PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kulata Bitok (ranked 23701 p4p, 3175 weight class) and Leon Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Bitok
vs
Saint

182 cm
27
160
36 - 70 - 7

181 cm
23
168
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 70 - 7, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kulata Bitok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leon Saint!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bitok on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Saint looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bitok!

Saint is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bitok knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Saint tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Saint has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bitok defending against the ground and pound.

Saint decides to stand back up. Saint steps back and let's Bitok get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint lands with a nice body punch.

Saint decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Saint sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bitok controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Saint controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitok avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Saint.
Saint missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saint stalling.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bitok blocks a head kick by Saint.
Leon Saint seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Saint closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bitok's guard.
Saint working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bitok is breathing heavily.
Saint not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Saint is pushing down on Bitok's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bitok is fighting to maintain full guard but Saint has managed to sneak the leg through.
Saint controlling the action here.
Let's hope that Saint has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint passes to full mount!
Saint controlling the position easily from mount.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Saint.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Saint pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Saint dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Saint fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bitok to the ground. Saint is now in Bitok's guard.
Saint is pushing down on Bitok's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bitok is fighting to maintain full guard but Saint has managed to sneak the leg through.
Saint works his way into side control.
Bitok being controlled for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The ground and pound from Saint seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint works to advance to full mount. Bitok defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Saint is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Leon Saint is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Bitok gets tackled into the cage by Saint. Saint maintains the clinch.
Bitok's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Saint landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Saint lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice elbow from Saint.
Saint lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Saint lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Saint landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Saint lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saint landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Saint.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint lands an elbow that stopped Bitok in his tracks for a moment.
Bitok takes an elbow to the forehead.
Saint lands a nice shot to the body.
Saint lands an elbow inside that Bitok shrugs off.
Saint is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Saint.
Saint crunches a lovely knee into Bitok's ribcage.
Bitok takes an elbow to the temple.
Saint softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Saint.
Saint lands an elbow that stopped Bitok in his tracks for a moment.
Saint unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Saint lands a good knee to the midsection. Bitok won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Saint.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Saint.
Saint lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Saint - that landed with a thud.
Leon Saint seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Saint lands with a short shot to the head.
Saint is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saint.
Saint lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Saint gets through Bitok's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Saint lands a good knee to the midsection. Bitok won't want to take too many of those.
Saint putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bitok in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saint lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bitok or not.
Saint lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint lands a hook that snaps the head of Bitok backwards.
Saint landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Saint obliges.
Saint with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Bitok is rocked!
Saint lands an elbow inside.
Oh Bitok is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Saint lands a knee to the body.
Saint lands a nice shot to the body.
Saint digs a right hand into Bitok's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bitok's gas tank.
Saint lands a knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Saint.
Saint lands a nice knee to the body.
Bitok seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saint cracks Bitok with a nice body shot.
Saint lands a body shot in the clinch.
Saint lands a damaging elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Saint showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Saint has taken the fight to the clinch.

It looks like Kulata Bitok has been cut.
Saint has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Saint.
Saint lands a shot to the body.
Bitok takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice body punch from Saint - that landed with a thud.
Saint jerks Bitok's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Bitok drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Saint goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Saint because Bitok was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Leon Saint!