PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hai Sears (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Sabre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sears
vs
Sabre

150 cm
25
193 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

180 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Hai Sears!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Sabre!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sears is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sabre's half guard.
Sears thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sabre's head.
Still in half guard, Sears seems content to control.

Sears is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sabre manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sabre working for submissions but it's allowed Sears to get to half guard.
Sears with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sears knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sabre on the ground.

Sabre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sears trying to control from half guard but Sabre is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sears perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sabre moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sears wants to stand and escape but instead Sabre has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sabre has gone for a leg lock! Sears slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sabre's guard.

Sabre working for a triangle but Sears defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sabre looking for a guillotine here but Sears defends easily.
Sabre utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sears loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sears might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sears wants to stand and escape but instead Sabre has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sears looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sears really is a fat lump.
Sabre tries to free his leg and advance position but Sears is retaining full guard.
Sears controls Sabre momentarily but Sabre frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sabre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Sabre has gone for a leg lock! Sears slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sabre's guard.

Sabre keeping moving, preventing Sears from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
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 Hai Sears will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sears gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sabre is in close to Sears's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sabre advances to half guard.
Ground and pound from Sabre.
Sears on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Sabre is working for a kimura but Sears is defending it quite comfortably.
Sears trying to hold on to Sabre's head to control him but Sabre postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sears is defending against the submission attempts here by Sabre.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sabre is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sears sees it coming and defends easily.
Ground and pound from Sabre.
Sears taking some punishment here, with Sabre in his half guard.

Sabre is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sears sees it coming and defends easily.

Sabre is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Sabre is looking for a kimura here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sabre is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sabre tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sears knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Sabre is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Sabre is looking for a kimura but Sears is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sabre to get the leverage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sabre seems to be looking for submissions.
Sabre is thwarting Sears's attempts to control the position.

Sears makes his way to full guard, as Sabre worked for a kimura.
Sabre landing some decent shots from guard.
Sabre is in close to Sears's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sears is trying to keep Sabre in close.
Sabre postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jason Sabre has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sabre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sabre is looking to work some ground and pound but Sears has wrist control.
Sears controls Sabre momentarily but Sabre frees himself.

Sabre drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Sears dives on top into guard.

Sabre is trying to control the position but Sears postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Sears has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Sabre to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Sears is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Sabre pulls down on the head and he's put Sears to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jason Sabre!
A victorious Jason Sabre thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.