PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Brock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noob Saibot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aaron Brock has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Brock
vs
Saibot

188 cm
19
179 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

182 cm
19
179 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Perkele!

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aaron Brock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Noob Saibot!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saibot rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brock will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Saibot looks to land a right hand but Brock moved out of range.
Brock throws out a leg kick but Saibot moves out of range and Brock only half commits.
Brock throws a leg kick but Saibot sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Brock shoots in for a takedown but Saibot shows good takedown defense.
Brock tries to clinch up
and Saibot counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brock tries to clinch but Saibot is having none of it.
Saibot stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Saibot wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Brock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saibot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brock.
Brock tries to clinch there but Saibot circles away.
Brock with a lazy takedown attempt
and Saibot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brock shoots in looking for a takedown but Saibot manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brock's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Saibot clinches up against the cage.
A short right from Saibot on the inside.
Saibot is working Brock over against the cage.
Saibot lands a body shot in the clinch.
Saibot's coach down at Rough House was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Saibot's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saibot working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brock definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Saibot keeps control of Brock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Saibot lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brock is breathing heavily.
Saibot lands with a right to the head.
Saibot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saibot lands a nice uppercut.
Saibot misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saibot.
Saibot misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Saibot.
Brock trying to control the position but instead, Saibot has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brock into the cage.
Saibot lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saibot throws a head punch that misses.
Saibot lands an uppercut.
Saibot stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Saibot misses with a body punch.
Saibot pushes Brock back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Saibot throws a head punch that misses.
Saibot misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saibot.
Saibot stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Saibot lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brock blocking some punches.
Saibot lands with a light punch inside.
Brock blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saibot is leaning against Brock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Saibot scores with a nice short uppercut.
Saibot throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brocks head.
Saibot lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Brock is rocked!
A short uppercut from Saibot.
Oh Brock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Saibot presses Brock against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Saibot can't find room to land a body shot as Brock controls the action.
Brock seems to have got his legs back now.
Saibot stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good body shot from Saibot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saibot tries to work over Brock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brock wants a takedown but no success here.
Saibot works on Brock's body with a couple of short punches.
Saibot softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saibot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saibot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saibot digs a right hand underneath Brock's ribcage. Brock let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A hook to the body from Saibot.
Saibot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Saibot managing to block the knees to the body from Brock.
Saibot lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saibot swings wildly with an uppercut but Brock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saibot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saibot swings wildly with an uppercut but Brock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brock throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noob Saibot dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A big left from Brock misses.
Saibot cracks Brock with an open hand slap.
Brock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Saibot paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brock swings for the body but Saibot moves out of range.
Brock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Saibot.
Brock moves in looking to clinch but Saibot pushes him off.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Saibot in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Saibot lands a nice looking body shot.
Brock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Saibot manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Saibot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saibot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brock manages to avoid it.
Saibot thows a body shot but no joy.
Saibot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brock.
Brock tries to clinch but Saibot moves away

and Saibot counters by clinching up.
Saibot pushes Brock back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saibot softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Saibot lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saibot lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brock backwards.
Noob Saibot seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saibot misses with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brock throws an elbow but misses.
A short uppercut from Saibot.
Saibot scores with a shoulder strike.
Brock lands a left hand.
Saibot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saibot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brock blocks an uppercut.
Saibot works on Brock's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Saibot.
Brock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saibot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saibot lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brock backwards.
Saibot lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saibot softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Saibot struggles to land a body shot inside as Brock controls his hands.
Saibot digs a right hand underneath Brock's ribcage. Brock let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Saibot struggles to land a body shot inside as Brock controls his hands.
Saibot pushes Brock back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Saibot throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Saibot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Saibot fails to land.
Saibot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saibot lands a hook that snaps the head of Brock backwards.
Nice body punch from Saibot - that landed with a thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saibot lands with a right to the head.
Saibot lands with a left to the head.
Saibot stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Saibot lands a nice shot to the body.
Saibot throws a head punch that misses.
Saibot has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Saibot.
Saibot lands an uppercut.
Saibot lands a hook that snaps the head of Brock backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saibot.
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!
Saibot tries to work over Brock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saibot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saibot makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saibot has a couple of punches blocked by Brock.
Saibot has a couple of punches blocked by Brock.
Saibot lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brock or not.
Saibot lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Saibot.
Saibot pushes Brock against the cage. Saibot is working some dirty boxing. Saibot pushes off with a quick right hook! Brock goes down! Brock tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Saibot moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noob Saibot!
After winning the bout, Noob Saibot thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.