PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lalama Amana (ranked 1572 p4p, 192 weight class) and Takumi Sagaki (ranked 922 p4p, 114 weight class). Sagaki has chosen Crazy Nights - Loudness as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Amana
vs
Sagaki

162 cm
22
167 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

172 cm
22
147 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Excellent grappler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System
Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lalama Amana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Takumi Sagaki!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sagaki throws a lazy uppercut
letting Amana counter with a right hand.

Sagaki shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sagaki showed some decent athleticism there.
Sagaki working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Amana is looking to improve his position.
Amana's coaches at Navy Street MMA have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.

Sagaki looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sagaki throwing shots but Amana is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sagaki tries to pass to full mount but Amana defends it.
Sagaki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Amana's head.
Sagaki trying to control from half guard but Amana is working away.
Sagaki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sagaki seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Sagaki there.
Sagaki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sagaki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sagaki not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Sagaki is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sagaki controlling the pace.
Amana is looking to improve his position.
Amana is not content to let Sagaki control the position.
Sagaki has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sagaki misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki trying to control but Amana is having none of it.

Sagaki is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Amana is surviving well by controlling Sagaki's body position as best he can.
Sagaki is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sagaki throws some wild stikes that Amana manages to avoid easily.
Sagaki landing shots from mount.
Sagaki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Amana is looking to escape.
Sagaki raining down hammerfists from mount.
Amana takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amana is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sagaki lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Amana hang on?
Sagaki misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Amana really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Amana takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sagaki lands a big shot there that rocks Amana but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Amana is squirming around, avoiding Sagaki's attempts to control the action.
Sagaki lands a big shot there that rocks Amana but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takumi Sagaki dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sagaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Amana.
Sagaki misses with a straight left.
Amana fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Amana lands a nice hook to Sagaki's body. Sagaki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sagaki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Amana. That did some damage!
Sagaki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sagaki looks to land a right hand but Amana moved out of range.
Sagaki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sagaki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Amana misses the target.
Sagaki wants to clinch.
Takumi Sagaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sagaki closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
My spies in Nuclear Physiques inform me that Sagaki has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sagaki cracks Amana with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sagaki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Amana is not content to let Sagaki control the position.
Sagaki scoring with punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amana is looking for a sweep.
Sagaki working the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Sagaki.
Sagaki working the ground and pound.
Sagaki throwing strikes but Amana manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki can't do much from the bottom here.
Takumi Sagaki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sagaki is looking for a sweep.
Amana knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sagaki on the ground.
Sagaki struggling a bit here.
Sagaki is looking to reverse the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amana working away.
Sagaki is trying to get back to half guard.
Sagaki is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Amana decides to stand back up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sagaki or perhaps it was just good defense by Amana, which made it look bad.

Sagaki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sagaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Amana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sagaki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Amana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sagaki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sagaki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Sagaki drops back, looking for a kneebar! Amana looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Amana looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Amana!

Sagaki regains half guard.
Sagaki regains full guard. Nicely done.

Sagaki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Amana doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Amana manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Takumi Sagaki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Amana lands a right hook to the body.
Amana moves out of range of the body kick from Sagaki.
An attempted straight right counter from Amana misses the target.

Sagaki closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Amana to the mat! Amana manages to get full guard.
Amana working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sagaki.
Sagaki keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Amana's head.
Sagaki wants to control from the top but Amana keeps moving.
Amana has his hands on Sagaki's head, controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sagaki is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagaki throwing strikes from guard but Amana blocks nicely.
Sagaki connects with a couple of short punches.
Sagaki content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sagaki landing with the ground and pound.
Sagaki with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sagaki throwing strikes from guard but Amana blocks nicely.
Sagaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Amana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sagaki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lalama Amana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki trying to control but Amana is working from the bottom.
Sagaki with a nice head shot there.
Sagaki passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Amana defending against the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sagaki grinds an elbow into Amana's temple.

Sagaki is trying to get an arm triangle but Amana is defending well.
Sagaki scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Amana to see if he's OK.
Sagaki is working Amana over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amana avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sagaki.
Sagaki throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sagaki cracks Amana with a big elbow.
Sagaki just content to control the position.

Sagaki has hold of Amana's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Amana seems comfortable defending it but Sagaki has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Amana is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Amana is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Sagaki couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Takumi Sagaki!
A relieved looking Takumi Sagaki thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.