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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Victor Sagat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Sapp!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sagat lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Bob Sapp has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sagat fails with a takedown attempt.
Sapp blocks a head kick by Sagat.
Sapp closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sagat to the mat! Sagat manages to get full guard.
Sagat is trying to keep Sapp in close.
Sagat looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sapp is one step ahead there.
Sapp scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sapp prevents Sagat from getting back to his feet.
Sapp trying to control the position from guard on top but Sagat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sapp controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sapp's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Sagat is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sapp preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sapp accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sagat looking for a sweep. Not yet Sagat, not yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sapp shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sagat manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sagat wants to get back to his feet but Sapp is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sagat utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sapp throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sapp tries to free his leg and advance position but Sagat is retaining full guard.
Sapp decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sapp looks gassed!
Sagat with a poor takedown
and Sapp counters with a single leg into guard. Sagat didn't expect that.
Sagat pushes Sapp off and gets back to his feet.
Sapp shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sagat as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Sagat.
Sagat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sagat lands a jab to the nose.
Sagat misses with a body shot.
Sagat lands a big head kick that sends Sapp tumbling to the mat! Sagat takes a step backwards and waves Sapp back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Sagat.
Sapp avoids the body shot from Sagat.
Sapp tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sagat looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Sagat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sapp chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sagat can pounce on him.
Sapp bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sagat's head.
Sagat closes the distance and clinches up with Sapp, looking for a takedown. Sagat pushes Sapp against the cage but Sapp circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sapp throws a nice looking combination but Sagat bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sagat throws a shot to the body.
Sagat fails with the takedown
so Sapp counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sapp has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sagat is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sagat thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Sagat wants to stand but Sapp is controlling the position.
Sagat managing to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sagat keeping moving, preventing Sapp from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Sagat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Sapp's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sagat displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sapp.
Sapp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sagat swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Victor Sagat is winning the standup battle so far.
Sapp moves in looking to clinch but Sagat pushes him off.
Victor Sagat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sagat throws a head kick that half lands.
Sagat gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sagat is pressed up against the cage. Sapp has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sagat down to the mat. Sagat avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sagat lands with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Sagat.
Sagat decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sagat missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sagat decides to stand and escape the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sagat closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat manages to pull guard.
Sapp gets to his feet - Sagat follows without any prompting.
Sagat forces Sapp back against the cage and clinches.
Sagat landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Sagat.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sagat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sapp trying to land knees to the body.
Sagat breaks from the clinch.
Sapp circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sagat. Sapp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Victor Sagat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sapp leaves Sagat with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sapp doesn't manage to clinch there - Sagat circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sapp shoots in and drives through. Sagat sprawls well.
Victor Sagat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Sapp.
Sagat lands a head kick!
A lazy body kick from Sapp
and Sagat counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sagat misses with a double jab
and Sapp counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sagat!
Sapp controlling the position easily from mount.
Sagat working to try and regain half guard.
Sapp can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sagat is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sagat's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Sagat really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sapp scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sagat manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Sagat controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sagat misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Sagat is trying to stand back up but Sapp is controlling him
Sapp trying to control from half guard but Sagat is working away.
Sagat won't allow Sapp to pass to mount.
Sagat is refusing to be controlled, as Sapp sits in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sapp stops Sagat from getting back to his feet.
Sapp is looking to advance position but Sagat won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Sagat dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bob Sapp's cut.
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!
Sagat scores with a head kick.
Sapp closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sagat circles away.
Sapp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sapp fails with a takedown attempt.
Sagat shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sagat was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sagat punishing his opponent with strikes.
A nice elbow there by Sagat.
Sagat with good strikes from the mount here!
Sagat has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sapp's face.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sapp is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sapp takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sapp wants to control but Sagat is having none of it.
Sapp is trying desperately to improve position.
Sapp is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sapp in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
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 is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sagat lands a big elbow.
Sagat working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Sagat avoids the attempt from Sapp to control.
BOOM! Sagat connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sagat fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sapp taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sagat wants to control the pace but Sapp is squirming around nicely.
Sapp tries to hold on but Sagat pushes him away.
Bob Sapp has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sapp tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sagat trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sapp is working to get back to half guard.
Sapp is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sagat with shots to the head and body - Sapp looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sagat is landing with some decent strikes but Sapp is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sagat looking to finish Sapp with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sapp!
Sapp is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sapp is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Sagat lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sapp is desperately trying to improve his position but Sagat has a good base and remains in mount.
Bob Sapp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Victor Sagat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sagat looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Sagat!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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