PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Horus Mithra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Sagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sagan has chosen Conquest of Paradise as his entrance music. Carl Sagan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Horus Mithra's chin.

Mithra
vs
Sagan

184 cm
22
177 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

192 cm
25
184 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Tri Light Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Horus Mithra!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carl Sagan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mithra slips under a jab from Sagan.
Sagan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mithra.
Horus Mithra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mithra on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mithra misses with a looping left.
A jab from Sagan misses.
Sagan lands a right hook to the body.
Mithra misses with a jab to the body
and Sagan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mithra throws a jab but it's blocked by Sagan.
Mithra misses with a combination
and Sagan counters with a one-two to the body.
Mithra throws a hook but Sagan blocks it.
Mithra blocks a jab.
Sagan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sagan stuffs the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mithra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sagan.
Sagan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Sagan misses.
Mithra bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mithra misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mithra shoots in but no luck this time.
Mithra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sagan was well out of range. Poor timing from Mithra.
Mithra moves out of range of the strikes.
Mithra will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sagan needs to keep his hands up - Mithra had a free shot at his head there.
A swing and a miss from Sagan.
Mithra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sagan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mithra looks to throw the jab but Sagan is out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Sagan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sagan.
Sagan moves out of range as Mithra strikes.
Mithra lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mithra has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mithra there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mithra fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mithra.
Mithra swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sagan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sagan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mithra doesn't seem bothered though.
Sagan misses with an uppercut. Mithra saw that one coming.
Mithra is looking to clinch but Sagan is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mithra was well out of range. Poor timing from Sagan.
Sagan swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Mithra to counter with a crisp jab.
Mithra throws a hook but Sagan avoids it easily.
Mithra throws a jab when Sagan was well out of range.
Sagan lands with a nice body punch.
Sagan throws a looping overhand right but Mithra ducks down to avoid it.
Mithra misses with a kick to the body.
Mithra cracks Sagan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sagan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mithra uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sagan.
Sagan moves out of range as Mithra strikes.
Mithra misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mithra falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sagan counters with a stiff right hand.
Sagan misses with a hook.
A jab from Mithra misses.
Sagan slips under a jab from Mithra.
Mithra misses with a looping right.
Sagan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mithra.
Mithra doesn't manage to clinch there - Sagan circles away.
Mithra has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Horus Mithra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A cross from Sagan lands.
Mithra lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl Sagan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mithra pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mithra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sagan.
Sagan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mithra.
Mithra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sagan.
Mithra falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Sagan to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Mithra.
Sagan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sagan closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Horus Mithra has been cut.
Sagan thuds a left hand into Mithra's body.
Sagan loads up on a big right hand but Mithra slips the punch.
Mithra throws out a loose jab but Sagan uses good head movement to avoid it.

Mithra drives through and clinches with Sagan against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mithra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sagan's elbow.
Mithra cracks Sagan with a nice body shot.
Sagan is trying to break the clinch but Mithra has him pressed against the cage.
Mithra lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sagan backwards.
Mithra has a couple of punches blocked by Sagan.
A frustrated look appears on Sagan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mithra digs a right hand underneath Sagan's ribcage. Sagan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sagan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mithra misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sagan.
Come on Mithra - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sagan blocking some punches.
Sagan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sagan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mithra has him pressed against the cage.
Mithra stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mithra lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sagan is trying to break the clinch but Mithra has him pressed against the cage.
Sagan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sagan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mithra tries a body shot but Sagan blocks it.

Sagan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mithra bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sagan's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mithra misses with a straight right.
Mithra throws a looping overhand right but Sagan ducks down to avoid it.
Mithra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sagan.
Mithra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mithra lands with a shot to the body.
Mithra throws a hook but Sagan avoids it easily.
Sagan looks to land a combination but Mithra avoids it well.
Sagan blocks a jab.
Mithra misses with a straight right.
Mithra thows a body shot but no joy.
Mithra works Sagan's body with a nice hook.
Sagan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mithra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sagan moves away from the strike by Mithra.
Sagan throws out a loose jab but Mithra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mithra throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sagan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mithra looks to land a right hand but Sagan moved out of range.
Mithra misses with a body punch
and Sagan counters with a straight right hand.
Sagan scores with a body shot.
Mithra fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sagan lunges at Mithra with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mithra's hand.
Carl Sagan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mithra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sagan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mithra works Sagan's body with a nice hook.
Mithra misses with a body shot.
Mithra blocks a jab.
Mithra throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mithra throws the left hand but Sagan avoids the punch easily.
Sagan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mithra misses with a hook.
Mithra takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab from Mithra misses.
Sagan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mithra looks for the body kick but Sagan saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl Sagan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Horus Mithra's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jab, jab by Sagan - just one landing.
Mithra throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mithra takes a swing at Sagan's ribcage but misses.
Sagan throws a jab when Mithra was well out of range.
Mithra misses with a straight right.
Sagan throws a shot from downtown. Mithra moves away and avoids it.
Mithra scores with a hook.
Sagan digs a good hook to Mithra's body.
Mithra looks to clinch
and Sagan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mithra closes the distance and clinches up with Sagan, looking for a takedown. Mithra pushes Sagan against the cage but Sagan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sagan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A cross from Sagan lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mithra throws a wild body kick that Sagan sees coming a mile off.
Mithra tests Sagan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mithra misses with a body shot
and Sagan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mithra connects with a right hand. Sagan shakes it off.
Mithra throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mithra scores with a nice head shot.
Mithra throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sagan counters with a stiff right hand.
Mithra throws a lazy right hand but Sagan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mithra throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mithra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mithra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sagan.
Mithra looks to land a right hand but Sagan moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mithra misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sagan counters with a nice uppercut.
Sagan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sagan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mithra slips a straight right by Sagan.
Mithra scores with a hook to the body. Sagan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mithra tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mithra drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Mithra is rocked!
Mithra throws a hook but Sagan avoids it easily.
Sagan misses with an uppercut.
Sagan looks to land a right hand but Mithra moved out of range.
Mithra shoots for a takedown but Sagan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sagan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mithra counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mithra throws a right and a left that both miss.
A lazy body kick from Mithra
and Sagan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sagan looks to land a left hand but Mithra moved out of range nicely.
Sagan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mithra.
Mithra throws a lazy right hand but Sagan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mithra throws a hook but Sagan blocks it.
Mithra misses with a hook. Sagan ducked under it nicely.
Mithra digs a good body shot into Sagan's ribs.
Good standup being displayed there by Sagan as he connects with a hook.
Mithra scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sagan throws an overhand right that lands on Mithra's shoulder, as Mithra tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagan slips a jab from Mithra.
Mithra jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sagan lands a jab-cross combination.
A shot to de liver by Mithra. Beautiful body shot.
Mithra looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sagan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mithra throws a big shot that misses.
Mithra tries for a takedown but Sagan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Horus Mithra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sagan takes one on the button.
Mithra throws a hook but Sagan blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mithra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sagan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mithra throws a right and a left that Sagan avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl Sagan really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Horus Mithra's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Mithra gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sagan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mithra thinking.
Sagan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sagan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mithra swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sagan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sagan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sagan throws a hook but Mithra avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Mithra.
Mithra dodges the punch combination from Sagan.
Sagan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sagan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mithra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sagan.
Sagan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mithra looks to score with a jab to the body but Sagan is just out of range.
A big right from Mithra misses.
Mithra throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sagan counters with a nice body shot.
Sagan blocks a jab.
Sagan ducks under a wild hook from Mithra.
Mithra misses with a head kick.
Mithra defending well as Sagan loads up on a big left hand.
Sagan slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Sagan.

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.
A big right from Mithra misses.
Sagan misses with a looping right.
Mithra misses with a body shot
and Sagan counters with a nice uppercut.
Mithra lands a jab to the head.
Mithra misses with a double jab.
Sagan misses with a hook.
Mithra throws a hook but Sagan blocks it.
Mithra staying out of range there.
Sagan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mithra wants to clinch up but Sagan keeps it at a distance.
Mithra tries to clinch but Sagan is having none of it.
Sagan slips a jab and a cross from Mithra.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mithra misses with a combination
and Sagan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mithra misses with a hook to the body
and Sagan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sagan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mithra stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sagan ducks under a wild hook from Mithra.
Sagan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mithra.
Sagan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Sagan misses its intended target.
Sagan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mithra swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sagan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sagan slips a jab from Mithra.
Mithra defending well as Sagan loads up on a big left hand.
Mithra scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mithra missing with a left hand there. Sagan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mithra's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Mithra duly obliges.
Mithra throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mithra punishes Sagan's body with a nice straight punch.
Mithra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sagan.
Mithra looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good shot there by Sagan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl Sagan dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Horus Mithra's cut.
That's time! Mithra's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Mithra misses with a looping left.
Mithra moves forwards but Sagan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Sagan.
A lazy left from Mithra finds it's target.
Carl Sagan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mithra tries to clinch but Sagan is having none of it.
Sagan throws a lazy right hand but Mithra sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sagan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mithra misses with a body shot
and Sagan counters with a nice uppercut.
Mithra throws a shot from downtown. Sagan moves away and avoids it.
Sagan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mithra misses with an uppercut.
Mithra dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sagan. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Mithra.
Sagan defending well as Mithra loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Mithra misses its intended target.
Mithra ducks under a wild hook from Sagan.
Sagan lands a jab.
Mithra smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A head kick misses from Mithra.
Mithra swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Sagan to counter with a crisp jab.
Sagan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mithra.
Mithra throws a jab when Sagan was well out of range.
Mithra shoots in for a takedown but Sagan shows good takedown defense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagan swats away the attempt to clinch by Mithra.
Sagan slips a straight right by Mithra.
The fighters circling - Mithra throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mithra thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mithra throws a jab but it's blocked by Sagan.
Mithra displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sagan throws out the jab.
Mithra swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mithra looks to throw the jab but Sagan is out of range.
Mithra takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mithra tries to clinch but Sagan moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mithra misses with a jab to the body
enabling Sagan to counter with a crisp jab.
Mithra tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mithra throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sagan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mithra looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A slow jab from Mithra misses its intended target.
Mithra swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Mithra throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mithra lands a jab to Sagan's midsection.
Mithra closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mithra throws a jab when Sagan was well out of range.
Sagan works the jab nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mithra dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mithra on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oh Mithra is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sagan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mithra throws out the jab.
Mithra seems to have got his legs back now.
Sagan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Horus Mithra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sagan scores with a decent looking hook.
Mithra throws out a loose jab but Sagan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mithra pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mithra lands a head kick. Sagan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Carl Sagan has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mithra fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sagan throws a hook but Mithra blocks it.
Mithra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carl Sagan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mithra connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sagan. Sagan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carl Sagan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sagan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Sagan! Carl Sagan retains his welterweight title!