PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mongkutsutt Rattanakrabi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sagat
vs
Rattanakrabi

177 cm
27
197 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

190 cm
24
195 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Fightworld Formula

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Sagat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mongkutsutt Rattanakrabi!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Sagat - just one landing.
Sagat stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A lazy left from Sagat finds it's target.
Sagat dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rattanakrabi. That did some damage!
Rattanakrabi slips under a jab from Sagat.
Rattanakrabi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sagat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rattanakrabi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rattanakrabi throws a leg kick
and Sagat counters with a lovely straight right hand!
An inside leg kick lands from Sagat.
Good work by Rattanakrabi as he checks the leg kick.
Sagat lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rattanakrabi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A telegraphed right hand from Sagat misses the target.
Rattanakrabi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sagat gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rattanakrabi.

It looks like John Sagat has been cut.
Sagat with a jab.
Rattanakrabi blocks a head kick by Sagat.
Sagat throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sagat takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sagat misses with a hook. Rattanakrabi ducked under it nicely.
Sagat darts in trying to clinch
and Rattanakrabi counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rattanakrabi wants to clinch.
Sagat throws a combination that misses
and Rattanakrabi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sagat takes a swing at Rattanakrabi's ribcage but misses.
Rattanakrabi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sagat misses with a wild body shot.
Rattanakrabi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rattanakrabi throws a sloppy head kick and Sagat moves out of range easily.
Sagat throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rattanakrabi.
John Sagat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat scores with a jab to the head.
Sagat smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rattanakrabi tries to clinch but Sagat moves out of range.
A jab from Sagat misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rattanakrabi. Sagat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rattanakrabi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rattanakrabi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sagat doesn't manage to clinch there - Rattanakrabi circles away.
Sagat turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sagat dodges the punch combination from Rattanakrabi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagat connects with a jab.
Rattanakrabi blocks a leg kick.
Sagat is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rattanakrabi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sagat checks a leg kick.
Rattanakrabi scores with a jab to the head.
Sagat looks to land a combination but Rattanakrabi avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sagat lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sagat misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mongkutsutt Rattanakrabi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Sagat's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sagat walks into a stiff left hand from Rattanakrabi.
Rattanakrabi throws a lazy head kick
and Sagat counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sagat throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rattanakrabi slips under a jab.
Rattanakrabi misses with a straight left.
Sagat connects with an inside leg kick.
Sagat misses with the combination.
Sagat connects with a solid leg kick.
Sagat throws a hook but Rattanakrabi blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rattanakrabi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sagat.
Rattanakrabi misses with a hook
and Sagat makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sagat lands a really nice looking cross but Rattanakrabi seems unphased.
Rattanakrabi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sagat throws out a loose jab but Rattanakrabi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sagat moves out of range as Rattanakrabi strikes.
Sagat misses with a body shot
and Rattanakrabi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sagat lands an overhand right.
Rattanakrabi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rattanakrabi scores with a kick to the body.
Rattanakrabi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sagat.
Sagat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Sagat as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sagat lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sagat moves in looking to clinch but Rattanakrabi pushes him off.
Rattanakrabi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sagat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rattanakrabi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sagat was well out of range. Poor timing from Rattanakrabi.
Mongkutsutt Rattanakrabi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rattanakrabi misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rattanakrabi swings widly with a right hand
and Sagat counters with a low kick, right behind Rattanakrabi 's knee.
Sagat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rattanakrabi was well out of range. Poor timing from Sagat.
A low kick from Rattanakrabi misses
and Sagat counters with a big head kick but Rattanakrabi shrugs it off.
Rattanakrabi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sagat makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rattanakrabi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sagat moves away.
Sagat feints and then cracks Rattanakrabi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rattanakrabi down.
Rattanakrabi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sagat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rattanakrabi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sagat throws a body kick that misses.
Sagat throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rattanakrabi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rattanakrabi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sagat.
Crunch! Sagat slams his shin into Rattanakrabi's torso.
Rattanakrabi is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sagat misses with a few strikes there.
Rattanakrabi needs to keep his hands up - Sagat had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Sagat dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Sagat's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Rattanakrabi moves to clinch but Sagat breaks away
and Sagat counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Mongkutsutt Rattanakrabi has been cut.
Rattanakrabi misses with a lunging right hand
and Sagat connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rattanakrabi throws a lazy head kick
and Sagat counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sagat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sagat fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A head kick misses from Sagat.
Rattanakrabi throws a solid leg kick but Sagat takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rattanakrabi.
Rattanakrabi misses with an uppercut
and Sagat counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rattanakrabi throws a head kick but Sagat moves out of range.
Sagat scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rattanakrabi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rattanakrabi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rattanakrabi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sagat.
Sagat feints and then cracks Rattanakrabi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rattanakrabi down.
Sagat checks the leg kick.
Rattanakrabi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rattanakrabi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sagat to score with a decent uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sagat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rattanakrabi misses with a body shot
and Sagat counters with a series of strikes. Rattanakrabi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rattanakrabi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rattanakrabi thows a leg kick but Sagat checks it
and Sagat counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rattanakrabi takes a swing at Sagat's ribcage but misses.
Sagat scores with a sloppy right hand. Rattanakrabi should have avoided that one.

Rattanakrabi has closed the distance and engaged Sagat in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sagat lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rattanakrabi backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sagat creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sagat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A left hand lands to the body for Sagat.
Sagat throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rattanakrabis head.
Sagat stalling in the clinch.
A short left from Sagat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Sagat.
Sagat lands a knee to the head.

That has opened up Mongkutsutt Rattanakrabi's cut even more.
Sagat scores with a nice hook to the head.

Rattanakrabi is rocked!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sagat.
Sagat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Sagat.
Rattanakrabi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sagat with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rattanakrabi is still on wobbly legs! Can Sagat finish him?
Sagat managing to block the knees to the body from Rattanakrabi.
Rattanakrabi seems to have recovered his senses.
Sagat lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rattanakrabi or not.
Sagat lands with a short shot to the head.
Sagat lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rattanakrabi backwards.
Sagat lands with a left to the head.
Sagat makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sagat stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sagat lands a left hand.
Sagat lands a nice uppercut.
Sagat pushes Rattanakrabi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sagat digs a right hand underneath Rattanakrabi's ribcage. Rattanakrabi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sagat.
Sagat scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A hook to the body from Sagat.
A head punch on the inside from Sagat fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Sagat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Sagat.
A short uppercut from Sagat.
Sagat taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sagat lands a nice uppercut.
Rattanakrabi taking a breather.
Sagat softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sagat working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rattanakrabi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sagat misses with a knee to the head.
Sagat effectively controlling the action here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sagat avoiding damage as Rattanakrabi throws knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rattanakrabi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rattanakrabi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sagat has him pressed against the cage.
Rattanakrabi missing with knees to the body.
Sagat lands an uppercut.
Sagat lands with a left to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Sagat showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sagat 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Sagat!