PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yosi Sayas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axel Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rose's choice of entrance music: Sweet Child O Mine. Yosi Sayas could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Axel Rose's chin.

Sayas
vs
Rose

175 cm
20
153 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

180 cm
22
159 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yosi Sayas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Axel Rose!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sayas circles away.
Sayas looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Sayas scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rose wants to control but Sayas postures up.
Rose tries to buck Sayas off but Sayas is having none of it.
Rose is not content to let Sayas control the position.
Rose sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Rose wants to improve his position but Sayas is controlling well.
Rose is pressing down on Sayas's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rose tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Rose is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rose not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rose looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sayas preventing the sweep.
Sayas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rose swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Rose looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sayas trying to control the position from guard on top but Rose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Rose has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sayas can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sayas wants to stand but Rose has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rose looking for a guillotine here but Sayas defends easily.

Rose working for a triangle but Sayas defends it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose is trying to keep Sayas in close.
Sayas trying to control the position from guard on top but Rose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sayas has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rose is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayas trying to control but Rose is working from the bottom.
Sayas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sayas is looking to stand up but Rose won't let him.

Rose throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sayas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sayas pushing down on Rose's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rose tries to roll over but Sayas keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose punching from the bottom.
Sayas is pressing down on Rose's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rose is holding on for now.
Sayas content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rose manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rose utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rose looking for a sweep. Not yet Rose, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sayas is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Sayas avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Axel Rose dominated that round.
That's time! Sayas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rose doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Sayas counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rose is trying to keep Sayas in close.

Rose is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Rose escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sayas gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rose is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Axel Rose has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sayas sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sayas preventing the sweep.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rose keeping moving, preventing Sayas from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayas looking to pass the guard.
Rose pulls Sayas in close to prevent any damage.
Rose 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.
Rose is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sayas stuffs the takedown.
Rose shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

so Sayas counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Yosi Sayas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Axel Rose.

Rose is looking for a triangle but Sayas pushes his legs off easily.
Sayas looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sayas trying to control the position from guard on top but Rose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rose wants to sweep but no luck.
Sayas is stalling in the full guard.

Sayas drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rose dives on top into guard.
Sayas controls Rose momentarily but Rose frees himself.

Sayas pushes Rose off and scrambles back to his feet.
Sayas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rose paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rose fails with the takedown

and Sayas counters with a single leg into guard. Rose didn't expect that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayas stays in close to Rose's body and controls the position.
Sayas preventing the sweep.

Sayas is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sayas won't allow Rose to sweep him here.
Rose looking to control.

Rose looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sayas trying to control but Rose is working from the bottom.
Sayas is looking to stand up but Rose won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sayas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rose avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sayas trying to control but Rose is working from the bottom.

Rose throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sayas trying to control but Rose is working from the bottom.
Sayas throwing strikes from guard but Rose blocks nicely.

Rose throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sayas sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yosi Sayas dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Rose doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Sayas counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sayas trying to control but Rose is working from the bottom.
Sayas has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rose is proving hard to escape from.
Rose is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Rose escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sayas gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Rose looking for a guillotine here but Sayas defends easily.
Sayas wants to pass the guard but Rose is keeping the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sayas is one step ahead there.

Rose working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sayas doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sayas manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sayas wants to get up but he can't break Rose's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rose is trying to control the position but Sayas postures up.
Sayas postures up in Rose's guard and throws a big left but Rose blocks it.
Rose throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Sayas avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sayas trying to control the position from guard on top but Rose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sayas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sayas is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rose is on top in guard.
Sayas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rose looking to pass the guard.

Sayas pushes Rose off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sayas has closed the distance and engaged Rose in a clinch.
Rose looking for a takedown.
Rose wants a takedown.
Yosi Sayas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Axel Rose.
Rose goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sayas prevents it.
Rose is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rose is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sayas gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rose looking for a takedown.

Sayas gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Rose trying to control the position.
Sayas stopping the sweep attempt from Rose.

Rose is looking to sinch up a triangle. Sayas throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Rose's body to avoid the submission. Rose has instead reached around Sayas's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Rose arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Axel Rose!