PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philipe Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes into the arena with Twilight Of The Thunder God blaring out of the sound system. Nikolai King could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Philipe Sagat's chin.

King
vs
Sagat

185 cm
26
168 lbs
6 - 3 - 1

170 cm
21
166 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nikolai King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Philipe Sagat!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King swings for the body but Sagat moves out of range.
Sagat moves out of range of the strikes.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
Sagat takes one to the chin there.
Sagat throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
Sagat moves out of range of the strikes.
King looks to land a left hand but Sagat moved out of range nicely.
King misses with a wild body shot.
King misses with a series of wild punches.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
King swings for the body but Sagat moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
King misses with a wild combination.
Sagat lands with a shot to the body.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sagat with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sagat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.

Sagat closes the distance and pushes King back into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sagat.
King is trying to break the clinch but Sagat has him pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Sagat.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Sagat uses good head movement to avoid it.
King scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sagat's elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sagat.
Sagat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but King has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
King pushes Sagat back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
King takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sagat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sagat blocks an uppercut.
Sagat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
King avoiding damage as Sagat throws knees to the body.
Sagat trying to land knees to the body.
King pushes Sagat back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sagat blocks an uppercut.
King takes a shot to the head.
King trying to control the position but instead, Sagat has worked for underhooks and has pushed King into the cage.
King is trying to break the clinch but Sagat is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sagat tries a knee to the head but King blocks it.
Sagat looking to throw knees to the head but King is blocking nicely.
King misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sagat.
King misses with a body punch.
Sagat misses with some punches.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sagat misses with a punch to the body.
Sagat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
King goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sagat tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
Sagat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sagat.
Sagat misses with the head strike.
King managing to block the knees to the body from Sagat.
Sagat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Sagat uses good head movement to avoid it.
King is leaning against Sagat and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
King prevents a body shot from Sagat.
King wants to get back to striking at distance but Sagat won't allow it.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Sagat uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sagat.
King misses with a body punch.
King slowing the pace effectively.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
Sagat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
King scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sagat looking to throw knees to the head but King is blocking nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sagat obliges.
King lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sagat backwards.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Sagat.
Sagat connects with a nasty looking knee right to King's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nikolai King will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A jab from King finds it's way through Sagat's defenses.
King misses with an uppercut.
A left lands for King.
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
King changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
King steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sagat. That one must have hurt.
King misses with a jab to the body
and Sagat counters with a nice leg kick.
Sagat fails with an attempt to clinch.
King falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sagat counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Sagat.
Nikolai King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from King.
King checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sagat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
King throws a sloppy body shot
and Sagat counters with a low kick, right behind King 's knee.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sagat ducks under a wild hook from King.
King misses with a body punch
and Sagat counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Sagat does a little dance to reset his feet.
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sagat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
King misses with an uppercut. Sagat saw that one coming.
Sagat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sagat works King's body with a nice hook.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sagat slips under a jab from King.
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sagat.
Sagat throws a shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by King.
A shot to the body from King misses

and Sagat counters by clinching up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. King is defending well for now.
Sagat tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Sagat back against the cage.
Sagat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sagat lands a knee to the head.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Sagat.
King digs a right hand underneath Sagat's ribcage. Sagat let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sagat lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sagat looking to throw knees to the head but King is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sagat.
King tries to throw a body punch but Sagat avoids it by throwing King back against the cage.
King on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
King is looking to break free of the clinch but Sagat has double underhooks.
King looking to slow down the pace here.

King manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sagat looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
King misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
King misses with a double jab
and Sagat counters with a thumping low kick.
Sagat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sagat is looking to slow King down with leg kicks.
A slow jab from King misses its intended target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
King swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sagat makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sagat avoids the body shot from King.
King throws a jab when Sagat was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Philipe Sagat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Sagat dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on King. That did some damage!
A big right from King misses.
An inside leg kick from Sagat misses.
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sagat.
King loads up on a big right hand but Sagat slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from King misses the target.
King is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
King scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
King is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sagat slips under a jab from King.
Sagat moves out of range of the strikes.
Sagat comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
King misses the body punch
and Sagat finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sagat.
Sagat stuns King with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sagat is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down King rather than just go for the knockout.
Sagat buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sagat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.

Sagat clinches up with King and pushes him back against the cage.
King throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sagats head.
Sagat lands a shoulder strike.
Sagat working King over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Sagat.
Sagat landing knees to the body.
Sagat landing knees to the head.
Sagat lands a shoulder strike.
Sagat lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A knee to the head by Sagat.
Sagat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sagat scores with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sagat as King tries to tie him up.
Sagat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sagat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sagat lands with a left to the head.
Sagat scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sagat works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sagat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but King blocks it with crossed arms.
Sagat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sagat lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sagat scores with a shot to the side of King's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sagat.
King managing to block the knees to the body from Sagat.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sagat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sagat tries a knee to the head but King blocks it.
Sagat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sagat misses with a knee strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sagat.
Sagat misses with a knee strike.
Sagat tries a knee to the head but King blocks it.
Sagat scores with a shoulder strike.
King slows down the pace here.
Sagat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Philipe Sagat seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
King misses with a body punch.
Sagat lands a right hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
Sagat lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt King or not.
Sagat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from King.

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.
King blocks a body shot from Sagat.
Sagat connects with a knee to the head.
Sagat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but King has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sagat tries to land a knee to the head but King blocks with his arms.
Sagat being controlled against the cage.
Sagat misses with a short punch on the inside.
King wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sagat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and King avoids it.
King holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sagat lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt King or not.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sagat with a knee to the head.
King blocks a body shot from Sagat.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from King.

And that's the end of the fight!
Philipe Sagat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sagat has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Philipe Sagat!