PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Takumi Sagaki (ranked 1127 p4p, 55 weight class) and Klay Dee (ranked 1189 p4p, 61 weight class). Sagaki comes to the cage accompanied by Crazy Nights - Loudness. Dee has chosen Tyler, The Creator - Who Dat Boy as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Sagaki
vs
Dee

172 cm
24
147 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

175 cm
24
143 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Takumi Sagaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Klay Dee!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sagaki's calf.
Sagaki misses the body punch
letting Dee counter with a right hand.
Dee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sagaki misses with a head kick.
Dee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sagaki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dee swivels and escapes.
Sagaki ducks under a wild hook from Dee.
Sagaki is looking to counter with a body kick.
Dee connects with a single shot there.
Dee connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
An inside leg kick lands from Dee.
Dee swings for the body but Sagaki moves out of range.
Dee misses with a shot to the body
enabling Sagaki to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dee, right into the meat.
Nice cross by Dee.
Dee swings for the body but Sagaki moves out of range.
Klay Dee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sagaki is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dee.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dee, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee throws the kick towards the body but Sagaki avoids it.
Sagaki half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A shot to the liver by Dee. Beautiful body shot.
Nice defenses there by Sagaki.
Sagaki thinks about countering with a head kick.
Dee just misses with a punch to the body.
Sagaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dee.
Sagaki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dee scores with a leg kick.
Dee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sagaki.
Dee throws a shot from downtown. Sagaki moves away and avoids it.
Sagaki went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dee has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Dee throws a chopping leg kick but Sagaki manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dee thuds his right hand into Sagaki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dee cracks Sagaki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A leg kick checked by Sagaki.
Sagaki feinted with a counter takedown.
Dee misses with an uppercut. Sagaki saw that one coming.
Sagaki drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dee sprawls and moves away.
Dee throws a lazy body kick

and Sagaki counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sagaki.
Dee is trying to control the position but Sagaki postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dee is adopting a defensive guard.
Dee wants to stand but Sagaki is controlling the position.
Dee keeping full guard, as Sagaki tries to pass.
Dee trying to control the position here.
Sagaki trying to control but Dee is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Sagaki 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.
Dee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sagaki is one step ahead there.
Sagaki working some strikes from top position.
Sagaki postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Dee manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Dee throws a punch but it's blocked by Sagaki.
Sagaki drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dee pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Dee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dee scores with a sloppy right hand. Sagaki should have avoided that one.
Dee misses with a leg kick.
Dee misses with a straight right.
Both fighters circling a little - Dee finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dee scores with a jab to the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dee.
Dee throws a body shot but no joy.
Dee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sagaki scores with a head kick.
Dee is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sagaki had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sagakis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Klay Dee dominated that round.
That's time! Sagaki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dee lands a nice looking body shot.
Sagaki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dee connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sagaki scrambles back to his feet.
Dee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sagaki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sagaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Klay Dee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dee misses with a straight right.
Dee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sagaki.
Dee getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A slow jab from Sagaki misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sagaki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dee lands with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Dee.
Sagaki takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sagaki swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sagaki fails to land with a series of punches.
Sagaki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dee misses with a lunging right hand

so Sagaki counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sagaki won't allow Dee to get back to his feet.
Dee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sagaki keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dee's head.
Dee looking to control.
Dee is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dee is looking to stand up but Sagaki isn't so interested in that idea.
Sagaki forces his way into half guard.
Sagaki working the head and body with strikes.
Dee is trying to control but can't.

Sagaki is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dee is just riding it out for now. Sagaki eventually gives up the hold.
Dee tries to roll over but Sagaki keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dee's head.
Sagaki trying to control the action but Dee is working from the bottom.
Dee is trying to stand back up but Sagaki is controlling him
Sagaki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sagaki.
Sagaki is nestled in close to Dee, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sagaki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dee wants to get back to full guard.

Sagaki is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dee sees it coming and defends easily.
Sagaki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dee's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sagaki scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sagaki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sagaki throws a strike but Dee avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Dee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sagaki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dee looking to control.
Dee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sagaki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dee looking for a sweep. Not yet Dee, not yet.
Sagaki working some strikes from top position.
Sagaki chips away with some ground and pound.
Dee wants to stand but Sagaki is controlling the position.
Sagaki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sagaki postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Sagaki drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sagaki jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki passes Dee's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dee is trying to stand.
Dee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sagaki.
Sagaki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Dee is trying to control Sagaki's posture. Sagaki takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Dee! Sagaki is rotating here... this could be the end... Dee is out! Sagaki has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Takumi Sagaki!
During a confident post fight interview, Takumi Sagaki thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.