PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jiguro Kamoko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Saber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saber is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Walk This Way. On his way into the cage it seems that Jiguro Kamoko has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jiguro Kamoko seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Kamoko
vs
Saber

180 cm
19
216 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
200 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

PhoQus Sports Nutrition and Fund Transfer

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jiguro Kamoko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lucas Saber!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamoko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saber.

Saber throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kamoko was covering up waiting for the punch and Saber finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Saber is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kamoko is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kamoko has escaped and now he's on top!
Kamoko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Saber is keeping the position for now.
Kamoko wants to control from the top but Saber keeps moving.
Kamoko with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kamoko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kamoko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamoko passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kamoko misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kamoko trying to control the position but Saber is working away.
Saber is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Saber seems a little lost for a moment, as Kamoko dominates the positioning.
Saber is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kamoko postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
You can see the frustration on Saber's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kamoko happy to just control the position for now.

That's two 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.
Saber is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kamoko lands a nice forearm strike.
Kamoko lands a few punches from side control.
Kamoko is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Saber's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saber is not content to let Kamoko control the position.
Kamoko misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
A lull in the action here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jiguro Kamoko.

Kamoko closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kamoko thows a huge punch but Saber dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamoko lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kamoko looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Saber with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kamoko with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Kamoko is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Saber defends it well.
Kamoko controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jiguro Kamoko 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.

Kamoko feints and as Saber raises his hands in defense, Kamoko changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Saber looking for a sweep. Not yet Saber, not yet.
Kamoko controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kamoko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Kamoko drops back, looking for a kneebar! Saber looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Saber looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Saber!
Kamoko can't do much from the bottom here.
Kamoko is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kamoko moves into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saber preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kamoko is on top in guard.
Saber keeping moving, preventing Kamoko from controlling successfully.
Kamoko sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Saber keeping moving, preventing Kamoko from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jiguro Kamoko.

Kamoko shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kamoko keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Saber is in trouble now - Kamoko has advanced to mount!
Saber is in a horrible position here. Kamoko smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kamoko lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamoko controlling his opponent.
Kamoko postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Saber looks a forlorn figure.
Kamoko tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jiguro Kamoko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kamoko thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kamoko landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kamoko wants to finish this one by submission but Saber is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kamoko.
Kamoko breaks from Saber's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kamoko controlling the position easily from mount.
Kamoko breaks from Saber's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kamoko lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
A nice elbow there by Kamoko.
Kamoko lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jiguro Kamoko dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Kamoko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lucas Saber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Kamoko closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kamoko lands in his opponent's guard.
Kamoko working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kamoko sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Saber's guard.
Kamoko is trying to control the action in half guard but Saber is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kamoko thows a huge punch but Saber dodges it nicely.
Kamoko looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kamoko is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Saber!
Kamoko controlling the pace for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamoko cracks Saber with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Saber takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kamoko controlling from the full mount.
Kamoko landing strikes from the mount.
Kamoko controlling his opponent.
Kamoko looking to control but Saber is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jiguro Kamoko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamoko controlling from the full mount.
Kamoko seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Saber for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jiguro Kamoko just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Kamoko digs a good hook to Saber's body.

Kamoko feints and as Saber raises his hands in defense, Kamoko changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kamoko is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kamoko postures up.
Kamoko controlling from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamoko has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Lucas Saber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jiguro Kamoko.

Kamoko closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kamoko lands in his opponent's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jiguro Kamoko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kamoko has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jiguro Kamoko!