PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damon Macready (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noob Saibot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Macready comes to the cage accompanied by AWOLNATION - SAIL. Damon Macready could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Noob Saibot's chin.

Macready
vs
Saibot

178 cm
20
182 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

182 cm
20
182 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damon Macready!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Noob Saibot!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saibot with a jab.
Macready swings for the body but Saibot moves out of range.
Macready misses with a combination
and Saibot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Macready connects with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Saibot 's head but he takes it in his stride.

It looks like Noob Saibot has been cut.
Macready misses with a straight left.
Saibot circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saibot misses with a wild body shot.
Macready throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Macready.
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 just misses with a punch to the body.
Macready lands with a nice body kick.
Macready has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Macready there as he acknowledges the shot.
Macready connects with a body shot.
Macready looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Macready misses with a hook
and Saibot counters with a nice body shot.
Macready misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saibot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Macready manages to avoid it.
Macready throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Saibot.
Macready scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Saibot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saibot blocks a head kick by Macready.
Saibot avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Macready scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Macready walks into a straight right hand from Saibot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Macready scores with a punch to the head.
Saibot swings for the body but Macready moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Saibot.
Saibot connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Macready misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macready throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Macready. Saibot does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Saibot misses.
Macready takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Saibot lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Saibot keeps the fight on the outside.
Saibot looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Saibot misses.
Macready wants to slow Saibot down by chopping away at his legs.
Macready misses with the body kick
and Saibot makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Saibot lands a body shot.
Macready misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Macready is breathing heavily.
Macready throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Macready tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saibot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saibot takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Saibot has Macready up against the cage in a clinch.
Macready blocks a body shot from Saibot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Macready.
Saibot lands a body shot in the clinch.
Macready tries to circle away but Saibot has him pinned against the cage.

Macready breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Macready takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Macready misses with a left hand

and Saibot moves into the clinch.
Saibot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Macready is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Saibot has a couple of punches blocked by Macready.
Macready blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Macready blocks a body shot from Saibot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Macready lands an elbow just above Saibot 's eye.
Saibot working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Saibot gets through Macready's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Saibot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Macready pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Macready.
Macready tries to land a body kick
and Saibot counters with a nice leg kick.
Saibot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Macready gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Macready tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Saibot scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Macready doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Macready misses the jab.
Macready lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saibot circles away quickly and effectively.
Macready stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Saibot.
Macready swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Saibot jabs at Macready's body.
Saibot misses with an uppercut
and Saibot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saibot lands a jab to Macready's midsection.
A punch combination from Macready misses.
Damon Macready seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Macready tried to score with a low kick but Saibot checks it.
Macready lands a jab.
Macready closes the distance but Saibot moves to the side
and Saibot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saibot lands with a nice body punch.
Macready takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Macready moves in looking to clinch but Saibot pushes him off.
Macready takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Saibot takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Macready misses with a hook.
Saibot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saibot with a nice cross.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Macready wants to clinch.
Saibot checks the leg kick nicely there.
Saibot punishes Macready's body with a nice straight punch.
Macready swinging wildly here.
Macready takes a jab right on the kisser.
Macready throws the kick towards the body but Saibot avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saibot.
Macready misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice body punch from Saibot.
No joy there for Saibot, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saibot lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Macready backs up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saibot lands with an overhand left.
Macready tries to clinch there but Saibot circles away.
A big right from Macready misses.
A clash of legs there as Saibot blocks the low kick.
Macready just misses with a punch to the body.
Macready finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Macready rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saibot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Saibot scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Macready fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Macready thumps Saibot with a low kick.
Saibot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Macready.
Saibot fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Macready looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saibot.
Saibot lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macready throws a chopping leg kick but Saibot manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Saibot lands a nice hook to Macready's body. Macready takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Saibot pushes Macready up against the cage in a clinch.
Macready is trying to break free.
Saibot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Macready is trying to break the clinch but Saibot is controlling him.
Saibot misses with a punch on the inside.
Saibot throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Saibot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Saibot lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Macready backwards.
Macready is trying to push Saibot away but Saibot has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Saibot lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Saibot lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saibot tries to work over Macready's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Macready blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Macready is looking to break free of the clinch but Saibot has double underhooks.
Saibot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saibot lands a hook that snaps the head of Macready backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Macready fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saibot lands with a light punch inside.
Saibot lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Macready backwards.
Saibot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saibot lands a hook that snaps the head of Macready backwards.
Saibot prevents Macready from breaking the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saibot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saibot lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Macready backwards.
Macready looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noob Saibot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Noob Saibot's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

A punch lands to the side of Macready 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Saibot moves out of range of the body kick from Macready.
Macready on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Macready fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Saibot checks it well.
Good standup being displayed there by Saibot as he connects with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Saibot. Those never looked like landing.
Saibot scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Saibot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Macready throws out the jab.
Damon Macready is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Macready throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saibot ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Saibot slips under a jab.
Macready throws a hook but Saibot blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Macready throws a low kick but it's checked well by Saibot.
Macready throws a shot from downtown. Saibot moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Macready misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macready misses with a few strikes there.
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 is looking to slow Macready down with leg kicks.
Saibot ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Saibot works the jab nicely.
Saibot lands a nice shot to the body.
Macready tries to clinch but Saibot moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Saibot. Beautiful body shot.
Saibot scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Saibot.
A shot to the liver by Saibot. Beautiful body shot.
Saibot with a hook.
Saibot is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Macready rather than just go for the knockout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Saibot has closed the distance and engaged Macready in a clinch.
Saibot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Damon Macready has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saibot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saibot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Saibot.
Macready prevents a body shot from Saibot.
Saibot tries to work over Macready's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Saibot.
A left hand lands to the body for Saibot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saibot.
Macready prevents a body shot from Saibot.
Saibot lands a shot to the body.
Saibot pushes Macready back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Saibot scores with a hook to the body.
Saibot lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saibot throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Macreadys head.
Macready is looking to break free of the clinch but Saibot has double underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Saibot.
Saibot tries a body shot but Macready blocks it.
Macready is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Saibot misses with a punch on the inside.
Macready wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Saibot lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Saibot misses with a punch to the body.
Macready misses with some punches.
Saibot doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Saibot.
Saibot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saibot lands a hook to the side of the head.
Macready lands a right hand that snaps the head of Saibot backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Macready is trying to break free.
Macready is trying to break the clinch but Saibot has him pressed against the cage.
Macready misses with some punches.
Saibot lands with a left to the head.
Saibot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saibot.
Macready blocks a body shot from Saibot.
Macready is trying to force a seperation but Saibot has the dominant position.
Saibot lands a left hand that snaps the head of Macready backwards.
Saibot swings wildly with an uppercut but Macready uses good head movement to avoid it.
Macready blocks a body shot from Saibot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saibot softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Macready throws an elbow but misses.
Macready misses with a hook from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Noob Saibot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Saibot has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noob Saibot!
Noob Saibot decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.