PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergai Katanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergai Katanov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Law
vs
Katanov

180 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
20
155 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Instinct

Instinct
Consortium Elite Supps

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Law!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sergai Katanov!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Katanov.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Katanov! But no joy.
Katanov tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Katanov.
Law blocks a head kick by Katanov.
Law moves out of range of the leg kick from Katanov.
Law half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Law throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Law misses with an uppercut. Katanov saw that one coming.
Law swats away the attempt to clinch by Katanov.
Law seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Law throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Katanov takes one to the chin there.
Law takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Katanov.
Katanov tries to land a leg kick but Law saw it coming and moves away.
Law blocks the body kick.
Law drops down looking for a counter takedown but Katanov sprawls and moves away.
Katanov avoids the body shot from Law.

Law shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Katanov is trying to defend but Law finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Law missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Law content to control rather than advance.
Law throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Katanov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Law not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Katanov is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Law perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Law has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Law seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Katanov for as long as he can get away with.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Law fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Katanov sprawls well initially but Law persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Law missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Law throwing shots but Katanov is blocking nicely.
Law passes to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Katanov!
Katanov working to try and regain half guard.
Katanov wants to hold on but Law pushes him away.
Katanov is trying to escape the mount.
Law punching from mount but Katanov doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Law controlling the position easily from mount.
Katanov is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law takes Katanov's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Katanov is in trouble.
Will Law go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

Katanov is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Law tries to keep control of the position but Katanov is staying busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Law 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.

Law misses with a hook to the body
and Katanov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Katanov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Law misses with a straight right.
Katanov misses with a head kick.
Law throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Law waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Katanov.
Law is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Katanov can do to turn this around?
Law throws a body punch but Katanov moves out of range.

Law darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Law seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Katanov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Katanov tries to get to full guard but Law has control of the leg.
Law controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Law wants to control but Katanov is keeping him busy.
Law tries to pass the half guard into mount. Katanov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Katanov trying to hold on to Law's head to control him but Law postures up.

Katanov has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Law is on him like a limpet, forcing Katanov back against the cage.

Law breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Katanov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Law swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Law misses with a right hand
and Katanov counters with a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katanov checks a leg kick nicely.
Law moves out of range of the leg kick from Katanov.
A big left from Law misses.
Law is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Katanov.
Law throws a body shot but no joy.
Katanov is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Law moves out of range of the body kick from Katanov.
Katanov tries to bum rush Law with a series of wild strikes but Law uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Katanov throws a hook to the side of Law's head but Law sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Law bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Law works Katanov's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Law lands with a straight right. Katanov didn't see that one coming.

Law drives through with a takedown into Katanov's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Law postures up in Katanov's guard and throws a big left but Katanov blocks it.
Law landing some decent shots from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katanov controls Law momentarily but Law frees himself.
Law is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Law postures up and lands a big shot to Katanov's brow.
Law passes Katanov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Katanov trying to control from the bottom.
Law is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Katanov is not content to let Law control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Law controlling the pace.

Law is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Katanov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Law.

Law is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Katanov sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Law dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Katanov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Katanov.

Law closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Katanov to the mat! Katanov manages to get full guard.
Katanov is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Law dives into side control.
Law staying calm.
You can see the frustration on Katanov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Katanov regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katanov is looking to escape.
Law is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Law throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Law tries to pass to full mount but Katanov defends it.
Law thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Katanov's head.
Law thows a huge punch but Katanov dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Law wants to pass to mount but Katanov is defending the position.
Law moves into full mount! Katanov won't be happy about that!
Law scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Katanov?
Jackson Law overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Katanov taking shots to the head.
Law controlling the pace for now.
Katanov is squirming around, avoiding Law's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law controlling from the full mount.
Katanov wants to hold on but Law pushes him away.
Law throws a strike there. Katanov manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.

Katanov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Law drops an elbow to the side of Katanov's head.

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.

Katanov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Law is looking for a kimura here.
Jackson Law is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Law performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Law showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Law, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Law!
Jackson Law seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.