PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Netto Sauro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nayoa Ogawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ogawa has chosen Blood Type as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sauro
vs
Ogawa

199 cm
22
260 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

191 cm
22
250 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Future Pharmaceuticals (144 Recovery for $15)

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Netto Sauro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nayoa Ogawa!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sauro tries to clinch but Ogawa moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sauro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sauro tries to clinch but Ogawa is having none of it.
Ogawa keeps the fight on the outside.
Sauro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ogawa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sauro tries to clinch up but Ogawa circles away and keeps his distance.
Sauro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ogawa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sauro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ogawa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sauro tries to clinch but Ogawa is having none of it.
Sauro tries to clinch but Ogawa is having none of it.
Sauro tries to clinch up but Ogawa circles away and keeps his distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ogawa.
Sauro is looking to clinch but Ogawa is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sauro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sauro tries to clinch up but Ogawa circles away and keeps his distance.

Ogawa closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ogawa wants to free his trapped foot but Sauro is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Ogawa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauro won't allow Ogawa to pass to mount.

Ogawa 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.

Ogawa wants to work for an arm triangle but Sauro is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Ogawa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Ogawa is looking for a kimura here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ogawa stops Sauro from getting back to his feet.

Ogawa is trying to work for a kimura but Sauro is defending well.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ogawa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ogawa is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sauro!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Sauro defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ogawa.

Ogawa wants to finish this one by submission but Sauro is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ogawa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nayoa Ogawa dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sauro wants to clinch up but Ogawa keeps it at a distance.
Ogawa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sauro tries to clinch but Ogawa is having none of it.
Sauro moves in looking to clinch but Ogawa pushes him off.
Netto Sauro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sauro tries to clinch but Ogawa is having none of it.
Nice takedown defense from Sauro. No joy for Ogawa on that attempt.
Sauro tries to clinch but Ogawa moves out of range.
Sauro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ogawa.
Sauro fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sauro tries to clinch there but Ogawa circles away.
Sauro tries to clinch up but Ogawa circles away and keeps his distance.
Ogawa has a takedown stuffed.
Netto Sauro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nayoa Ogawa.
Ogawa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sauro avoids it really well and circles away.
Sauro leaves Ogawa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauro tries to close the distance and clinch but Ogawa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sauro is looking to clinch.
Sauro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Netto Sauro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ogawa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Sauro clinches up with Ogawa and pushes him back against the cage.
Sauro lands a left hand.
Sauro misses with some punches.
Sauro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sauro.
Sauro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ogawa is breathing heavily.
Sauro throws a punch but it's blocked by Ogawa.
Ogawa is working for takedown but Sauro is calmly controlling the position for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ogawa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sauro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sauro lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Sauro fails to land.
Sauro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ogawa backwards.
Sauro misses with the head strike.
Sauro misses with some punches.
Sauro lands a right hand.
Sauro gets through Ogawa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sauro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sauro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Sauro fails to land.
Sauro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ogawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sauro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sauro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ogawa backwards.
Sauro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sauro misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ogawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sauro.
Sauro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Sauro.
Ogawa goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sauro prevents it.
Ogawa wants a takedown.
A short right from Sauro.
Sauro misses with the head strike.
Ogawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sauro misses with the head strike.
Sauro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ogawa tries for a takedown but Sauro manages to get underhooks.
Sauro working aggressively here.
Sauro prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sauro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sauro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sauro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ogawa backwards.
Ogawa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sauro pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ogawa.
Ogawa tries for a takedown but Sauro manages to get underhooks.
Sauro misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Sauro.
Ogawa wants a takedown but no success here.
A head punch on the inside from Sauro fails to land.
Sauro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ogawas head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ogawa.
Sauro prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sauro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ogawa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sauro avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sauro lands an uppercut.
Ogawa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sauro pulls him back up using the underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Netto Sauro dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Sauro tries to close the distance and clinch but Ogawa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sauro is looking to clinch.
Sauro wants to clinch up but Ogawa keeps it at a distance.
Sauro tries to clinch up.
Sauro tries to clinch but Ogawa moves out of range.
Ogawa shoots in but Sauro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sauro fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sauro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sauro wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ogawa decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sauro is staying active underneath Ogawa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sauro knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ogawa on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ogawa is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Ogawa is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sauro sees it coming and defends easily.
Ogawa stops Sauro from getting back to his feet.

Ogawa is looking for a kimura here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Ogawa 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.
Ogawa is trying to control the action in half guard but Sauro is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ogawa seems to be working for a kimura but Sauro defends the submission attempt.

Ogawa seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Sauro is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Nayoa Ogawa!