PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rowan Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mehmet Sirovica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savage's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, "Twist of Cain" by Danzig. Sirovica has chosen last mohacian as his entrance music. 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.

Savage
vs
Sirovica

195 cm
19
218 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

191 cm
26
212 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Battalion Athletics

Behold The Beast
Behold The Beast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rowan Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mehmet Sirovica!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sirovica. Savage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sirovica slips a straight right by Savage.
Sirovica has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sirovica there as he acknowledges the shot.
Savage thows a body shot but no joy.
Savage looks for the body kick but Sirovica saw that one coming.
Savage throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sirovica swings for the body but Savage moves out of range.
Sirovica takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sirovica keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Savage tried to score with a low kick but Sirovica checks it.
Savage thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rowan Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Savage.
Savage cracks the inside of Sirovica's front leg.
A shot to de liver by Savage. Beautiful body shot.
Sirovica uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Savage.
Savage punishes Sirovica's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirovica walks into a jab.
Savage throws a big shot that misses.
Savage swinging wildly here.
A jab from Savage misses.
A big right from Savage misses.
Nice uppercut there from Savage.
A jab from Savage misses.
Decent striking displayed by Savage there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Savage. Sirovica does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donk. Savage catches Sirovica right on the button with a cross.
Donk. Savage catches Sirovica right on the button with a cross.
Savage lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sirovica displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Savage throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Savage.
Sirovica keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Savage swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Savage throws the left hand but Sirovica avoids the punch easily.
Savage dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sirovica. That did some damage!
Sirovica throws a looping overhand right but Savage ducks down to avoid it.
Savage throws the left hand but Sirovica avoids the punch easily.
Savage throws a jab when Sirovica was well out of range.
Sirovica slips a straight right by Savage.
Savage throws a shot from downtown. Sirovica moves away and avoids it.
Savage motions for Sirovica to come forward. Savage throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Savage lands an overhand right.
Jab from Savage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirovica moves out of range as Savage throws a body kick.
Savage takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Savage misses with a jab to the body
and Sirovica connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sirovica staying out of range there.
Sirovica shoots in but no luck this time.
Sirovica takes one on the button.
Savage is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Good leg kick by Savage there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sirovica has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sirovica there as he acknowledges the shot.
Savage misses with a hook. Sirovica ducked under it nicely.
Savage throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Savage does it's job there.
Sirovica lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Savage is looking to score with low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sirovica slips a jab from Savage.
Savage pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sirovica defending well as Savage loads up on a big left hand.
Savage throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sirovica counters with a nice uppercut.
Savage throws a good cross that connects.
Sirovica misses with a straight left.
Savage dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Savage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Savage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sirovica.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sirovica steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Savage.
Sirovica ducks under a wild hook from Savage.
Sirovica ducks under a wild hook from Savage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rowan Savage dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Savage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sirovica moves away.
Sirovica has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Savage.
Sirovica on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Savage lands a jab to the head.
Sirovica throws the left hand but Savage avoids the punch easily.
Sirovica ducks right into an uppercut from Savage.
Savage throws a hook to the side of Sirovica's head but Sirovica sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Savage misses with a hook.
Savage rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sirovica moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Savage scores with the left hand. Sirovica knows he should have avoided that one.
Savage lands a jab.
A low kick from Savage misses

and Sirovica counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Savage's guard now.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
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!
Savage wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage is pulling down on Sirovica's head to control his posture.
Sirovica advances position into side control!
Sirovica lands a few punches from side control.

Sirovica stands up and beckons Savage to his feet.
Savage throws a solid leg kick but Sirovica takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Savage.
Savage is looking to slow Sirovica down with leg kicks.
Sirovica slips under a jab from Savage.
Savage buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Savage misses.
Savage misses with a body shot.
Savage throws the left hand but Sirovica avoids the punch easily.
Savage throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage misses with a straight right.
Sirovica walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Savage misses with a hook to the body
letting Sirovica counter with a right hand.
Sirovica throws a hook to the side of Savage's head but Savage sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rowan Savage is winning the standup battle so far.
Savage swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Sirovica counters with a shoot takedown. Savage fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Savage is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sirovica tries to roll over but Savage keeps him under control.
Sirovica is staying active underneath Savage, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sirovica is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirovica works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sirovica wants to sweep here but Savage controlling him for the moment.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Savage scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Savage looks to land a left hand but Sirovica moved out of range nicely.
Sirovica moves out of range of the strikes.
Savage digs a good body shot into Sirovica's ribs.
Savage thows a left - swing and a miss!
Savage scores with a hook.
Savage misses the jab.
Savage's corner calls for a 1-2. Savage obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Savage throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage cracks Sirovica with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sirovica throws a body punch but Savage moves out of range.
Sirovica walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sirovica ducks under a wild hook from Savage.
Sirovica wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sirovica gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sirovica moves out of range as Savage strikes.
Savage bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sirovica's head backwards.
Sirovica moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sirovica has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Savage jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sirovica fails to land the takedown.
Savage throws a shot from downtown. Sirovica moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mehmet Sirovica will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Savage misses with a hook to the body

and Sirovica counters with a takedown into side control.
Sirovica tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sirovica scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Savage to see if he's OK.
Sirovica working away.
Savage sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sirovica throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sirovica wants to free his trapped foot but Savage is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Savage wants to get back to his feet.
Sirovica prevents Savage from improving his position.
Sirovica tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Savage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sirovica bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage misses with a straight right.
Savage works the jab nicely.
Rowan Savage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Savage scores with a decent looking hook.
Savage is looking to chop away at Sirovica's legs.
Savage misses with the combination.
Savage scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Savage scoring well with a low kick there.
Sirovica changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Savage tries to avoid it but Sirovica manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Savage to the ground. Savage escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Savage lands a jab.
Jab from Savage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirovica slips a jab from Savage.
Savage throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sirovica counters with a stiff right hand.
Sirovica jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Savage.
A big left from Savage misses.
Savage swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Savage throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Savage lands with a thumping leg kick.
Savage works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sirovica ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Savage throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Sirovica to counter with a crisp jab.
Savage misses with an uppercut. Sirovica saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirovica blocks a jab.
Savage throws a lazy right hand but Sirovica sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Savage tests Sirovica's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Savage loads up on a big right hand but Sirovica slips the punch.
Sirovica takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Savage misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Sirovica.
Sirovica steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Savage.
Savage lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sirovica circles away quickly and effectively.
Horrible takedown by Sirovica or perhaps it was just good defense by Savage which made him look bad.
Savage looks to throw the jab but Sirovica is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirovica is trying hard to land a takedown here. Savage sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rowan Savage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mehmet Sirovica.
Sirovica ducks under a wild hook from Savage.
A jab from Savage misses.
Sirovica shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Savage as he avoids it easily.
Savage misses with a straight right.
Savage connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sirovica on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sirovica uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Savage.
A big right from Savage misses.
Savage scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sirovica shoots in but no luck this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rowan Savage.
I think Savage has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!