PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Loke Sabel (ranked 2700 p4p, 3139 weight class) and Slum Lord (ranked 333 p4p, 373 weight class). Loke Sabel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sabel
vs
Lord

182 cm
21
214
4 - 5 - 0

180 cm
23
203
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

30th Century Beer Store
Nevermore Clothing Co

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Loke Sabel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slum Lord!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Sabel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sabel.
Sabel blocks a jab.
Lord cracks a nice hook into Sabel's ribs.
Lord throws a shot to the body.
Sabel takes a swing at Lord's ribcage but misses.
Sabel gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lord counters with a stiff right hand.
Sabel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lord let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sabel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lord dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Lord moves into the clinch successfully.
Lord stops a takedown attempt from Sabel.
Sabel is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Loke Sabel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Lord scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord lands with a left to the head.

Sabel pulls Lord into guard.
Sabel is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lord is controlling him.
Lord pushes down on Sabel's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sabel tries to get to full guard but Lord has control of the leg.
Sabel definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Lord is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lord seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sabel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sabel is positioning himself well to prevent Lord advancing to mount.

Lord is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sabel defends it well.
Sabel gets full guard.
Sabel managing to control the position.
Lord trying to control but Sabel is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord tries to free his leg and advance position but Sabel is retaining full guard.
Lord pushes down on Sabel's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sabel is looking to improve his position.
Sabel wants to get back to his feet.

Lord is working for a kimura but Sabel is defending it quite comfortably.

Lord seems to be working for a kimura but Sabel defends the submission attempt.
Sabel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Sabel is defending against the submission attempts here by Lord.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Lord forces his way into half guard.

Lord is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sabel wants to get back to full guard.
Lord looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sabel gets back to full guard.
Sabel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lord is one step ahead there.
Lord trying to control the position from guard on top but Sabel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabel wants to stand up but Lord is controlling him.
Lord pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sabel is keeping the position for now.

Lord drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lord jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lord trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lord stopping the sweep attempt from Sabel.
Sabel keeping moving, preventing Lord from controlling successfully.
Lord throws a big right hand that misses.
Lord slips nicely into half guard.
Sabel gets full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lord forces his way into half guard.

Lord is working for a submission of some sort.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Slum Lord dominated that 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.

Sabel throws a poor cross that misses
and Lord connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sabel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lord moves away.
Lord has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sabel throws a poor cross that misses
and Lord counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lord slaps away a takedown attempt from Sabel, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Lord gets a clinch.
Lord lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lord lands a nice uppercut.
Lord scores with a shot to the side of Sabel's head.
Sabel prevents a body shot from Lord.
Lord lands a shoulder strike.
Lord can't find room to land a body shot as Sabel controls the action.
Sabel blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lord lands an uppercut.
Sabel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lord lands with a right to the head.
Slum Lord seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lord working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lord.
Lord lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sabel or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lord lands with a light punch inside.
Lord lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lord lands with a short shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Lord.
Lord digs a right hand into Sabel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sabel's gas tank.
Lord lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hook to the body lands for Lord.
Lord lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Lord.
Lord lands an uppercut.
Lord lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lord lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Sabel is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lord.
Oh Sabel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sabel.
Lord has a couple of punches blocked by Sabel.
Lord misses with the head strike.
Lord misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lord.
Sabel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lord misses with the head strike.
Sabel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sabel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lord fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lord.
Sabel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lord swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lord throws a head punch that misses.
Lord has a couple of punches blocked by Sabel.
Sabel seems to have got his legs back now.
Sabel tries for a takedown but Lord manages to get underhooks.
A short right from Lord on the inside.
Lord lands a body punch.
Sabel blocks an uppercut.
Lord struggles to land a body shot inside as Sabel controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lord creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lord lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lord throws a punch but it's blocked by Sabel.
Lord creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Sabel's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Sabel drops to his knees and Lord pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Slum Lord!
Slum Lord made sure to mention his sponsor, Nevermore Clothing Co in his post fight interview.