PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torrelio Sacana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Askarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Sacana
vs
Askarian

200 cm
23
224 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

193 cm
26
209 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Rush Supplements 160Q
Merciless Gladiators

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Torrelio Sacana!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tim Askarian!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sacana is defended easily by Askarian.
Sacana fails to land the takedown.
Askarian scores with a leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Askarian. No joy for Sacana on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Torrelio Sacana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Askarian ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Askarian stuffs the takedown.
Sacana avoids the body shot from Askarian.

Sacana dives in and scores a takedown into Askarian's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sacana is pushing down on Askarian's leg trying to pass to half guard. Askarian is fighting to maintain full guard but Sacana has managed to sneak the leg through.

Askarian is defending against the submission attempts here by Sacana.
Askarian tries to roll over but Sacana keeps him under control.
Nice strikes from Sacana there.
Sacana 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Askarian is looking to escape.
Sacana is keen to just control but Askarian is a slippery customer.

Sacana is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sacana is thwarting Askarian's attempts to control the position.
Sacana is trying to control. Askarian wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sacana missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Askarian gets full guard.
Askarian utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Sacana drops back, looking for a kneebar! Askarian looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Askarian looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Askarian!
Sacana manages to get back to half guard.
Sacana is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askarian wants to get back to his feet.
Sacana is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Steel Penn Icon Training Grounds, so we'll see if he gets out of it.

Sacana looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sacana is looking for a sweep. Askarian is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Askarian wants to stand but Sacana has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Sacana is looking for a sweep. Askarian is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sacana manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Askarian told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Askarian would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Sacana has his feet on Askarian's thighs here. He's pushed Askarian off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Askarian screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Torrelio Sacana!
Torrelio Sacana retains his light heavyweight title!
Torrelio Sacana 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.