PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kuai Liang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borat Sagdiyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liang's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, So Cold by Breaking Benjamin. Sagdiyev has chosen Mamaliga as his entrance music. Kuai Liang has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Liang
vs
Sagdiyev

160 cm
25
153 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

191 cm
34
195 lbs
19 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kuai Liang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Borat Sagdiyev!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Liang there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Liang pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Liang clinches up against the cage.
Sagdiyev misses with some punches.
Liang displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sagdiyev up against the cage.
Sagdiyev can't get the takedown.
Sagdiyev has had enough of the clinch but Liang keeps him there for the moment.
Liang tries to throw a body punch but Sagdiyev avoids it by throwing Liang back against the cage.
Sagdiyev blocking some punches.
Sagdiyev tries to break free but Liang pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for Liang to work.
Liang lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sagdiyev.
Sagdiyev wants to break the clinch but can't.
Liang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sagdiyev lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sagdiyev.
Liang tries to work over Sagdiyev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sagdiyev is trying to push Liang away but Liang has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Liang lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Sagdiyev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sagdiyev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sagdiyev blocks a jab.
Liang swinging wildly here.
Liang throws a wild body kick that Sagdiyev sees coming a mile off.
Sagdiyev blocks a head kick by Liang.
Liang moves in looking to clinch but Sagdiyev pushes him off.
Liang tries to score with a low kick but Sagdiyev moves his leg out of the way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liang throws a lazy head kick
and Sagdiyev counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Liang doesn't manage to clinch there - Sagdiyev circles away.
Liang fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sagdiyev is out of range.
Liang lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Liang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A clash of legs there as Sagdiyev blocks the low kick.
Kuai Liang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liang lands a high kick!
Liang pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sagdiyev is out of range and Liang settles back down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liang lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sagdiyev will feel that in the morning.

Liang pushes Sagdiyev up against the cage in a clinch.
Liang tries to work over Sagdiyev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Liang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liang throws a head punch that misses.
Liang struggles to land a body shot inside as Sagdiyev controls his hands.
Liang can't find room to land a body shot as Sagdiyev controls the action.
Liang struggles to land a body shot inside as Sagdiyev controls his hands.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Liang lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sagdiyev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Liang has him pressed against the cage.
Sagdiyev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Liang lands a nice uppercut.
Sagdiyev blocks a body shot from Liang.
Sagdiyev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sagdiyev throws a punch but it's blocked by Liang.
Sagdiyev has a couple of punches blocked by Liang.
Sagdiyev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sagdiyev prevents a body shot from Liang.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liang lands with a left to the head.

Sagdiyev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Liang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sagdiyev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Liang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Liang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Liang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Liang looks to throw a body kick
and Sagdiyev counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A low kick from Liang misses
and Sagdiyev counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Kuai Liang has been cut.
Liang misses with a straight right.
Liang throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sagdiyev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kuai Liang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kuai Liang's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Liang throws a front kick aimed at Sagdiyev's knee but Sagdiyev avoids it well.
Liang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Liang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Liang tries to close the distance and clinch but Sagdiyev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kuai Liang is winning the standup battle so far.
Liang tries to clinch
and Sagdiyev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sagdiyev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Liang.
Liang thows a leg kick but Sagdiyev checks it
and Sagdiyev counters with a nice uppercut.
Liang throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sagdiyev.
Liang moves in looking to clinch but Sagdiyev pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liang tries to clinch but Sagdiyev moves away
and Sagdiyev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Liang throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sagdiyev.
Liang tries to clinch up.
Liang is looking to slow Sagdiyev down with leg kicks.
Liang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sagdiyev can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sagdiyev checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sagdiyev keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sagdiyev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Liang.
Nice body kick from Liang.
A chopping leg kick lands by Liang.
Liang wants to clinch
and Sagdiyev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Liang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sagdiyev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sagdiyev takes a kick to the side of the head.
Liang looks to score with a jab to the body but Sagdiyev is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagdiyev checks the leg kick nicely there.
Liang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sagdiyev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Liang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sagdiyev moves away.
Liang closes the distance but Sagdiyev moves to the side

and Sagdiyev counters with a head kick that drops Liang to the mat! Liang scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sagdiyev chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Liang can pounce on him.
Liang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liang wants to land a leg kick but Sagdiyev is out of range.
Sagdiyev blocks a head kick by Liang.
Liang throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sagdiyev's head.
Liang thumps Sagdiyev with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Liang.
Liang moves to clinch but Sagdiyev breaks away
and Sagdiyev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sagdiyev circles away from the clinch attempt

and Sagdiyev counters with a crisp right hand that drops Liang! Sagdiyev lets Liang back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Liang is rocked!
Liang tries a head kick but it misses.
Liang connects with an inside leg kick.
Liang wants to clinch but Sagdiyev slips to the side
and Sagdiyev counters with a head kick.
Oh Liang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liang tries to clinch but Sagdiyev is having none of it.
Sagdiyev blocks a jab.
Liang seems to have got his legs back now.
Liang tries to clinch up but Sagdiyev circles away and keeps his distance.
Sagdiyev is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liang throws a right hand that Sagdiyev ducks under and follows up with a left that Sagdiyev also avoids with ease.
Liang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sagdiyev.
Liang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Liang wants to clinch.
Liang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sagdiyev keeps the fight on the outside.
Sagdiyev on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Liang. Liang obviously looking to wear him down.
Liang fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Borat Sagdiyev will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kuai Liang's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Liang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Liang misses with a kick to the body.
Liang moves to clinch but Sagdiyev breaks away
and Sagdiyev counters with a nice uppercut.
Liang is looking to clinch.
Sagdiyev on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Liang. Liang obviously looking to wear him down.
Liang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Liang is looking to score with low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liang closes the distance looking to clinch

and Sagdiyev holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sagdiyev has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Liang misses with the head strike.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Liang here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagdiyev is trying to break the clinch but Liang has him pressed against the cage.
Liang has a couple of punches blocked by Sagdiyev.
Sagdiyev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Sagdiyev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liang tries to close the distance and clinch but Sagdiyev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Liang is looking to slow Sagdiyev down with leg kicks.
Liang chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sagdiyev checks the leg kick nicely there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sagdiyev checks a leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Liang.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sagdiyev checks a leg kick.
Liang throws a head kick but Sagdiyev moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagdiyev takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sagdiyev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Liang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Liang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Liang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sagdiyev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Liang tries to clinch up
and Liang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Kuai Liang's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liang wants to clinch
letting Sagdiyev counter with a right hand.
Sagdiyev avoids the body shot from Liang.
Sagdiyev might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Liang forces Sagdiyev back against the cage and clinches.

Sagdiyev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sagdiyev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Liang tries to clinch but Sagdiyev moves out of range.
Liang misses with a low kick.
Sagdiyev's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Liang closes the distance but Sagdiyev moves to the side
and Sagdiyev counters with a stiff right hand.

Liang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sagdiyev swings wildly with an uppercut but Liang uses good head movement to avoid it.

Sagdiyev breaks from the clinch.
Liang throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liang tries to clinch there but Sagdiyev circles away.
Liang throws a solid leg kick but Sagdiyev takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Liang.
Liang tries a head kick but it misses.
Liang throws a leg kick
and Sagdiyev counters with a slapping leg kick.
Liang feints and then cracks Sagdiyev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sagdiyev down.
Sagdiyev blocks a head kick by Liang.
Liang lands a leg kick that knocks Sagdiyev off balance momentarily.
Sagdiyev blocks a low kick nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Liang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liang connects with a single shot there.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kuai Liang.
Well Liang has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kuai Liang!
Kuai Liang thanked the fans post fight for their support.