PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Varlianth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sanosuke Sagara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanosuke Sagara is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Varlianth
vs
Sagara

178 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Varlianth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sanosuke Sagara!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Varlianth stuffs the takedown.

Varlianth bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Varlianth cracks Sagara with a big right hand but Sagara just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sagara is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Sagara's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Varlianth tries to stand but Sagara is controlling his head.
Sagara tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Varlianth wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sagara is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Varlianth is looking to advance position but Sagara won't allow it.
Sagara is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Sagara looking for submissions off his back.
Sagara is pressing down on Varlianth's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sagara has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Varlianth should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Sagara has tightened it up now! Varlianth should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sanosuke Sagara!