PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Papa Dee (ranked 7536 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artyom Sakovich (ranked 4508 p4p, 0 weight class). Papa Dee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dee
vs
Sakovich

187 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Pit Bull Development

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Papa Dee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Artyom Sakovich!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Sakovich misses
and Dee counters with a three punch combo that has Sakovich backing up. Sakovich nods at Dee to acknowledge the strikes.
Dee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sakovich doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sakovich misses the shot to the body.
Dee shoots and misses
and Sakovich counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dee thinking.
Sakovich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sakovich throws a nice looking combination but Dee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dee swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dee tries to bum rush Sakovich with a series of wild strikes but Sakovich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloppy strikes from Dee. Those never looked like landing.
Dee backing away here, and Sakovich unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sakovich throws out a loose jab but Dee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sakovich blocks a head kick by Dee.
Dee avoids the head kick by Sakovich.
Dee fails with a takedown attempt.
Sakovich throws a fast counter high kick but Dee manages to duck under it in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee misses with a low kick.
Sakovich throws out a counter right but Dee avoids it with no problem.
Dee misses with a head kick.
Dee with a poor takedown
letting Sakovich counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Papa Dee. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Dee has Sakovich up against the cage in a clinch.

Dee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sakovich pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dee is out of range and Sakovich settles back down.
Sakovich swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Dee.

Dee moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dee pulls guard.
Dee wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dee trying to control the position.
Dee throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Dee looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Dee is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Sakovich frees his head nicely. Oh but Dee has switched to an armbar! Sakovich is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Papa Dee!