PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dublin Incorpore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Sathish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King Sathish has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dublin Incorpore's chin.

Incorpore
vs
Sathish

182 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
200 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dublin Incorpore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, King Sathish!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sathish gets tackled into the cage by Incorpore. Incorpore maintains the clinch.

Incorpore breaks the clinch.
Incorpore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sathish.

Sathish darts in and clinches Incorpore up against the cage.
Sathish tries to break free but Incorpore pushes him back against the cage.

Incorpore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Incorpore closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sathish circles away.
Sathish moves in looking to clinch but Incorpore pushes him off.
Incorpore darts in looking for a takedown but Sathish gets double underhooks and turns Incorpore into the cage.

Sathish closes the distance and pushes Incorpore back into the cage.
Sathish is trying to break the clinch but Incorpore is controlling him.
Incorpore has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sathish after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dublin Incorpore. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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

Incorpore rushes Sathish and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Incorpore drags the fight down to the ground.
Sathish has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Incorpore is proving hard to escape from.

Sathish decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Incorpore, up you get!
Sathish is looking to clinch.

Incorpore gets tackled into the cage by Sathish. Sathish maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sathish wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Incorpore has him pressed against the cage.
Incorpore lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sathish is trying to break free.
Incorpore is trying to pull guard but Sathish has him pressed against the cage.
Incorpore displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sathish up against the cage.
Sathish is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Incorpore has Sathish pressed against the cage, preventing Sathish from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Incorpore keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sathish's efforts to push away.
Incorpore tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sathish just stands there and leans against the cage.

Incorpore decides to pull guard.
Incorpore wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sathish tries to stand but Incorpore is controlling from the bottom.

Sathish stands up from Incorpore's guard - Sathish perhaps looking for a knockout.
Incorpore shoots in for a double leg but Sathish sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
King Sathish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sathish rushes Incorpore and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Incorpore is trying to pull guard but Sathish has him pressed against the cage.
Incorpore is breathing heavily.

Incorpore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Sathish rushes Incorpore and presses him up against the cage.
Incorpore misses with a punch on the inside.
Incorpore is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sathish to keep the fight standing.

Sathish manages to break the clinch.

Sathish closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sathish is trying to break free.
Sathish looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sathish looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sathish wants to break free but Incorpore has control.
Sathish has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Incorpore tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sathish just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sathish working hard to break the clinch.
Incorpore keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sathish's efforts to push away.

Sathish breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sathish rushes Incorpore and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Incorpore stalls.
Sathish is pressed up against the cage. Incorpore has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sathish down to the mat. Sathish avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Sathish clinches up with Incorpore and pushes him back against the cage.
Sathish has had enough of the clinch but Incorpore keeps him there for the moment.

Sathish's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Incorpore scores with a leg kick.
Sathish fails in his attempt to clinch.

Sathish gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sathish wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sathish tries to break free but Incorpore pushes him back against the cage.
Incorpore is struggling to control the position.
Incorpore tries to pull guard but Sathish forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sathish is trying to break the clinch but Incorpore is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Incorpore has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sathish after a bit of a struggle.

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

Incorpore rushes Sathish and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Sathish's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sathish is looking to clinch.
Sathish fails in his attempt to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Incorpore.
King Sathish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Incorpore gets tackled into the cage by Sathish. Sathish maintains the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Incorpore fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Sathish breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Sathish closes the distance and pushes Incorpore back into the cage.
Sathish can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Sathish dominated that round.
That's time! Incorpore's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sathish instigates a clinch.
Incorpore is trying to drag Sathish to the mat but Sathish just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Incorpore has Sathish pressed against the cage, preventing Sathish from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
King Sathish seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Incorpore keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sathish's efforts to push away.

Sathish breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Incorpore shoots in looking for a takedown but Sathish manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Incorpore's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Incorpore. That's going to slow Sathish down.
Sathish tries to close the distance and clinch but Incorpore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Sathish instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sathish escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sathish has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Incorpore shoots in for a takedown but Sathish shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dublin Incorpore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Incorpore darts in looking for a takedown but Sathish gets double underhooks and turns Incorpore into the cage.

Sathish takes the fight into the clinch.

Sathish breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
King Sathish seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Incorpore is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sathish sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sathish moves in looking to clinch but Incorpore pushes him off.
Incorpore throws a counter high kick but Sathish was just alert enough to avoid it.

Sathish moves into range and clinches up with Incorpore.
Sathish wants to break the clinch but can't.
Incorpore looking for a takedown.
Sathish has had enough of the clinch but Incorpore keeps him there for the moment.
Sathish is looking to break free of the clinch but Incorpore has double underhooks.
Incorpore changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sathish fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Sathish rushes Incorpore and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Sathish breaks from the clinch.
Sathish tries to close the distance and clinch up but Incorpore swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Sathish pushes Incorpore up against the cage in a clinch.
Sathish wants to break the clinch but can't.
Incorpore is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sathish to keep the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Incorpore lands a shoulder strike.
Sathish gets underhooks to prevent Incorpore's takedown attempt.
Sathish is trying to force a seperation but Incorpore has the dominant position.
Sathish is trying to break the clinch but Incorpore has him pressed against the cage.
Sathish working hard to break the clinch.
Sathish working hard to break the clinch.
Incorpore looking for a takedown.

Sathish escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Sathish has taken the fight to the clinch.

Sathish manages to break the clinch.
Sathish is looking to clinch but Incorpore is avoiding it.
Sathish tries to close the distance and clinch up but Incorpore swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Incorpore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sathish tries to break free but Incorpore pushes him back against the cage.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sathish is looking to stand up but Incorpore won't let him.
Incorpore is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sathish wants to stand and escape but instead Incorpore has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Sathish wants to stand but Incorpore is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sathish is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Sathish really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Incorpore. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sathish is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Incorpore dives into side control.
Incorpore is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Incorpore in side control, throwing shots but Sathish defends.
Sathish is trying to get back to his feet.
Incorpore wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sathish keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Incorpore is staying tight to Sathish's torso, preventing him from escaping.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Sathish showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Incorpore fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sathish, pushing him back against the cage.
Incorpore tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A frustrated look appears on Sathish's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Incorpore trying to control the position but instead, Sathish has worked for underhooks and has pushed Incorpore into the cage.
Incorpore tries to pull guard but Sathish forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Incorpore pulls guard.
Incorpore pulls Sathish in close to his closed guard and prevents Sathish from doing any damage or advancing position.

Sathish gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sathish gets a clinch.
Sathish is looking to break free of the clinch but Incorpore has double underhooks.
Incorpore tries to pull guard but Sathish forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dublin Incorpore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Incorpore is trying to pull guard but Sathish turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Incorpore breaks from the clinch.
Sathish is looking to clinch.
Sathish keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sathish is looking for the big counter here.

Sathish rushes Incorpore and presses him up against the cage.
Incorpore jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sathish walks away with a smile on his face. Incorpore gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Sathish moves into the clinch.
Sathish wants to get back to striking at distance but Incorpore won't allow it.
Sathish is looking to break free of the clinch but Incorpore has double underhooks.
Sathish tries to break free but Incorpore pushes him back against the cage.
Sathish wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Incorpore has him pressed against the cage.
Sathish tries to circle away but Incorpore has him pinned against the cage.
Sathish tries to circle away but Incorpore has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Sathish's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sathish looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Sathish breaks from the clinch.
Incorpore circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sathish looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sathish fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sathish is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Sathish clinches with his opponent.
Incorpore jumps guard but Sathish stands there with Incorpore around his waist. Incorpore gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sathish wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Sathish breaks the clinch.

Sathish clinches up against the cage.
Sathish tries to break free but Incorpore pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sathish is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sathish is trying to break the clinch but Incorpore is controlling him.
Incorpore with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Sathish manages to break the clinch.
Sathish tries to clinch but Incorpore is having none of it.

Sathish clinches with his opponent.
Sathish has had enough of the clinch but Incorpore keeps him there for the moment.

Incorpore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Incorpore closes the distance and clinches up with Sathish, looking for a takedown. Incorpore pushes Sathish against the cage but Sathish circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sathish tries to clinch but Incorpore is having none of it.
Sathish tries to clinch there but Incorpore circles away.
Sathish tries to clinch there but Incorpore circles away.
Dublin Incorpore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Sathish closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Incorpore is looking for a takedown.
Sathish looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sathish wants to break the clinch but can't.

Incorpore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sathish moves in looking to clinch but Incorpore pushes him off.
Sathish doesn't manage to clinch there - Incorpore circles away.
Sathish tries to clinch there but Incorpore circles away.
Sathish slips a jab and a cross from Incorpore.

Sathish darts in and clinches Incorpore up against the cage.
Sathish is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Incorpore tries to stall but Sathish uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Incorpore has Sathish pressed against the cage, preventing Sathish from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Incorpore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sathish is looking to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Incorpore misses the target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Sathish darts in and clinches Incorpore up against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sathish is looking to break free of the clinch but Incorpore has double underhooks.
Dublin Incorpore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King Sathish is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Incorpore is trying to drag Sathish to the mat but Sathish just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

And that's the end of the fight!
King Sathish comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sathish winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Sathish!
King Sathish decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.