PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Black Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Black Sagat has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Sagat
vs
Garcia

185 cm
25
176 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

187 cm
18
169 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Mizuko Wear
KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Black Sagat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Roberto Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia misses with a takedown
and Sagat counters with a nice uppercut.
Garcia throws a hook but Sagat avoids it easily.
Garcia thows a leg kick but Sagat checks it
enabling Sagat to counter with a crisp jab.
Sagat throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Garcia's head.
Garcia has his takedown stuffed
and Sagat counters with a good low kick that Garcia was not able to check.
Garcia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Garcia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Garcia closes the distance and pushes Sagat back into the cage.
Sagat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Garcia's defenses.

It looks like Roberto Garcia has been cut.
Sagat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sagat lands a nice elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia takes an elbow to the temple.
Garcia fails to pull guard.
Garcia looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Black Sagat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Garcia.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is looking for a takedown.
Sagat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garcia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sagat lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Sagat lands an elbow just above Garcia 's eye.

Garcia is rocked!
Sagat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garcia is defending well for now.
Garcia is trying to drag Sagat to the mat but Sagat just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Garcia looks winded!
Garcia takes an elbow to the forehead.
Garcia is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sagat is defending well.
Sagat crunches a lovely knee into Garcia's ribcage.
Sagat misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sagat landing knees to the body.
Sagat lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Sagat.
Garcia is still on wobbly legs! Can Sagat finish him?

That has opened up Roberto Garcia's cut even more.
Sagat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sagat lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sagat landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sagat pushes Garcia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sagat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sagat lands with a right to the head.
Sagat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sagat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sagat looking to throw knees to the head but Garcia is blocking nicely.
Sagat scores with a nice hook to the head.
Garcia is trying to pull guard but Sagat has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sagat just misses with a elbow thrown towards Garcia's brow.
Sagat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garcia.
Garcia seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sagat.
Sagat working Garcia over with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sagat lands an uppercut.
Sagat looking to throw knees to the head but Garcia is blocking nicely.
Garcia avoids a wild elbow strike from Sagat.
Sagat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sagat trying to land knees to the body.
Sagat lands an elbow inside.

The cut above Roberto Garcia's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Garcia managing to block the knees to the body from Sagat.

Garcia pulls guard.
We've been hearing that Sagat has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagat makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sagat controlling from the top position.
Garcia lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Sagat tries to land a sweep but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia is looking to work some ground and pound but Sagat has wrist control.
Sagat pulls Garcia in close to prevent any damage.
Garcia trying to control but Sagat is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Black Sagat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Garcia's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Garcia fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sagat fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Garcia is out of range.

Garcia darts in and clinches Sagat up against the cage.

Garcia pulls guard effortlessly.
Sagat throwing strikes but missing.

Garcia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sagat is aware though and is defending well.
Sagat controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sagat stands and throws Garcia's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is looking to reverse the position.
Sagat working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sagat is looking to take a break and control but Garcia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Garcia is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sagat working away.
Sagat working the ground and pound but Garcia is defending the strikes.
Garcia is looking to regain half guard here but Sagat keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sagat trying to control the action but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Sagat cracks Garcia with a big right hand but Garcia just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Garcia is looking for a sweep.
Garcia looking for a sweep but Sagat has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Garcia tries to hold on but Sagat pushes him away.
Sagat scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Garcia?
Sagat trying to control but Garcia is having none of it.
Garcia keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Garcia is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is squirming around, avoiding Sagat's attempts to control the action.
Sagat lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Black Sagat overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sagat landing strikes, looking to finish!
Garcia slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Garcia moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sagat wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.

Garcia working for a triangle but Sagat defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagat sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Garcia looking for subs off his back but Sagat has passed one foot through into half guard.

Sagat decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Black Sagat dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Garcia's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Garcia moves out of range of the body kick from Sagat.

Garcia has Sagat up against the cage in a clinch.
Garcia looking to stall.
Sagat tries a knee to the head but Garcia blocks it.
Sagat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garcia can do to turn this around?
Sagat looking to throw knees to the head but Garcia is blocking nicely.
Garcia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sagat gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia can't get the takedown.
Garcia is looking to take this one to the mat.
Garcia taking a breather.
Garcia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice body punch from Sagat - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Garcia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Garcia takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sagat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A shot in the inside from Sagat.
Sagat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garcia blocks it with crossed arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sagat obliges.
Sagat misses with an elbow over the top.
Sagat lands a knee to the body.
Sagat working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sagat tries a knee to the head but Garcia blocks it.
Sagat lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sagat scores a nice knee to the body.
Sagat lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sagat lands a damaging elbow.
Sagat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice right hand lands inside from Sagat.
Garcia goes for a takedown attempt but Sagat pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Black Sagat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Garcia.

Sagat rushes Garcia and presses him up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sagat.
Sagat throws an elbow but it misses.
Sagat lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sagat throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right from Sagat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat misses with an elbow over the top.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sagat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sagat landing knees to the body.
Sagat lands an elbow inside.
Garcia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Garcia managing to block the knees to the body from Sagat.
Sagat unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Garcia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Sagat.
Sagat gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagat trying to land knees to the body.
Sagat stops a takedown attempt from Garcia.
Black Sagat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sagat misses with a knee strike.
Garcia tries to score a body lock takedown but Sagat shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Roberto Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sagat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sagat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sagat lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sagat lands an elbow inside that Garcia shrugs off.
Sagat lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Black Sagat showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sagat 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:26
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Black Sagat!
Our winner, Black Sagat, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.