PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Victor Kang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Sabre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sabre has chosen this pain feel real as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Kang
vs
Sabre

177 cm
27
160 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

183 cm
25
172 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Kang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Sabre!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kang goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sabre changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kang tries to avoid it but Sabre manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kang to the ground. Kang escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sabre fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice body kick there by Kang.
Sabre throws a right and a left that Kang avoids nicely.
Sabre misses with a double jab.
Sabre tries a head kick but it misses.

Sabre rushes Kang and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sabre has had enough of the clinch but Kang keeps him there for the moment.
Kang avoiding damage as Sabre throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Sabre's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sabre is trying to break the clinch but Kang has him pressed against the cage.
Sabre is trying to push Kang away but Kang has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kang putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sabre in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kang keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sabre's efforts to push away.
Sabre is trying to push Kang away but Kang has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
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!

Kang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kang.
Kang's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kang duly obliges.
Sabre misses with a body kick.

Kang clinches with his opponent.
Sabre is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kang is defending well.
Victor Kang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Sabre.
Sabre looks winded!
Sabre looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kang connects with a knee to the head.

Kang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kang lands with a hook. Sabre tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sabre with a poor takedown

and Kang counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sabre has had enough of the clinch but Kang keeps him there for the moment.
Sabre tries to break free but Kang pushes him back against the cage.
Kang lands a damaging elbow.
Kang keeps control of Sabre as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sabre tries to break the clinch but Kang is controlling the position.

Kang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kang tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kang punishes Sabre's body with a nice straight punch.
A lazy left from Kang finds it's target.
Sabre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kang feints a jab promting Sabre to slip. Kang then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sabre slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Kang pushes Sabre up against the cage in a clinch.
Kang lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sabre is trying to break free.

Kang breaks the clinch.
Kang lands the left hand.
Kang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kang moves in looking to clinch but Sabre pushes him off.
Kang stuns Sabre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kang closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sabre pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kang scores with a head kick. Sabre tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sabre swats away the attempt to clinch by Kang.
Sabre shoots for a takedown but Kang saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Kang darts in and clinches Sabre up against the cage.

Kang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kang scores with a nice right hand.

Kang gets a clinch.
Sabre tries to pull guard but Kang won't allow it.
Good body shot from Kang.
Kang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kang lands a nice knee to the body.
Kang is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Kang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kang thuds a left hand into Sabre's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kang lands a right hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabre takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sabre at a distance.

Kang moves into range and clinches up with Sabre.

Kang breaks the clinch.

Kang rushes Sabre and presses him up against the cage.
Kang throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sabre blocks it with crossed arms.
Kang landing knees to the head.
Kang lands an elbow just above Sabre 's eye.
Sabre misses with a knee to the head.

Kang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kang throws a head kick that Sabre semi-blocks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kang throws a sloppy head kick and Sabre moves out of range easily.
Kang throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sabre's head.
Sabre misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Kang dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sabre moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice cross by Kang.
Sabre throws a nice looking combination but Kang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sabre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Sabre moves into the clinch successfully.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kang lands a damaging elbow.
Sabre takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sabre tries to pull guard but Kang forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sabre looking to throw knees to the head but Kang is blocking nicely.
Kang prevents Sabre from breaking the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sabre as Kang tries to tie him up.
Sabre is trying to force a seperation but Kang has the dominant position.
Sabre is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Kang gets a clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sabre wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sabre is trying to break the clinch but Kang has him pressed against the cage.

Kang breaks from the clinch.

Sabre gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kang is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Kang breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Kang.
Kang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kang throws a sloppy head kick and Sabre moves out of range easily.

Sabre moves into range and clinches up with Kang.
Sabre tries to pull guard but Kang won't allow it.
Victor Kang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Sabre.

Sabre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sabre.
Victor Kang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kang lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A punch combination from Kang misses.
Sabre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sabre misses with a takedown attempt
and Kang counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kang moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kang throws a nice inside leg kick.

Kang clinches.

Sabre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Victor Kang is winning the standup battle so far.
Kang lands a jab.
Sabre takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Sabre takes the fight into the clinch.

Kang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kang's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kang duly obliges.

Sabre shoots in and bounces Kang off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sabre throws a strike but Kang rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sabre throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Sabre is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Kang stands up from Sabre's guard - Kang perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Sabre misses.
Kang scores with a shot to the body.
Sabre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kang lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Kang clinches up with Sabre and pushes him back against the cage.
Kang connects with a knee to the head.
Kang crunches a lovely knee into Sabre's ribcage.

Kang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Sabre.

Kang has taken the fight to the clinch.

Kang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Kang dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.

A nice combination there by Kang.

Sabre rushes Kang and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sabre tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kang smiles and moves away.
Sabre misses with the body kick
enabling Kang to counter with a crisp jab.
Sabre shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kang pinned against the cage. Kang gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kang here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A combination from Kang does no damage.
Sabre looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sabre misses with a lunging right hand
and Kang counters with a thumping low kick.
Kang is looking to clinch.
Kang works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kang misses with a wild combination.
Kang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sabre.

Sabre closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabre tries to break free but Kang pushes him back against the cage.
Sabre is trying to force a seperation but Kang has the dominant position.
Sabre wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sabre tries to break free but Kang pushes him back against the cage.
Kang lands with a left to the head.
Kang lands a nice knee to the body.
Kang landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kang lands a hook that snaps the head of Sabre backwards.

Kang manages to break the clinch.
Kang scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheers as Kang lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sabre doesn't seem phased though.
Sabre misses with a double jab.
Kang lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Kang fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sabre, pushing him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sabre throws a series of strikes that have Kang backpedaling.
Sabre looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sabre tries a head kick but it misses.
Kang lands a jab to the nose.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kang content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kang lands an elbow just above Sabre 's eye.

Kang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sabre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kang as he jumps to the side.
Victor Kang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Sabre.

Kang moves into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kang obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kang leaves Sabre with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kang lands a right hook to the body.
Kang lands with a slapping head kick.
Kang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sabre can do to turn this around?
Kang tries to clinch but Sabre moves out of range.
Sabre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kang.
Kang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sabre at a distance.
Kang keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Kang closes the distance and pushes Sabre back into the cage.
Kang scores with a knee to the head.
Kang lands an elbow inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kang lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kang.
Sabre tries to break the clinch but Kang is controlling the position.
Sabre tries to break the clinch but Kang is controlling the position.
Kang scores with a shoulder strike.
Kang with a knee to the head.
Sabre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sabre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Kang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chris Sabre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kang cracks Sabre with an open hand slap.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Victor Kang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sabre connects with a nice looking jab.
Sabre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Kang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kang, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Kang!
A very excited looking Victor Kang rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.