PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Almeida (ranked 3458 p4p, 3981 weight class) and Saad Sadiq (ranked 405 p4p, 445 weight class). Sadiq has chosen Where Have All The Boot Boys Gone - Slaughter And The Dogs as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Almeida
vs
Sadiq

185 cm
26
195
7 - 5 - 0

195 cm
28
200
4 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vitor Almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saad Sadiq !
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sadiq misses with a straight right.
Almeida swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sadiq shoots in but no luck this time.
Sadiq dives in for a single leg takedown but Almeida sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sadiq .
Vitor Almeida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saad Sadiq .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sadiq has a takedown stuffed.

Sadiq scores with a takedown into Almeida's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadiq is looking to advance position but Almeida has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Almeida avoids the attempt from Sadiq to control.
Almeida pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida tries to control but Sadiq wriggling away.
Sadiq tries to hold on but Almeida pushes him away.
Sadiq is squirming around, avoiding Almeida's attempts to control the action.
Almeida controlling the position easily from mount.
Sadiq is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Almeida's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Almeida wants to control the pace but Sadiq is squirming around nicely.
Almeida sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Almeida is trying to take his opponent's back.
Almeida controlling the position easily from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sadiq working to try and regain half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vitor Almeida dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sadiq looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Almeida is fending him off so far but Sadiq persists. Nope, Almeida circles away and we're back to standing.
Sadiq goes for a double leg but Almeida avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Almeida continues to drive forward.
The fighters circling - Sadiq throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Almeida misses the target.
Sadiq shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Almeida swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Vitor Almeida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saad Sadiq .
Sadiq throws a leg kick
and Almeida counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sadiq misses with an uppercut.
Almeida is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sadiq can do to turn this around?
Almeida throws a leg kick

and Sadiq counters with a nice double leg into side control. Almeida won't be happy with that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadiq wants to lay and pray for a moment but Almeida keeps working.
Sadiq throwing strikes but Almeida manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Almeida wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sadiq keeps working.
Sadiq can't do much from the bottom here.
Sadiq is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Almeida is staying active.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Almeida wants to control but Sadiq is keeping him busy.
Almeida is really struggling to control Sadiq but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida working away.
Almeida looking to control but instead Sadiq has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Almeida controlling the pace.
Almeida looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sadiq is looking to control Almeida's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sadiq avoid being mounted?

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sadiq changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Almeida tries to avoid it but Sadiq manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Almeida to the ground. Almeida escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sadiq dives in for a single leg takedown but Almeida sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
It looked like Almeida wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sadiq misses with a takedown
letting Almeida counter with a right hand.
Almeida throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sadiq sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Almeida enables Sadiq to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Almeida manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vitor Almeida dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Sadiq uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Almeida.
Sadiq looks for a takedown but Almeida sprawls well.
It looked like Almeida wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sadiq tries to score a power double leg takedown but Almeida sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sadiq somewhat.
It looked like Almeida wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sadiq uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Almeida.
Sadiq drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Almeida defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida misses with a hook.
Sadiq is trying hard to land a takedown here. Almeida sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vitor Almeida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saad Sadiq .
Sadiq shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Almeida but Almeida pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Almeida with a nice cross.
Almeida stuffs the takedown attempt from Sadiq . Sadiq gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sadiq slips a jab and a cross from Almeida.
Almeida throws out a powerful jab.
A big right from Almeida misses.
Sadiq looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Almeida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sadiq was well out of range. Poor timing from Almeida.
Sadiq goes for a double leg but Almeida avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Almeida continues to drive forward.
It looked like Almeida wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida leaves Sadiq with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Almeida swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Almeida slaps away a takedown attempt from Sadiq , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vitor Almeida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sadiq tries for a takedown but Almeida sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Almeida throwing a counter right hand but Sadiq manages to avoid it.
Sadiq dives in for a single leg takedown but Almeida sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sadiq shoots in for a double leg but Almeida sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Sadiq scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Almeida wants to improve his position but Sadiq is controlling well.
Saad Sadiq has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Almeida keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sadiq sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Almeida is trying to control but Sadiq passes into side control!

And that's the end of the fight!
Vitor Almeida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Almeida has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitor Almeida!
Vitor Almeida thanked the fans post fight for their support.