PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Noob Saibot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and To Hak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noob Saibot has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Saibot
vs
Hak

182 cm
29
178 lbs
22 - 7 - 0

175 cm
32
185 lbs
18 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Sun-Tzu
Mohito Fightwear

Sun-Tzu

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 22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Noob Saibot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, To Hak!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saibot lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hak scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hak throws a solid leg kick but Saibot takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hak.
Hak wants to clinch.
Hak throws a leg kick
and Saibot counters with a left and a right that stings Hak.
Hak shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hak tried to score with a low kick but Saibot checks it.
Hak throws a quick inside leg kick.
Saibot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hak slips a jab from Saibot.
Hak steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Saibot.
Saibot connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hak lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Saibot moves out of range of the leg kick from Hak.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saibot paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hak misses with a straight right.
Saibot lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Hak gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Saibot misses with the head strike.
Hak misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Hak.
Saibot lands with a short shot to the head.
Hak blocking some punches.
Saibot is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saibot.
Hak lands a body shot.
Hak is looking to control Saibot's arms but Saibot gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hak has his back to the cage.
Hak wants to break free but Saibot has control.
Hak throws a head punch that misses.
Hak working aggressively here.
Hak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saibot blocks a body shot from Hak.
Still in the clinch, Hak scores with a nice short uppercut.
Saibot displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hak up against the cage.
Hak lands a nice uppercut.
Hak throws a punch but it's blocked by Saibot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hak misses with a punch on the inside.
Hak working aggressively here.
A short left from Hak.
Saibot working aggressively here.
Saibot is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Saibot is leaning against Hak and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hak cracks Saibot with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hak taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Saibot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hak swings wildly with an uppercut but Saibot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hak misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hak.
Saibot misses with some punches.
Hak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saibot.
Saibot lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hak.
Hak blocks an uppercut.
Saibot takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saibot leaning against his opponent.
Saibot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hak scores with a shoulder strike.
Saibot struggles to land a body shot inside as Hak controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Saibot.
Saibot misses with a punch on the inside.
Hak trying to control the position but instead, Saibot has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hak into the cage.
Hak tries to stall but Saibot uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hak swings wildly with an uppercut but Saibot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saibot's elbow.
Saibot lands with a light punch inside.
Saibot lands a left hand.
Saibot stalls.
Hak lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hak lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hak trying to stall but Saibot improves his position.
A right hand to the body from Saibot.
Hak is trying to maintain a safe position but Saibot gets an underhook and turns Hak into the cage.
Hak working aggressively here.
Hak looking to stall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Saibot as Hak tries to tie him up.
Still in the clinch, Saibot scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saibot lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hak lands a shoulder strike.
Saibot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saibot misses with a punch to the body.
Hak struggles to land a body shot inside as Saibot controls his hands.
Hak misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saibot.
Saibot lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saibot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Noob Saibot will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hak tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Saibot is able to avoid easily.
Saibot loads up on a big right hand but Hak slips the punch.
Hak lands a jab to Saibot's midsection.
Saibot misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

Saibot tries to keep at a distance but Hak has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hak lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Saibot misses with a body punch.
Saibot works on Hak's body with a couple of short punches.
Hak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saibot's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Hak fails to land.
Saibot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hak tries to throw a body punch but Saibot avoids it by throwing Hak back against the cage.
Hak is looking to control Saibot's arms but Saibot gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hak has his back to the cage.
Hak tries to throw a body punch but Saibot avoids it by throwing Hak back against the cage.
Saibot lands a right hand.
Hak is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Saibot scores with a shot to the side of Hak's head.

Hak is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hak wants to stall.
Hak is still on wobbly legs! Can Saibot finish him?
Hak taking a breather.
Hak seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Saibot lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hak backwards.
Saibot creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Hak's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Hak drops to his knees and Saibot pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noob Saibot!
Our winner, Noob Saibot, 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.