PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anton Sarus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Satan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sarus comes to the cage accompanied by T.I. - What Up, What's Happenin. Satan has chosen Bullet For My Valentine - Hit The Floor as his entrance music. Anton Sarus has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Sarus
vs
Satan

165 cm
22
159 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

175 cm
20
168 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anton Sarus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damien Satan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sarus pinned against the cage. Sarus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sarus is looking to clinch.
Sarus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Satan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Satan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sarus is out of range.
Satan misses the shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sarus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sarus moves in looking to clinch but Satan pushes him off.
Sarus doesn't manage to clinch there - Satan circles away.
Sarus blocks a head kick by Satan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Satan.
Sarus slips under a jab.
Satan misses the shot to the body.
Satan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sarus.
Satan scores with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Satan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sarus tries to close the distance and clinch but Satan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Satan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sarus wants to clinch up but Satan keeps it at a distance.
Satan misses with a low kick.
Sarus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sarus is looking to clinch but Satan is avoiding it.
Sarus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sarus tries to clinch but Satan is having none of it.
Satan misses with the combination.
Sarus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Satan connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarus moves out of range of the strikes.
Sarus tries to clinch up.
Satan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sarus moves away.
Some wild striking there from Satan.
An inside leg kick from Satan misses.
Satan throws a wild body kick that Sarus sees coming a mile off.
Anton Sarus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sarus moves in looking to clinch but Satan pushes him off.
Sarus is looking to clinch.
Satan misses with a few strikes there.
Sarus tries to clinch but Satan is having none of it.
Sarus moves in looking to clinch but Satan pushes him off.
Sarus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Satan.

Sarus gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarus lands a knee to the head.
Sarus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Satan throws a head punch that misses.
Satan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Satan taking a breather.
Sarus misses with a knee to the head.

Satan jumps into guard, dragging Sarus to the mat.
Satan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sarus is one step ahead there.
Satan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarus postures up.
Satan trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Satan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sarus is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Satan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Satan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sarus.
Satan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sarus is looking to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Satan.
Sarus staying out of range there.
Satan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Satan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sarus doesn't manage to clinch there - Satan circles away.
Sarus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sarus defending well as Satan loads up on a big left hand.
Sarus doesn't manage to clinch there - Satan circles away.
Anton Sarus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Satan takes a swing at Sarus's ribcage but misses.
Sarus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sarus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Satan missing with a left hand there. Sarus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sarus tries to close the distance and clinch but Satan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big right from Satan misses.
Satan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sarus on the side of the head.
Sarus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Satan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Satan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sarus is out of range.
Satan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sarus moves away.
Sarus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Satan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sarus tries to clinch there but Satan circles away.
Satan lands a glancing blow to the side of Sarus's head.

Sarus instigates a clinch.
Satan looking for a takedown.
Nice body punch from Satan.
A right hand to the body from Satan.
Satan is struggling to control the position.
A short body shot lands from Satan as the two fighters clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Satan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sarus.
Satan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sarus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sarus looking to throw knees to the head but Satan is blocking nicely.
Satan is working Sarus over against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Satan.
Satan tries to land knees in the clinch but Sarus avoids the damage to the body.
Satan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Saruss head.
Satan effectively controlling the action here.
Satan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Satan slowing the pace effectively.
A left hand lands to the body for Satan.
Satan lands a shot to the body.

Satan turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Satan passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Sarus!
Sarus is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sarus on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sarus tries to get out of the position.
Satan controlling from the full mount.
Satan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Satan thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Satan lands with some strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satan misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Sarus is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Satan with shots to the head and body - Sarus looks very uncomfortable down there.
Satan thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sarus squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Satan breaks from Sarus's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Satan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Sarus blocks a jab.
Satan loads up on a big right hand but Sarus slips the punch.
Satan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sarus was well out of range. Poor timing from Satan.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Satan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sarus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sarus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Satan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Satan showed some decent athleticism there.
Satan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Satan is looking for a kimura here.

Satan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Satan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Satan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sarus is just riding it out for now. Satan eventually gives up the hold.
Satan trying to mount his opponent but Sarus defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sarus wants to get back to his feet.
Satan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sarus keeps working.

Satan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarus tries to kick Satan off but Satan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Satan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Satan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sarus tries to clinch there but Satan circles away.
Sarus slips under a jab.
Sarus tries to clinch there but Satan circles away.
Sarus has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Satan.

Satan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sarus sprawls well initially but Satan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sarus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Satan.
Satan wants to control but Sarus is keeping him busy.
Damien Satan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sarus wants to get back to his feet.
Satan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Satan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Anton Sarus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Let's hope that Satan has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damien Satan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Satan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damien Satan!