PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Barsanti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and OneRound Sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barsanti comes to the cage accompanied by Bawitdaba. Sapp has chosen bab sapp sucks after 10 seconds! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Barsanti
vs
Sapp

200 cm
21
255 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

166 cm
25
289 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Barsanti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, OneRound Sapp!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sapp tries to clinch up.

Sapp fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barsanti, pushing him back against the cage.
Sapp keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barsanti's efforts to push away.
Sapp works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Barsanti is trying to break the clinch but Sapp has him pressed against the cage.
Barsanti is trying to break the clinch but Sapp is controlling him.
Sapp prevents Barsanti from breaking the clinch.
Barsanti takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Josh Barsanti has been cut.
Sapp lands an elbow just above Barsanti 's eye.
Barsanti is trying to force a seperation but Sapp has the dominant position.
Barsanti wants to break free but Sapp has control.
Sapp lands an elbow that stopped Barsanti in his tracks for a moment.
Sapp lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barsanti backwards.
Sapp lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sapp using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sapp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barsanti.
Barsanti is looking to break free of the clinch but Sapp has double underhooks.
Sapp using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barsanti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barsanti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sapp prevents Barsanti from breaking the clinch.
Sapp landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Barsanti is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sapp utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sapp working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sapp throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barsanti blocks it with crossed arms.
Barsanti takes an elbow to the temple.
Barsanti wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sapp creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Sapp.
Sapp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barsanti.
Barsanti wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sapp scores with a hook to the body.
Sapp utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sapp gets through Barsanti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sapp comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sapp stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sapp lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barsanti.
Sapp trying to land knees to the body.
Sapp presses Barsanti against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sapp lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barsanti backwards.
Sapp lands an elbow that stopped Barsanti in his tracks for a moment.
Sapp lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barsanti.
Sapp softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sapp lands a right hand.
Sapp lands an elbow just above Barsanti 's eye.
Sapp lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sapp digs a right hand into Barsanti's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barsanti's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, Sapp scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sapp putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Barsanti in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sapp putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Barsanti in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Barsanti avoiding damage as Sapp throws knees to the body.
Sapp lands an elbow inside.

Josh Barsanti's cut is getting worse.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sapp.
Sapp scores with a nice hook to the head.

Sapp gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Sapp throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sapp throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sapp thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Barsanti's head.
Sapp working the head and body with strikes.
Sapp slips a nice elbow through Barsanti's hands, connecting with Barsanti's forehead.
Sapp missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sapp sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barsanti defending well though.
Sapp throws a strike but Barsanti avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sapp throwing strikes from guard but Barsanti blocks nicely.
Sapp is looking to work some ground and pound but Barsanti has wrist control.
Sapp in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sapp throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sapp won't allow Barsanti to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

OneRound Sapp dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh Barsanti's cut.
That's time! Barsanti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sapp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barsanti throws the left hand but Sapp avoids the punch easily.
Sapp fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sapp connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barsanti. Barsanti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Sapp moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sapp.
Barsanti tries to break the clinch but Sapp is controlling the position.
Sapp digs a right hand underneath Barsanti's ribcage. Barsanti let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sapp lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sapp.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sapp.
Sapp makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sapp lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sapp lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sapp lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sapp lands a nice knee to the body.
Sapp scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sapp landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Sapp.
OneRound Sapp seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Sapp.
Sapp scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sapp lands a good knee to the midsection. Barsanti won't want to take too many of those.
Sapp is working Barsanti over against the cage.
Sapp lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sapp gets through Barsanti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sapp using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barsanti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sapp lands an elbow inside that Barsanti shrugs off.
Nice body punch from Sapp - that landed with a thud.
Sapp digs a right hand into Barsanti's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barsanti's gas tank.
A short right from Sapp.
Sapp scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barsanti has had enough of the clinch but Sapp keeps him there for the moment.
Sapp unloads a knee to the mid-section. Barsanti lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sapp scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sapp working Barsanti over with knees to the body.
Sapp comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sapp unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short left from Sapp.
Sapp lands a knee to the body.
Barsanti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sapp lands an elbow just above Barsanti 's eye.
Barsanti takes an elbow to the temple.
Sapp lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Sapp - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sapp.
Sapp lands an elbow that stopped Barsanti in his tracks for a moment.

Josh Barsanti's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sapp lands a damaging elbow.
Sapp unloads a knee to the mid-section. Barsanti lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A body shot lands from Sapp.
Nice body punch from Sapp.
A short body shot lands from Sapp as the two fighters clinch.
Sapp lands a nice elbow.
Sapp lands a good knee to the midsection. Barsanti won't want to take too many of those.
Sapp lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sapp lands a nice knee to the body.
Sapp lands a nice shot to the body.
Barsanti is trying to break the clinch but Sapp has him pressed against the cage.
Sapp unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sapp lands an elbow that stopped Barsanti in his tracks for a moment.
Sapp creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barsanti's defenses.
Sapp lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Sapp.
Barsanti takes an elbow to the temple.

Jeez, Josh Barsanti's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A short right from Sapp.
Sapp landing knees to the body.
Sapp has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barsanti can't break the clinch.
Barsanti gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sapp.
Sapp scores with a shot to the side of Barsanti's head.
Sapp lands an elbow that stopped Barsanti in his tracks for a moment.
Barsanti wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sapp.
Sapp works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Sapp.
Knees to the body from Sapp.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sapp lands an elbow that stopped Barsanti in his tracks for a moment.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Josh Barsanti's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). OneRound Sapp!