PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Brone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brone is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by FINLANDIA by Jean Sibelius. Bob Sagat could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jason Brone's chin.

Sagat
vs
Brone

185 cm
25
190 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

188 cm
22
189 lbs
12 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Sagat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Jason Brone!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brone shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sagat is trying to defend but Brone finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sagat pushes Brone off looking to stand but Brone dives back in and keeps control.
Brone wants to take a breather but Sagat is having none of it.
Brone passes to side control.
Brone misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sagat avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Brone.
Brone lands a few punches from side control.
Brone in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Brone tries to advance to mount but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brone trying to control the action but Sagat is working from the bottom.
Sagat tries to bench press Brone off him but Brone keeps the position.
Sagat on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sagat tries to get out of the position.
Brone tries to advance to mount but can't.
Brone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sagat keeps working.
Brone postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sagat takes a swing at Brone's ribcage but misses.
Sagat misses with a wild body shot.
Bob Sagat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brone dives in and grabs Sagat's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sagat pushes down on Brone's head and hops out.
Bob Sagat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Brone misses its intended target.
Sagat looks to throw the jab but Brone is out of range.
Sagat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brone.
Brone misses with a two punch combination.
Brone throws a leg kick that misses.
Sagat throws a shot from downtown. Brone moves away and avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brone 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 Sagat has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sagat and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sagat fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat misses with a looping right.
Brone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sagat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Sagat misses.
Sagat misses the jab.
Sagat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brone motions for Sagat to come forward. Brone throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sagat misses with a looping left.
Sagat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sagat scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

It looks like Jason Brone has been cut.
Brone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sagat.
Sagat waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brone.
A good leg kick by Brone.
Brone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brone takes one on the button.
Sagat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brone.
Brone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brone ducks under a wild hook from Sagat.
Sagat paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A big left from Sagat misses.
Brone has a takedown stuffed.
Brone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sagat misses with a hook.
Brone throws a leg kick but Sagat checks it.
Sagat throws a lazy right hand but Brone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brone tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sagat is able to avoid easily.
Brone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Sagat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Brone's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sagat with a jab.
Brone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sagat.
Nice shot by Sagat.
Sagat checks a low kick from Brone.
Sagat is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sagat avoids the body shot from Brone.
Sagat on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brone. Brone obviously looking to wear him down.
Brone ducks under a wild hook from Sagat.
Brone connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sagat misses with a looping left.
Brone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sagat manages to avoid it.
Sagat checks a leg kick.
Sagat checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sagat misses with a body shot
and Brone counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Brone fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sagat looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brone buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brone moves out of range as Sagat strikes.
Brone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sagat.
Brone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brone moves away from the strike by Sagat.
Brone on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brone works Sagat's body with a nice hook.
Sagat lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Brone attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sagat swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brone tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sagat throws an overhand right that lands on Brone's shoulder, as Brone tries to avoid the shot.
Brone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sagat.
Sagat checks a leg kick nicely.
Sagat scores with a jab. Brone acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat cracks Brone with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That has opened up Jason Brone's cut even more.
Sagat gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sagat jabs Brone right on the nose. Brone blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sagat missing with a left hand there. Brone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sagat's sensitive parts.
Brone will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sagat blocks a leg kick.
Brone avoids the body shot from Sagat.
Sagat lands a jab to the nose.
Brone swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sagat just misses with a punch to the body.
Brone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brone lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sagat takes a step back to recover.
Bob Sagat is winning the standup battle so far.
Brone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat misses the body punch
and Brone counters with a flying knee. Nice.
No joy there for Sagat, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sagat throws a shot from downtown. Brone moves away and avoids it.
Sagat checks a low kick from Brone.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brone.
Brone shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sagat throws a hook but Brone blocks it.
Nice jab there from Sagat.
Sagat thows a body shot but no joy.
Brone throws a nice outside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brone.
Sagat misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Brone counters with a single leg into guard. Sagat didn't expect that.
Brone wants to control from the top but Sagat keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brone is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Brone trying to control the position from guard on top but Sagat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brone is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sagat wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brone looking to sit in guard and control but Sagat gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Sagat dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jason Brone's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Brone throws out a loose jab but Sagat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brone throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sagat's head.
Brone avoids the body shot from Sagat.
Brone thuds his right hand into Sagat's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brone tries to score with a low kick but Sagat moves his leg out of the way.
Sagat is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Sagat drops Brone with a beautiful combination! Brone stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Sagat is looking for the KO!

Brone gets a takedown into half guard.
Brone trying to control the pace.
Brone prevents Sagat from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brone throws a strike but Sagat avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Brone with a flurry of punches that miss.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sagat holds on and takes a little breather.
Sagat trying to keep a closed guard but Brone is proving a slippery customer.
Sagat keeping full guard, as Brone tries to pass.
Sagat is looking to stand up but Brone isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sagat keeping moving, preventing Brone from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Brone ducks under a wild hook from Sagat.
Brone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sagat's sensitive parts.
Brone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brone slips under a jab.
Brone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brone does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sagat throws a jab when Brone was well out of range.
Brone throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sagat works over Brone's head and body with a nice combination.

The cut above Jason Brone's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sagat throws a looping overhand right but Brone ducks down to avoid it.

Brone closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sagat did well to prevent Brone getting side control.
Sagat regains full guard. Nicely done.
Brone trying to move into half guard but instead Sagat has managed to sweep!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brone is on top in guard.

Brone drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sagat manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Brone has Sagat in his guard.
Brone looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagat trying to control but Brone is working from the bottom.
Brone is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sagat makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Brone has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sagat looking to pass the guard.
Jason Brone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Sagat got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brone has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sagat has managed to get both his arms back between Brone's legs - danger averted.
Sagat chips away with some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Sagat showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sagat, 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Sagat!