PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between PePe Hapitchou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noob Saibot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hapitchou might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Blackalicious - Sky is falling. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Hapitchou
vs
Saibot

175 cm
27
142 lbs
20 - 5 - 0

168 cm
35
146 lbs
29 - 13 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)
Reaper Combatwear

Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 160$)
Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, PePe Hapitchou!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noob Saibot!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hapitchou throws a low kick but Saibot moves out of range easily.
Hapitchou tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saibot was well out of range. Poor timing from Hapitchou.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Saibot! But no joy.
Saibot checks the leg kick.
Saibot scores with a hook to the body. Hapitchou takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hapitchou steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saibot.
Saibot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hapitchou is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hapitchou blocks a jab.
Hapitchou keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saibot.
Saibot jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saibot looks to throw the jab but Hapitchou is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Hapitchou on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab from Hapitchou misses.
Saibot is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hapitchou with a body shot.
Saibot misses with a body shot.
Saibot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hapitchou.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Hapitchou.
Saibot fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hapitchou throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Saibot misses its intended target.
Saibot listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hapitchou throws a leg kick
and Saibot counters with a nice body shot.
Noob Saibot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hapitchou throws a low kick but it's checked well by Saibot.
Saibot throws a poor cross that misses
and Hapitchou counters with a lovely straight right hand!
PePe Hapitchou is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hapitchou bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hapitchou throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hapitchou tries to score with a low kick but Saibot moves his leg out of the way.
Saibot checks the leg kick.
Good shot there by Saibot.
A big left from Saibot misses.
Saibot gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hapitchou looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Saibot is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hapitchou throws a body kick that misses.
Saibot checks a leg kick.
Saibot misses with a straight left.
Hapitchou throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Saibot scores with the left hand. Hapitchou knows he should have avoided that one.
Saibot scores with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saibot lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Saibot just misses with a punch to the body.
Hapitchou loads up on a big right hand but Saibot slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hapitchou waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saibot.
Hapitchou moves out of range of the leg kick from Saibot.
Hapitchou tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saibot was well out of range. Poor timing from Hapitchou.
Hapitchou misses with a jab to the body
enabling Saibot to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Saibot misses.
Saibot misses the jab.
Saibot slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hapitchou's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Saibot connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hapitchou scrambles back to his feet.
Hapitchou jabs at Saibot's body.
Hapitchou takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Saibot looks to score with a jab to the body but Hapitchou is just out of range.
Saibot looks to land a combination but Hapitchou avoids it well.
Saibot walks into a stiff left hand from Hapitchou.
Saibot misses the jab.
Hapitchou moves away from the strike by Saibot.
Hapitchou on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hapitchou takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hapitchou works the jab nicely.
Hapitchou staying out of range there.
Saibot lands a slapping body shot.
Saibot misses with a double jab
and Hapitchou counters with a one-two to the body.
Hapitchou misses with an uppercut
and Saibot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hapitchou misses with a body shot.
Saibot is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hapitchou had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Saibot lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A big left from Hapitchou misses.
Saibot lands a nice looking body shot.
Hapitchou connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Hapitchou misses.
A jab lands there for Hapitchou.
Hapitchou displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saibot throws out the jab.
Hapitchou was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hapitchou keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Hapitchou misses the target.
Hapitchou connects with a looping right hand.
Hapitchou walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saibot throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hapitchou stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Saibot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hapitchou.
Saibot ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hapitchou displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saibot throws out the jab.
Saibot avoids the body shot from Hapitchou.
Saibot takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Saibot throws a leg kick
and Hapitchou counters with an outside leg kick.
Saibot takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hapitchou showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Saibot.
Saibot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hapitchou.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Saibot! But no joy.
Hapitchou tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Saibot is able to avoid easily.
Hapitchou throws out a leg kick but Saibot moves out of range and Hapitchou only half commits.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saibot connects with a crisp jab.
Hapitchou throws a hook but Saibot avoids it easily.
Saibot looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Saibot misses with a wild body shot.
Saibot looks to throw the jab but Hapitchou is out of range.
Hapitchou moves away from the strike by Saibot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noob Saibot dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Saibot loads up on a big right hand but Hapitchou slips the punch.
Saibot moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Saibot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hapitchou.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saibot. Hapitchou does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hapitchou's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Saibot connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hapitchou scrambles back to his feet.
Saibot looks to score with a jab to the body but Hapitchou is just out of range.
Saibot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hapitchou lands a slapping body shot.
Saibot fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hapitchou looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Saibot swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hapitchou counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hapitchou is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hapitchou uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saibot.

Saibot manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hapitchou on his heels. He'll look to pass Hapitchou's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saibot throws a big right hand that misses.

Hapitchou is looking for a triangle but Saibot pushes his legs off easily.

Hapitchou looking for a guillotine here but Saibot defends easily.
Saibot stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hapitchou swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hapitchou keeping moving, preventing Saibot from controlling successfully.
Saibot landing some decent shots from guard.

Hapitchou working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Saibot doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Saibot manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Saibot throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hapitchou keeping moving, preventing Saibot from controlling successfully.
Saibot's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Saibot throws a big elbow that misses.
My spies in Forcefield Ludas inform me that Saibot has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!

Hapitchou looking for a guillotine here but Saibot defends easily.
Saibot missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Saibot working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hapitchou's head.
Saibot trying to control but Hapitchou is working from the bottom.

Hapitchou is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Saibot is aware though and is defending well.
Hapitchou pulls Saibot in close to prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saibot sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hapitchou's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hapitchou tries to get to full guard but Saibot has control of the leg.
Ground and pound from Saibot.
Saibot seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hapitchou does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Saibot is looking for a kimura but Hapitchou is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Saibot to get the leverage.
Saibot drops an elbow to the side of Hapitchou's head.
Hapitchou has hold of Saibot's hands but Saibot slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Saibot drops an elbow to the side of Hapitchou's head.
Hapitchou slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Saibot advances to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saibot passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hapitchou!
Saibot avoids the attempt from Hapitchou to control.
Saibot wants to control the pace but Hapitchou is squirming around nicely.
Saibot fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hapitchou is working to get back to half guard.
Saibot raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saibot scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noob Saibot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A slow jab from Hapitchou misses its intended target.
Saibot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hapitchou.
Hapitchou takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hapitchou bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hapitchou takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A lazy left from Saibot finds it's target.
Saibot misses the shot to the body.
Saibot misses with a body shot.
Saibot throws a jab but it's blocked by Hapitchou.
Hapitchou misses with an uppercut
and Hapitchou takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hapitchou misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Saibot counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hapitchou with a jab.
Saibot darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saibot jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saibot misses with a looping right.
Hapitchou looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hapitchou misses with a left hand
and Saibot counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hapitchou throws a big shot that misses.
Saibot cracks Hapitchou with a good jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Saibot misses the target.

Hapitchou gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hapitchou trying to keep a closed guard but Saibot is proving a slippery customer.
Saibot has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Saibot engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hapitchou keeping full guard, as Saibot tries to pass.
Saibot passes into half guard.
Hapitchou trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saibot is looking to stall here but Hapitchou recovers full guard.
Saibot working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Saibot working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Hapitchou looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Saibot slips a nice elbow through Hapitchou's hands, connecting with Hapitchou's forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saibot working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hapitchou on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Saibot prevents Hapitchou from improving his position.
Saibot is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Saibot scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Saibot is looking to take a break and control but Hapitchou is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hapitchou trying to control from the bottom.

Saibot is trying to work for a kimura but Hapitchou is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hapitchou manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Saibot wants to control from the top but Hapitchou keeps moving.

Hapitchou is looking for a triangle but Saibot pushes his legs off easily.

Hapitchou throws his legs up looking for a submission but Saibot uses it to pass to side control.
Saibot scoring with punches and elbows.

Saibot goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hapitchou has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Saibot but great work by Hapitchou.
Saibot tries to buck Hapitchou off but Hapitchou is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noob Saibot really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Saibot throws a lazy uppercut
and Hapitchou counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hapitchou throws a push kick but Saibot slaps the foot to one side.
Hapitchou slips under a jab from Saibot.
Hapitchou throws a series of punches but Saibot moves out of range.
Hapitchou throws a shot to the body.
Hapitchou throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Saibot now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A punch combination from Hapitchou misses.
Saibot motions for Hapitchou to come forward. Saibot throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hapitchou quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Saibot misses the jab.
Hapitchou moves forwards but Saibot connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Saibot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hapitchou.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saibot misses with a lunging right hand
and Hapitchou counters with a nice body shot.
Saibot tried to score with a low kick but Hapitchou checks it.
A big left from Hapitchou misses.
Saibot takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saibot loads up on a big right hand but Hapitchou slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hapitchou misses with a looping right.
Saibot lands a jab to the head.
Saibot blocks a head kick by Hapitchou.
Hapitchou slips under a jab from Saibot.
Saibot blocks a low kick nicely.
Hapitchou scores with a leg kick.
Saibot misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Saibot darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hapitchou looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hapitchou misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Saibot.
A swing and a miss from Hapitchou.
Saibot throws a hook to the side of Hapitchou's head but Hapitchou sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saibot swings for the body but Hapitchou moves out of range.
Hapitchou throws a leg kick
and Saibot counters with an inside leg kick.
Hapitchou tries to score with a low kick but Saibot moves his leg out of the way.
Hapitchou throws a hook but Saibot avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hapitchou connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hapitchou moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Saibot staying out of range there.
Saibot let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saibot misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Hapitchou.
Saibot misses the shot to the body.
Saibot misses with a right hand
and Hapitchou counters with a right hand to the body.
Hapitchou takes a swing at Saibot's ribcage but misses.
Hapitchou uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saibot.
Hapitchou connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Saibot throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hapitchou stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hapitchou moves out of range of the strikes.
Saibot throws a looping overhand right but Hapitchou ducks down to avoid it.
Hapitchou throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Saibot appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hapitchou slips a straight right by Saibot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saibot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hapitchou. Hapitchou obviously looking to wear him down.
Hapitchou pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Saibot back to the cage. Hapitchou follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Saibot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hapitchou swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Saibot misses with a lunging right hand
and Hapitchou counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Hapitchou lands an impressive looking overhand right. Saibot doesn't seem phased though.
Saibot cracks Hapitchou with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Saibot scores with a hook to the body. Hapitchou takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hapitchou moves away from the strike by Saibot.
Saibot fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hapitchou on the side of the head.
Saibot rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hapitchou makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Noob Saibot seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saibot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hapitchou throws out the jab.
Saibot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Saibot. Hapitchou does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saibot throws a series of punches but Hapitchou avoids them all with ease.
Saibot lands a nice shot to the body.
Hapitchou steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saibot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saibot connects with a nice looking jab.
Saibot throws a hook to the side of Hapitchou's head but Hapitchou sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saibot throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Saibot 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hapitchou jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saibot let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Saibot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Hapitchou on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters circling - Saibot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hapitchou is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hapitchou throws a body shot but no joy.
Saibot misses with a hook. Hapitchou ducked under it nicely.
Saibot throws a jab when Hapitchou was well out of range.
A jab from Saibot misses.
Saibot avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saibot looks to throw the jab but Hapitchou is out of range.
Hapitchou takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Saibot throws a poor cross that misses
and Hapitchou counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that PePe Hapitchou will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Saibot throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hapitchou counters with a nice uppercut.
Hapitchou throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hapitchou avoids the body shot from Saibot.
Hapitchou was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Saibot misses the shot to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hapitchou.
Saibot misses with a hook. Hapitchou ducked under it nicely.
Saibot misses with a hook
and Hapitchou counters with a nice body shot.
The fighters circling - Saibot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saibot has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hapitchou finds it's way round the side to connect with Saibot's head.
Hapitchou connects with a single shot there.
Saibot changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hapitchou takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Hapitchou.
Saibot throws a poor cross that misses
and Hapitchou cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saibot ducks right into an uppercut from Hapitchou.
Hapitchou throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saibot dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hapitchou fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Saibot has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Saibot scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Donk. Saibot catches Hapitchou right on the button with a cross.
Saibot cracks a nice hook into Hapitchou's ribs.
Hapitchou misses with a left hand
and Saibot counters with a stiff right hand.
Saibot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hapitchou.
Hapitchou uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saibot.
Hapitchou swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hapitchou throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Saibot on the side of the head.
Saibot misses with a jab to the body
and Hapitchou counters with a series of strikes. Saibot will be more careful next time no doubt.
Saibot comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saibot throws out a loose jab but Hapitchou uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Hapitchou was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Saibot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hapitchou.
Hapitchou walks into a left hand.
Hapitchou misses the shot to the body.
Noob Saibot is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saibot feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hapitchous jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hapitchou throws a low kick but Saibot moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Saibot.
It looked like Hapitchou was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Saibot.
Saibot defending well as Hapitchou loads up on a big left hand.
Saibot dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Hapitchou misses.
A lazy left from Hapitchou finds it's target.
Saibot misses with a hook. Hapitchou ducked under it nicely.
Hapitchou fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Saibot on the side of the head.
Saibot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hapitchou sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hapitchou lands with an uppercut that bounces Saibot off the cage and back into range.
Nice shot lands for Saibot.
Hapitchou keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hapitchou drops his hands momentarily and Saibot takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Saibot looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hapitchou!
PePe Hapitchou has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hapitchou struggling a bit here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Saibot scoring with punches from side control.
Saibot is putting a hurting on Hapitchou here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hapitchou looking for a sweep but Saibot has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Saibot with shots to the head and body - Hapitchou looks very uncomfortable down there.
Saibot trying to control but Hapitchou is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hapitchou is working to get back to half guard.
Saibot looking to control but Hapitchou is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hapitchou tries to hold on but Saibot pushes him away.
Hapitchou is trying to escape the mount.
Saibot content just to control the position here.
Saibot looking to control but Hapitchou is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Noob Saibot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Saibot has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 46:49
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noob Saibot!
Noob Saibot is the new featherweight champion!
An out of breath Noob Saibot thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.