PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erik Saba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddy Bravoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Saba
vs
Bravoo

170 cm
22
162 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

177 cm
19
177 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

SPARTAN FIGHTWARE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Erik Saba!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eddy Bravoo!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Saba closes the distance and clinches.
Saba throws a knee to the head but misses.
Saba landing knees to the head.

It looks like Eddy Bravoo has been cut.
Saba landing knees to the head.

Bravoo is fighting off a takedown attempt but Saba is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bravoo to the mat. Bravoo regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Bravoo looking for a guillotine here but Saba defends easily.

Bravoo looking for a guillotine here but Saba defends easily.
Saba trying to control but Bravoo is working from the bottom.
Bravoo is trying to control the position but Saba postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bravoo keeping full guard, as Saba tries to pass.
Saba advances position into side control!
Bravoo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Saba wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saba in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Saba decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Saba has managed to clinch.
Saba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Saba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Saba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bravoo blocks it with crossed arms.
Saba scores with a knee to the head.
Saba with a knee to the head.
Saba connects with a knee to the head.
Bravoo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Saba smiles and moves away.
Bravoo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saba wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Saba darts in and clinches Bravoo up against the cage.

Saba manages to break the clinch.
Saba tries to clinch but Bravoo moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Saba as Bravoo shoots in.

Saba gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Saba manages to break the clinch.
Saba looks for the body kick but Bravoo saw that one coming.
Saba fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Bravoo does it's job there.
Saba wants to clinch.
Erik Saba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravoo shoots in for a takedown but Saba shows good takedown defense.
Erik Saba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddy Bravoo.

Saba clinches.
Saba displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bravoo up against the cage.
Saba tries a knee to the head but Bravoo blocks it.
Saba lands a nice knee to the body.
Bravoo looks gassed!
Saba lands a knee to the head.
Saba lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Saba gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Saba misses with a knee to the head.
Bravoo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Saba pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Knees to the body from Saba.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Saba breaks the clinch.
Saba is looking to clinch but Bravoo is avoiding it.
Bravoo clinches but Saba breaks the clinch

and Saba counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Saba thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Bravoo looking for a guillotine here but Saba defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bravoo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Saba doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Saba manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bravoo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Saba can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Bravoo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Saba can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erik Saba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eddy Bravoo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Saba clinches up with Bravoo and pushes him back against the cage.

Bravoo is fighting off a takedown attempt but Saba is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bravoo to the mat. Bravoo regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Saba gets to his feet. Bravoo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Saba clinches with his opponent.
Saba lands a hook that snaps the head of Bravoo backwards.

Bravoo has picked Saba up - he's going for a ride! Bravoo dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Saba kicks Bravoo off and gets back to his feet.
Bravoo doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Saba counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Saba connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bravoo's face.
Saba landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A knee to the head by Saba.
Saba lands an elbow inside that Bravoo shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saba using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Saba landing knees to the body.
Saba using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Saba slows down the pace here.
Nice elbow from Saba.
Bravoo gets underhooks to prevent Saba's takedown attempt.
Saba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bravoo wants to break free but Saba has control.
Saba is pressed up against the cage. Bravoo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Saba down to the mat. Saba avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Bravoo tries to keep at a distance but Saba has taken the fight into the clinch.
Saba scores with a knee to the head.
Saba with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saba with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Bravoo breaks the clinch.
Bravoo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Saba counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Erik Saba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddy Bravoo.

Saba has managed to clinch.
Bravoo tries to pull guard but Saba holds him up against the cage and eventually Bravoo drops back down to his feet.

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

Saba gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Saba looking to throw knees to the head but Bravoo is blocking nicely.
Saba misses with an elbow strike.
Bravoo is working for takedown but Saba is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bravoo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Saba unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bravoo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Saba tries a knee to the head but Bravoo blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saba misses with a knee to the head.
Bravoo wants to break the clinch but can't.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bravoo managing to block the knees to the body from Saba.
Bravoo wants a takedown.
Saba stalling in the clinch.
Saba lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Saba.
Bravoo tries to pull guard but Saba won't allow it.
Saba lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bravoo tries a body shot but Saba blocks it.
Saba goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bravoo prevents it.

Saba gets control of Bravoo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Saba will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Saba is looking to stand up but Bravoo isn't so interested in that idea.

Bravoo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Saba is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bravoo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Saba not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bravoo slips nicely into half guard.

Bravoo is working for a kimura but Saba is defending it quite comfortably.

Bravoo seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Saba is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Eddy Bravoo!
Eddy Bravoo is the new welterweight champion!