PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Sargent (ranked 4013 p4p, 525 weight class) and Manuel Vasquez (ranked 24063 p4p, 818 weight class). Manuel Vasquez will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Sargent
vs
Vasquez

190 cm
25
219 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
27
223 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 Rio de Janeiro, Shaun Sargent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manuel Vasquez!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vasquez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Vasquez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vasquez wants to stand and escape but Sargent is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vasquez trying to keep a closed guard but Sargent is proving a slippery customer.
Vasquez wants to control the position but Sargent says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Sargent controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasquez missing with punches from the bottom.

Sargent decides to stand and escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez looks for a takedown but Sargent sprawls well.
Vasquez shoots for a double leg takedown but Sargent sprawls well. He's pushed Vasquez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vasquez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Sargent holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

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

Sargent closes the distance and clinches.

Sargent pulls guard effortlessly.
Vasquez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Sargent pushes Vasquez off and gets back to his feet.

Sargent looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sargent takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Vasquez wants to get back to his feet.

Sargent seems to be looking for submissions.
Sargent tries to pass to full mount but Vasquez defends it.
Vasquez wants to get back to his feet.
Vasquez misses with some strikes from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sargent passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Vasquez!
Vasquez is looking to get to half guard.
Sargent looking to control and managing it successfully.
Vasquez is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sargent controlling the pace for now.
Vasquez is looking to improve his position but Sargent isn't that keen on the idea.

Sargent looking to secure an arm triangle but Vasquez defends it well.
Sargent unloads with some shots from mount but Vasquez bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sargent thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shaun Sargent dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Vasquez throws a push kick but Sargent slaps the foot to one side.
Vasquez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Vasquez throws a body kick, spinning off balance

so Sargent counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Vasquez kicks Sargent off and gets to his feet.
Sargent is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vasquez can do to turn this around?

A momentary lapse in concentration from Vasquez enables Sargent to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Vasquez manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vasquez is striking from the bottom but Sargent uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Vasquez is trying to get back to full guard.
Shaun Sargent overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sargent throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sargent seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vasquez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Vasquez wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sargent slows the pace down in half guard.
Sargent'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.

Sargent is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sargent controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Vasquez trying to control here.
Sargent looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Vasquez controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Vasquez wants to sweep but Sargent has passed to side control!
Vasquez tries to improve position but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sargent wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Vasquez, who protects the arm well.
Vasquez is looking to reverse the position.
Sargent in side control, just content to control the action for now.

Sargent tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Vasquez tries to bench press Sargent off him but Sargent keeps the position.

That's four 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.
An elbow from Sargent crashes against the mat.
Vasquez is trying to improve his position.
Sargent fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sargent looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Vasquez is avoiding damage well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Sargent stands up.

Sargent rushes Vasquez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shaun Sargent dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Vasquez tries to keep at a distance but Sargent has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sargent tries for a takedown but Vasquez manages to get underhooks.
Sargent keeps control of Vasquez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vasquez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Sargent ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Sargent no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Sargent is pulling down on Vasquez's head. It's preventing any offense from Vasquez, at least for the moment.
Sargent keeping moving, preventing Vasquez from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sargent is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez is fighting to break Sargent's control of his arms but Sargent is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sargent is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vasquez is looking to stand up but Sargent won't let him.
Vasquez won't allow Sargent to sweep him here.
Sargent is working hard here to advance position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sargent shoots and misses

and Vasquez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vasquez.
Vasquez tries to throw a body punch but Sargent avoids it by throwing Vasquez back against the cage.
Sargent stalling against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sargent displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vasquez up against the cage.

Sargent manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Vasquez advances position into side control!
Sargent gets back to half guard.
Sargent gets full guard.

Sargent is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sargent seems keen to control Vasquez's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Sargent has his feet on Vasquez's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Vasquez shoots in but no luck this time.
Vasquez dives in and grabs Sargent's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sargent pushes down on Vasquez's head and hops out.
Vasquez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sargent circles away.
Shaun Sargent has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manuel Vasquez.

Sargent gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sargent goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vasquez prevents it.
Vasquez jumps guard but Sargent turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sargent is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Vasquez tries to pull guard but Sargent holds him up against the cage and eventually Vasquez drops back down to his feet.
Vasquez wants to break free but Sargent has control.
Sargent keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vasquez's efforts to push away.
Vasquez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sargent tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vasquez is looking for a takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Sargent's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vasquez tries a head kick but it misses.
Manuel Vasquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shaun Sargent is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Vasquez moves into the clinch successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shaun Sargent showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sargent has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shaun Sargent!