PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Saturn (ranked 2357 p4p, 1691 weight class) and Amri Mbeki (ranked 79 p4p, 59 weight class). Saturn comes to the cage accompanied by Mama said knock you out by LL COOL J. Mbeki has chosen Rebel Yell as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Saturn
vs
Mbeki

198 cm
27
285
4 - 2 - 0

195 cm
21
290
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Saturn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Amri Mbeki!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Saturn.
Saturn cracks Mbeki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

It looks like Amri Mbeki has been cut.
Mbeki throws a right and a left that Saturn avoids nicely.
Mbeki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bobby Saturn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mbeki swinging wildly here.
Saturn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Saturn misses the jab.
Mbeki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saturn.
Mbeki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saturn.
Mbeki tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Saturn counters with a stiff right hand.
Mbeki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saturn.
Mbeki is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Saturn with a body shot.
Saturn tries to bum rush Mbeki with a series of wild strikes but Mbeki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mbeki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Saturn.

Saturn lands a big uppercut and Mbeki crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Mbeki looks OK. Saturn waves Mbeki back to his feet!
Saturn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Saturn misses the jab.
Mbeki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Saturn as he avoids it easily.
Saturn is looking to counter punch.
Saturn throws a jab but it's blocked by Mbeki.
Mbeki misses with an uppercut. Saturn saw that one coming.
Bobby Saturn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mbeki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saturn.
Saturn swinging wildly here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mbeki slips under a jab.
Mbeki dives in for a single leg takedown but Saturn sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Saturn looks to throw the jab but Mbeki is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saturn throws a right hand that misses
and Mbeki counters with a stiff right hand.
Saturn misses with the combination.
Mbeki throws out a leg kick but Saturn moves out of range and Mbeki only half commits.
Saturn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mbeki.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mbeki! But no joy.
Saturn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Saturn there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mbeki misses with a looping left.
Saturn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Saturn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That has opened up Amri Mbeki's cut even more.
Saturn throws a body shot but no joy.
Saturn misses with a straight left.
Saturn looks to land a left hand but Mbeki moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Saturn does it's job there.
Mbeki lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Saturn loads up on a big right hand but Mbeki slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mbeki has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Saturn finds it's way round the side to connect with Mbeki's head.
Saturn moves out of range as Mbeki strikes.
Saturn throws the left hand but Mbeki avoids the punch easily.
Mbeki's coach down at Gold Samurai's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mbeki's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Saturn lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab lands there for Saturn.

Mbeki scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mbeki trying to control the position but Saturn is working away.
Mbeki moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Saturn is not content to let Mbeki control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saturn struggling a bit here.
Saturn tries to control but Mbeki manages to take his back.
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!
Mbeki is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Saturn tries to break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Saturn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Amri Mbeki's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Mbeki connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mbeki tries to clinch but Saturn is having none of it.
Saturn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mbeki! But no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Saturn.
Saturn throws an overhand right that lands on Mbeki's shoulder, as Mbeki tries to avoid the shot.
Mbeki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saturn.

Saturn sends Mbeki crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Saturn is motioning to the referee to let Mbeki up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saturn slips a straight right by Mbeki.

Mbeki shoots in and bounces Saturn off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Saturn on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Saturn tries to get out of the position.
Mbeki is fighting to break Saturn's control of his arms but Saturn is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Mbeki gets to his feet. Saturn looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saturn catches Mbeki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

The cut above Amri Mbeki's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Saturn walks into a jab.
Saturn throws out a loose jab but Mbeki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saturn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mbeki manages to avoid it.
Mbeki throws a counter combo.
Saturn misses with a looping left.
Saturn loads up on a big right hand but Mbeki slips the punch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Saturn throws a jab but it's blocked by Mbeki.
Saturn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Saturn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mbeki.
Mbeki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Saturn sprawls well. Saturn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mbeki gets slowly back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Mbeki. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mbeki tries to clinch up but Saturn circles away and keeps his distance.
Saturn throws a body shot but no joy.
Mbeki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mbeki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mbeki stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Saturn misses with a looping right.
Saturn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mbeki.
Mbeki shoots in looking for a takedown but Saturn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mbeki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Saturn misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mbeki staying out of range there.
Mbeki swings away with a body shot that misses
and Saturn counters with a straight right hand.
Mbeki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mbeki tries to close the distance and clinch but Saturn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fighters circling - Saturn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mbeki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saturn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Saturn misses the jab.
Saturn throws a right hand that misses
and Mbeki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Saturn scores with the left hand. Mbeki knows he should have avoided that one.

Amri Mbeki's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A swing and a miss from Mbeki.
Mbeki misses with an uppercut.
Mbeki moves out of range as Saturn strikes.
Saturn misses with a straight right.
Saturn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saturn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mbeki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Saturn thinking.
Mbeki catches Saturn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Saturn circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saturn misses with an uppercut
and Mbeki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saturn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mbeki can do to turn this around?
Mbeki defending well as Saturn loads up on a big left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saturn lands a lovely overhand right.
Saturn blocks a leg kick.
Mbeki throws a head kick but Saturn moves out of range.

Mbeki takes the fight into the clinch.
Saturn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mbeki has him pressed against the cage.
Saturn misses with the head strike.
Saturn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mbeki backwards.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Amri Mbeki's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bobby Saturn!
A relieved looking Bobby Saturn thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.