PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arturro Affi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Twilight Saga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Affi comes to the cage accompanied by Men at work - Land of down under. Saga has chosen You are going to the Twilight of your Career as his entrance music. The key to victory for Arturro Affi has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Affi
vs
Saga

180 cm
20
169 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
23
165 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arturro Affi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Twilight Saga!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Affi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saga moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Affi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saga manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saga. Affi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Affi misses with a wild combination.
Affi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Saga fails to land the takedown.
Sloppy strikes from Affi. Those never looked like landing.
Nice sprawl there from Affi as Saga shoots in.
Affi misses with the combination.
Saga shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Affi defends it nicely.
Arturro Affi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Twilight Saga.
Affi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Saga.
Saga dodges the punch combination from Affi.
Arturro Affi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Saga or perhaps it was just good defense by Affi which made him look bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Affi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Saga 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.
Saga wants to control from the top but Affi keeps moving.
Saga in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Saga trying to control the position from guard on top but Affi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saga preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saga wants to control from the top but Affi keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Twilight Saga was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Affi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saga circles away quickly and effectively.
Arturro Affi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Affi. Those never looked like landing.
Saga shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Affi defends it nicely.
Saga shoots in for a takedown but Affi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Affi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A left and a right from Affi both land. Nice combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Affi!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Affi.
Saga takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Affi throws a hook but Saga blocks it.
Saga misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saga avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saga throws a leg kick
and Affi counters with a left to the body.
Affi throws a right hand that Saga ducks under and follows up with a left that Saga also avoids with ease.
Affi misses with a two punch combination.
Nice shot by Affi.
Affi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Saga. Saga circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Saga misses with the combination.
Affi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Saga shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Affi keeping moving, preventing Saga from controlling successfully.
Affi striking off his back but it's not causing Saga any problems.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saga sitting in guard here, content to control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Saga preventing the sweep.
Saga throws a big right hand that misses.
Saga looking to sit in guard and control but Affi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Affi stops Saga from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Twilight Saga will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Affi lands with a hook. Saga tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Affi lands with a nice body punch.
Affi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice sprawl there from Affi as Saga shoots in.

Saga scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Saga is looking to take a break and control but Affi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Affi takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Affi dodges the ground and pound from Saga.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saga scoring with punches and elbows.
Saga remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Saga misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saga is looking to take a break and control but Affi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Saga throwing strikes but Affi manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Saga is not content to let Affi control the position.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Twilight Saga hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Affi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Affi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Affi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Saga.
Affi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Some wild striking there from Saga.
Affi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Saga will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Arturro Affi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Twilight Saga.
No joy there for Affi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Saga bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Affi is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Affi pushes Saga away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Saga gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Saga trying to control the action but Affi is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Affi is trying to control Saga's posture but Saga avoids it.
Saga trying to control the position but Affi is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Affi sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Affi tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Saga content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Twilight Saga was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Saga misses with a takedown attempt - Affi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Arturro Affi is winning the standup battle so far.
Saga takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saga shoots in for a takedown but Affi shows good takedown defense.
Affi with a nice cross.
Affi lands a nice shot to the body.
Affi throws a right hand that Saga ducks under and follows up with a left that Saga also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Twilight Saga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

No luck for Saga with that takedown attempt.
Saga throws out a leg kick but Affi moves out of range and Saga only half commits.
Affi misses with a combination

so Saga counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Saga trying to control but Affi is working from the bottom.
Affi being controlled here, momentarily.
Saga wants to control from the top but Affi keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Twilight Saga wasn't active enough on the ground.
Saga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch combination from Affi misses.
Saga will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Saga shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Affi as he avoids it easily.
Arturro Affi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Twilight Saga.
Saga takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Affi with a nice cross.
Affi scores with a hook.
Arturro Affi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Affi does no damage.
Saga throws a body punch but Affi moves out of range.
Affi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Affi. Beautiful body shot.
Affi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Saga backs up against the cage.
Affi throws a right and a left that Saga avoids nicely.
Twilight Saga is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Affi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Affi misses with a straight left.
Jab, jab by Affi - just one landing.
Affi misses with a series of wild punches.
A big left from Affi misses.
Affi slaps away a takedown attempt from Saga, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No luck for Saga with that takedown attempt.
Saga shoots in for a takedown but Affi shows good takedown defense.
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!
Affi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saga moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Affi misses with a hook.
Saga takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Affi sizes up Saga with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Saga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Affi.
Affi thuds his right hand into Saga's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Saga avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saga looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Affi is fending him off so far but Saga persists. Nope, Affi circles away and we're back to standing.
Affi tries to bum rush Saga with a series of wild strikes but Saga uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Affi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Saga backs up against the cage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Saga.
Saga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Affi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Affi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Arturro Affi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Affi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Saga.
Saga has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Affi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Saga fails with the takedown.
Affi tests Saga's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Saga avoids a punch combination nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Affi misses with a series of wild punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Arturro Affi.
I think Saga 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!