PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hayden Caesar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Sarai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Caesar
vs
Sarai

180 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

193 cm
20
170 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hayden Caesar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stephen Sarai!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caesar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sarai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sarai shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Caesar sprawls well. Caesar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sarai gets slowly back to his feet.
Sarai gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Caesar counters by moving into the clinch.
Caesar lands an elbow that stopped Sarai in his tracks for a moment.
Caesar throws a punch but it's blocked by Sarai.
Caesar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Caesar will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sarai up against the cage.
Caesar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sarai's elbow.
Caesar is looking to break free of the clinch but Sarai has double underhooks.
Caesar lands an elbow inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Caesar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Caesar gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sarai scoring with some ground and pound.
Caesar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarai won't allow Caesar to get back to his feet.
Sarai stopping the sweep attempt from Caesar.
Sarai has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Caesar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sarai advances position into side control!
Caesar is looking for a sweep.
Sarai in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Sarai looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sarai landing a few strikes.
Sarai working the ground and pound.
Caesar tries to buck Sarai off but Sarai is having none of it.

Sarai in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Caesar is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Stephen Sarai!