PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Torcadall Sailcirc (ranked 2410 p4p, 2241 weight class) and Gordon Fisherman (ranked 344 p4p, 318 weight class). Sailcirc comes to the cage accompanied by THE SCOTTS. Fisherman is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Anything - Chino XL. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sailcirc
vs
Fisherman

190 cm
30
186
15 - 10 - 0

188 cm
32
185
12 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

The Dirty Needle Project

HELLBENT
The Dirty Needle Project

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Torcadall Sailcirc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gordon Fisherman!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisherman stuffs the takedown attempt from Sailcirc. Sailcirc gets slowly back to his feet.
A little jabbing left from Fisherman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sailcirc misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fisherman.
Sailcirc has his takedown stuffed
and Fisherman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fisherman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sailcirc momentarily.
Fisherman's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Fisherman's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sailcirc takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Sailcirc rushes Fisherman and presses him up against the cage.
Fisherman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fisherman scores with a hook to the body.

Fisherman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fisherman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
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!

Sailcirc shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Fisherman napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fisherman is looking to reverse the position.
Fisherman is not content to let Sailcirc control the position.
Sailcirc working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sailcirc tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sailcirc has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've been hearing that Sailcirc has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Fisherman gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fisherman is pressing down on Sailcirc's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fisherman keeping full guard, as Sailcirc tries to pass.
Fisherman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sailcirc pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fisherman is keeping the position for now.
Sailcirc advances position into side control!
Fisherman is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sailcirc's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sailcirc wants to pass to mount but Fisherman is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sailcirc seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Fisherman is positioning himself well to prevent Sailcirc advancing to mount.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sailcirc seems to be working for a kimura but Fisherman defends the submission attempt.
Fisherman is positioning himself well to prevent Sailcirc advancing to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sailcirc prevents Fisherman from improving his position.
Sailcirc looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fisherman trying to hold on to Sailcirc's head to control him but Sailcirc postures up.
Fisherman moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sailcirc slips nicely into half guard.
Sailcirc keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Fisherman works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fisherman keeping full guard, as Sailcirc tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisherman looking for a sweep. Not yet Fisherman, not yet.
Fisherman pulls Sailcirc in close to his closed guard and prevents Sailcirc from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sailcirc pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fisherman is keeping the position for now.
Fisherman looking to control.
Fisherman wants to sweep here but Sailcirc controlling him for the moment.
Sailcirc trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fisherman trying to control the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Fisherman keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gordon Fisherman will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sailcirc tries to close the distance and clinch but Fisherman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sailcirc with a poor takedown
letting Fisherman counter with a right hand.
Fisherman fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sailcirc checks it well.
Fisherman scores with a hook.
Sailcirc on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sailcirc fails with the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Fisherman as Sailcirc shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Torcadall Sailcirc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sailcirc tries to clinch but Fisherman is having none of it.
Sailcirc darts in looking for a takedown but Fisherman gets double underhooks and turns Sailcirc into the cage.
Sailcirc stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fisherman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sailcirc shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fisherman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sailcirc shoots in looking for a takedown. Fisherman tries to sprawl out of it but Sailcirc keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fisherman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fisherman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sailcirc moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sailcirc looks to land a right hand but Fisherman moved out of range.
Fisherman lands a lovely overhand right.
Sailcirc misses with a straight right.
Sailcirc shoots in for a double leg but Fisherman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sailcirc walks into a stiff left hand from Fisherman.
Sailcirc closes the distance and clinches up with Fisherman, looking for a takedown. Sailcirc pushes Fisherman against the cage but Fisherman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fisherman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sailcirc doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sailcirc avoids the head kick by Fisherman.

Sailcirc instigates a clinch.
Sailcirc tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fisherman's elbow.
Sailcirc can't find room to land a body shot as Fisherman controls the action.
Fisherman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fisherman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The referee calls for Fisherman to work.
Fisherman is stalling here.
Fisherman continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Fisherman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short right from Fisherman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fisherman.
Sailcirc lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fisherman backwards.

Sailcirc has picked Fisherman up - he's going for a ride! Sailcirc dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Fisherman gets full guard.
Sailcirc stopping the sweep attempt from Fisherman.

Fisherman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sailcirc can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sailcirc stopping the sweep attempt from Fisherman.
Fisherman has control of Sailcirc's left arm, preventing Sailcirc from doing any damage.
Sailcirc pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fisherman is keeping the position for now.
Fisherman wants to sweep here but Sailcirc controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torcadall Sailcirc overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fisherman wants to hit a sweep here but Sailcirc passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Fisherman there!
Fisherman really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisherman bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Sailcirc trying to control the position.
Fisherman passes into half guard.
Fisherman is keen to just control but Sailcirc is a slippery customer.
Sailcirc is pressing down on Fisherman's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sailcirc keeping moving, preventing Fisherman from controlling successfully.
Sailcirc looking for a sweep. Not yet Sailcirc, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gordon Fisherman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Sailcirc shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Fisherman napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fisherman tries to improve position but can't.
Sailcirc tries to advance to mount but Fisherman denies him.

Sailcirc is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fisherman knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gordon Fisherman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fisherman prevents Sailcirc from moving into mount.
Fisherman is trying to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fisherman struggling a bit here.
Fisherman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sailcirc wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisherman struggling a bit here.
Sailcirc is trying to move to mount but Fisherman reverses beautifully and ends up in Sailcirc's guard.
Sailcirc is looking to sweep but instead, Fisherman has passed into half guard.
Fisherman lands strikes from half guard.
Sailcirc works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sailcirc has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Fisherman has passed into side control.
Sailcirc tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fisherman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sailcirc is trying to escape the position but Fisherman is controlling the position.
Sailcirc looks to move to half guard but instead Fisherman has passed into mount! Damn!
Fisherman working Sailcirc over with strikes here.
Fisherman wants to control the pace but Sailcirc is squirming around nicely.
Fisherman content just to control the position here.
Sailcirc in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Fisherman cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sailcirc can't escape the position.
Fisherman breaks from Sailcirc's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fisherman content just to control the position here.
Sailcirc takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fisherman looking to control but Sailcirc is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Fisherman jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Sailcirc is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Sailcirc and Fisherman has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Fisherman trying to control the action but Sailcirc is working from the bottom.
Fisherman tries to move to mount but Sailcirc blocks the move with his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sailcirc is looking to regain half guard here but Fisherman keeps moving and retains side control.
Fisherman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sailcirc keeps working.
Fisherman is working Sailcirc over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fisherman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sailcirc keeps working.
Sailcirc is trying to get back to half guard.
Sailcirc struggling a bit here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sailcirc manages to work his way to half guard, despite Fisherman's best efforts.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gordon Fisherman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fisherman winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gordon Fisherman!
A very excited looking Gordon Fisherman made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.