PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sagat is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by His own theme music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Harris
vs
Sagat

172 cm
27
201 lbs
9 - 6 - 1

194 cm
30
193 lbs
13 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Sagat!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Harris misses.
Nice takedown defense from Sagat. No joy for Harris on that attempt.
Sagat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harris throws out the jab.

Sagat gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sagat wants to sweep but no luck.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Sagat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harris preventing the sweep.
Sagat managing to control the position.
Sagat's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Victor Sagat has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sagat thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Harris if he has to take too many more of those.
Harris closes the distance and clinches up with Sagat, looking for a takedown. Harris pushes Sagat against the cage but Sagat circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sagat ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sagat throws an overhand right that lands on Harris's shoulder, as Harris tries to avoid the shot.
Harris avoids the head kick by Sagat.
Sagat throws a nice head kick!
Sagat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harris moves away from the strike by Sagat.
Sagat looks for the body kick but Harris saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Sagat.
Sagat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sagat throws a head kick that misses
and Harris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sagat scoring well with a low kick there.
A shot to the liver by Sagat. Beautiful body shot.
A head kick misses from Sagat.
Sagat throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
Sagat slips under a jab.
Sagat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harris misses with a takedown attempt - Sagat sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sagat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sagat misses with a head kick.
Sagat throws a head kick that misses.
Sagat wants to slow Harris down by chopping away at his legs.
Victor Sagat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Harris shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sagat as he jumps to the side.
Sagat looks to land a body kick but Harris moved away.
Harris tries for a takedown but Sagat sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Harris tries for a takedown but Sagat sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Sagat throws a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagat lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sagat misses with a wild combination.
Victor Sagat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sagat throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harris fails with a takedown attempt.
Sagat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harris avoids a punch combination nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris avoids the head kick by Sagat.
Harris shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Sagat dominated that round.
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.

Sagat turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Harris shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sagat sprawls well. Sagat wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harris gets slowly back to his feet.
Sagat tried to score with a low kick but Harris checks it.
A swing and a miss from Harris.
Sagat misses with a low kick.
No luck for Harris with that takedown attempt.
Sagat connects with a leg kick. Harris looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sagat stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sagat keeps Harris at a distance using the push kick.
Sagat throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harris takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sagat connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Harris takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sagat works Harris's body with a nice hook.
Sagat lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harris blocks a head kick by Sagat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sagat.
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!
Sagat keeps Harris at a distance using the push kick.
Sagat goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Harris blocks a head kick by Sagat.
Sagat with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat thows a body shot but no joy.
Sagat keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sagat stuns Harris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sagat lands with a nice body kick.
Harris takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sagat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sagat slips a straight right by Harris.
Sagat throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Harris is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sagat's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Sagat fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sagat goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Harris avoids the head kick by Sagat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Sagat both land. Nice combination.
Harris shoots in for a takedown but Sagat shows good takedown defense.
Sagat connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick misses from Sagat.
Harris fails with a takedown attempt.
Sagat keeps Harris at a distance using the push kick.
Harris takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sagat is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Harris rather than just go for the knockout.
Sagat lands with a slapping head kick.
A head kick from Sagat lands but Harris takes it in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagat throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Victor Sagat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Sagat lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Harris closes the distance and clinches up with Sagat, looking for a takedown. Harris pushes Sagat against the cage but Sagat circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sagat cracks the inside of Harris's front leg.
Harris on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sagat. Sagat obviously looking to wear him down.
Sagat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sagat lands with a shot to the body.
A combination from Sagat does no damage.
Sagat scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sagat connects with an inside leg kick.
That kick from Sagat tenderised Harris's leg. Harris is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Sagat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Sagat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sagat defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Harris.
Sagat throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Harris will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Harris tries for a takedown but Sagat sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sagat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sagat throws a head kick that misses.
Harris blocks a head kick by Sagat.
Sagat looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Victor Sagat seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sagat connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Harris avoids the head kick by Sagat.
Harris is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sagat goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sagat lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sagat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harris circles away quickly and effectively.
Harris avoids the head kick by Sagat.
Harris shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sagat as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Sagat.
Sagat lands with a slapping head kick.
Sagat throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.

Sagat gets caught flat footed, as Harris shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Harris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sagat pulls Harris in to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrisis looking to pass into half guard but Sagat pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Sagat is in guard.
Sagat controls from within his opponent's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Victor Sagat.
Sagat throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.

Harris closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Harris lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sagat keeping full guard, as Harris tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris won't allow Sagat to sweep him here.
Harris advances to half guard.
Sagat keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sagat wants to get back to full guard.
Harris missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sagat manages to get to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Victor Sagat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harris trying to control but Sagat is working from the bottom.
Sagat tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harris postures up in Sagat's guard and throws a big left but Sagat blocks it.
Harris throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sagat works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris is pushing down on Sagat's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sagat is fighting to maintain full guard but Harris has managed to sneak the leg through.
Paul Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Harris is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Victor Sagat.
I've got Sagat winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Victor Sagat!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Victor Sagat!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Victor Sagat!

Victor Sagat wins by unanimous decision!