PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between José Nabijos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jensen Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nabijos comes to the cage accompanied by IF I DIE TONIGHT. The crowd seem to be enjoying Saint's choice of entrance music: Bad Company - Holy Water. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Nabijos
vs
Saint

187 cm
36
206 lbs
45 - 11 - 1

182 cm
38
205 lbs
38 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 45 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, José Nabijos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jensen Saint!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint avoids the body shot from Nabijos.
Nabijos throws a lazy body kick

and Saint counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nabijos's guard now.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Nabijos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saint trying to control the position from guard on top but Nabijos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saint works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Saint is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Saint misses with a head shot. Nabijos uses the momentum to regain guard.
Saint looking to pass the guard.
Saint throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint with a flurry of punches that miss.
Saint loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Saint working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Saint working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Saint with a flurry of punches that miss.

Nabijos throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Saint escapes and throws Nabijos's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Saint is looking to take a break and control but Nabijos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nabijos parries the strikes from Saint easily there. Saint is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Nabijos to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint working the head with strikes.
Saint is chipping away with strikes.
Nabijos taking a bit of punishment here - Saint scoring with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nabijos is trying to control Saint's posture but Saint avoids it.
Saint trying to control the action but Nabijos is working from the bottom.
Nabijos avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Saint.
Saint scores with a couple of short elbows.
Nabijos is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Nabijos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The ground and pound from Saint seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Nabijos regains half guard, as Saint was trying to land strikes.
Saint throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Saint lands with a punch from half guard.
Saint tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nabijos knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Saint throwing shots but Nabijos is blocking nicely.

Saint is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nabijos is just riding it out for now. Saint eventually gives up the hold.
Nabijos tries to get to full guard but Saint has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nabijos trying to control but Saint postures up.
Saint is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saint prevents Nabijos from improving his position.
Nabijos slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jensen Saint dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nabijos misses with a wild body shot.
Saint moves out of range of the strikes.
Saint stuns Nabijos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nabijos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nabijos is looking to score with low kicks.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nabijos.
A nice inside leg kick there by Saint. That's going to slow Nabijos down.
Nabijos thows a body shot but no joy.
Nabijos scores with a leg kick.
Saint blocks a leg kick.
Saint takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Saint sizes up Nabijos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Nabijos.
Saint checks a leg kick nicely.
Nabijos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab from Saint finds it's way through Nabijos's defenses.
Nabijos misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Saint counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Saint.
Nabijos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint postures up in Nabijos's guard and throws a big left but Nabijos blocks it.
Saint is looking to work some ground and pound but Nabijos has wrist control.
Saint postures up in Nabijos's guard and throws a big left but Nabijos blocks it.
Saint wants to control from the top but Nabijos keeps moving.
Saint tries to free his leg and advance position but Nabijos is retaining full guard.
Saint with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Saint postures up in Nabijos's guard and throws a big left but Nabijos blocks it.
Saint stopping the sweep attempt from Nabijos.
Saint passes Nabijos's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nabijos is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint wants to pass to mount but Nabijos is defending the position.
Nabijos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Saint is working away from the top position though.
Jensen Saint has got the better of the ground game so far.
Saint throwing shots but Nabijos is blocking nicely.
Saint throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nabijos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Saint.
Saint is nestled in close to Nabijos, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nabijos looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nabijos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Saint works his way into full mount!
Saint landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Saint has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nabijos taking some punishment here, with Saint in his half guard.
Saint wants to control but Nabijos is keeping him busy.
Saint looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nabijos with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Saint looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nabijos regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Saint.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Saint accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Saint passes Nabijos's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Saint passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Nabijos!
A nice elbow there by Saint.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saint fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Saint punishing his opponent with strikes.
Nabijos is wriggling around trying to escape.
Saint is landing with some decent strikes but Nabijos is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Nabijos wants to control but Saint is having none of it.
Saint looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saint cracks Nabijos with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Saint sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Saint lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jensen Saint showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Saint, right into the meat.
A big left from Saint misses.
A swing and a miss from Nabijos.
Nabijos is looking to wear down Saint with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A nice leg kick lands there from Saint.
Nabijos's corner calls for a 1-2. Nabijos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nabijos misses with an uppercut.
Nabijos misses with a leg kick

and Saint decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nabijos's guard.
Saint with a nice head shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nabijos working a defensive guard here.
Nabijos looking for a sweep. Not yet Nabijos, not yet.
Saint tries to free his leg and advance position but Nabijos is retaining full guard.
Nabijos keeping moving, preventing Saint from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nabijos pulls Saint in close to prevent any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nabijos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nabijos throws a leg kick

and Saint counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nabijos won't be happy with that.
Saint lands a nice forearm strike.

Saint goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Nabijos rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Saint's guard! Nice work there by Nabijos!
Nabijos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Saint manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saint is looking to get back to full guard here but Nabijos has managed to pass to side control instead.
Saint has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos in side control, throwing shots but Saint defends.
Saint is looking for a sweep.
Saint is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Saint manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Nabijos wants to pass to mount but Saint is defending the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nabijos's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nabijos's back!
Saint scores with punches to the body.
You can see the frustration on Nabijos's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Nabijos trying to control the hands but Saint breaks the grip.

Saint working for a choke but Nabijos reverses nicely into Saint 's guard.
Nabijos throwing strikes from guard but Saint blocks nicely.
Nabijos is looking to work some ground and pound but Saint has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint can't keep his opponent in guard - Nabijos advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Saint trying to control here.
Saint is pressing down on Nabijos's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nabijos wants to pass the guard but Saint is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saint preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
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!
Saint looking for a sweep. Not yet Saint, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jensen Saint really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nabijos, as that shot connected.
Saint lands with an uppercut that bounces Nabijos off the cage and back into range.
Nabijos misses with a looping right.
Nabijos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nabijos misses with an uppercut.
Saint avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Nabijos misses.
Saint misses with a low kick.
José Nabijos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nabijos misses with a head kick.
Nabijos scores with a sloppy right hand. Saint should have avoided that one.
Nabijos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Saint checks a leg kick.
Nabijos tries a low kick but Saint avoids it.
Nabijos throws a right hand that Saint ducks under and follows up with a left that Saint also avoids with ease.
Saint cracks Nabijos with a right hand to the side of the head.
José Nabijos is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nabijos takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Saint turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Saint throws a nice inside leg kick.
Saint has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint throws a nice inside leg kick.
Saint punishes Nabijos's body with a nice straight punch.
José Nabijos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Saint scores with a takedown into Nabijos's guard.
Saint makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Saint trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Saint throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nabijos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nabijos wants to sweep but no luck.
Saint with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nabijos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saint is looking to work some ground and pound but Nabijos has wrist control.
Nabijos working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint passes into half guard.
Saint scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nabijos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Saint.
Nabijos is trying to get back to full guard.
Saint scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Saint wants to advance to full mount but Nabijos doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Saint throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nabijos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos wants to sweep but no luck.
Saint throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nabijos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nabijos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Saint wants to pass the guard but Nabijos is keeping the position.
Nabijos working a defensive guard here.
Saint throws a big elbow that misses.
Saint throws an elbow that misses. Nabijos uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Saint's guard. Nice move by Nabijos!
Saint avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Saint is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Nabijos rolls with it to try and escape but Saint cranks on the arm and Nabijos is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jensen Saint!
In his post fight interview, Jensen Saint gave a big smile as he said 'Thank you Lord for granting me this win! Yes, my MMA fights are naturally so important things that God really cares, attends to and gives his input to my fights. Where's that goddamn Pope though, ain't seeing him here...'.
José Nabijos spoke after the fight, saying 'Blames the game engine. Retires for 5 mins. Returns 5 mins later.'.