PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuu Saga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horato Muchada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Horato Muchada has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Saga
vs
Muchada

174 cm
24
158 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuu Saga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Horato Muchada!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saga circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saga fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Muchada tries to clinch up but Saga circles away and keeps his distance.
Saga looks for a takedown but Muchada sprawls well.
Muchada will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Muchada misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Saga shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Saga was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Saga fails to advance to Muchada's back.
Saga looking to control but Muchada is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saga moves to the back.
Muchada covering up well and avoiding damage.
Muchada staying busy and making it hard for Saga to control.
Saga is trying to stick to Muchada's back but Muchada is turning into Saga. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Saga's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Muchada.
Saga is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Saga is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Saga is thwarting Muchada's attempts to control the position.

Muchada looking for submissions off his back.

Muchada looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Saga wants to pass the guard but Muchada is defending well.
Saga is working hard here to advance position.

Saga is looking for a kimura but Muchada is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Saga to get the leverage.
Muchada moves into full guard.

Muchada looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Saga sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Muchada's guard.

Saga is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Muchada defends it well.
Saga is breathing heavily.

Saga is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Muchada sees it coming and defends easily.
Saga takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saga blocks the strikes from Muchada.
Saga missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Saga prevents Muchada from improving his position.

Saga seems to be looking for submissions.

Saga is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Muchada defends it well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Saga trying to mount his opponent but Muchada defends it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Saga getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Muchada tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saga swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Muchada with a lazy takedown attempt

so Saga counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Saga wants to pass the guard but Muchada is keeping the position.
Muchada looking for a sweep. Not yet Muchada, not yet.
Muchada working a defensive guard here.
Saga trying to control the position from guard on top but Muchada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Muchada wants to sweep here but Saga controlling him for the moment.

Saga thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuu Saga dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Muchada looks to clinch

and Saga decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Muchada's guard.
Saga sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Muchada's guard.
Muchada tries to roll over but Saga keeps him under control.
Saga passes to full mount!

Saga goes for an armbar but Muchada turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Muchada.

Saga looking for a guillotine here but Muchada defends easily.
Muchada trying to control but Saga is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Saga working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muchada preventing the sweep.
Muchada advances position into side control!
You can see the frustration on Saga's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Saga manages to get back to half guard.
Saga avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Muchada.
Muchada prevents Saga from improving his position.
Saga misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Muchada prevents Saga from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Saga slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Muchada stands and throws Saga's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Muchada gets to mount! Saga was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.

Muchada wants to finish this one by submission but Saga is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Muchada.
Saga tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Saga bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Muchada working for a triangle but Saga defends it easily.
Saga passes into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Saga wants to work for an arm triangle but Muchada is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Saga passes to full mount!

Saga is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Muchada has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Muchada tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Saga takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Muchada tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Saga has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Muchada has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Muchada rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Saga wants to control but Muchada is keeping him busy.
Muchada is pressing down on Saga's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Saga stands and throws Muchada's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Saga is looking to take a break and control but Muchada is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuu Saga dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

A lazy body kick from Muchada

and Saga counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Muchada's guard now.
Muchada controls Saga momentarily but Saga frees himself.

Muchada looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Saga passes Muchada's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Saga is trying to control the action in half guard but Muchada is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Saga is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Saga frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Muchada blocking the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Muchada stops Saga from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muchada wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Saga.
Muchada is desperately trying to improve his position but Saga has a good base and remains in mount.
Muchada is squirming around, avoiding Saga's attempts to control the action.
Muchada is looking to get to half guard.
Saga takes Muchada's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Muchada is in trouble.
Saga lands shots from the back.
Muchada wants to escape the position.
Yuu Saga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Saga tries to keep control of the position but Muchada is staying busy.
Saga trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Muchada doesn't escape.

Muchada defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

Muchada showing good submission defense here.
Muchada staying busy and making it hard for Saga to control.

Muchada showing good submission defense here.
Muchada tries to escape but Saga has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muchada looking very determined here, making life difficult for Saga.

Saga is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Muchada defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Muchada is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Yuu Saga is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Muchada trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Saga biding his time, controlling Muchada.
Muchada is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Saga controls the position.
I really don't envy Muchada right now.
Horato Muchada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Saga has good solid back control here.
Muchada tries to break free.
Saga biding his time, controlling Muchada.
Muchada is really stuck here.
Saga misses with an elbow to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yuu Saga showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Saga, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuu Saga!