PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean Pereira (ranked 2644 p4p, 2885 weight class) and Zacharias Sabel (ranked 300 p4p, 326 weight class). Pereira comes to the cage accompanied by Itsári, by Sepultura. Zacharias Sabel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pereira
vs
Sabel

193 cm
28
185
6 - 6 - 0

174 cm
23
192
6 - 7 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Bloodbath MMA Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zacharias Sabel!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sabel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pereira has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sabel throws a hook but Pereira avoids it easily.
Sabel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice cross by Sabel.
Sabel misses with a series of wild punches.
Sabel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sabel looks to throw the jab but Pereira is out of range.
Pereira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pereira walks into a jab.
Pereira ducks under a wild hook from Sabel.
Sabel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pereira tries to clinch but Sabel moves out of range.

Pereira clinches up with Sabel and pushes him back against the cage.
Pereira fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A right hook to the body lands for Sabel.
Sabel misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira fails to pull guard.
Sabel slows down the pace here.
Pereira jumps guard but Sabel turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Pereira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sabel gets through Pereira's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pereira jumps guard but Sabel turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Sabel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sabel jabs Pereira right on the nose. Pereira blinks but takes it well.
Sabel misses with a two punch combination.
Sabel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sabel connects with a jab.
Sabel drops Pereira with a naaaaasty hook - Pereira is in real trouble here! Sabel dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zacharias Sabel!