PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manny Sakubaba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Hausser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manny Sakubaba looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Sakubaba
vs
Hausser

185 cm
20
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

187 cm
22
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manny Sakubaba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul Hausser!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakubaba misses with a body kick.
Sakubaba misses with a low kick.
Sakubaba tries a head kick but it misses.

Sakubaba gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hausser landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hausser stops Sakubaba from standing up.
Hausser works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sakubaba is breathing heavily.
Hausser lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hausser is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sakubaba won't allow Hausser to pass to mount.
Hausser is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hausser drops an elbow to the side of Sakubaba's head.
Hausser wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sakubaba keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hausser is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sakubaba!
Hausser lands a big shot there that rocks Sakubaba but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sakubaba is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hausser is landing with some decent strikes but Sakubaba is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hausser lands a heavy elbow.
Sakubaba wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Sakubaba is bucking up trying to escape but Hausser cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hausser looking to control but Sakubaba is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hausser postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sakubaba looks a forlorn figure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hausser landing punches.
Hausser punishing his opponent with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sakubaba really wants to buck Hausser off and get back to his feet.
Hausser is landing with some decent strikes but Sakubaba is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hausser pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hausser with shots to the head and body - Sakubaba looks very uncomfortable down there.

Sakubaba defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hausser.
Sakubaba wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Hausser fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hausser controlling his opponent.
Sakubaba's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Hausser in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hausser punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hausser lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
A nice elbow there by Hausser.
Sakubaba is trying to stand.
A nice elbow there by Hausser.
Hausser dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakubaba takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hausser has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sakubaba's face.
Sakubaba is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Hausser pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sakubaba is trying to stand up.
Hausser has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sakubaba in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sakubaba tries to buck Hausser off but he can't manage it.
Hausser putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sakubaba tries to buck Hausser off but he can't manage it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hausser lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sakubaba hang on?
Sakubaba is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
A nice elbow there by Hausser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sakubaba throws a sloppy head kick and Hausser moves out of range easily.

Hausser decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hausser scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hausser working over Sakubaba with some ground and pound. Sakubaba looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hausser seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sakubaba is trying to stand up here but Hausser is controlling him well.
Hausser is nestled in close to Sakubaba, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sakubaba is looking to escape.
Hausser passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hausser has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sakubaba's face.
Paul Hausser has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sakubaba wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hausser landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hausser raining down shots from the mount!
Hausser lands a heavy elbow.
Hausser scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sakubaba?
Hausser working Sakubaba over with strikes here.
Hausser wants to control the pace but Sakubaba is squirming around nicely.
Sakubaba is trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hausser fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hausser punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hausser landing strikes from the mount and Sakubaba is in trouble!
Hausser cracks Sakubaba with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hausser lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sakubaba hang on?
Hausser in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hausser cracks Sakubaba with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hausser landing strikes from the mount.
Sakubaba is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hausser with a couple of short strikes.
Sakubaba is in a horrible position here. Hausser smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sakubaba squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Hausser looking to control but Sakubaba is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hausser with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hausser lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The referee warns Sakubaba that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The referee warns Sakubaba that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hausser lands with some strikes.
Sakubaba squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Hausser breaks from Sakubaba's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hausser has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hausser landing strikes from the mount.
Sakubaba wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Hausser showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Sakubaba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manny Sakubaba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hausser shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hausser was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sakubaba is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Hausser lands a nice shot to the head.
Hausser is landing with some decent strikes but Sakubaba is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hausser raining down shots from the mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sakubaba is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Hausser scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sakubaba?

That's one minute gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Sakubaba really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Sakubaba is in a horrible position here. Hausser smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sakubaba is trying to stand.
Hausser lands a big elbow.

Sakubaba is rocked!
Hausser looking to control but Sakubaba is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sakubaba is trying to stand.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hausser cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hausser with shots to the head and body - Sakubaba looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hausser tries to control but Sakubaba wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sakubaba somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Sakubaba misses with a head kick.

Hausser gets the takedown into side control.
Sakubaba is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hausser asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Hausser thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sakubaba wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hausser has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Sakubaba!
Hausser wants to control the pace but Sakubaba is squirming around nicely.
Hausser connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hausser lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hausser looking to control but Sakubaba is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hausser working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Oh Sakubaba is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hausser with shots to the head and body - Sakubaba looks very uncomfortable down there.
The referee warns Sakubaba that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hausser looking to finish Sakubaba with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sakubaba!
Hausser looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakubaba is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Hausser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Hausser with a couple of short strikes.
Sakubaba takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Hausser is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Sakubaba has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Hausser fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sakubaba is trying to stand up.
Manny Sakubaba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sakubaba seems to have got his legs back now.
Hausser postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sakubaba looks a forlorn figure.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Hausser comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hausser 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 24:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Hausser!