PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richie Strath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Twilight Saga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Strath might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Parallel Universe. Saga has chosen You are going to the Twilight of your Career as his entrance music. Twilight Saga has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Strath
vs
Saga

195 cm
21
180 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

175 cm
24
165 lbs
2 - 3 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richie Strath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Twilight Saga!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strath misses with a takedown attempt

and Saga counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Strath!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Saga takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Strath tries to hold on but Saga postures up.
Saga sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Let's hope that Saga has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Strath really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Twilight Saga was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Saga shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saga controlling the pace for now.
Saga putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Saga looking to control and managing it successfully.
Saga working Strath over with strikes here.
Strath is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strath taking shots to the head.
Saga controlling the pace for now.
Saga is in the full mount, landing strikes.
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!
Saga looking to control and managing it successfully.
Saga scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Strath?
Saga controlling the pace for now.
Strath tries to hold on but Saga pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saga is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Saga punishing his opponent with strikes.
Saga unloading with bombs!

Saga looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Strath is looking to get to half guard.
Saga unloading with bombs!
Saga controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saga's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strath taking shots to the head.
Strath working to try and regain half guard.
Saga takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Saga with good strikes from the mount here!
Saga looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Strath is in a horrible position here. Saga smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Twilight Saga dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Saga drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Saga with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Strath can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Saga controls the pace.
Saga has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Twilight Saga has got the better of the ground game so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Twilight Saga was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Saga manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Strath on his heels. He'll look to pass Strath's guard now, I'm sure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strath can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Saga controls the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Twilight Saga was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Saga closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Strath's guard.
Saga not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Strath looking for a guillotine here but Saga defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saga controls from within his opponent's guard.

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.

Saga shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
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!
Saga controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saga with a couple of short strikes.
Saga tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Saga lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Strath hang on?
Saga content just to control the position here.
A nice elbow there by Saga.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saga tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Strath wants to control but Saga is having none of it.
Saga takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saga lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Strath hang on?
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.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Saga closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Strath did well to prevent Saga getting side control.
Saga lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Saga controlling the action here.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Twilight Saga.
Strath shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Saga as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saga. Strath does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saga pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Strath gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Saga controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Saga must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Saga postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Saga is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Twilight Saga was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Strath misses with a takedown

and Saga counters with a takedown into side control.
Twilight Saga is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

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.
Saga looks to land a combination but Strath avoids it well.
Strath keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Richie Strath is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Strath shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Saga counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richie Strath. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Strath wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saga seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Twilight Saga.

Saga drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Strath trying to keep a closed guard but Saga is proving a slippery customer.
Saga seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Twilight Saga.

Saga decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Strath punching from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Twilight Saga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Saga has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 24:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 24:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Twilight Saga!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Twilight Saga made sure he mentioned MMA ANIMAL, along with how happy he was to win his fight.