PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jetrone Lagoc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lagoc has chosen Before I Forget as his entrance music. Billy Savage has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Savage
vs
Lagoc

181 cm
20
170 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

169 cm
25
156 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

xXx Clothing (Nothing Over $20)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Savage!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jetrone Lagoc!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lagoc swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Savage has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hilo Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Lagoc misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Lagoc. Those never looked like landing.
Lagoc misses with a combination
and Savage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lagoc moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lagoc lands a jab to Savage's midsection.
Lagoc moves out of range of the body kick.
Lagoc misses with a double jab
and Savage counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lagoc.
Savage throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lagoc counters with a two punch combo.
Some wild striking there from Lagoc.
Savage takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lagoc misses with a body punch
and Savage counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Lagoc misses.
Lagoc throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Savage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lagoc lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Savage circles away quickly and effectively.
Lagoc will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lagoc fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Lagoc, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lagoc fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Savage looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lagoc throws a left and a right that both miss
and Savage counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lagoc thinking.
Lagoc throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lagoc scores with a punch to the head.
Lagoc throws a jab but it's blocked by Savage.
Lagoc misses the shot to the body.
Lagoc scores with a three punch combo!
Lagoc fails to land with a series of punches.
Lagoc ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lagoc uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Savage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lagoc misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Savage.
Lagoc misses with an uppercut. Savage saw that one coming.
Lagoc falls off balance throwing a combination
and Savage counters with a nice uppercut.
Savage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lagoc.
Lagoc looks to land a combination but Savage avoids it well.
Savage doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Savage misses with a looping right.
Lagoc scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lagoc lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Savage circles away quickly and effectively.
Savage blocks a jab.
Jab from Lagoc.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lagoc throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lagoc takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jetrone Lagoc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lagoc throws a series of punches but Savage moves out of range.
Savage is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Savage dodges the punch combination from Lagoc.
Lagoc takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A combination from Lagoc does no damage.
Lagoc lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Savage circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lagoc will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lagoc scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Savage misses with a low kick.
Savage uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lagoc swings away with a body shot that misses
and Savage connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Savage looks to throw the jab but Lagoc is out of range.
Lagoc looks to land a combination but Savage avoids it well.
Savage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lagoc.
Lagoc throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lagoc falls off balance throwing a combination
and Savage counters with a stiff right hand.
Lagoc gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Savage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savage throws a hook but Lagoc avoids it easily.
Jetrone Lagoc is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagoc throws a series of punches but Savage moves out of range.
Lagoc misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lagoc lands a lovely overhand right.
Lagoc swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Savage with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lagoc is breathing heavily.
Lagoc throws a left and a right that both miss
and Savage counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Savage has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lagoc throws a looping overhand right but Savage ducks down to avoid it.
Lagoc keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Savage misses with a looping right.
Lagoc throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Savage throws a head kick but Lagoc moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Savage. Beautiful body shot.
Lagoc changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Savage misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Lagoc. Those never looked like landing.
Savage avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lagoc throws a series of punches but Savage moves out of range.
Savage misses with a left hand
and Lagoc counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Savage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lagoc.
Savage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lagoc.
Savage swings for the body but Lagoc moves out of range.
Savage jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lagoc works over Savage's head and body with a nice combination.
Lagoc throws a right and a left that Savage avoids nicely.
Lagoc throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lagoc throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Savage.
Savage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lagoc.
Savage avoids the body shot from Lagoc.
Lagoc fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Savage manages to avoid it.
Savage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Savage feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lagocs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lagoc scores with a three punch combo!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lagoc swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lagoc lands a jab to Savage's midsection.
Lagoc swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lagoc throws a left and a right that both miss
and Savage counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lagoc. Savage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lagoc takes one to the side of the head.
Lagoc misses with a jab to the body
and Savage counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lagoc avoids the body shot from Savage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Savage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lagoc throws a right hand that Savage ducks under and follows up with a left that Savage also avoids with ease.
Savage wants to slow Lagoc down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Savage dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lagoc fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Savage throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lagoc counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Savage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lagoc.
Lagoc scores with a three punch combo!
Lagoc swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Savage. Lagoc does a little dance to reset his feet.
Savage scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lagoc in his tracks.
Lagoc stuns Savage with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jab, jab by Lagoc - just one landing.
Lagoc scores with a hook to the body. Savage takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lagoc throws a combination that misses
and Savage counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lagoc takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagoc looks to score with a jab to the body but Savage is just out of range.
Lagoc throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Savage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lagoc.
Lagoc is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Savage rather than just go for the knockout.
Lagoc fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Savage manages to avoid it.
Lagoc swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Lagoc misses its intended target.
Savage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lagoc.
Lagoc misses with a combination
and Savage counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Savage lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Savage scores with a jab. Lagoc acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Lagoc is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage throws a head kick that misses.
Lagoc is still on wobbly legs! Can Savage finish him?
Sloppy strikes from Lagoc. Those never looked like landing.
Lagoc seems to have recovered his senses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lagoc throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Savage counters with a nice uppercut.
Savage thows a body shot but no joy.
Lagoc throws a right and a left that Savage avoids nicely.
Lagoc throws a left and a right that both miss
and Savage makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Savage lands a lovely overhand right.
Savage works Lagoc's body with a nice hook.
Savage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lagoc manages to avoid it.
Lagoc swings and misses with a hook to the body.
and Savage counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Lagoc! He's just covering up as Savage starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Savage!
Billy Savage retains his lightweight title!
Billy Savage made sure to mention his sponsor, xXx Clothing (Nothing Over $20) in his post fight interview.