PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Legit Notbad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Sajdak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sajdak has chosen Thrift Shop as his entrance music. Legit Notbad has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Notbad
vs
Sajdak

200 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
20
170 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Legit Notbad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Sajdak!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sajdak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Notbad shoots in but Sajdak avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Notbad shoots for a double leg takedown but Sajdak sprawls well. He's pushed Notbad's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Notbad misses with a takedown attempt - Sajdak sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Legit Notbad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Notbad shoots in and drives through. Sajdak sprawls well.
Notbad fails with a takedown attempt.
Notbad really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Notbad has closed the distance and engaged Sajdak in a clinch.
Notbad has Sajdak pressed against the cage, preventing Sajdak from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Notbad keeps control of Sajdak as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sajdak tries to work over Notbad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Notbad has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Notbad displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sajdak up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Notbad is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Notbad has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Notbad is trying to break free.
Sajdak wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Notbad has him pressed against the cage.
Notbad looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Notbad lands with a right to the head.
Notbad is trying to pull guard but Sajdak turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Notbad breaks the clinch.

Notbad looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Notbad showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Notbad stands up from Sajdak's guard - Notbad perhaps looking for a knockout.
Sajdak tries to clinch but Notbad moves out of range.
Notbad misses the shot to the body.
Notbad misses with a takedown attempt - Sajdak sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Notbad throws a right and a left that both miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Notbad tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sajdak swivels and escapes.
Notbad is breathing heavily.
Sajdak is trying hard to land a takedown here. Notbad sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sajdak loads up on a big right hand but Notbad slips the punch.
Sajdak misses with a few strikes there.
Sajdak looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Notbad shoots in looking for a takedown. Sajdak tries to sprawl out of it but Notbad keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sajdak manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Notbad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sajdak.
Notbad shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sajdak as he avoids it easily.
Notbad closes the distance and clinches up with Sajdak, looking for a takedown. Notbad pushes Sajdak against the cage but Sajdak circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sajdak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Notbad slips a jab and a cross from Sajdak.
Legit Notbad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Notbad tries to clinch there but Sajdak circles away.
Sajdak scores with a decent looking hook.
Sloppy strikes from Sajdak. Those never looked like landing.

Notbad clinches with his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Notbad looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sajdak tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Notbad just stands there and leans against the cage.
Notbad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sajdak tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sajdak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Notbad fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sajdak scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sajdak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sajdak wants to stall.
Sajdak is trying to pull guard but Notbad has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Legit Notbad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Sajdak's cut.
That's time! Notbad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Notbad misses with a two punch combination.
Sajdak wants to clinch.
Notbad fails to land with a series of punches.
Sajdak takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Horrible takedown by Notbad or perhaps it was just good defense by Sajdak which made him look bad.
Sajdak tries to land a front kick but Notbad steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice sprawl there from Notbad as Sajdak shoots in.
Notbad tries to clinch but Sajdak is having none of it.
Notbad shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sajdak as he jumps to the side.
Notbad is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sajdak sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Legit Notbad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Left hook, right uppercut from Notbad.
Notbad tries to close the distance and clinch but Sajdak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Notbad scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Notbad fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sajdak lands a two punch combo.
Sajdak lands a jab to the nose.

Notbad darts in and clinches Sajdak up against the cage.

Notbad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sajdak misses with a few strikes there.
Notbad tries to clinch but Sajdak is having none of it.
Notbad throws a series of punches but Sajdak avoids them all with ease.
Sajdak throws a solid leg kick but Notbad takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sajdak.
Sajdak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sajdak throws a right hand that Notbad ducks under and follows up with a left that Notbad also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Notbad. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sajdak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sajdak fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Notbad lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Notbad tries to clinch but Sajdak is having none of it.
Notbad closes the distance and clinches up with Sajdak, looking for a takedown. Notbad pushes Sajdak against the cage but Sajdak circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Sajdak does no damage.
Notbad throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sajdak's waist but Sajdak gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Notbad off to one side.
Notbad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sajdak manages to avoid it.
Sajdak looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sajdak has a takedown stuffed.
Notbad goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Notbad looks for a takedown but Sajdak sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Notbad swinging wildly here.
Sajdak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sajdak throws a right hand that Notbad ducks under and follows up with a left that Notbad also avoids with ease.
Notbad fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sajdak throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Legit Notbad is winning the standup battle so far.
Notbad tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sajdak defends well and Notbad ends up having to push Sajdak into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sajdak keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Notbad's efforts to push away.

Sajdak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sloppy strikes from Notbad. Those never looked like landing.
Sajdak shoots for a double leg takedown but Notbad sprawls well. He's pushed Sajdak's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Notbad avoids the body shot from Sajdak.
No luck for Notbad with that takedown attempt.
Notbad dives in for a single leg takedown but Sajdak sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Sajdak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Notbad connects with the punch.
Sajdak looks to land a combination. Notbad sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Notbad fails with a takedown attempt.
Notbad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sajdak throws a wild body kick that Notbad sees coming a mile off.
Notbad scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Legit Notbad dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Sajdak's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Notbad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Notbad dodges the punch combination from Sajdak.
Notbad fails with a takedown attempt.
Notbad moves in looking to clinch but Sajdak pushes him off.
Notbad is looking to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Notbad.
Sajdak avoids a punch combination nicely.
Notbad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sajdak.
Sajdak throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Notbad is defended easily by Sajdak.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Notbad throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sajdak tries to bum rush Notbad with a series of wild strikes but Notbad uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Sajdak.
Sajdak has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Notbad finds it's way round the side to connect with Sajdak's head.
Sajdak shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Notbad but Notbad pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Notbad throws a half hearted mid kick.
Legit Notbad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sajdak takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Notbad shoots in looking for a takedown but Sajdak manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Notbad's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Legit Notbad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sajdak swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Notbad cracks Sajdak with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Notbad lands a jab to the nose.
Sajdak misses with a leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Sajdak as Notbad shoots in.
Notbad changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sajdak tries to avoid it but Notbad manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sajdak to the ground. Sajdak escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Notbad shoots in for a takedown but Sajdak shows good takedown defense.
A combination from Sajdak does no damage.
Notbad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sajdak misses with a shot to the body
enabling Notbad to counter with a crisp jab.
Notbad scores with a nice head shot.
Notbad doesn't manage to clinch there - Sajdak circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Sajdak.

Notbad gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Notbad 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.
Sajdak misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Notbad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Notbad checks a low kick from Sajdak.
Notbad rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sajdak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Notbad shoots in for a takedown but Sajdak shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sajdak tries to clinch but Notbad moves out of range.
Notbad is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sajdak misses with a few strikes there.
Sajdak throws a right hand that Notbad ducks under and follows up with a left that Notbad also avoids with ease.
Notbad throws a one two combo.
Sajdak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Notbad was well out of range. Poor timing from Sajdak.
Notbad shoots in and drives through. Sajdak sprawls well.
Notbad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sajdak.
Notbad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sajdak throws a series of punches but Notbad moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Notbad shoots in but no luck this time.
Sajdak throws a series of punches but Notbad avoids them all with ease.
Notbad is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Notbad shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sajdak but Sajdak pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Notbad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A leg kick checked by Notbad.
Notbad ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Notbad moves out of range as Sajdak throws a body kick.

Notbad has managed to clinch.

Sajdak breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sajdak stuffs the takedown attempt from Notbad. Notbad gets slowly back to his feet.
Sajdak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Notbad.

And that's the end of the fight!
Legit Notbad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Notbad has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Legit Notbad!