PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dario Sakara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Chaney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakara comes to the cage accompanied by I'm On My Way. James Chaney is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Sakara
vs
Chaney

185 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
170 lbs
13 - 14 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

BEHEMOT CLOTHING
Meet the Future

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dario Sakara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Chaney!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakara scores with a three punch combo!
Chaney shoots for a double leg takedown but Sakara sprawls well. He's pushed Chaney's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sakara definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sakara throws a combination. Chaney tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like James Chaney has been cut.

Chaney gets a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chaney trying to control from half guard but Sakara is working away.
Sakara trying to control here.

Sakara looking for submissions off his back.

Chaney seems to be working for a kimura but Sakara defends the submission attempt.
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.
Sakara tries to get to full guard but Chaney has control of the leg.
Chaney trying to control from half guard but Sakara is working away.
Chaney looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Chaney wants to control but Sakara is keeping him busy.
Sakara on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sakara wants to get back to full guard.
Sakara holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chaney stands up out of the half guard.
Sakara lands a jab to the head.
Sakara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chaney shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sakara as he jumps to the side.
Chaney avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sakara connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sakara displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chaney.
Dario Sakara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Chaney.
A head kick misses from Chaney.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakara moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sakara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaney throws the kick towards the body but Sakara avoids it.
Dario Sakara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chaney.
Sakara cracks a nice hook into Chaney's ribs.
Sakara throws a right hand that Chaney ducks under and follows up with a left that Chaney also avoids with ease.
Sakara is breathing heavily.
Sakara swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chaney.
Sakara throws a body punch but Chaney moves out of range.
Chaney thows a body shot but no joy.
Sakara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sakara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sakara lands with a right hand.
Chaney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sakara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chaney thows a body shot but no joy.
Sakara is looking to wear down Chaney with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sakara connects with a body shot that sends Chaney's belly button to the back.
No luck for Chaney with that takedown attempt.
Chaney is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaney shoots for a double leg takedown but Sakara sprawls well. He's pushed Chaney's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sakara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chaney moves away.
Sakara works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chaney takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sakara avoids a kick to the body.

Chaney closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sakara did well to prevent Chaney getting side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chaney content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Sakara is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chaney pulls his head out easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakara is refusing to be controlled, as Chaney sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dario Sakara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Chaney's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Chaney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sakara connects with the punch.
Chaney fails with a takedown attempt.
Sakara works Chaney's body with a nice hook.
Sakara lands a jab to Chaney's midsection.
Chaney moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sakara lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chaney.
Dario Sakara is winning the standup battle so far.
Sakara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chaney stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sakara swats away the attempt to clinch by Chaney.
A left and a right from Chaney both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Dario Sakara has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sakara scores with a punch to the head.
Dario Sakara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sakara throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chaney on the side of the head.
Sakara lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sakara ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chaney shoots for a takedown but Sakara saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sakara lands a right hook to the body.
Chaney doesn't manage to clinch there - Sakara circles away.
Chaney wants to clinch up but Sakara keeps it at a distance.
Sakara goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sakara lands a nice hook to Chaney's body. Chaney takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Sakara gets caught flat footed, as Chaney shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Chaney decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sakara, up you get!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chaney misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaney shoots for a takedown but Sakara saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dario Sakara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Chaney.
Chaney walks into a left hand.

Chaney looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Sakara!
Sakara wants to get back to his feet but Chaney drags him back down.
Chaney trying to control the position but Sakara is working away.

Chaney tries for a kimura but Sakara is defending well.
Chaney remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaney wants to control but Sakara is keeping him busy.
Chaney throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Chaney controlling the position.
Sakara is not content to let Chaney control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaney takes a little break here. Sakara wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. James Chaney wasn't active enough on the ground.
Chaney misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sakara throws a right hand that Chaney ducks under and follows up with a left that Chaney also avoids with ease.
Nice uppercut there from Sakara.
Sakara feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chaneys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chaney tries to clinch up but Sakara circles away and keeps his distance.
Sakara connects with a single shot there.
Chaney takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but James Chaney will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.

Chaney shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sakara manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sakara controls Chaney momentarily but Chaney frees himself.
Sakara keeping moving, preventing Chaney from controlling successfully.
Sakara trying to control the position here.
Sakara trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Sakara had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chaney defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakara keeping moving, preventing Chaney from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by James Chaney.
Chaney misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sakara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sakara misses with the combination.
Sakara lands a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaney closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sakara circles away.
Chaney on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sakara lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sakara stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sakara wants it to stay on the feet.
Dario Sakara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Chaney.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chaney.
Sakara feints a jab promting Chaney to slip. Sakara then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Chaney slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sakara comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sakara moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A swing and a miss from Sakara.
Chaney shoots in looking for a takedown. Sakara tries to sprawl out of it but Chaney keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sakara manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakara getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chaney throws a body kick that misses.
Chaney closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chaney doesn't manage to clinch there - Sakara circles away.
Sakara throws a combination. Chaney tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sakara defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chaney.
Chaney has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sakara lands a right hook to the body.
Chaney looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sakara is fending him off so far but Chaney persists. Nope, Sakara circles away and we're back to standing.
Chaney shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Chaney shoots in for a takedown but Sakara shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sakara connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaney takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chaney tries to clinch but Sakara moves out of range.
Chaney tries to clinch there but Sakara circles away.
Chaney looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A jab from Sakara finds it's way through Chaney's defenses.
Sakara connects with a right hand. Chaney shakes it off.
Chaney fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sakara stuffs the takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sakara scores with a jab.
Chaney takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chaney shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sakara pinned against the cage. Sakara gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dario Sakara showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sakara has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dario Sakara!
Dario Sakara bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.