PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rebel Son (ranked 3183 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Sakovich (ranked 2757 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Rebel Son has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rebel Son seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Son
vs
Sakovich

182 cm
26
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
174 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rebel Son!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andrei Sakovich!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sakovich instigates a clinch.

Sakovich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Sakovich gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Son tries for a takedown but Sakovich manages to get underhooks.

Sakovich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Son definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Son misses with a takedown
and Sakovich counters with a series of strikes. Son will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sakovich fails with an attempt to clinch.

Sakovich moves into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Sakovich.

Sakovich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Sakovich moves into the clinch.
Sakovich lands with a left to the head.

Sakovich breaks from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Son tries for a takedown but Sakovich circles away easily
and Sakovich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rebel Son. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Sakovich clinches.

Sakovich breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sakovich gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knees to the body from Sakovich.
Son is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sakovich is defending well.

Sakovich breaks the clinch.
A left lands for Sakovich.
Son shoots and misses
and Sakovich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Sakovich gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A body shot lands from Sakovich.

Sakovich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sakovich throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Son shoots in and drives through. Sakovich sprawls well.

Sakovich gets a clinch.
Son has Sakovich pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sakovich manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Son drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sakovich pulls his leg out and moves away.
Son gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Son takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakovich lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sakovich.
Rebel Son seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakovich lunges at Son with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Son's hand.
Son fails with the takedown
and Sakovich counters with a straight right hand.
Son misses with a takedown
letting Sakovich counter with a right hand.
Son takes a kick to the side of the head.

Sakovich drives through and clinches with Son against the cage.
Sakovich is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Sakovich manages to break the clinch.
Son fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Son fails with the takedown
and Sakovich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Son looking to score a takedown here. Sakovich is defending well but Son drives through and ends up in Sakovich's guard.

Sakovich pushes Son off and gets back to his feet.
Son is breathing heavily.
Sakovich has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.

Sakovich has managed to clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Son tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Son is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Knees to the body from Sakovich.

Son works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Son content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sakovich wants to stand up but Son is controlling him.
Son controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Son won't allow Sakovich to get back to his feet.

Son is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Son works over Sakovich with some ground and pound from guard.
Son controlling from the top position.
Son is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei Sakovich dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sakovich has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sakovich has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Sakovich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sakovich throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Son's head.

Sakovich closes the distance and clinches.
Son is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sakovich gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Son tries to score a body lock takedown but Sakovich shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Son manages to break the clinch.
Sakovich fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sakovich.
Sakovich lands with a nice combination. Son backs away looking to recover.
Sakovich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Son tries for a takedown but Sakovich circles away easily
and Sakovich counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rebel Son. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Sakovich forces Son back against the cage and clinches.

Sakovich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sakovich connects with a right hand. Son shakes it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Son shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Son with a lazy takedown attempt
and Son takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Son shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sakovich but Sakovich pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sakovich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Sakovich has taken the fight to the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sakovich.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Son has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sakovich avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Sakovich breaks from the clinch.

Sakovich pushes Son up against the cage in a clinch.

Sakovich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Sakovich finds it's way through Son's defenses.
Sakovich lands with a straight right. Son didn't see that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Son.

Sakovich rushes Son and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Sakovich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Son has a takedown stuffed.
Sakovich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Son is looking to counter the offense by Sakovich and move into the clinch.
Andrei Sakovich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Son bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Son lands a few punches from side control.
Sakovich is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sakovich tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Son sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sakovich really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Son. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sakovich is in a horrible position here. Son smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Son sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sakovich is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

Son is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sakovich is surviving well by controlling Son's body position as best he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakovich is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Son lands a couple of good shots and Sakovich has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Son controlling the position well here. Sakovich rolled but Son kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Sakovich trying to get back to his feet but Son is in full control for now.
What can Sakovich do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei Sakovich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Sakovich defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Son.

Sakovich has taken the fight to the clinch.
Son has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sakovich after a bit of a struggle.

Sakovich breaks the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Son being controlled against the cage.
Sakovich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Son is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sakovich pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rebel Son. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Sakovich breaks from the clinch.
Sakovich cracks Son with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick misses from Sakovich.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Son shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sakovich pinned against the cage. Sakovich gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Son closes the distance and pushes Sakovich back into the cage.
Son drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sakovich pulls his leg out and moves away.
A slow jab from Son misses its intended target.
Sakovich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Son swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Sakovich gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Sakovich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sakovich scores with a three punch combo!
Son takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sakovich tries to clinch up.
It looked like Son was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sakovich.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Son shoots in and drives through. Sakovich sprawls well.
A countering left hand to the body from Sakovich misses.

Sakovich clinches.
Son takes a knee right on the jaw!
Andrei Sakovich seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Son drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sakovich pulls his leg out and moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sakovich.
Son throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sakovich's waist but Sakovich gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Son off to one side.
Sakovich is looking for the big counter here.
Son tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Son gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sakovich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Son clinches.

Sakovich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Sakovich moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sakovich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Son rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sakovich counters with a big head kick but Son shrugs it off.
Son will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Son backing away here, and Sakovich unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sakovich scores with a jab. Son acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Sakovich forces Son back against the cage and clinches.

Sakovich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Son has his takedown stuffed
and Sakovich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Son misses with a takedown attempt
and Sakovich makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Son fails with the takedown
and Sakovich makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Sakovich gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Sakovich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Sakovich clinches with his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Sakovich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Son is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sakovich sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Sakovich clinches up with Son and pushes him back against the cage.

Sakovich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Son shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sakovich as he jumps to the side.

Sakovich closes the distance and clinches.
Son drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sakovich pulls his leg out and moves away.

Sakovich moves into the clinch.
Rebel Son has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrei Sakovich is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Son drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sakovich gets the underhooks and prevents it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrei Sakovich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sakovich 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrei Sakovich!