PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Art Brock (ranked 639 p4p, 111 weight class) and Kayring Saiarr (ranked 1432 p4p, 222 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Brock
vs
Saiarr

195 cm
26
213 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

180 cm
26
220 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Art Brock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kayring Saiarr!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saiarr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A big left from Saiarr misses.
Good leg kick by Brock there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brock throws a head kick but Saiarr moves out of range.
Jab from Brock.
Saiarr tries to close the distance and clinch but Brock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Brock wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brock looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Saiarr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brock avoids the head kick by Saiarr.
Brock lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

It looks like Kayring Saiarr has been cut.
Saiarr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brock slips a straight right by Saiarr.
Brock connects with a leg kick. Saiarr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brock throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Brock - that will leave a mark!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saiarr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brock wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters circling a little - Saiarr finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Brock changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Saiarr swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock lands with a nice body punch.
Brock misses with an uppercut
and Saiarr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Brock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saiarr circles away quickly and effectively.
Brock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saiarr just misses with a punch to the body.
Art Brock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brock darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Saiarr misses with a hook. Brock ducked under it nicely.
Brock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saiarr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A low kick from Brock is predictable there
and Saiarr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brock lands an overhand right.
Saiarr throws a push kick but Brock slaps the foot to one side.
Saiarr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brock is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saiarr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brock to score with a decent uppercut.
Brock throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brock.
Saiarr thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Brock if he has to take too many more of those.

Brock clinches up against the cage.
Saiarr is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Brock is defending well.
Saiarr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Saiarr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brock lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brock.

Brock manages to break the clinch.
Saiarr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brock.
Saiarr throws a hook to the side of Brock's head but Brock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brock 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.
Brock scores with a nice strike.
Brock moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brock. Saiarr does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock lands a slapping body shot.
Brock lunges at Saiarr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Saiarr's hand.
Brock throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Saiarr follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Brock moves away from the strike by Saiarr.
An attempted straight right counter from Brock misses the target.
Brock misses with a looping right.
A punch combination from Saiarr misses.
Brock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Saiarr.
Brock lands a really nice looking cross but Saiarr seems unphased.
Saiarr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brock.
Brock blocks a low kick nicely.
Brock lands a head shot.
Brock lands a nice looking kick to the body. Saiarr takes a step back to recover.
Brock lands with a good body shot.
Brock is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saiarr tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saiarr misses with a straight left.
Brock is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Saiarr misses with a body shot.
Brock lands a jab-cross combination.
Brock moves out of range as Saiarr strikes.
Brock throws a lazy uppercut
and Saiarr counters with a stiff right hand.
Brock with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Saiarr throws a leg kick but Brock moved away.
Brock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saiarr.
Brock listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Saiarr throws a shot from downtown. Brock moves away and avoids it.
Saiarr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes from Saiarr. Those never looked like landing.
Saiarr slips under a jab from Brock.
Saiarr throws out a counter right but Brock avoids it with no problem.
A shot to the liver by Brock. Beautiful body shot.
Brock throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Art Brock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kayring Saiarr's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Saiarr closes the distance and clinches.
Saiarr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brock stalling.
Brock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saiarr can do to turn this around?
Saiarr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saiarr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saiarr tries to work over Brock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Saiarr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saiarr ducks under a wild hook from Brock.
Nice shot lands for Brock.
Saiarr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brock scoring well with a low kick there.
Brock gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Saiarr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saiarr.
Brock is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Brock bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Saiarr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saiarr takes a swing at Brock's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saiarr misses with a jab, cross combination.
A counter left hand to the body from Brock misses its target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Brock.
Brock uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Saiarr has time to react.
Brock has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Brock connects with a nice looking jab.
Brock uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Saiarr is rocked!
That kick from Brock tenderised Saiarr's leg. Saiarr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Saiarr avoids the body shot from Brock.
A clash of legs there as Saiarr blocks the low kick.
Good exchange - Brock coming out on top.
Saiarr checks the leg kick.
Saiarr get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Saiarr stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Brock runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Art Brock!
Art Brock decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Kayring Saiarr spoke after the fight, saying 'I am not sure what happened tonight but I will bounce back from this with the help and support from my orangutans '.