PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bebe Em (ranked 5644 p4p, 2514 weight class) and Sagandi Legend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sagandi Legend acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Em
vs
Legend

160 cm
18
135
4 - 4 - 0

150 cm
25
130
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bebe Em!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sagandi Legend!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Legend avoids a punch combination nicely.
Legend wants to counter the offense by Em and move into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legend slips a jab and a cross from Em.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Legend tries to clinch but Em moves out of range.

Legend gets a clinch.

Em breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Em misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Em avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Em throws a right and a left that both miss.
Legend tries to counter with a clinch but Em shakes him off and moves away.
Legend should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Em pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Legend back to the cage. Em follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Legend shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Em pushes Legend off and gets back to his feet.
Legend tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Em paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Em misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Em scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Em misses with a series of wild punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bebe Em dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Legend is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Em throws a right and a left that both miss.
Legend looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Em throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Legend gets a clinch.
Em blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Legend fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Legend keeps control of Em as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Legend lands an uppercut.
Legend misses with a punch on the inside.
Legend misses with the head strike.
Legend misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Em.
Em blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Legend misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legend fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Em blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Em blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Legend is breathing heavily.
Legend swings wildly with an uppercut but Em uses good head movement to avoid it.
Legend misses with some punches.
Legend swings wildly with an uppercut but Em uses good head movement to avoid it.
Em jumps guard but Legend turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A frustrated look appears on Em's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Legend lands with a light punch inside.
Em is trying to break the clinch but Legend is controlling him.
Legend misses with a hook from the clinch.
Em can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legend misses with some punches.
Em is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Legend can do to turn this around?
Legend keeps control of Em as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Em blocking some punches.
Em is looking to break free of the clinch but Legend has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Em.
Legend misses with the head strike.
Em blocks an uppercut.
Legend throws a head punch that misses.
Legend throws a punch but it's blocked by Em.
Legend swings wildly with an uppercut but Em uses good head movement to avoid it.
Em blocks an uppercut.
Em blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Em blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legend swings wildly with an uppercut but Em uses good head movement to avoid it.
Legend throws a punch but it's blocked by Em.
Legend swings wildly with an uppercut but Em uses good head movement to avoid it.
Em wants to break free but Legend has control.
Legend tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Legend throws a head punch that misses.
Legend misses with a short punch on the inside.
Legend swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Legend lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Em backwards.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Legend misses with the head strike.
Em wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Legend has him pressed against the cage.
Em blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sagandi Legend 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Em looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Legend steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Em.
Em throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Legend is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Em misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legend slips a jab and a cross from Em.
Legend wants to counter with a clinch but Em pushes him away.
Legend tries to clinch but Em moves away
and Em counters with a left and a right that stings Legend.
Bebe Em is winning the standup battle so far.
Em throws a nice looking combination but Legend bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Legend tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Em changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legend tries to clinch but Em moves out of range.
Em throws a right and a left that Legend avoids nicely.

Legend rushes Em and presses him up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Em blocking some punches.
Em blocking some punches.
Legend takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Legend fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Em tries to circle away but Legend has him pinned against the cage.
Legend throws a head punch that misses.
Legend misses with a punch on the inside.
Em blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Legend misses with some punches.
Legend misses with some punches.
Em blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Legend misses with some punches.
Legend misses with some punches.
Legend throws a head punch that misses.
Legend swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legend misses with some punches.
Legend misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Em.
Em can't break the clinch.
Em wants to break free but Legend has control.
Em blocks an uppercut.
Em blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Em wants to get back to striking at distance but Legend won't allow it.
Em blocking some punches.
Legend swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Em.
Legend misses with a punch on the inside.
Legend swings wildly with an uppercut but Em uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Legend.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sagandi Legend.
I think Legend has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!