PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noob Saibot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vaan Birdwing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Saibot
vs
Birdwing

187 cm
19
209 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
20
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Noob Saibot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vaan Birdwing!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saibot cracks Birdwing with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A cross from Saibot lands.
Birdwing misses with an attempted mid kick.
Saibot wants to clinch up but Birdwing keeps it at a distance.
Saibot scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Saibot listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Birdwing throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Birdwing throws a sloppy head kick and Saibot moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Birdwing. Saibot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Birdwing throws a head kick but Saibot moves out of range.
Birdwing wants to slow Saibot down by chopping away at his legs.
Saibot scores with a jab. Birdwing acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Birdwing throws a nice head kick!
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!
Birdwing wants to slow Saibot down by chopping away at his legs.
Saibot changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Birdwing pushes Saibot up against the cage in a clinch.
Birdwing looks winded!

Saibot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Birdwing takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saibot tries to clinch but Birdwing moves out of range.
Birdwing takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Birdwing throws a leg kick but Saibot checks it.
Saibot scores with a jab to the body.
Birdwing takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Saibot scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Birdwing takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A punch lands to the side of Birdwing 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Saibot closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Saibot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Birdwing darts in and clinches Saibot up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Birdwing tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saibot avoids it.
Saibot using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Saibot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Saibot clinches up against the cage.

Saibot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Saibot moves into the clinch.
Saibot lands a nice knee to the body.

Saibot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saibot throws a shot to the body.
Saibot scores with a jab to the body.
Birdwing on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Saibot moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Birdwing takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Saibot moves into range and connects with a jab.

Saibot clinches.

Saibot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Birdwing takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Saibot has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Saibot throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Birdwing on the side of the head.
Saibot connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Saibot lands a nice shot that snaps Birdwing's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birdwing tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Saibot fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vaan Birdwing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Saibot.
Saibot scores with a hook to the body. Birdwing takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Saibot cracks Birdwing with a good jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Saibot darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Saibot scores with a jab. Birdwing acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Saibot scores with a nice right hand.
Saibot lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Saibot with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Birdwing pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Birdwing has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Saibot scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Saibot scores with a sloppy right hand. Birdwing should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saibot doesn't manage to clinch there - Birdwing circles away.
Birdwing looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Birdwing attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Birdwing takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Saibot slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Saibot moves into range and clinches up with Birdwing.
Saibot struggles to land a body shot inside as Birdwing controls his hands.
Birdwing misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saibot blocks the elbow strike.

Saibot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saibot fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saibot works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Saibot moves into range and connects with a jab.
Birdwing just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noob Saibot dominated that round.
That's time! Saibot's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Saibot lands a jab to the head.
Birdwing tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Birdwing misses with some punches.

Saibot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saibot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Birdwing was well out of range. Poor timing from Saibot.
Birdwing takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Saibot rushes Birdwing and presses him up against the cage.
Saibot blocks an elbow strike from Birdwing.
Birdwing trying to land knees to the body.
Birdwing misses with a knee to the head.
Saibot lands a knee to the head.
Saibot lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Saibot lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Saibot misses with an elbow over the top.
Birdwing is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Saibot manages to break the clinch.
Birdwing keeps the fight on the outside.
Birdwing swats away the attempt to clinch by Saibot.
Birdwing misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saibot is looking to clinch but Birdwing is avoiding it.
Birdwing has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Saibot finds it's way round the side to connect with Birdwing's head.

Saibot closes the distance and pushes Birdwing back into the cage.

Saibot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saibot connects with a right hand. Birdwing shakes it off.
Saibot tries to close the distance and clinch but Birdwing swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saibot jabs at Birdwing's body.
Saibot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Birdwing can do to turn this around?
Saibot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saibot blocks a head kick by Birdwing.

Saibot gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birdwing is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saibot is defending well for now.

Saibot breaks the clinch.
Saibot comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Saibot feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Birdwings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Saibot throws a good cross that connects.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saibot connects with a body shot that sends Birdwing's belly button to the back.
Saibot lands a right hook to the body.
Saibot jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Saibot darts in and clinches Birdwing up against the cage.
Saibot lands an uppercut.
Saibot lands a body shot.
Birdwing's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Saibot landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Saibot scores with a shot to the side of Birdwing's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saibot lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Birdwing avoiding damage as Saibot throws knees to the body.
Birdwing using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Saibot has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Birdwing wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Saibot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Birdwing throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Saibot lands a really nice looking cross but Birdwing seems unphased.
Birdwing doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Birdwing throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saibot with a jab.
Saibot lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Birdwing steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saibot.

Birdwing moves into the clinch.
Saibot dodges an elbow strike from Birdwing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Saibot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saibot avoids the head kick by Birdwing.
Saibot connects with a right hand. Birdwing shakes it off.
Birdwing takes one to the side of the head.
Birdwing moves out of range as Saibot strikes.
Birdwing lands a high kick!
Saibot cracks Birdwing with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Saibot avoids a kick to the body.
Noob Saibot is winning the standup battle so far.
Birdwing throws a sloppy head kick and Saibot moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saibot lands a jab to the nose.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saibot thuds a left hand into Birdwing's body.
Birdwing misses with a double jab
and Saibot counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noob Saibot dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Saibot cracks Birdwing with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Birdwing misses with a body shot
letting Saibot counter with a right hand.
Saibot wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Birdwing throws a nice head kick!
Birdwing misses with a head kick.
Nice jab there from Saibot.
Saibot lands a head shot.
Birdwing on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Saibot cracks Birdwing with a good jab.
Saibot fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Saibot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Birdwing has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Saibot lands a nice hook to Birdwing's body. Birdwing takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saibot ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Saibot.
Birdwing ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saibot moves away.
Birdwing takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice shot lands for Saibot.
Birdwing gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Birdwing on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Saibot tries to clinch but Birdwing is having none of it.

Birdwing moves into the clinch.
Saibot lands a body shot in the clinch.
Birdwing throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Saibot breaks the clinch.
Saibot connects with a looping right hand.
Saibot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vaan Birdwing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saibot scores with a jab to the jaw.
Saibot scores with a jab.
Birdwing looks to score with a jab to the body but Saibot is just out of range.
Saibot smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Birdwing misses the shot to the body.
Saibot moves into range and connects with a jab.
Saibot works Birdwing's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Birdwing on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice body punch from Saibot.

Saibot gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Birdwing throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Saibot blocks it with crossed arms.

Saibot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saibot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Birdwing pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Saibot.
Saibot jabs at Birdwing's body.
Birdwing throws a sloppy head kick and Saibot moves out of range easily.
Saibot lands a lovely overhand right.
Birdwing takes a jab right on the kisser.
Saibot blocks a head kick by Birdwing.
Saibot lands a body shot.
Saibot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Birdwing was well out of range. Poor timing from Saibot.
Birdwing takes one on the button.
Saibot thuds his right hand into Birdwing's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Saibot scores with the left hand. Birdwing knows he should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saibot misses the shot to the body.
A solid body kick from Birdwing.
Birdwing looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Saibot wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Birdwing.
Saibot digs a good hook to Birdwing's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saibot. Birdwing does a little dance to reset his feet.
Birdwing tries a head kick but it misses.
Saibot jabs Birdwing to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Birdwing fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Saibot has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Birdwing throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Birdwing throws a leg kick but Saibot sees it coming and moves out of range.
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!

Birdwing gets tackled into the cage by Saibot. Saibot maintains the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Noob Saibot showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Saibot 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noob Saibot!