PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Legionarivs Sakara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Doom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakara's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Rise of Sakara. This should be a great matchup!

Sakara
vs
Doom

185 cm
36
200 lbs
25 - 17 - 1

182 cm
34
215 lbs
25 - 20 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Legionarivs Sakara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Dave Doom!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Ben Hemmingworth and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doom gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Doom on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Doom works Sakara's body with a nice hook.
Doom misses with a double jab
and Sakara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sakara scores with a nice head shot.
Sakara throws a good cross that connects.
Sakara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sakara lands a jab.

Doom is rocked!
We've been told by Sakara's head coaches at Palazzo Paisano that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Both fighters circling a little - Sakara finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakara throws a right hand that misses
and Doom counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Doom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sakara was well out of range. Poor timing from Doom.
Doom fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sakara on the side of the head.
Sakara works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakara avoids the body shot from Doom.
Sakara misses with a left hand
and Doom counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sakara thinking.
Doom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Doom takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Doom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sakara misses with a wild body shot.
Sakara misses with a wild body shot.
Sakara lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Sakara. That snapped Doom's head back.
Sakara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doom.
Sakara ducks under a wild hook from Doom.
Sakara throws a leg kick but Doom checks it.
Sakara avoids the head kick by Doom.
Sakara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doom looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakara avoids a kick to the body.
Sakara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doom flicks out a counter leg kick but Sakara steps away.
Sakara misses the jab.
Sakara misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Doom was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doom. Sakara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doom is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sakara rather than just go for the knockout.
Sakara darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sakara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doom.
Doom with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sakara to score with a decent uppercut.
Doom lands with a good body shot.
Doom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sakara throws out the jab.
Doom looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Doom's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sakara connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Doom scrambles back to his feet.
Doom is still on wobbly legs! Can Sakara finish him?
Doom lands a really nice looking cross but Sakara seems unphased.
Doom seems to have recovered his senses.
Good exchange - Sakara coming out on top.
Sakara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Sakara misses.
Doom tries a quick counter leg kick but Sakara is wise to it.
Nice sprawl there from Sakara as Doom shoots in.
An inside leg kick lands from Doom.
Doom fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sakara tries to bum rush Doom with a series of wild strikes but Doom uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sakara misses with an uppercut.
Sakara connects with a body shot that sends Doom's belly button to the back.
Nice shot lands for Sakara.
Legionarivs Sakara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doom slips under a jab from Sakara.
Sakara misses with a hook.

Doom shoots in and gets a takedown into Sakara's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakara is adopting a defensive guard.
Doom trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakara wants to sweep but no luck.
Sakara wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Doom is now in half guard.
Sakara is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doom trying to pass the guard but Sakara defending well.
Doom keeps trying to improve his position.
Sakara is trying is best to control the position here.
Sakara taking some punishment here, with Doom in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Legionarivs Sakara dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Doom throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sakara on the side of the head.
Sakara takes a swing at Doom's ribcage but misses.
Sakara lands a nice hook to Doom's body. Doom takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Doom lands a nice shot to the body.
Doom throws a sloppy head kick and Sakara moves out of range easily.
Sakara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doom can do to turn this around?
Sakara takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Doom moves out of range as Sakara strikes.
Doom gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Doom throws a nice looking combination but Sakara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sakara tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Doom manages to circle out of the way.
Sakara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakara connects with a solid leg kick.
Doom tries a head kick but it misses.
Sakara looks to land a body kick but Doom moved away.
Doom looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sakara misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sakara throws a lazy right hand but Doom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sakara lands with an overhand left.
Legionarivs Sakara is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circle momentarily. Doom darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sakara throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sakara tests Doom's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sakara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doom.
Doom steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sakara.
That kick from Doom tenderised Sakara's leg. Sakara is trying to keep his angry face on.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sakara. Doom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sakara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Doom misses with a shot to the body
enabling Sakara to counter with a crisp jab.
Sakara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doom.
Sakara lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakara looks to clinch
and Doom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sakara cracks Doom with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Sakara.
Sakara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Doom.
Sakara throws a right and a left that both miss.
Doom changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sakara misses with an uppercut
and Sakara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sakara lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sakara cracks Doom with a hook to the temple - Doom is on wobbly legs here! Sakara swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Doom falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Sakara wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Legionarivs Sakara!
An out of breath Legionarivs Sakara thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.