PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Spawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sakuraba might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to speed TK Remix. Spawn is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eminem - Im a soldier. The key to victory for Kazushi Sakuraba has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Sakuraba
vs
Spawn

183 cm
24
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
21
171 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kazushi Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damien Spawn!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuraba swats away the attempt to clinch by Spawn.
Damien Spawn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Spawn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Spawn prevents Sakuraba from getting the reversal.
Sakuraba is working hard here to advance position.
Spawn tries to control but Sakuraba wriggling away.
Spawn thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sakuraba is trying to escape the mount.
Spawn lands a big elbow.

It looks like Kazushi Sakuraba has been cut.
Spawn tries to control but Sakuraba wriggling away.

Spawn looking for a guillotine from mount but Sakuraba is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spawn trying to control but Sakuraba is having none of it.
Sakuraba stops Spawn from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Sakuraba is working to get back to half guard.
Spawn wants to control the pace but Sakuraba is squirming around nicely.
Sakuraba is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Spawn unloads with some shots from mount but Sakuraba bucks and avoids them well.
Spawn scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sakuraba?

Spawn is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sakuraba is surviving well by controlling Spawn's body position as best he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is looking to improve his position but Spawn isn't that keen on the idea.
Spawn landing strikes from the mount.
Sakuraba working to try and regain half guard.
Spawn looking to ground and pound but Sakuraba is blocking nicely.
Spawn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sakuraba is looking to escape.
Sakuraba regains half guard.

Sakuraba looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Sakuraba looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spawn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sakuraba does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Spawn is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sakuraba is pressing down on Spawn's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Spawn is looking to stand up but Sakuraba won't let him.

Sakuraba looking for a guillotine here but Spawn defends easily.

Sakuraba is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Spawn is aware though and is defending well.

Sakuraba throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Spawn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sakuraba escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Spawn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sakuraba will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sakuraba wants to sweep here but Spawn controlling him for the moment.
Spawn wants to control from the top but Sakuraba keeps moving.
Spawn throwing strikes from guard but Sakuraba blocks nicely.

Sakuraba escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Spawn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sakuraba wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Damien Spawn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kazushi Sakuraba's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Spawn misses with a low kick.

Sakuraba gets caught flat footed, as Spawn shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sakuraba utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Sakuraba is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Spawn has his hands clasped together but Sakuraba extends an breaks Spawn's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Sakuraba.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kazushi Sakuraba!