PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Minh Sears (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saiko Sahiciko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sahiciko has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Saiko Sahiciko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sears
vs
Sahiciko

150 cm
25
279 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

202 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Minh Sears!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Saiko Sahiciko!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sears walks into a jab.
Sahiciko looks winded!
Sears scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sahiciko in his tracks.
Sears misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sahiciko.
Saiko Sahiciko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sears throws a nice looking combination but Sahiciko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Sears closes the distance and clinches.
Sahiciko avoiding damage as Sears throws knees to the body.
Sears tries for a takedown. No joy.

Sears decides to pull guard.
Sears wants to sweep here but Sahiciko controlling him for the moment.
Sears seems keen to control Sahiciko's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sears might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sears continues to stall.
Sahiciko won't allow Sears to get back to his feet.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sears seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sears swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Sahiciko closes the distance and pushes Sears back into the cage.

Sears manages to break the clinch.

Sahiciko gets the takedown into side control.

Sears throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sahiciko shoots in looking for a takedown but Sears manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sahiciko's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sears tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sahiciko manages to circle out of the way.

Sears feints and as Sahiciko raises his hands in defense, Sears changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
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!
Sears landing some decent shots from guard.
Sears could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sears lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sears keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sahiciko's head.
Sears with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sears keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sahiciko's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sears with a nice head shot there.
Sears content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Sahiciko throws his legs up looking for a submission but Sears uses it to pass to side control.
Sears scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sears cracks Sahiciko with a big elbow.
Sahiciko is trying to work for a sweep but Sears has mounted him!
Sears landing shots from mount.
Sahiciko is in a horrible position here. Sears smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sears landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sears lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sears lands a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Sears landing shots from mount.
Sears raining down shots from the mount!
Sears lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sahiciko hang on?
Sears looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sears lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sears dives in for a single leg takedown but Sahiciko sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sahiciko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sears lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sears fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sahiciko with the counter takedown but Sears avoids it easily.
Sears looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sears circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Sears counter with a right hand.
Sahiciko is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sears lands a two punch combo.
Sears looks for a takedown but Sahiciko sprawls well.
Sahiciko moves forwards but Sears connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Sears shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sahiciko is trying to defend but Sears finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sears lands a nice short elbow.
Sears drops an elbow to the side of Sahiciko's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sahiciko scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Sears manages to mount him!
Sears looking to finish Sahiciko with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sahiciko!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sears raining down shots from the mount!
Sears is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Minh Sears overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sahiciko tries to hold on but Sears pushes him away.
Sears lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
A nice elbow there by Sears.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sears breaks from Sahiciko's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sears wants to control the pace but Sahiciko is squirming around nicely.
Sears punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sears lands with some strikes.
Sears lands a nice shot to the head.

Sahiciko is rocked!
Sears 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.
Sears postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Sahiciko bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Sears and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Minh Sears!