PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sagandi Legend (ranked 4377 p4p, 4945 weight class) and Tenzin Tsering (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sagandi Legend has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Legend
vs
Tsering

225 cm
24
265
4 - 4 - 0

200 cm
18
280
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sagandi Legend!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tenzin Tsering!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsering misses with an uppercut

and Legend counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Legend.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Legend stops Tsering from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tsering is wriggling around but Legend manages to pass to half guard.
Tsering pushes Legend off but Legend dives into side control.
Legend cracks Tsering with a big right hand but Tsering just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Tsering pushes Legend away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Legend gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsering wants to get back to his feet but Legend is dominant here and he's now got Tsering's back!
Tsering is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Legend will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Legend is landing with strikes from the back.
Tsering trying to get back to his feet but Legend is in full control for now.
Tsering is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Legend punishes Tsering with strikes from the back mount.
Tsering is trying to stand back up.
Tsering looks winded!
Legend lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Tsering hold on?!
Legend looking to soften up his opponent with punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsering trying to get back to his feet but Legend is in full control for now.
Tsering takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Legend looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Tsering covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Tsering takes a big shot to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tsering is trying to get back to his feet but Legend has full control of the position and if anything, Tsering has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Legend lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Legend.
Tsering is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Tsering covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Tsering is trying to get back to his feet but Legend has full control of the position and if anything, Tsering has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legend has Tsering flattened out and is raining down punches.
Legend throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Tsering!
Tsering is covering up but some of the strikes from Legend are getting through and doing damage.
Legend lands a shot to the head.
Tsering is trying to stand back up.
Tsering covers up after that shot from Legend.
Legend lands with a hammerfist to the side of Tsering's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legend lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Legend.
Legend gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Legend is landing with strikes from the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Legend loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Tsering hold on?
Tsering is trying to get back to his feet but Legend has full control of the position and if anything, Tsering has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Legend scores with punches and elbows.
Legend scores with punches to the body.
Legend is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Tsering. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Legend lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sagandi Legend dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tsering swings widly with a right hand

and Legend counters with a single leg into guard. Tsering didn't expect that.
Legend is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Tsering has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Legend is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

Legend ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Legend no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Tsering wanted to stand there but Legend had control of the position.
Tsering must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Legend striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Tsering tries to stand but Legend is controlling from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tsering stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Tsering throws a poor cross that misses

so Legend counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tsering is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Legend lands a couple of elbows.
Legend is in close to Tsering's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tsering wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Legend manages to pass to side control.
Legend stops Tsering from getting back to his feet.
Legend winds up and cracks Tsering with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tsering is trying to stand up here but Legend is controlling him well.
Legend lands with a punch from half guard.
Legend 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.
Legend lands strikes from half guard.
Tsering taking some punishment here, with Legend in his half guard.
Tsering is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Legend scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tsering is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legend is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Legend 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.
Tsering tries to kick Legend off in order to stand up. Legend Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Legend is chipping away with strikes.
Tsering wants to get back to his feet but Legend is dominant here and he's now got Tsering's back!
Legend is landing with strikes from the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Legend lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Tsering hold on?!

Tsering is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Legend off. It looks like it's working - Legend slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Tsering displaying calm under pressure there.
Tsering misses with a left hand

and Legend counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tsering won't be happy with that.
Tsering takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Legend really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tsering tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Legend connects with a big shot to the side of Tsering's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsering is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Legend scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Legend looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Legend scores with strikes from the back.
Legend lands a shot to the body.
Legend is landing with strikes from the back.
Legend scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Tsering trying to get back to his feet but Legend is in full control for now.
Tsering is trapped and Legend is scoring with shots to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsering wants to get back to his feet.
Tsering is taking damage to the body and head.
Tsering is trying to get back to his feet but Legend has full control of the position and if anything, Tsering has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Legend is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tsering can do to turn this around?
Legend punches Tsering on the ear.
Legend punishes Tsering with strikes from the back mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Legend is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Tsering up.
Tsering wants to get back to his feet.
Legend softening up his opponent with strikes here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sagandi Legend dominated that second round.
That's time! Legend's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Tsering throws a lazy uppercut

and Legend decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tsering's guard.
Tsering wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Legend manages to pass to side control.
Legend takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tsering pushes Legend off looking to stand but Legend dives back in and keeps control.
Legend is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tsering is trying to escape back to his feet but Legend uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Tsering tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tsering is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
Tsering misses with a left hand

and Legend counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tsering takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Legend landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Legend scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Legend lands a nice short elbow.
Tsering wants to get back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Legend there.
Legend winds up and cracks Tsering with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Legend looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tsering with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Legend scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tsering wants to stand back up but Legend manages to pass into side control.
Tsering is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Legend asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legend working the ground and pound.
Tsering takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Legend is working Tsering over with some ground and pound from side control.
Legend is working Tsering over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tsering is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Legend asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Legend working the ground and pound.
Tsering is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Legend has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Legend working the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tsering is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Legend has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legend cracks Tsering with a big right hand but Tsering just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Tsering takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Tsering is looking to get back to his feet here but Legend is keeping cool and he's managed to take Tsering's back.
Tsering is covering up but some of the strikes from Legend are getting through and doing damage.
Legend lands shots from the back.
Legend is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Tsering up.
Legend lands a shot to the body.
Tsering wants to get back to his feet.
Legend throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Tsering!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is taking a good look at Tsering as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Legend!
Tsering is trying to stand back up.
Tsering is covering up but some of the strikes from Legend are getting through and doing damage.
Legend scores with punches to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Legend scores with punches to the body.
Tsering is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Tenzin Tsering has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sagandi Legend is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sagandi Legend showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Legend has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:26
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sagandi Legend!