PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Victor Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yujiro Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sagat comes to the cage accompanied by His own theme music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sagat
vs
Takahashi

194 cm
22
193 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Sagat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yujiro Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sagat shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sagat looks to score with a jab to the body but Takahashi is just out of range.
Takahashi shoots in for a double leg but Sagat sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sagat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Takahashi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sagat tries a head kick but it misses.
Sagat connects with a solid leg kick.
Sagat misses with a low kick.

Takahashi moves into range and clinches up with Sagat.
Takahashi looking for a takedown.
Takahashi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sagat stalling against the cage.
Sagat lands a knee to the body.
The is referee keeping an eye on Takahashi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sagat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Takahashi.
Sagat lands a knee to the body.
Takahashi tries to stall but Sagat uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Takahashi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Takahashi avoiding damage as Sagat throws knees to the body.
The referee calls for Sagat to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi goes for a takedown attempt but Sagat pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Victor Sagat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yujiro Takahashi.
Sagat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sagat throws a sloppy head kick and Takahashi moves out of range easily.
Victor Sagat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sagat stuffs the takedown attempt from Takahashi. Takahashi gets slowly back to his feet.
Takahashi avoids a kick to the body.
Sagat throws a sloppy head kick and Takahashi moves out of range easily.

Takahashi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Takahashi scoring with punches and elbows.
Sagat parries the strikes from Takahashi easily there. Takahashi is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sagat to escape.
Sagat on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sagat tries to get out of the position.
Sagat holding on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sagat keeps working.
The strikes coming from Takahashi are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Takahashi trying to control the position but Sagat is working away.
Takahashi tries to score with some ground and pound. Sagat controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sagat controls the position for a moment.
Takahashi working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sagat throws a low kick but it's checked well by Takahashi.
Sagat walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Takahashi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Some wild striking there from Takahashi.
Sagat lands a big head kick that sends Takahashi to the canvas! Sagat follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Sagat!