PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Izzy Innouhe (ranked 4140 p4p, 25421 weight class) and Tong Sagat (ranked 506 p4p, 708 weight class). Tong Sagat has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Izzy Innouhe's chin.

Innouhe
vs
Sagat

180 cm
25
178
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
25
179
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Izzy Innouhe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tong Sagat!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sagat lands with a hook. Innouhe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sagat blocks a jab.
Innouhe lands a nice shot that snaps Sagat's head back.
Innouhe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sagat misses with a few strikes there.
Sagat scores with a jab to the head.
A slow jab from Innouhe misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sagat. Innouhe does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sagat darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sagat moves out of range of the strikes.
Innouhe looks to land a right hand but Sagat moved out of range.
Innouhe misses with a hook. Sagat ducked under it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Innouhe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Sagat is rocked!
A head kick misses from Innouhe.
Sagat slips under a jab from Innouhe.
Danga de danga de dang - Sagat scores with a four punch combination!
Innouhe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sagat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sagat walks into a jab.
Sagat lunges at Innouhe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Innouhe's hand.
Innouhe throws a jab but it's blocked by Sagat.
Innouhe throws a head kick but Sagat moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A shot to the liver by Innouhe. Beautiful body shot.
Sagat connects with a body shot that sends Innouhe's belly button to the back.
Innouhe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sagat counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sagat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sagat throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Innouhe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sagat stuns Innouhe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Innouhe misses with an uppercut.
Sagat digs a good hook to Innouhe's body.
Sagat jabs Innouhe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Innouhe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Innouhe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sagat fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Innouhe throws a right and a left that Sagat avoids nicely.
Sagat moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sagat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Innouhe.
Innouhe swats away the attempt to clinch by Sagat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Innouhe scores with a four punch combination!
Innouhe is breathing heavily.
Good work by Sagat as he checks the leg kick.
Sagat ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sagat lands with a nice body punch.
Innouhe tries to work over Sagat's front leg with a kick but Sagat checks it.
Sagat blocks a head kick by Innouhe.
Innouhe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sagat misses with a series of wild punches.
Innouhe needs to keep his hands up - Sagat had a free shot at his head there.
Sagat connects with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Sagat.
Sagat connects with a body shot.
Sagat scores with a shot to the body.
Innouhe is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Innouhe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sagat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sagat lands an overhand right.
Sagat is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Innouhe rather than just go for the knockout.
Sagat lands a jab-cross combination.
Sagat lands a body shot.
Sagat is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Innouhe had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Innouhe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sagat throws a right hand that Innouhe ducks under and follows up with a left that Innouhe also avoids with ease.
Sagat avoids the head kick by Innouhe.
Sagat connects with a body shot.
A big right from Innouhe misses.
Sagat misses with the combination.
Sagat changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sagat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Innouhe.
Sagat stuns Innouhe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sagat slips under a jab.
Sagat misses with the combination.
It looked like Innouhe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Izzy Innouhe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Innouhe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sagat takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sagat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Innouhe.
Sagat let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice cross by Sagat.
Innouhe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sagat looks to score with a jab to the body but Innouhe is just out of range.
Sagat misses the shot to the body.
Innouhe is looking to counter the offense by Sagat and move into the clinch.
Sagat lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Innouhe throws a body shot but no joy.
Sagat now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sagat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A countering left hand to the body from Sagat misses.
Sagat throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sagat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Innouhe tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sagat manages to circle out of the way.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Innouhe throws a head kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Sagat on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Innouhe misses with a straight left.
Sagat with a hook.
Sagat misses with a wild body shot.
Sagat throws a one two combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tong Sagat dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A big right from Innouhe misses.
Sagat takes a swing at Innouhe's ribcage but misses.
Tong Sagat seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Innouhe misses with a looping right.
Innouhe avoids the body shot from Sagat.
Sagat lands a right hook to the body.
Innouhe pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sagat back to the cage. Innouhe follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Innouhe fails to land with a series of punches.
Sagat jabs Innouhe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sagat in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Sagat wants to clinch.
Sagat connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sagat throws a right hand that Innouhe ducks under and follows up with a left that Innouhe also avoids with ease.
Sagat takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Innouhe looks to throw the jab but Sagat is out of range.
Innouhe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sagat.
A jab from Innouhe misses.
Sagat is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Innouhe finds it's way through Sagat's defenses.
Innouhe throws a big shot that misses.
Sagat moves out of range as Innouhe strikes.
Sagat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Innouhe throws a front kick aimed at Sagat's knee but Sagat avoids it well.
Sagat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Innouhe was well out of range. Poor timing from Sagat.
Innouhe throws a right and a left that Sagat avoids nicely.
Sagat dodges the punch combination from Innouhe.
Sagat misses with a two punch combination.
Innouhe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A punch combination from Sagat misses.
Izzy Innouhe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sagat, as that shot connected.
Innouhe has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Innouhe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sagat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sagat throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Innouhe throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Innouhe misses with an uppercut.
Sagat appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sagat scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Innouhe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Innouhe looks to land a left hand but Sagat moved out of range nicely.
Innouhe looks to land a right hand but Sagat moved out of range.
Sagat ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Innouhe.
Innouhe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Innouhe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sagat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Innouhe.
Innouhe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sagat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Innouhe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Innouhe looks to throw the jab but Sagat is out of range.
Innouhe throws a hook but Sagat blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat with a jab.
Sagat stuns Innouhe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sagat blocks a jab.
A combination from Sagat does no damage.
Sagat has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sagat closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sagat wants to clinch.
Sagat connects with a jab.
Innouhe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sagat.
Sagat throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Innouhe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Innouhe looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sagat scores with a hook to the body. Innouhe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Innouhe throws the kick towards the body but Sagat avoids it.
Innouhe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sagat moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sagat scores with a decent looking hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Innouhe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Innouhe looks for the body kick but Sagat saw that one coming.
Sagat let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Innouhe misses with a two punch combination.
As Innouhe backs off Sagat throws a huge counter combo but Innouhe manages to avoid it all.
Sagat stalks Innouhe and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Innouhe's face. Innouhe staggers backwards, shaken.
Sagat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Innouhe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Innouhe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sagat slips a straight right by Innouhe.
Innouhe misses with a head kick.
Innouhe has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sagat ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sagat lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Innouhe at a distance.
Innouhe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sagat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sagat checks a leg kick.
Innouhe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sagat moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sagat looks to land a combination. Innouhe sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tong Sagat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Innouhe avoids the body shot from Sagat.
Innouhe takes one on the button.
Innouhe dodges the punch combination from Sagat.
Sagat cracks Innouhe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sagat stuns Innouhe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A punch combination from Sagat misses.
Innouhe misses with a series of wild punches.
Innouhe tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Innouhe. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sagat ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sagat throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sagat lands a jab to Innouhe's midsection.
Sagat scores with a jab.
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!
Sagat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sagat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat lands a jab to Innouhe's midsection.
A big left from Innouhe misses.
Sagat connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Innouhe's hands.
Sagat throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Innouhe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sagat.
Innouhe displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sagat is still on wobbly legs! Can Innouhe finish him?
Sagat throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sagat seems to have recovered his senses.
Sagat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Innouhe moves away.
Innouhe went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sagat swinging wildly here.
Innouhe throws a head kick but Sagat moves out of range.
Sagat takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sagat slips a jab and a cross from Innouhe.
Nice jab there from Innouhe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sagat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Innouhe.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sagat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Innouhe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sagat was well out of range. Poor timing from Innouhe.
Innouhe throws a one two combo.
Innouhe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sagat lands a body shot.
Sagat swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Innouhe.
A shot to the liver by Sagat. Beautiful body shot.
Sagat throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice uppercut there from Innouhe.
Innouhe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice cross by Innouhe.
Innouhe throws a looping overhand right but Sagat ducks down to avoid it.
Sagat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sagat scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Innouhe dodges the punch combination from Sagat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Innouhe.
Innouhe looks to land a combination but Sagat avoids it well.
Sagat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Innouhe.
Sagat misses with a body shot.
Sagat cracks Innouhe with a right hand to the side of the head.
Innouhe connects with a jab.
Innouhe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sagat scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sagat needs to keep his hands up - Innouhe had a free shot at his head there.
Innouhe throws a hook but Sagat avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Innouhe.
Sagat lands a glancing blow to the side of Innouhe's head.
Innouhe throws a combination that misses
and Sagat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tong Sagat is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sagat scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sagat lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Innouhe at a distance.
A punch combination from Sagat misses.
A right-left combo lands from Sagat.
Sagat throws a series of punches but Innouhe avoids them all with ease.
Innouhe misses with a hook. Sagat ducked under it nicely.
Innouhe scores with a nice head shot.
Innouhe throws an off balance right hand
and Sagat counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sagat scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Innouhe doesn't seem bothered though.
Innouhe scores with a nice strike.
Innouhe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A head kick misses from Innouhe.
Sagat let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sagat takes a swing at Innouhe's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Innouhe swings for the body but Sagat moves out of range.
Sagat bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Innouhe's head backwards.
Izzy Innouhe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Sagat does it's job there.
Innouhe throws a nice looking combination but Sagat bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tong Sagat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sagat 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tong Sagat!
A very excited looking Tong Sagat made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.