PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Amin Sax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Drakkar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sax comes to the cage accompanied by Infected Mushroom - Smashing The Opponent. Amin Sax had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Sax
vs
Drakkar

181 cm
28
190 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

185 cm
18
202 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

GMMA Supplements 160
GMMA Supplements 160

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Amin Sax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Drakkar!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drakkar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sax.
Drakkar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
No luck for Sax with that takedown attempt.

Sax feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Drakkar is trying to keep Sax in close.
Sax would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sax pushing down on Drakkar's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Drakkar is not content to let Sax control the position.
Sax throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sax is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Drakkar!
Sax can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Drakkar is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sax goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Drakkar is on top in guard.
Drakkar preventing the sweep.
Sax keeping moving, preventing Drakkar from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Ivan Drakkar has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Drakkar checks a low kick from Sax.
Drakkar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sax shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amin Sax. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drakkar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Drakkar throws a leg kick which misses Sax's front leg but catches the back leg as Sax tries to avoid it.
Sax is breathing heavily.
Sax shoots in but no luck this time.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Drakkar, right into the meat.
Drakkar throws a series of punches but Sax avoids them all with ease.
Sax throws a left and a right that both miss
and Drakkar counters with a nice leg kick.
Sax gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Drakkar counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sax thows a leg kick but Drakkar checks it
and Drakkar counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Drakkar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Drakkar lands with an uppercut that bounces Sax off the cage and back into rage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sax takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Amin Sax seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drakkar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ivan Drakkar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drakkar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid body kick from Drakkar.
Drakkar scores with a head kick.
Drakkar misses with a head kick.
Sax 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.
Sax is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sax misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A nice leg kick lands there from Drakkar.
Sax takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Drakkar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Drakkar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sax throws a leg kick
and Drakkar counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drakkar lands with a slapping head kick.
Sax has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Drakkar.
Sax throws a left and a right that both miss
and Drakkar counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sax is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Drakkar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
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!
A head kick from Drakkar lands but Sax takes it in his stride.
Sax looks for a takedown but Drakkar sprawls well.
Drakkar lands with a kick to the temple. Sax shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sax throws a leg kick
and Drakkar counters with a left and a right that stings Sax.
A chopping leg kick lands by Drakkar.
A low kick from Sax is predictable there
and Drakkar counters with a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice sprawl there from Drakkar as Sax shoots in.
Drakkar lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sax will feel that in the morning.
Drakkar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sax's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Drakkar 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.

Sax shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Drakkar defends it nicely.
Sax misses with a leg kick
and Drakkar counters with a nice uppercut.
Drakkar lands with a thumping leg kick.

Sax shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sax was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Drakkar sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Sax is looking to take a break and control but Drakkar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Drakkar is defending against the submission attempts here by Sax.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drakkar trying to control but Sax postures up.
Sax is stalling here. Drakkar is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sax seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Drakkar has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Sax wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Drakkar decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Ivan Drakkar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sax throws a lazy body kick
and Drakkar counters with a nice leg kick.
Amin Sax is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drakkar throws a sloppy head kick

so Sax counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sax looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sax stopping the sweep attempt from Drakkar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drakkar pulls Sax in close to prevent any damage.

Sax stands up and waves to Drakkar to follow him.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sax.
Sax closes the distance and clinches up with Drakkar, looking for a takedown. Sax pushes Drakkar against the cage but Drakkar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sax throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Drakkar counters with an outside leg kick.
Drakkar scores with a hook to the body. Sax takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sax misses with a takedown attempt - Drakkar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amin Sax. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sax tries to land a body kick
and Drakkar counters with a leg kick.
Drakkar throws a push kick but Sax slaps the foot to one side.
Sax shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Drakkar as he jumps to the side.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Drakkar.
Drakkar misses with a head kick.
Sax shoots in but no luck this time.
Sax closes this distance looking for a takedown but Drakkar circles away.
Drakkar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drakkar scores with a decent looking hook.
Sax shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Drakkar but Drakkar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Drakkar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amin Sax dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Drakkar lands with a slapping head kick.
Sax fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Drakkar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sax shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Drakkar sprawls well. Drakkar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sax gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amin Sax. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drakkar thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sax if he has to take too many more of those.
A nice leg kick lands there from Drakkar.
Drakkar feints and then cracks Sax's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sax down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drakkar scores with the left hand. Sax knows he should have avoided that one.
Drakkar thumps Sax with a low kick.
Drakkar is looking to slow Sax down with leg kicks.
Sax takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drakkar lunges at Sax with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sax's hand.
Drakkar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sax. That did some damage!
Sax on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Drakkar.
A low kick from Sax is predictable there
and Drakkar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sax misses with a takedown
and Drakkar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drakkar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sax shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Drakkar pinned against the cage. Drakkar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Drakkar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sax has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Drakkar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drakkar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Drakkar stuffs the takedown attempt from Sax. Sax gets slowly back to his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Drakkar.
Sax avoids the head kick by Drakkar.
Sax swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Drakkar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drakkar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Drakkar, as that shot connected.
Drakkar lands a jab to Sax's midsection.
Sax doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Drakkar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A low kick from Sax misses
and Drakkar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Drakkar goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sax lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drakkar keeps Sax at a distance using the push kick.
Sax throws a leg kick that is checked
and Drakkar counters with an inside leg kick.
Sax changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Drakkar tries to avoid it but Sax manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Drakkar to the ground. Drakkar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Drakkar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sax closes the distance and clinches up with Drakkar, looking for a takedown. Sax pushes Drakkar against the cage but Drakkar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sax closes this distance looking for a takedown but Drakkar circles away.
Drakkar connects with a leg kick. Sax looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sax throws a leg kick
and Drakkar counters with a head kick. That will keep Sax thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Drakkar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sax with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sax with a lazy takedown attempt
and Drakkar counters with a left and a right that stings Sax.
Drakkar stuffs the takedown.
Sax shoots in looking for a takedown but Drakkar manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sax's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Drakkar slaps away a takedown attempt from Sax, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drakkar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No luck for Sax with that takedown attempt.
Drakkar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Drakkar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Drakkar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sax.
Drakkar thumps Sax with a low kick.
Nice takedown defense from Drakkar. No joy for Sax on that attempt.
Drakkar connects with an inside leg kick.
Drakkar scores with a push kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Drakkar.
Sax shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Drakkar as he jumps to the side.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Drakkar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Drakkar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Drakkar!