PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Skeng Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Saraste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Man
vs
Saraste

200 cm
28
215 lbs
12 - 11 - 1

175 cm
28
205 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Urban Fighter
KAISER Nutrition - Q160

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 12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Skeng Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Konstantin Saraste!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saraste punishes Man's body with a nice straight punch.
Saraste is trying hard to land a takedown here. Man sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Man looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Man feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Man thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Man throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Man stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saraste swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Man working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Saraste has Man pulled in close to control his posture.
Man postures up in Saraste's guard and throws a big left but Saraste blocks it.
Man will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Man got a little sloppy there for a moment and Saraste has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Man has managed to get both his arms back between Saraste's legs - danger averted.
Saraste is trying to control the position but Man postures up.
Saraste keeping full guard, as Man tries to pass.
Man lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man won't allow Saraste to get back to his feet.
Man keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Saraste's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man throwing strikes but missing.
Man postures up in Saraste's guard and throws a big left but Saraste blocks it.
Man looking to pass the guard.
Man working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Man throwing strikes from guard but Saraste blocks nicely.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Man keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Saraste's head.
Saraste pulls Man in close to prevent any damage.

Man drops back looking for a leg! Saraste is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Saraste manages to kick Man off! Man jumps back into Saraste's guard.
Saraste manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Man manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Saraste avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Saraste is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Saraste scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Man is looking to cinch up a triangle. Saraste throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Man's body to avoid the submission. Man has instead reached around Saraste's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Man arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Skeng Man!
After the big win, Skeng Man made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Urban Fighter and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.