PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Livingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Irshaad Sayed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Livingston could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Irshaad Sayed's chin.

Livingston
vs
Sayed

175 cm
23
149 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Livingston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Irshaad Sayed!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sayed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sayed throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Livingston takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Livingston stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sayed.
Sayed scores with a jab to the body.
Sayed lands with a nice body kick.
Livingston tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sayed defends well and Livingston ends up having to push Sayed into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sayed with a jab.
Livingston misses with a takedown attempt - Sayed sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Livingston takes one to the side of the head.
Sayed moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sayed throws a nice outside leg kick.
Livingston has been working on his balance at The Factory, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Sayed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sayed jabs at Livingston's body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sayed.
Sayed bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Sayed.
Livingston looks for a takedown but Sayed sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Livingston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Livingston shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sayed as he avoids it easily.
Sayed throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sayed jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sayed with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Livingston on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sayed lands an overhand right.
Sayed stalks Livingston and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Livingston's face. Livingston staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Livingston is defended easily by Sayed.
A countering left hand to the body from Sayed misses.
Livingston fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Sayed. That snapped Livingston's head back.
Sayed scoring well with a low kick there.
A left lands for Sayed.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sayed.
Sayed stuffs the takedown attempt from Livingston. Livingston gets slowly back to his feet.
Sayed lands with an overhand left.
Sayed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sayed connects with a nice looking jab.
Sayed lands with a thumping leg kick.
Livingston on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sayed turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sayed scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayed throws a combination. Livingston tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Livingston fails to land the takedown.
Livingston is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Livingston forces Sayed back against the cage and clinches.
Sayed is trying to push Livingston away but Livingston has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A left hand lands to the body for Sayed.
Sayed gets underhooks to prevent Livingston's takedown attempt.
Sayed working hard to break the clinch.
Livingston prevents Sayed from breaking the clinch.
Sayed can't break the clinch.
Livingston tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sayed wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Livingston has him pressed against the cage.
Sayed prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sayed tries a body shot but Livingston blocks it.

Sayed escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sayed.
A cross from Sayed lands.
Sayed lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Livingston is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sayed sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sayed throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sayed scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sayed scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Livingston 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.
Sayed is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Livingston throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Livingston slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Livingston's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Irshaad Sayed dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sayed lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Livingston at a distance.
Livingston is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sayed sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Livingston shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sayed as he jumps to the side.
Livingston fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Livingston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sayed feints a jab promting Livingston to slip. Sayed then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Livingston slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Livingston takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sayed uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sayed lands a right hook to the body.
Sayed swinging wildly here.
Sayed punishes Livingston's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayed jabs Livingston to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Livingston gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sayed.
Livingston walks into a jab.
Sayed lands an overhand right.
Livingston on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Irshaad Sayed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sayed scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Irshaad Sayed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Livingston shoots in for a double leg but Sayed sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Livingston shoots in looking for a takedown. Sayed tries to sprawl out of it but Livingston keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sayed manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Livingston fails to land the takedown.
Sayed lands a nice leg kick that just misses Livingston's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sayed connects with a body shot that sends Livingston's belly button to the back.
Irshaad Sayed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sayed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Livingston gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sayed scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sayed changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sayed has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sayed misses with a few strikes there.
Sayed throws a series of punches but Livingston avoids them all with ease.
Livingston looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sayed is fending him off so far but Livingston persists. Nope, Sayed circles away and we're back to standing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sayed. That's going to slow Livingston down.
Sayed fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sayed's corner calls for a 1-2. Sayed obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sayed.
Livingston takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Livingston takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Livingston looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayed scoring well with a low kick there.
Good leg kick by Sayed there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Livingston changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sayed tries to avoid it but Livingston manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sayed to the ground. Sayed escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Good exchange - Sayed coming out on top.
Livingston looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Livingston has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sayed finds it's way round the side to connect with Livingston's head.
Livingston doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sayed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Livingston shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sayed as he avoids it easily.
Sayed lands a glancing blow to the side of Livingston's head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sayed.
Livingston shoots in looking for a takedown but Sayed manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Livingston's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Livingston dives in and grabs Sayed's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sayed pushes down on Livingston's head and hops out.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sayed. That's going to slow Livingston down.
Livingston moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Livingston doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sayed counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Livingston shoots in but Sayed avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sayed jabs Livingston to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Livingston dodges the punch combination from Sayed.
Sayed works the jab nicely.
Sayed lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Irshaad Sayed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Livingston shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sayed sprawls well. Sayed wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Livingston gets slowly back to his feet.
Sayed lands with a nice body punch.
Sayed bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Livingston's head backwards.
Sayed connects with a nice looking jab.
Sayed lands with a good body shot.
Sayed looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sayed scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sayed connects with a leg kick. Livingston looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Livingston shoots for a double leg takedown but Sayed sprawls well. He's pushed Livingston's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sayed scores with a hook to the body. Livingston takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sayed scores with the left hand. Livingston knows he should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sayed.
Livingston takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sayed throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sayed fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sayed lands a nice hook to Livingston's body. Livingston takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Sayed as Livingston shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Livingston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sayed connects with a good right hand that stumbles Livingston. Livingston circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sayed.
Sayed's jab looks to have found its range, popping Livingston under the eye.
Sayed fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sayed cracks a nice hook into Livingston's ribs.
Livingston takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Livingston.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Livingston takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Livingston takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sayed connects with a body shot.
Livingston wants to clinch up but Sayed keeps it at a distance.
Sayed slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Livingston shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Livingston steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sayed. That one must have hurt.
Sayed shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Livingston eats them both and turns towards Sayed to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sayed scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sayed lands with a straight right. Livingston didn't see that one coming.
Sayed feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Livingston's calf.
Sayed lands a nice shot that snaps Livingston's head back.
Livingston looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Sayed.
Livingston has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sayed.
Livingston misses with a takedown attempt - Sayed sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sayed throws out a counter right but Livingston avoids it with no problem.
Sayed lands a leg kick that knocks Livingston off balance momentarily.
A cross from Sayed lands.
Sayed throws a series of punches but Livingston moves out of range.
Sayed lands a nice shot to the body.
Sayed throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sayed, as that shot connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Livingston shoots for a takedown but Sayed saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Livingston will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sayed cracks Livingston with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sayed scores with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sayed lands a nice looking kick to the body. Livingston takes a step back to recover.
A cross from Sayed lands.
Sayed feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Livingston's calf.
Sayed throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Livingston stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Irshaad Sayed is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sayed misses with the combination.
Livingston has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sayed.
Tony Livingston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Livingston throws a head kick that misses
and Sayed counters with a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Irshaad Sayed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sayed winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 24:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 24:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Irshaad Sayed!