PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Royal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davor Sakic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Royal comes to the ring accompanied by Becoming The Bull. Sakic has chosen Hail mary Tupac Shakur as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Royal
vs
Sakic

180 cm
23
200 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

188 cm
25
196 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sammy Royal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Davor Sakic!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Royal throws a series of punches but Sakic avoids them all with ease.
Sakic doesn't manage to clinch there - Royal circles away.

Sakic moves into the clinch.

Sakic manages to break the clinch.

Royal tries to keep at a distance but Sakic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sakic has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Royal avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Royal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Royal working hard to break the clinch.
Sakic has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Royal is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sakic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sakic stalling.
Royal has had enough of the clinch but Sakic keeps him there for the moment.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sakic.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sakic drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Royal gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sammy Royal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Davor Sakic.
Royal lands a left hand.

Royal works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Royal tries to free his leg and advance position but Sakic is retaining full guard.
Royal preventing the sweep.
Royal trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sakic's guard.
Royal slips nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sakic looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sakic is staying active underneath Royal, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sakic wants to improve his position but Royal is controlling well.
Royal tries to stand and escape but Sakic is controlling the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Royal closes the distance and clinches.
Sakic gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Royal.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Royal is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Sakic gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Royal wants a takedown but no success here.
Royal is breathing heavily.
Sakic tries for a takedown. No joy.
Royal letting Sakic take a breather here.

Sakic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sakic looks to clinch
and Royal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Royal forces Sakic back against the ropes and clinches.
Royal can't get the takedown.
Royal goes for a takedown attempt but Sakic pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Royal fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Royal looks to score with a jab to the body but Sakic is just out of range.
Sakic tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Royal counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Sakic closes the distance and pushes Royal back into the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Royal looking to stall.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Royal.
Sakic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Royal has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sakic avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Royal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Royal fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Royal manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Royal trying to control the position.
Sakic connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Royal doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Royal is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sakic with a nice head shot there.
Royal keeping moving, preventing Sakic from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sakic slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sakic connects with a couple of short punches.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sakic stuffs the takedown.

Sakic shoots in and bounces Royal off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Royal wants to get back to his feet but Sakic is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Royal wants to sweep but no luck.

Sakic stands up from Royal's guard - Sakic perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sammy Royal will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Royal shoots and misses

and Sakic counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sakic is stalling in the full guard.
Royal working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sakic scoring with some ground and pound.
Sakic is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Royal looking for a sweep. Not yet Royal, not yet.

Royal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sakic is in close to Royal's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sakic trying to control but Royal is working from the bottom.
Sakic is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Royal is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sakic is aware though and is defending well.
Sakic makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Royal throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Royal being controlled here, momentarily.
Royal can't keep his opponent in guard - Sakic advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Royal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sakic working the head and body with strikes.
Royal is in trouble now - Sakic has advanced to mount!
Sakic working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sakic landing strikes from the mount and Royal is in trouble!
Royal is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Royal taking shots to the head.
Royal wants to control but Sakic is having none of it.
You get the feeling that Royal really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Sakic lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royal takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sakic working the ground and pound effectively.
Royal wants to hold on but Sakic pushes him away.
Sakic landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sakic controlling his opponent.
The referee warns Royal that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Royal is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sakic avoids the attempt from Royal to control.
Sakic postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Royal looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royal is bucking up trying to escape but Sakic cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sakic lands a big shot there that rocks Royal but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sakic pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sakic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Royal controls the position.
Sakic postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Royal looks a forlorn figure.
Sakic avoids the attempt from Royal to control.
Royal is trying to escape the mount.
Sakic tries to control but Royal wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davor Sakic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Royal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Sakic drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sakic trying to control but Royal is working from the bottom.
Sakic advances position into side control!
Sakic throws a strike aimed at the side of Royal's head but Royal avoids it well.
Royal manages to get back to half guard.
Royal is looking to improve his position.

Sakic is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Royal is looking to control Sakic's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Royal avoid being mounted?
Davor Sakic has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Royal is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sakic pulls his head out easily.
Royal is refusing to be controlled, as Sakic sits in half guard.
Royal knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sakic on the ground.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Royal fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sakic tries to clinch up
and Royal counters with a one-two to the body.
Royal misses with the combination.
Sakic moves out of range as Royal strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sakic wants to clinch up but Royal keeps it at a distance.
Royal doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Sakic counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sakic is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sakic slips nicely into half guard.
Royal tries to kick Sakic off in order to stand up. Sakic Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Sakic looks up at the clock and then as Royal takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sakic smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sakic works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Royal is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Sakic stands up and beckons Royal to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Royal clinches up against the ropes.

Sakic pulls Royal into guard.
Royal trying to control the position from guard on top but Sakic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Sakic is looking for a triangle but Royal pushes his legs off easily.

Sakic is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Royal is aware though and is defending well.

Royal gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Sammy Royal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Royal misses with a wild combination.
Royal tries to clinch up

and Sakic counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royal tries to roll over but Sakic keeps him under control.
Royal on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Royal is trying to control but Sakic passes into side control!
Royal tries to bench press Sakic off him but Sakic keeps the position.
Sakic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Royal keeps working.
Sakic tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Davor Sakic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sakic 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davor Sakic!