PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Omar Munich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gazelli Sagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Omar Munich has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Munich
vs
Sagan

185 cm
20
210 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

185 cm
23
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Omar Munich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gazelli Sagan!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Sagan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sagan throws a lazy head kick

and Munich moves into the clinch.
Munich landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Munich stops a takedown attempt from Sagan.
Sagan fails to pull guard.
Munich looking to slow down the pace here.
Sagan has Munich pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Munich manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Omar Munich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gazelli Sagan.
Sagan tries to score a body lock takedown but Munich shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Sagan gets control of Munich's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sagan will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sagan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Munich is controlling him.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sagan has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Munich off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Sagan swats away the attempt to clinch by Munich.
A swing and a miss from Sagan.
Sagan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gazelli Sagan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munich lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Munich shoots for a takedown but Sagan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sagan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Munich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sagan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Munich tries to close the distance and clinch but Sagan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sagan keeps the fight on the outside.
Sagan throws the left hand but Munich avoids the punch easily.
Sagan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

It looks like Omar Munich has been cut.
Munich tries to clinch there but Sagan circles away.
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!
Sagan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Munich.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Munich.
Sagan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Munich tries to avoid it but Sagan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Munich to the ground. Munich escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Munich tries to clinch up but Sagan circles away and keeps his distance.
Munich tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Sagan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Sagan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sagan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Munich defends it nicely.
Sagan thows a body shot but no joy.
Sagan swats away the attempt to clinch by Munich.
Munich takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fighters circling - Sagan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Munich tries to clinch up but Sagan circles away and keeps his distance.
Munich lands with a kick to the ribs.
Munich tries to clinch there but Sagan circles away.
Munich tries to close the distance and clinch but Sagan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Munich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sagan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sagan shoots in but Munich avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Munich takes the fight into the clinch.

Sagan turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Munich can't do much from the bottom here.
Sagan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Munich regains half guard, as Sagan was trying to land strikes.

Sagan seems to be looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagan tries to stand and escape but Munich actually recovers to full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sagan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Munich wriggles free and stands up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice sprawl there from Munich as Sagan shoots in.
Munich is looking to clinch.
Sagan shoots in for a takedown but Munich shows good takedown defense.
Sagan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Munich circles away.
Sagan looks gassed!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sagan keeps the fight on the outside.
Sagan shoots in but no luck this time.
Sagan just misses with a punch to the body.
Munich doesn't manage to clinch there - Sagan circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gazelli Sagan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Omar Munich's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sagan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Omar Munich is winning the standup battle so far.
Munich is looking to clinch but Sagan is avoiding it.
Sagan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Munich tries to avoid it but Sagan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Munich to the ground. Munich escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sagan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Munich.
Munich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Sagan moves into range and clinches up with Munich.

Sagan pulls guard effortlessly.
Munich trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Sagan has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Munich off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Sagan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Munich sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sagan somewhat.
Omar Munich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gazelli Sagan.
Munich tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Sagan counters by moving into the clinch.
Sagan is breathing heavily.

Munich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Omar Munich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Munich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sagan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sagan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Munich tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Sagan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sagan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munich moves in looking to clinch but Sagan pushes him off.
Sagan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Munich.
Sagan tries to bum rush Munich with a series of wild strikes but Munich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Munich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Munich keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Munich stalks Sagan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sagan's face. Sagan staggers backwards, shaken.
Munich tries to clinch there but Sagan circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Munich as Sagan shoots in.
Sagan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Munich moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Munich tries to close the distance and clinch but Sagan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Munich moves in looking to clinch but Sagan pushes him off.
Sagan swats away the attempt to clinch by Munich.
The fight stays on the outside here - Munich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagan loads up on a big right hand but Munich slips the punch.
Munich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Munich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Munich tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Sagan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sagan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Munich swivels and escapes.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Munich using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sagan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Munich gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Munich prevents the takedown attempt.
Sagan tries for a takedown but Munich manages to get underhooks.
Sagan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Munich is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munich working Sagan over with knees to the body.
Munich prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sagan tries for a takedown but Munich manages to get underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Munich obliges.

Sagan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Munich doesn't manage to clinch there - Sagan circles away.
Munich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Munich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sagan shoots in but Munich avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Munich doesn't manage to clinch there - Sagan circles away.
Munich is looking to clinch.
Munich takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Munich fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munich tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Sagan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Munich delivers a nice body kick.
Munich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sagan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Munich tries to clinch up but Sagan circles away and keeps his distance.
Munich wants to clinch up but Sagan keeps it at a distance.
Munich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sagan is defended easily by Munich.
A combination from Sagan does no damage.
Sagan swats away the attempt to clinch by Munich.
Sagan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Munich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sagan keeps the fight on the outside.
Munich fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Omar Munich dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Omar Munich's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Sagan throws the left hand but Munich avoids the punch easily.

Sagan fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Munich to the ground. Sagan is now in Munich's guard.

Munich is working an open guard so Sagan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Munich doesn't manage to clinch there - Sagan circles away.
Munich tries to clinch but Sagan moves out of range.
Munich tries to clinch but Sagan moves out of range.
Sagan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Munich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Munich avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sagan shoots in looking for a takedown. Munich tries to sprawl out of it but Sagan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Munich manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sagan keeps the fight on the outside.
Sagan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sagan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Munich has time to react.
Sagan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Sagan gets the takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Munich is looking to regain half guard here but Sagan keeps moving and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
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Sagan looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Munich is avoiding damage well.

Sagan decides to stand up, so the ref orders Munich to his feet.
Munich tries to close the distance and clinch but Sagan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Munich scores with a jab.
Munich tries to clinch but Sagan is having none of it.
Munich is looking to clinch.
Sagan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Munich was well out of range. Poor timing from Sagan.
Sagan throws an overhand right that lands on Munich's shoulder, as Munich tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sagan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Munich can't escape the position.
Sagan lands a big elbow.
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!
Sagan tries to control but Munich wriggling away.
Sagan throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Munich because Sagan loaded up on that one.
Sagan looking to finish with strikes here!
Sagan punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munich wants to get back to his feet.
Sagan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Munich is looking to escape.
Munich working to try and regain half guard.
Sagan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Munich can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sagan has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Munich's face.
Munich is squirming around, avoiding Sagan's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munich tries to buck Sagan off but he can't manage it.
Sagan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sagan landing strikes from the mount and Munich is in trouble!

Munich is rocked!
Gazelli Sagan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sagan landing shots from mount.
Oh Munich is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sagan postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Munich out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Sagan goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gazelli Sagan!