PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Guido Sarducci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Magsayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sarducci comes to the cage accompanied by Ave Maria. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sarducci
vs
Magsayo

185 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

186 cm
18
178 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Oblivion Inc.

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Guido Sarducci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mark Magsayo!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarducci looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sarducci uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Magsayo.
Magsayo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sarducci counters with a nice body shot.
Sarducci lands with a nice body punch.
Magsayo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Guido Sarducci has been cut.
Magsayo stuns Sarducci with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sarducci shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sarducci cracks Magsayo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mark Magsayo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sarducci lands a jab-cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sarducci throws the left hand but Magsayo avoids the punch easily.
A shot to the body from Magsayo misses
and Sarducci connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Magsayo tries to clinch there but Sarducci circles away.
A quick step to the side and Sarducci tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magsayo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magsayo closes the distance but Sarducci moves to the side
and Sarducci counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sarducci has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Island Top Team in the buildup to the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarducci ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Magsayo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Magsayo with a hook.
Sarducci scores with a jab.
Magsayo darts in trying to clinch
and Sarducci cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Sarducci tries to keep at a distance but Magsayo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Magsayo misses with the head strike.
Magsayo has a couple of punches blocked by Sarducci.
Sarducci misses with a body punch.
Sarducci lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sarducci scores with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarducci blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sarducci creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Magsayo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sarducci.
Magsayo misses with the head strike.
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!
Magsayo is leaning against Sarducci and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sarducci taking a breather.

Sarducci breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sarducci misses with a wild body shot.
Sarducci takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Magsayo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sarducci counters with a two punch combo.
Magsayo lunges at Sarducci with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sarducci's hand.
Magsayo misses with a few strikes there.
A quick step to the side and Sarducci tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magsayo loads up on a big right hand but Sarducci slips the punch.
Magsayo throws a shot to the body.
Magsayo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magsayo thuds his right hand into Sarducci's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Magsayo wants to clinch.
Sarducci takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Magsayo connects with a nice looking jab.
Sarducci misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarducci staying out of range there.
A quick step to the side and Sarducci tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magsayo cracks Sarducci with a good jab.
Sarducci lands a nice shot that snaps Magsayo's head back.
Some wild striking there from Magsayo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magsayo misses with a lunging right hand
and Sarducci cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sarducci slips a jab from Magsayo.
Magsayo tries to close the distance and clinch but Sarducci swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Sarducci wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Magsayo scores with a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Magsayo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sarducci takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Magsayo tries to clinch up but Sarducci circles away and keeps his distance.
Magsayo tries to clinch up but Sarducci circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mark Magsayo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Guido Sarducci's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nice straight punches there by Magsayo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Magsayo.
Magsayo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sarducci doesn't seem bothered though.
Magsayo throws an off balance right hand
and Sarducci counters with a left and a right that stings Magsayo.
Sarducci misses with a body shot.
Magsayo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Magsayo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Magsayo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sarducci stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Magsayo tries to clinch but Sarducci is having none of it.
Magsayo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magsayo tries to clinch but Sarducci moves out of range.
Magsayo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Magsayo closes the distance but Sarducci moves to the side
and Sarducci counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magsayo slips a jab from Sarducci.
Magsayo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Magsayo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Magsayo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Guido Sarducci's cut is getting worse.
Magsayo scores with a nice head shot.
Sarducci steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Magsayo.
Sarducci uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Magsayo.
Sarducci swats away the attempt to clinch by Magsayo.
Magsayo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Magsayo lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magsayo lands with a cross.
Magsayo misses with a series of wild punches.
A little feinted left hand from Sarducci on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sarducci moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sarducci on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Guido Sarducci's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sarducci takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sarducci throws a body punch but Magsayo moves out of range.
Sarducci throws a right hand that Magsayo ducks under and follows up with a left that Magsayo also avoids with ease.
Magsayo misses with the combination.
Sarducci looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Magsayo looks to clinch
and Sarducci cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Magsayo misses.
Magsayo misses with a jab to the body
and Sarducci counters with a straight right hand.
Sarducci lands a nice looking body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Magsayo there.
Magsayo misses with a left hand
and Sarducci cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mark Magsayo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Magsayo misses with a combination
and Sarducci counters with a stiff right hand.

Magsayo is rocked!
Magsayo throws an off balance right hand
and Sarducci counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Magsayo badly! Sarducci follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Magsayo out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Sarducci finished him against the cage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Guido Sarducci!
A relieved looking Guido Sarducci thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.