PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Moraes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Sajdak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moraes kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Apaga mas não bate!. Sajdak is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Thrift Shop. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Moraes
vs
Sajdak

196 cm
24
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Miguel Moraes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Sajdak!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sajdak misses with a few strikes there.
Moraes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sajdak shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Moraes pinned against the cage. Moraes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Moraes gets a clinch.
Moraes has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sajdak is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Moraes manages to break the clinch.
Moraes checks a leg kick nicely.
Sajdak pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Moraes back to the cage. Sajdak follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Miguel Moraes has been cut.
Sajdak throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sajdak goes for a double leg but Moraes avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Moraes continues to drive forward.
Moraes slows down the pace here.
Moraes tries to pull guard but Sajdak holds him up against the cage and eventually Moraes drops back down to his feet.
Sajdak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sajdak has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Moraes jumps guard but Sajdak stands there with Moraes around his waist. Moraes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Moraes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moraes is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sajdak working hard to break the clinch.
Moraes leaning against his opponent.
Sajdak working hard to break the clinch.
Sajdak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moraes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sajdak avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sajdak tries to score a body lock takedown but Moraes shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Moraes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moraes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sajdak shoots in and drives through. Moraes sprawls well.
Moraes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sajdak sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sajdak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Moraes drives through and clinches with Sajdak against the cage.
Moraes has Sajdak pressed against the cage, preventing Sajdak from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sajdak gets underhooks to prevent Moraes's takedown attempt.
Sajdak is trying to push Moraes away but Moraes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Moraes controlling the action here for a moment.
Sajdak tries to break the clinch but Moraes is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sajdak wants to break free but Moraes has control.
Moraes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sajdak just stands there and leans against the cage.
Moraes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sajdak's efforts to push away.
Sajdak working hard to break the clinch.
Moraes fails to pull guard.

Moraes manages to break the clinch.
Sajdak fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Moraes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sajdak fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Moraes on the side of the head.
Moraes tries to clinch up but Sajdak circles away and keeps his distance.
Moraes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sajdak but Sajdak pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moraes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Moraes is breathing heavily.
Sajdak fails to land the takedown.
Sajdak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sajdak leaves Moraes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Moraes swats away the attempt to clinch by Sajdak.
Moraes thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sajdak if he has to take too many more of those.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sajdak misses with a few strikes there.

Moraes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sajdak has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Joe Sajdak will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Miguel Moraes's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sajdak fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Joe Sajdak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sajdak displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Moraes.
Moraes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sajdak.
Sajdak shoots for a double leg takedown but Moraes sprawls well. He's pushed Sajdak's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Miguel Moraes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Sajdak.
Sajdak stuffs the takedown.
Sajdak tries to clinch there but Moraes circles away.
Moraes closes the distance and clinches up with Sajdak, looking for a takedown. Moraes pushes Sajdak against the cage but Sajdak circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Moraes tries to clinch there but Sajdak circles away.
Moraes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Moraes has closed the distance and engaged Sajdak in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sajdak is trying to break free.
Sajdak is breathing heavily.

Moraes breaks the clinch.
Sajdak fails to land the takedown.
Moraes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sajdak is fending him off so far but Moraes persists. Nope, Sajdak circles away and we're back to standing.
Sajdak throws a right hand that Moraes ducks under and follows up with a left that Moraes also avoids with ease.
Sajdak avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moraes darts in looking for a takedown but Sajdak gets double underhooks and turns Moraes into the cage.
Moraes prevents Sajdak from breaking the clinch.
Moraes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Moraes wants a takedown.
Moraes crunches a lovely knee into Sajdak's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Moraes breaks the clinch.
Sajdak darts in looking for a takedown but Moraes gets double underhooks and turns Sajdak into the cage.
Sajdak is looking to break free of the clinch but Moraes has double underhooks.

Moraes pulls Sajdak into guard.
Moraes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sajdak trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sajdak looking to sit in guard and control but Moraes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sajdak looking to control.

Sajdak looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sajdak utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Moraes controlling from the top position.
Moraes slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sajdak wants to get back to full guard.
Sajdak avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Moraes.
Moraes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sajdak wants to control but Moraes is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moraes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Moraes is trying to control the action in half guard but Sajdak is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sajdak has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Moraes is working away from the top position though.

Moraes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Moraes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sajdak tries to roll over but Moraes keeps him under control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moraes is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sajdak!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Moraes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Miguel Moraes's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sajdak stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Moraes.
Moraes tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sajdak defends well and Moraes ends up having to push Sajdak into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Moraes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Moraes wants a takedown but no success here.
Sajdak managing to block the knees to the body from Moraes.

Moraes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Miguel Moraes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Sajdak as Moraes shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Moraes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sajdak tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Moraes defends well and Sajdak ends up having to push Moraes into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Moraes can't get the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Moraes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moraes throws a sloppy head kick and Sajdak moves out of range easily.
Sajdak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sajdak swings away with a body shot that misses
and Moraes counters with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sajdak displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Moraes.
Moraes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sajdak doesn't manage to clinch there - Moraes circles away.
Sajdak tries to clinch up but Moraes circles away and keeps his distance.
Moraes is looking to clinch but Sajdak is avoiding it.
Moraes keeps the fight on the outside.
Moraes checks a low kick from Sajdak.
Sajdak shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Moraes as he avoids it easily.
Moraes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Moraes breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moraes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sajdak fails with a takedown attempt.
Moraes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Moraes dives in and grabs Sajdak's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sajdak pushes down on Moraes's head and hops out.
Moraes keeps the fight on the outside.
Sajdak misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moraes dives in and grabs Sajdak's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sajdak pushes down on Moraes's head and hops out.
Sajdak shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A right-left combo lands from Sajdak.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Moraes closes the distance and clinches.
Sajdak prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sajdak has had enough of the clinch but Moraes keeps him there for the moment.
Moraes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sajdak wants to break free but Moraes has control.
Moraes prevents Sajdak from breaking the clinch.
Miguel Moraes has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Moraes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Horrible takedown by Moraes or perhaps it was just good defense by Sajdak which made him look bad.

Sajdak drives through and clinches with Moraes against the cage.
Sajdak working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moraes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sajdak gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Moraes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sajdak has him pressed against the cage.
Sajdak fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Moraes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sajdak just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sajdak wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Moraes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sajdak fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sajdak wants to clinch up but Moraes keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sajdak scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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!
Sajdak misses with a two punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joe Sajdak.
I think Sajdak has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Sajdak!
Joe Sajdak 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.