PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Sisko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiwan Tsaegaellae (ranked 5370 p4p, 403 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sisko
vs
Tsaegaellae

195 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benjamin Sisko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aiwan Tsaegaellae!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsaegaellae stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tsaegaellae wants it to stay on the feet.
Sisko fails with a takedown attempt.
Sisko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tsaegaellae pinned against the cage. Tsaegaellae gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tsaegaellae steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sisko.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benjamin Sisko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tsaegaellae misses with a double jab.
Aiwan Tsaegaellae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Tsaegaellae moves into the clinch.
Sisko avoids the elbow strike from Tsaegaellae, against the cage.
Sisko is trying to pull guard but Tsaegaellae has him pressed against the cage.
Sisko is trying to pull guard but Tsaegaellae has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tsaegaellae just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sisko's brow.
Tsaegaellae pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tsaegaellae throws an elbow but it misses.
Tsaegaellae misses with a punch to the body.
Tsaegaellae being controlled against the cage.
Sisko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sisko tries to pull guard but Tsaegaellae holds him up against the cage and eventually Sisko drops back down to his feet.
Sisko blocks an elbow strike.
Tsaegaellae effectively controlling the action here.
Sisko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tsaegaellae.
Tsaegaellae throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Sisko drags the fight down to the ground.
Tsaegaellae pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sisko is keeping the position for now.

Tsaegaellae got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sisko has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tsaegaellae has managed to get both his arms back between Sisko's legs - danger averted.
Tsaegaellae stopping the sweep attempt from Sisko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sisko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sisko has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Tsaegaellae has passed into side control.
Sisko trying to control but Tsaegaellae flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Sisko trying to control the action but Tsaegaellae just sinks the hooks in.
Tsaegaellae controlling well, preventing Sisko from escaping the position.
Tsaegaellae not allowing Sisko to control his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sisko can't escape the position.
Sisko looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Tsaegaellae is riding his opponent, not letting Sisko buck him off.
Sisko is really stuck here.
Sisko could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sisko really must keep his cool here. He's controlling one of Tsaegaellae's hands and whilst he does that, he's got a chance of escaping the position.
Sisko tries to escape but Tsaegaellae has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Tsaegaellae really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Sisko.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sisko is really stuck here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aiwan Tsaegaellae dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tsaegaellae displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sisko.
Tsaegaellae tries to counter by closing the distance.

Sisko tries to keep at a distance but Tsaegaellae has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tsaegaellae throws an elbow that misses.
Sisko tries to circle away but Tsaegaellae has him pinned against the cage.
Sisko wants to break free but Tsaegaellae has control.
Sisko is trying to break the clinch but Tsaegaellae has him pressed against the cage.
Tsaegaellae gets underhooks to prevent Sisko's takedown attempt.
Tsaegaellae lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Benjamin Sisko has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsaegaellae slows down the pace here.
Tsaegaellae gets underhooks to prevent Sisko's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benjamin Sisko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tsaegaellae gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tsaegaellae prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsaegaellae throws an elbow that misses.
Sisko avoids a wild elbow strike from Tsaegaellae.
Sisko blocks a body shot from Tsaegaellae.

Sisko breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sisko is defended easily by Tsaegaellae.
Tsaegaellae tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tsaegaellae misses with a wild body shot.
Sisko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tsaegaellae throws a push kick but Sisko slaps the foot to one side.
Sisko avoids the body shot from Tsaegaellae.
Tsaegaellae looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sisko checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tsaegaellae gets a clinch.
Sisko blocks the elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Tsaegaellae.
Tsaegaellae tries to land knees in the clinch but Sisko avoids the damage to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sisko tries to pull guard but Tsaegaellae holds him up against the cage and eventually Sisko drops back down to his feet.
Tsaegaellae tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sisko avoids it.
Sisko wants a takedown but no success here.
Sisko jumps guard but Tsaegaellae turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Sisko ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Sisko no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Sisko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tsaegaellae is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsaegaellae has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Sisko is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tsaegaellae defends well.

Sisko is looking for a triangle here but Tsaegaellae uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tsaegaellae slows the pace down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sisko wants to get back to his feet but Tsaegaellae is dominant here and he's now got Sisko's back!
Tsaegaellae controls the position.
Sisko trying to control the hands but Tsaegaellae breaks the grip.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sisko rolls, trying to escape but Tsaegaellae keeps control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aiwan Tsaegaellae showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Sisko's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Tsaegaellae tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sisko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Tsaegaellae darts in and clinches Sisko up against the cage.
Tsaegaellae misses with an elbow over the top.
Sisko takes an elbow to the temple.
Tsaegaellae has Sisko pressed against the cage, preventing Sisko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sisko blocks the elbow strike.
Tsaegaellae stalls.
Sisko tries to break free but Tsaegaellae pushes him back against the cage.
Aiwan Tsaegaellae seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tsaegaellae stalling.

Sisko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsaegaellae misses with a low kick.
Sisko jabs at Tsaegaellae's body.
Tsaegaellae fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sisko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tsaegaellae as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tsaegaellae gets a clinch.
Tsaegaellae pushes off an throws an elbow but Sisko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sisko is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tsaegaellae is defending well.
Sisko is looking to break free of the clinch but Tsaegaellae has double underhooks.
Tsaegaellae looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tsaegaellae just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sisko's brow.

Sisko pulls Tsaegaellae into guard.
Tsaegaellae postures up.
Sisko lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Sisko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tsaegaellae can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sisko trying to control the position from guard on top but Tsaegaellae is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aiwan Tsaegaellae has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tsaegaellae working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sisko.
Sisko trying to control but Tsaegaellae is working from the bottom.
Sisko looking to pass the guard.
Tsaegaellae managing to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsaegaellae keeping full guard, as Sisko tries to pass.
Sisko looking to sit in guard and control but Tsaegaellae gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tsaegaellae prevents Sisko from getting back to his feet.
Sisko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sisko is striking but Tsaegaellae is not phased and passes to half guard.
Sisko is looking for a sweep. Tsaegaellae is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Benjamin Sisko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sisko missing with punches from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aiwan Tsaegaellae comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tsaegaellae has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Aiwan Tsaegaellae!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Aiwan Tsaegaellae!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Aiwan Tsaegaellae!

Aiwan Tsaegaellae wins by unanimous decision!