PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kegon Saratuwari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ten Sixteen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Saratuwari might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Houki Boushi. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Saratuwari
vs
Sixteen

178 cm
25
175 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

180 cm
22
178 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Fast

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 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kegon Saratuwari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ten Sixteen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sixteen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sixteen misses with a shot to the body
and Saratuwari counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sixteen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sixteen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Saratuwari at a distance.
Sixteen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saratuwari.
Sixteen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Saratuwari lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sixteen circles away quickly and effectively.
A lazy body kick from Sixteen
and Saratuwari counters with a straight right hand.
Saratuwari misses with a right hand
and Sixteen counters with a thumping low kick.
Sixteen scores with a kick to the midsection.

Sixteen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Saratuwari looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Saratuwari sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sixteen is pressing down on Saratuwari's thigh, looking to free his foot. Saratuwari is holding on for now.

Sixteen trying to work for an americana but Saratuwari has managed to regain full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saratuwari is pulling down on Sixteen's head. It's preventing any offense from Sixteen, at least for the moment.
Saratuwari trying to keep a closed guard but Sixteen is proving a slippery customer.
Sixteen forces his way into half guard.
Saratuwari misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Saratuwari manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Saratuwari wants to stand but Sixteen is controlling the position.
Saratuwari not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sixteen trying to control but Saratuwari is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sixteen looking to pass the guard.
Saratuwari working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sixteen.
Sixteen trying to move into half guard but instead Saratuwari has managed to sweep!
Sixteen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Saratuwari avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Saratuwari wants to control from the top but Sixteen keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kegon Saratuwari wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Saratuwari keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Saratuwari throws a shot from downtown. Sixteen moves away and avoids it.
Saratuwari on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sixteen misses with a wild body shot.
Sixteen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sixteen throws a lazy right hand but Saratuwari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kegon Saratuwari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Saratuwari.
Sixteen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sixteen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ten Sixteen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sixteen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Saratuwari takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sixteen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sixteen throws a lazy body kick
and Saratuwari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saratuwari misses the jab.
Sixteen keeps Saratuwari at a distance using the push kick.
Sixteen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sixteen tries to bum rush Saratuwari with a series of wild strikes but Saratuwari uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sixteen drops his hands momentarily and Saratuwari takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Saratuwari misses with a lunging right hand
and Sixteen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sixteen throws a body punch but Saratuwari moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ten Sixteen dominated that round.
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.

Sixteen wants to land a leg kick but Saratuwari is out of range.
Sixteen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sixteen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sixteen misses with a head kick.
Sixteen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saratuwari.
Sixteen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sixteen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sixteen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sixteen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Saratuwari has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Saratuwari and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sixteen is looking to chop away at Saratuwari's legs.
Saratuwari moves out of range as Sixteen throws a body kick.
Sixteen throws a leg kick that misses.
Saratuwari avoids the head kick by Sixteen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sixteen throws a series of strikes that have Saratuwari backpedaling.
Saratuwari throws a hook but Sixteen avoids it easily.
Sixteen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sixteen slips a straight right by Saratuwari.
Sixteen lands a leg kick that knocks Saratuwari off balance momentarily.
Saratuwari misses with a right hand
and Sixteen counters with a left to the body.
Ten Sixteen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sixteen throws a leg kick but Saratuwari moved away.
Sixteen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sixteen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sixteen slips a jab from Saratuwari.
Sixteen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Saratuwari rather than just go for the knockout.
Sixteen moves out of range as Saratuwari strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sixteen slips a jab from Saratuwari.
Sixteen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saratuwari was well out of range. Poor timing from Sixteen.
Sixteen wants to slow Saratuwari down by chopping away at his legs.
Sixteen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Saratuwari.
Sixteen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saratuwari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sixteen.
Sixteen missing with a left hand there. Saratuwari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sixteen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saratuwari.
Saratuwari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sixteen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sixteen.
Sixteen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Saratuwari as he avoids it easily.
Kegon Saratuwari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ten Sixteen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Sixteen.
Saratuwari is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sixteen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sixteen throws a poor cross that misses
and Saratuwari counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Saratuwari chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sixteen can pounce on him.
Sixteen motions for Saratuwari to come forward. Sixteen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Saratuwari misses.
Sixteen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saratuwari.
Sixteen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Saratuwari is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sixteen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saratuwari.
Sixteen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saratuwari.
Saratuwari misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saratuwari throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sixteen throws a low kick, looking for Saratuwari's leg but Saratuwari calmly moves out of range.
Sixteen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Saratuwari but Saratuwari pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sixteen slips under a jab.
Sixteen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Saratuwari counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sixteen's knee momentarily.
Saratuwari throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A clash of legs there as Sixteen blocks the low kick.
Saratuwari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sixteen.
Sixteen lands with a kick to the temple. Saratuwari shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ten Sixteen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.

Sixteen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saratuwari cracks a nice hook into Sixteen's ribs.
Sixteen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Saratuwari is out of range and Sixteen settles back down.
Saratuwari scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Saratuwari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saratuwari throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sixteen counters with a one-two to the body.
Saratuwari rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sixteen counters with a thumping low kick.
Sixteen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sixteen misses with a shot to the body
and Saratuwari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saratuwari throws a jab but it's blocked by Sixteen.
An inside leg kick from Sixteen misses.
Saratuwari misses with a hook.
Sixteen missing with a left hand there. Saratuwari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sixteen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Saratuwari checks the leg kick.
Saratuwari just misses with a punch to the body.
Saratuwari bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sixteen's head backwards.
Saratuwari avoids a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Saratuwari.
Sixteen lands a head kick!
Sixteen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saratuwari.
Sixteen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Saratuwari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sixteen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sixteen shoots for a takedown but Saratuwari saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Saratuwari scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Saratuwari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sixteen throws out the jab.
Saratuwari slips a jab from Sixteen.
Sixteen throws a leg kick
and Saratuwari counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Saratuwari misses with a looping left.
Saratuwari throws a lazy right hand but Sixteen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sixteen misses with a low kick.
Sixteen throws a sloppy head kick and Saratuwari moves out of range easily.
Sixteen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sixteen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saratuwari.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sixteen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sixteen connects with a leg kick. Saratuwari looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sixteen looks to score with a jab to the body but Saratuwari is just out of range.
Sixteen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Saratuwari checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A telegraphed right hand from Saratuwari misses the target.
Saratuwari chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sixteen can pounce on him.
Sixteen misses the jab.
Saratuwari looks to land a left hand but Sixteen moved out of range nicely.
Sixteen throws a looping overhand right but Saratuwari ducks down to avoid it.
Saratuwari throws an overhand right that lands on Sixteen's shoulder, as Sixteen tries to avoid the shot.
Saratuwari misses with a wild body shot.
Sixteen misses with a hook. Saratuwari ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sixteen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sixteen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sixteen throws a wild body kick that Saratuwari sees coming a mile off.
Sixteen misses with a two punch combination.
Saratuwari lands a nice shot to the body.
Sixteen slips a jab from Saratuwari.
Sixteen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Saratuwari on the side of the head.
Sixteen misses with a wild combination.
Saratuwari misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saratuwari wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sixteen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ten Sixteen.
Well Sixteen 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Ten Sixteen!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Ten Sixteen!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Ten Sixteen!

Ten Sixteen wins by unanimous decision!