PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Janusz Tracz (ranked 3181 p4p, 408 weight class) and Erik Sagstrom (ranked 3198 p4p, 410 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tracz
vs
Sagstrom

175 cm
26
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
178 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Urban Fighter
Fanatic 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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Janusz Tracz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erik Sagstrom!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sagstrom has closed the distance and engaged Tracz in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tracz.
Sagstrom misses with the head strike.
Sagstrom working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sagstrom.
Sagstrom is pressed up against the cage. Tracz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sagstrom down to the mat. Sagstrom avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sagstrom lands with a straight right. Tracz didn't see that one coming.

Sagstrom rushes Tracz and presses him up against the cage.
Tracz takes a shot to the head.
Sagstrom lands a right hand.
Sagstrom throws a punch but it's blocked by Tracz.
Sagstrom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tracz tries to throw a body punch but Sagstrom avoids it by throwing Tracz back against the cage.
Tracz working hard to break the clinch.
Tracz tries to throw a body punch but Sagstrom avoids it by throwing Tracz back against the cage.
Sagstrom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tracz's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tracz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Sagstrom.
Sagstrom working aggressively here.
Sagstrom misses with some punches.
Sagstrom has a couple of punches blocked by Tracz.
Sagstrom scores with a shot to the side of Tracz's head.
Sagstrom lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tracz backwards.
Sagstrom throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Sagstrom as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sagstrom creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tracz is trying to break the clinch but Sagstrom is controlling him.
Sagstrom gets through Tracz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sagstrom stops a takedown attempt from Tracz.
Sagstrom lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tracz backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tracz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sagstrom throws a head punch that misses.
Tracz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sagstrom up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sagstrom.
A head punch on the inside from Sagstrom fails to land.
Sagstrom is pressed up against the cage. Tracz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sagstrom down to the mat. Sagstrom avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Janusz Tracz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sagstrom bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tracz's head backwards.
Tracz misses with a double jab.
The fighters circling - Sagstrom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Tracz gets a takedown into half guard.
Sagstrom is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tracz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tracz is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tracz has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sagstrom can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sagstrom is doing well to control the position and prevent Tracz from advancing to side control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Sagstrom closes the distance and clinches.
Tracz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tracz blocking some punches.
Tracz blocks a body shot from Sagstrom.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sagstrom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erik Sagstrom dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tracz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sagstrom napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tracz is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Tracz moves into full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tracz looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagstrom keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tracz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sagstrom tries to reverse the position but Tracz maintains control.
Tracz looking to control and managing it successfully.
We've been informed that Sagstrom has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sagstrom tries to hold on but Tracz postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Janusz Tracz dominated that second round.
That's time! Tracz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Sagstrom lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tracz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sagstrom avoids it really well and circles away.
Sagstrom wants to clinch up but Tracz keeps it at a distance.
Nice cross by Tracz.
Tracz shoots in but no luck this time.

Tracz bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here as Tracz stalls from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Tracz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tracz dives in for a single leg takedown but Sagstrom sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tracz sets himself, and Sagstrom steps forward looking for the clinch! Tracz avoids it this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Janusz Tracz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sagstrom tries to clinch but Tracz moves out of range.
Sagstrom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tracz feinted with a counter takedown.
Tracz looks to land a left hand but Sagstrom moved out of range nicely.
Tracz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sagstrom has taken the fight to the clinch.
Erik Sagstrom seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sagstrom misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sagstrom tries to work over Tracz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sagstrom.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sagstrom.
Sagstrom works on Tracz's body with a couple of short punches.
Tracz blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sagstrom.
Sagstrom throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Traczs head.
Tracz wants to break free but Sagstrom has control.
Sagstrom throws a head punch that misses.
Tracz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sagstrom working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagstrom throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Traczs head.

Tracz gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Janusz Tracz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tracz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tracz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Erik Sagstrom.
I think Sagstrom has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a majority draw!