PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vega Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Jim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vega Sagat could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to James Jim's chin.

Sagat
vs
Jim

190 cm
19
214 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

191 cm
19
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vega Sagat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Jim!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jim throws a body punch but Sagat moves out of range.
Sagat moves in looking to clinch but Jim pushes him off.
Sagat takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sagat lands with a right hand.
Jim avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sagat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jim.
Sagat definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sagat throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jim on the side of the head.
Jim scores with a jab.
Jim scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jim. Sagat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jim misses with a wild body shot.
Jim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sagat tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jim just misses with a punch to the body.
Jim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sagat was well out of range. Poor timing from Jim.
Sagat wants to clinch.
Jim looks to score with a jab to the body but Sagat is just out of range.
Jim jabs Sagat to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sagat wants to clinch
and Jim makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat wants to clinch up but Jim keeps it at a distance.
Jim scores with a hook to the body. Sagat takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jim lands with a shot to the body.
Jim uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sagat avoids the body shot from Jim.
Jim thuds a left hand into Sagat's body.
Sagat throws a chopping leg kick but Jim manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Sagat gets a clinch.
Sagat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sagat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sagat misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sagat.
Sagat makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jim blocks a body shot from Sagat.
Jim blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat working aggressively here.
Sagat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sagat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sagat creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sagat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sagat throws a head punch that misses.
Sagat misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sagat.
Jim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jim's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sagat.
Sagat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jim works on Sagat's body with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat swings wildly with an uppercut but Jim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jim blocks an uppercut.
Sagat misses with a punch on the inside.
Sagat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sagat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jim is stalling here.
Sagat swings wildly with an uppercut but Jim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sagat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sagat scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sagat lands with a light punch inside.
Sagat being controlled against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jim.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jim takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sagat throws a punch but it's blocked by Jim.
Sagat lands with a left to the head.
Jim trying to control the position but instead, Sagat has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jim into the cage.
Jim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sagat prevents Jim from breaking the clinch.
Sagat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but James Jim will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sagat scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jim swats away the attempt to clinch by Sagat.
Sagat throws a looping overhand right but Jim ducks down to avoid it.

Sagat gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sagat fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sagat pushes Jim back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sagat throws a punch but it's blocked by Jim.
Sagat scores with a nice hook to the head.

Jim is rocked!
Sagat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jim is still on wobbly legs! Can Sagat finish him?
Sagat misses with the head strike.
Sagat has a couple of punches blocked by Jim.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jim.
Sagat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sagat working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sagat.
Sagat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sagat misses with some punches.
Jim seems to have recovered his senses.
Sagat tries to throw a body punch but Jim avoids it by throwing Sagat back against the cage.
Vega Sagat has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jim has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sagat seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jim can turn it around.
Sagat working aggressively here.
Sagat working aggressively here.
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 from Sagat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A bit of stalling here from Jim.
Sagat throws a punch but it's blocked by Jim.

Jim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sagat tries to clinch up but Jim circles away and keeps his distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sagat fails with an attempt to clinch.

Jim lands a left and a right that send Sagat crashing to the mat, dazed. Jim thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Vega Sagat has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jim lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sagat circles away quickly and effectively.
Jim swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sagat fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jim ducks under a wild hook from Sagat.
Sagat tries to clinch there but Jim circles away.
Jim is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sagat rather than just go for the knockout.
Sagat tries a head kick but it misses.
Jim thuds a left hand into Sagat's body.
Sagat fails to land with a series of punches.
Jim throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sagat.
Jim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sagat just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat walks into a jab.

Sagat darts in and clinches Jim up against the cage.
Sagat has a couple of punches blocked by Jim.
Sagat has a couple of punches blocked by Jim.
Still in the clinch, Sagat scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sagat has a couple of punches blocked by Jim.
Sagat throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Sagat fails to land.
Jim wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sagat has him pressed against the cage.
Jim stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jim.
A head punch on the inside from Sagat fails to land.
Sagat misses with the head strike.
Sagat has a couple of punches blocked by Jim.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jim.
Sagat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jim.
Sagat lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jim backwards.
Sagat working aggressively here.
Sagat working aggressively here.
Jim blocks an uppercut.
Sagat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sagat pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jim stalling.
Sagat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jim scores with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sagat struggles to land a body shot inside as Jim controls his hands.
Jim blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Jim.
Sagat misses with some punches.
Jim slows down the pace here.
Sagat tries a body shot but Jim blocks it.
Sagat lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
A frustrated look appears on Jim's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sagat pushes Jim back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sagat misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Vega Sagat will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vega Sagat's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Sagat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jim.
Sagat doesn't manage to clinch there - Jim circles away.
Sagat tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jim manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Sagat closes the distance and clinches.
Sagat scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sagat throws a head punch that misses.
Jim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sagat's elbow.
Jim slows down the pace here.
Sagat tries to throw a body punch but Jim avoids it by throwing Sagat back against the cage.
Sagat misses with a punch to the body.
Sagat misses with some punches.
Sagat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sagat has a couple of punches blocked by Jim.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat lands a nice uppercut.
Sagat throws a head punch that misses.
Sagat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sagat misses with some punches.
Jim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sagat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sagat misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sagat.
Jim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sagat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sagat has a couple of punches blocked by Jim.
Jim is looking to control Sagat's arms but Sagat gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jim has his back to the cage.
Sagat lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jim backwards.
Sagat cracks Jim with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sagat working aggressively here.
Jim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sagat has a couple of punches blocked by Jim.
Sagat misses with the head strike.
Jim blocks a body shot from Sagat.
Sagat misses with some punches.
Jim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sagat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jim tries to throw a body punch but Sagat avoids it by throwing Jim back against the cage.
Sagat working aggressively here.
Sagat lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jim backwards.
Jim wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sagat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sagat misses with some punches.
Sagat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sagat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sagat fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jim displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sagat up against the cage.
Jim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sagat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sagat working aggressively here.
Sagat scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jim blocks an uppercut.
Sagat creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Jim with a big uppercut! Jim tries to clinch up but Sagat pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Jim to the mat! Jim covers up and Sagat unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vega Sagat!