PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Saggett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jatlier Smokeleaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jatlier Smokeleaf has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Saggett
vs
Smokeleaf

192 cm
25
192 lbs
16 - 3 - 0

185 cm
26
183 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q160

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Saggett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jatlier Smokeleaf!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smokeleaf throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Smokeleaf throws a push kick but Saggett slaps the foot to one side.
Saggett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smokeleaf needs to keep his hands up - Saggett had a free shot at his head there.

It looks like Jatlier Smokeleaf has been cut.
Smokeleaf takes a kick to the side of the head.
Saggett blocks the body kick.
Smokeleaf works Saggett's body with a nice hook.
Saggett misses with a double jab
and Smokeleaf counters with a solid body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smokeleaf is looking to land body kicks.
Smokeleaf lands with a hook. Saggett tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Saggett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saggett throws a head kick but Smokeleaf moves out of range.
Saggett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smokeleaf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saggett lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Saggett throws a series of punches but Smokeleaf moves out of range.
Smokeleaf moves out of range of the strikes.

Smokeleaf drives through and clinches with Saggett against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smokeleaf creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saggett's defenses.

It looks like Bob Saggett has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf lands with a short shot to the head.
Saggett can't break the clinch.
Smokeleaf lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Saggett wants to get back to striking at distance but Smokeleaf won't allow it.
Smokeleaf prevents Saggett from breaking the clinch.
Smokeleaf is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saggett is defending well for now.
Smokeleaf throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Smokeleaf.
Saggett is breathing heavily.
Smokeleaf lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smokeleaf tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saggett avoids it.
A short right from Smokeleaf on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf lands with a left to the head.
Smokeleaf lands a nice elbow.
Saggett managing to block the knees to the body from Smokeleaf.

Saggett breaks from the clinch.
Bob Saggett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saggett on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Smokeleaf - that will leave a mark!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saggett missing with a left hand there. Smokeleaf was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Smokeleaf connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Saggett to the floor! Smokeleaf dives in looking for the finish!

Saggett is rocked!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Smokeleaf is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Saggett defends it well.
Oh Saggett is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smokeleaf controlling the pace.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Smokeleaf wants to pass the guard but Saggett is defending well.
Saggett seems to have got his legs back now.
Saggett wants to get back to his feet.
Smokeleaf content to control rather than advance.

Saggett is defending against the submission attempts here by Smokeleaf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf wants to take a breather but Saggett is having none of it.
Smokeleaf trying to pass the guard but Saggett defending well.

Smokeleaf is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Smokeleaf stops Saggett from getting back to his feet.

Saggett kicks Smokeleaf off and gets back to his feet.
Smokeleaf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saggett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smokeleaf smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Smokeleaf connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saggett swings for the body but Smokeleaf moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saggett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smokeleaf counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Smokeleaf lands a nice looking body shot.

Smokeleaf moves into the clinch.
Smokeleaf lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smokeleaf gets through Saggett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Saggett is trying to break the clinch but Smokeleaf has him pressed against the ropes.
Smokeleaf lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Smokeleaf on the inside.
Nice body punch from Smokeleaf.
Saggett avoiding damage as Smokeleaf throws knees to the body.
Smokeleaf working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Bob Saggett's cut is getting worse.
Saggett takes an elbow to the forehead.
Saggett takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smokeleaf scores with a nice hook to the head.
Saggett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Saggett backwards.
Smokeleaf lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jatlier Smokeleaf dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Smokeleaf lands a nice leg kick that just misses Saggett's sensitive parts.
Saggett takes a jab right on the kisser.
Smokeleaf is looking to slow Saggett down with leg kicks.

Smokeleaf gets a double leg takedown into Saggett's guard.
Smokeleaf wants to pass the guard but Saggett is keeping the position.
Smokeleaf trying to control the position from guard on top but Saggett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saggett is looking to stand back up but Smokeleaf counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Saggett.
Smokeleaf passes to full mount!
Saggett is squirming around, avoiding Smokeleaf's attempts to control the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smokeleaf won't let Saggett get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Smokeleaf trying to control but Saggett is having none of it.

Smokeleaf is working for a guillotine from mount but Saggett frees his head quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Smokeleaf jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Saggett manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Smokeleaf prevents Saggett from escaping the position.
Saggett is not content to let Smokeleaf control the position.
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.
Saggett is pushing Smokeleaf's head away, looking to escape. Smokeleaf manages to hold on to the position though.
Smokeleaf tries to move into full mount but can't pass Saggett's legs.
Smokeleaf is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Smokeleaf prevents Saggett from escaping the position.
Smokeleaf controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saggett wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Smokeleaf is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Saggett has escaped the position, nice work there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Saggett is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Smokeleaf has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Smokeleaf tries for a kimura but Saggett is defending well.
Saggett is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smokeleaf is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Saggett will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Saggett is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Smokeleaf tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Smokeleaf has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Smokeleaf is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Saggett has escaped the position, nice work there.
Smokeleaf has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smokeleaf controlling from side mount.
Smokeleaf works to advance to full mount. Saggett defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Saggett squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

Smokeleaf looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Saggett knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smokeleaf on the ground.

Smokeleaf with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Saggett is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Saggett is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Smokeleaf locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Saggett is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jatlier Smokeleaf!
Jatlier Smokeleaf is the new middleweight champion!
Jatlier Smokeleaf decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.