PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yuu Saga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Latish Festin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Saga
vs
Festin

174 cm
26
159 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

170 cm
23
160 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Spartan Fight Gear - Tokyo Defiance

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 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuu Saga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Latish Festin!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Festin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Saga.
Saga avoids the head kick by Festin.
Festin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Saga swivels and escapes.

Saga shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Festin taking some punishment here, with Saga in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Festin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Saga looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Saga moves nicely into side control.

Saga tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Saga has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Festin tries to improve position but can't.
Saga working the body and head with strikes.
Saga lands a few punches from side control.
Festin can't do much from the bottom here.
Festin is looking for a sweep.
Saga works to advance to full mount. Festin defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Festin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Saga lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Saga is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Festin can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Festin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Saga. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Saga with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Saga working for a submission but Festin is keeping him at bay.
Festin wants to hold on but Saga pushes him away.
Saga with shots to the head and body - Festin looks very uncomfortable down there.

Saga has control of Festin's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Festin regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Festin working to try and regain half guard.
Saga wants to control the pace but Festin is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Saga.

Saga with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Festin is looking to get to half guard.
Festin looks gassed!
Saga with a couple of short strikes.

Festin is rocked!
Festin takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Saga's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuu Saga!