuraba shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Sakuraba is looking for a kimura here.
Legend blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sakuraba.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Legend blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sakuraba.

Sakuraba is trying for a kimura here. Legend looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Sakuraba wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dominique Sakuraba!