PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Stuart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mell Sabu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Dennis Stuart has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dennis Stuart seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Stuart
vs
Sabu

157 cm
18
346 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

224 cm
19
299 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dennis Stuart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mell Sabu!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sabu gets a double leg takedown into Stuart's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Stuart wants to improve his position but instead Sabu has moved into half guard.
Stuart is looking to improve his position.
Stuart pushes Sabu off looking to stand but Sabu dives back in and keeps control.
Stuart tries to get to full guard but Sabu has control of the leg.

Sabu is looking for a kimura here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sabu is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stuart defends it well.
Stuart moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Stuart wants to stand but Sabu is controlling the position.
Sabu pushes down on Stuart's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Stuart looks like he's trying to stand up.
Stuart really is a fat lump.

Sabu is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stuart regains full guard. Nicely done.
Stuart bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sabu's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sabu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Sabu throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Stuart preventing the sweep.
Stuart landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sabu wants to improve his position but instead Stuart has moved into half guard.
Sabu looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Stuart is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sabu defends it well.

Stuart wants to work for an arm triangle but Sabu is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sabu tries to get to full guard but Stuart has control of the leg.
Stuart drops an elbow to the side of Sabu's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ground and pound from Stuart.
Stuart is keen to just control but Sabu is a slippery customer.

Stuart is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dennis Stuart dominated that 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.

Sabu drives through with a takedown into Stuart's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Dennis Stuart overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stuart wants to control but Sabu passes easily into half guard.
Sabu prevents Stuart from improving his position.
Stuart is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sabu is looking for a kimura but Stuart is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sabu to get the leverage.

Sabu is looking for a kimura but Stuart is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sabu to get the leverage.
The fighters are battling for position here. Stuart manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Stuart has his foot on Sabu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sabu works his way back into a safe position though.

Stuart isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Sabu stacks Stuart on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Sabu!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stuart tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sabu wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Sabu thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Stuart tries to improve position but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stuart is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sabu has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Sabu working away.
Sabu prevents Stuart from escaping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stuart tries to improve position but can't.

Sabu is trying to get an arm triangle but Stuart is defending well.
Stuart is looking to regain half guard here but Sabu keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dennis Stuart 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. This is the final round!

Sabu drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Sabu is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Stuart has escaped the position, nice work there.
Stuart is looking for a sweep.

Sabu is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stuart knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Stuart sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuart is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sabu's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sabu's back!
Stuart controlling well, preventing Sabu from escaping the position.
Sabu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stuart softening up his opponent with strikes here.
You can see the frustration on Sabu's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Stuart landing with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of . Dennis Stuart!