PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raf Fernandes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Sacamano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sacamano is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Seinfeld Theme. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Fernandes
vs
Sacamano

190 cm
27
296 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

150 cm
30
273 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

VICIOUS FIGHT GEAR
VIRAL COMBAT

Beaver Jooce!

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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Raf Fernandes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Sacamano!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sacamano takes a swing at Fernandes's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Fernandes misses its intended target.

Fernandes gets a clinch.
Sacamano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fernandes avoids the elbow strike from Sacamano, against the cage.

Fernandes breaks the clinch.

Fernandes clinches with his opponent.

Fernandes breaks from the clinch.
Sacamano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sacamano lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fernandes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fernandes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sacamano. Fernandes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sacamano is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fernandes misses with a looping right.

Sacamano gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fernandes swings wildly with an uppercut but Sacamano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fernandes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sacamano just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandes is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sacamano to keep the fight standing.
Fernandes working aggressively here.
A short right from Fernandes.

It looks like Bob Sacamano has been cut.
Fernandes managing to block the knees to the body from Sacamano.

Fernandes breaks the clinch.
Sacamano walks into a left hand.
Fernandes lands with a nice body punch.

Fernandes closes the distance and clinches.
Sacamano throws an elbow but it misses.
Fernandes blocks a body shot from Sacamano.
Fernandes lands a shoulder strike.
Sacamano throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sacamano missing with knees to the body.
Sacamano pushes off an throws an elbow but Fernandes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Fernandes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fernandes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
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!

Fernandes rushes Sacamano and presses him up against the cage.
Fernandes trying to stall but Sacamano improves his position.
Sacamano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sacamano misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fernandes.
Sacamano's coach down at Bi-polar Asylum was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sacamano's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Fernandes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Fernandes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fernandes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sacamano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Raf Fernandes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fernandes checks the leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Fernandes. Those never looked like landing.
Sacamano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Sacamano takes the fight into the clinch.
Sacamano comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Sacamano.
Fernandes avoids the elbow strike from Sacamano, against the cage.
Sacamano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Fernandes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sacamano misses with a low kick.
Sacamano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sacamano throws a leg kick that misses.

Sacamano gets tackled into the cage by Fernandes. Fernandes maintains the clinch.
Sacamano misses with an elbow strike.
Sacamano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sacamano misses with an elbow strike.
Sacamano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sacamano creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Fernandes breaks from the clinch.
Sacamano misses with a shot to the body
and Fernandes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fernandes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sacamano scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Fernandes moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sacamano throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fernandes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sacamano lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sacamano pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sacamano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fernandes is defending well for now.
Fernandes fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raf Fernandes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sacamano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fernandes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fernandes throws a punch but it's blocked by Sacamano.

Fernandes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sacamano connects with a solid leg kick.
Sacamano looks to throw the jab but Fernandes is out of range.

Fernandes gets tackled into the cage by Sacamano. Sacamano maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Raf Fernandes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bob Sacamano's cut.
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.

Fernandes takes a swing at Sacamano's ribcage but misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sacamano lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fernandes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fernandes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sacamano.

Sacamano gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Fernandes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sacamano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Fernandes gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Fernandes breaks the clinch.
Fernandes checks the leg kick.

Fernandes instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sacamano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fernandes avoids it.
Fernandes fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Fernandes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sacamano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fernandes moves away.
Sacamano ducks under a wild hook from Fernandes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fernandes crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sacamano - the referee stops the clock and Fernandes gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sacamano. Fernandes manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Fernandes misses with a looping left.
Sacamano on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fernandes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fernandes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sacamano tries to move into range but Fernandes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fernandes staying out of range there.

Fernandes takes the fight into the clinch.
Fernandes looking to stall.
Sacamano tries to land knees in the clinch but Fernandes avoids the damage to the body.
Sacamano looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sacamano missing with knees to the body.
Sacamano missing with knees to the body.
Sacamano tries to throw a body punch but Fernandes avoids it by throwing Sacamano back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes has a couple of punches blocked by Sacamano.

Fernandes manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fernandes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fernandes sizes up Sacamano with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fernandes checks a low kick from Sacamano.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Fernandes moves into the clinch.
Fernandes scores with a shot to the side of Sacamano's head.
Sacamano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sacamano landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sacamano tries to land a knee to the head but Fernandes blocks with his arms.
Sacamano using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sacamano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fernandes blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Sacamano.
Sacamano lands an elbow just above Fernandes 's eye.
Sacamano lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sacamano lands a damaging elbow.
Fernandes is trying to pull guard but Sacamano turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sacamano pushes off an throws an elbow but Fernandes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fernandes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sacamano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fernandes blocks it with crossed arms.

Fernandes manages to break the clinch.
Fernandes throws a jab but it's blocked by Sacamano.
Sacamano lands a jab to the head.
Fernandes throws a body punch but Sacamano moves out of range.

Fernandes clinches with his opponent.
Knees to the body from Sacamano.
Nice elbow from Sacamano.
Fernandes blocks the elbow strike.
Sacamano is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sacamano missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sacamano crunches a lovely knee into Fernandes's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sacamano tries to work over Fernandes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Fernandes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sacamano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sacamano misses with a leg kick
enabling Fernandes to counter with a crisp jab.
Fernandes misses with a right hand
and Sacamano counters with a left to the body.
Fernandes is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sacamano throws a nice outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Sacamano misses.
Fernandes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Fernandes moves into range and clinches up with Sacamano.
Sacamano misses with an elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sacamano obliges.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sacamano throws an elbow but misses.
Sacamano comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Sacamano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bob Sacamano's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Sacamano throws a chopping leg kick but Fernandes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Sacamano fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fernandes, pushing him back against the cage.

Fernandes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fernandes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Sacamano tries to keep at a distance but Fernandes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sacamano misses with an elbow over the top.
Sacamano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fernandess head.
Sacamano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sacamano lands an elbow inside that Fernandes shrugs off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fernandes throws a punch but it's blocked by Sacamano.

Fernandes manages to break the clinch.

Fernandes rushes Sacamano and presses him up against the cage.
Sacamano tries a knee to the head but Fernandes blocks it.
Fernandes blocks an elbow strike from Sacamano.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sacamano walks away with a smile on his face. Fernandes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fernandes throws a shot from downtown. Sacamano moves away and avoids it.

Sacamano gets tackled into the cage by Fernandes. Fernandes maintains the clinch.
Sacamano tries to land knees in the clinch but Fernandes avoids the damage to the body.
Sacamano lands an elbow inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fernandes managing to block the knees to the body from Sacamano.

Fernandes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fernandes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sacamano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fernandes.

Fernandes moves into the clinch.
Fernandes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sacamano walks away with a smile on his face. Fernandes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sacamano - that will leave a mark!
Fernandes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Sacamano clinches up with Fernandes and pushes him back against the cage.
Sacamano lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sacamano lands an elbow inside.
Sacamano lands an elbow inside.

Fernandes manages to break the clinch.
Sacamano takes a swing at Fernandes's ribcage but misses.
Fernandes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sacamano does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fernandes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Fernandes darts in and clinches Sacamano up against the cage.
Fernandes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fernandes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bob Sacamano seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sacamano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fernandes backwards.
Sacamano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fernandes is trying to maintain a safe position but Sacamano gets an underhook and turns Fernandes into the cage.
Nice elbow from Sacamano.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sacamano missing with knees to the body.
Fernandes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raf Fernandes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sacamano putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fernandes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Fernandes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sacamano takes a swing at Fernandes's ribcage but misses.

Sacamano gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sacamano missing with knees to the body.
Sacamano misses with an elbow over the top.
Sacamano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sacamano gets through Fernandes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Fernandes breaks the clinch.

Sacamano has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fernandes takes a knee right on the jaw!

Fernandes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fernandes misses with an uppercut.
Raf Fernandes is winning the standup battle so far.
Sacamano misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sacamano darts in and clinches Fernandes up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sacamano missing with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sacamano.
Sacamano landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sacamano takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Sacamano.
Nice elbow from Sacamano.
Fernandes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sacamano lands a knee to the body.
Sacamano lands an elbow just above Fernandes 's eye.

Fernandes manages to break the clinch.
Sacamano is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fernandes rather than just go for the knockout.
An inside leg kick lands from Sacamano.
Fernandes throws a right and a left that Sacamano avoids nicely.
Fernandes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sacamano counters with a good low kick that Fernandes was not able to check.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Sacamano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sacamano has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Sacamano!
A relieved looking Bob Sacamano thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.