PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gilbert Saturn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonie Bouwer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saturn comes to the cage accompanied by Breaking Benjamin - Until the end. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Saturn
vs
Bouwer

201 cm
22
263 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

210 cm
22
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Nice elbows
Granite chin

Syndicate Drugs
Blaze Ronin Street Gear

Octagon Food Supplies

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gilbert Saturn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leonie Bouwer!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Saturn gets caught flat footed, as Bouwer shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bouwer trying to control but Saturn is working from the bottom.
Saturn keeping full guard, as Bouwer tries to pass.
Bouwer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Saturn trying to keep a closed guard but Bouwer is proving a slippery customer.
Bouwer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bouwer tries to get out of the position.
Bouwer wants to control from the top but Saturn keeps moving.
Bouwer throws a big right hand that misses.
Bouwer content to stall in guard here.
Bouwer would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bouwer tries to clinch up but Saturn circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bouwer bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Saturn is breathing heavily.
Saturn is looking for a sweep.
Saturn taking a bit of punishment here - Bouwer scoring with strikes.

Bouwer is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Saturn knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Saturn tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Bouwer presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Bouwer looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bouwer tries to control but Saturn wriggling away.
Bouwer content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bouwer tries to control but Saturn wriggling away.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Leonie Bouwer.

Bouwer clinches with his opponent.
Bouwer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Saturn.
Saturn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bouwer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bouwer looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Saturn misses with a takedown

and Bouwer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilbert Saturn. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bouwer pulls Saturn into guard.
Saturn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bouwer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Saturn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bouwer wants to stand up but Saturn is controlling him.
Saturn looking to pass the guard.
Bouwer trying to keep a closed guard but Saturn is proving a slippery customer.
Saturn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bouwer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Saturn.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bouwer is on top in guard.
Bouwer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bouwer passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Saturn looks to move to half guard but instead Bouwer has passed into mount! Damn!
Bouwer looking to control but Saturn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Saturn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saturn is squirming around, avoiding Bouwer's attempts to control the action.
Saturn regains half guard.
Saturn flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bouwer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bouwer is keen to just control but Saturn is a slippery customer.

Bouwer is looking for a kimura here.
Saturn is trying to control but Bouwer manages to pass to mount!
Saturn has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Saturn can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonie Bouwer 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.

Bouwer forces Saturn back against the cage and clinches.
Saturn tries for a takedown but Bouwer manages to get underhooks.
Saturn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bouwer just stands there and leans against the cage.

Bouwer manages to break the clinch.

Bouwer clinches up against the cage.
Saturn tries to score a body lock takedown but Bouwer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilbert Saturn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bouwer throws a head punch that misses.
Bouwer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bouwer tries for a takedown but Saturn manages to get underhooks.

Bouwer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bouwer misses with a takedown attempt

and Saturn counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bouwer!
Bouwer is wriggling around trying to escape.
Saturn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bouwer is looking to escape.
Saturn misses with a head shot.
Saturn thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bouwer blocking the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bouwer working to try and regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouwer avoids a strike by Saturn and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Saturn's guard! Fantastic escape!
Saturn keeping full guard, as Bouwer tries to pass.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Bouwer drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bouwer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Saturn keeps working.
Saturn wants to control but Bouwer postures up.
Saturn tries to buck Bouwer off but Bouwer is having none of it.
Saturn manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bouwer's best efforts.
Saturn makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Saturn.
Bouwer advances position into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saturn is looking for a sweep.

Bouwer decides to stand back up.
Bouwer misses with a takedown attempt - Saturn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Saturn with a poor takedown

and Bouwer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bouwer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Saturn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Bouwer stands up out of the half guard.
Saturn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bouwer counters with a solid body kick.
Bouwer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Saturn counters with a shoot takedown. Bouwer fights it but they end up in guard.
Saturn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bouwer looking for a sweep. Not yet Bouwer, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saturn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Saturn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bouwer working a defensive guard here.
Saturn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bouwer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bouwer stalling.
Bouwer trying to control the action but Saturn is working from the bottom.
Bouwer might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Saturn kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Saturn is trying to get back to full guard.
Saturn punching from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bouwer connects with a nice short shot to Saturn's temple.
Bouwer trying to control the action but Saturn is working from the bottom.
Saturn strikes from the bottom but Bouwer passes into mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bouwer lands a heavy elbow.

Bouwer is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Saturn has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Bouwer working the ground and pound effectively.
Bouwer in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Saturn is trying to escape the mount.

Bouwer throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Saturn has his hands clasped together but Bouwer breaks the hold and Saturn is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Bouwer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Leonie Bouwer!