PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jared The Subway Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ratu Sachari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ratu Sachari has the eye of the tiger tonight.

The Subway Guy
vs
Sachari

185 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Intelligent

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jared The Subway Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ratu Sachari!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Subway Guy misses with a leg kick.

The Subway Guy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sachari engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The Subway Guy looking to control.
Sachari not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Ratu Sachari hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

The Subway Guy closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sachari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

The Subway Guy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The Subway Guy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Subway Guy lands an elbow inside.

Sachari pulls guard.
Sachari not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sachari wants to stand up but The Subway Guy is controlling him.
Sachari utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The Subway Guy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sachari's head.
The Subway Guy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sachari is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The Subway Guy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sachari bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in The Subway Guy's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sachari is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Ratu Sachari has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
The Subway Guy throws a leg kick which misses Sachari's front leg but catches the back leg as Sachari tries to avoid it.
The Subway Guy misses with a head kick.

The Subway Guy instigates a clinch.
The Subway Guy missing with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by The Subway Guy.
Sachari wants a takedown but no success here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sachari prevents a body shot from The Subway Guy.

The Subway Guy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Subway Guy slips a jab from Sachari.
Sachari misses with a takedown attempt - The Subway Guy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The Subway Guy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sachari checks it well.

The Subway Guy moves into the clinch successfully.
The Subway Guy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sachari takes an elbow to the temple.
Sachari avoids a wild elbow strike from The Subway Guy.

The Subway Guy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sachari tries to keep at a distance but The Subway Guy has taken the fight into the clinch.
The Subway Guy pressing his opponent against the cage.
The Subway Guy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Sachari pulls guard effortlessly.
The Subway Guy wants to control from the top but Sachari keeps moving.
The Subway Guy advances position into side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sachari sneaks back into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sachari tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jared The Subway Guy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

The Subway Guy rushes Sachari and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The Subway Guy lands a damaging elbow.
The Subway Guy misses with a knee to the head.
Sachari jumps guard but The Subway Guy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sachari is trying to drag The Subway Guy to the mat but The Subway Guy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The Subway Guy trying to land knees to the body.
Sachari is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Sachari jumps into guard, dragging The Subway Guy to the mat.
Our spies down at at Evil Emp-HEAD HUNTERS FIGHTCLUB ELITE inform us that Sachari has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The Subway Guy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sachari's head.
Sachari keeping full guard, as The Subway Guy tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Subway Guy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sachari works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sachari looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Subway Guy is one step ahead there.
The Subway Guy stands up over Sachari, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The Subway Guy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sachari is on top in guard.
Sachari controlling from the top position.
The Subway Guy trying to keep a closed guard but Sachari is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sachari trying to control but The Subway Guy is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ratu Sachari.

The Subway Guy moves into range and clinches up with Sachari.

The Subway Guy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sachari takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The Subway Guy clinches.

The Subway Guy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jared The Subway Guy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

The Subway Guy takes the fight into the clinch.
Sachari on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Subway Guy stalling the fight.
The Subway Guy seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Sachari on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sachari is trying to force a seperation but The Subway Guy has the dominant position.
The Subway Guy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, The Subway Guy throws an elbow but misses.
The Subway Guy tries to land knees in the clinch but Sachari avoids the damage to the body.

The Subway Guy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sachari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Subway Guy moves away.
Sachari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sachari connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Sachari rushes The Subway Guy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

The Subway Guy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jared The Subway Guy dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

The Subway Guy gets a clinch.

Sachari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

The Subway Guy has Sachari up against the cage in a clinch.
The Subway Guy lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Ratu Sachari has been cut.
The Subway Guy has Sachari pressed against the cage.
The Subway Guy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sachari avoids a wild elbow strike from The Subway Guy.

Sachari drags the fight down to the ground.
The Subway Guy postures up and lands a big shot to Sachari's brow.
The Subway Guy wants to control from the top but Sachari keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sachari looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Subway Guy is one step ahead there.
The Subway Guy looking to sit in guard and control but Sachari gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sachari advances to half guard.
Sachari is taking a breather. The Subway Guy says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The Subway Guy wants to control but Sachari is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jared The Subway Guy just wasn't active enough.

The Subway Guy has managed to clinch.
Sachari avoids the elbow strike from The Subway Guy, against the cage.
Sachari changes levels and goes for a takedown here. The Subway Guy fights it off and pushes away nicely.

The Subway Guy pushes Sachari up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Subway Guy prevents Sachari from breaking the clinch.
Sachari tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. The Subway Guy just stands there and leans against the cage.
The Subway Guy lands a damaging elbow.
The Subway Guy is looking to control Sachari's arms but Sachari gets an underhook and turns him. Now The Subway Guy has his back to the cage.
Sachari swings wildly with an uppercut but The Subway Guy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sachari.
The Subway Guy pushes Sachari back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sachari blocks a body shot from The Subway Guy.
The Subway Guy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Subway Guy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Subway Guy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The Subway Guy lands an elbow inside.

The Subway Guy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

The Subway Guy closes the distance and clinches.
Sachari keeps control of The Subway Guy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jared The Subway Guy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sachari is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but The Subway Guy is defending well.
Jared The Subway Guy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ratu Sachari.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sachari is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The Subway Guy lands an elbow inside.
Ratu Sachari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jared The Subway Guy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Subway Guy scores with a shoulder strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jared The Subway Guy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for The Subway Guy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jared The Subway Guy!