PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erik Saba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanislaus Jablonski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Saba
vs
Jablonski

170 cm
20
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Hard Rocking Designs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Erik Saba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stanislaus Jablonski!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jablonski gets caught flat footed, as Saba shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Saba is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jablonski working a defensive guard here.
Saba trying to control but Jablonski is working from the bottom.
Saba is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jablonski is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Saba gets to his feet. Jablonski looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Jablonski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jablonski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Saba darts in and clinches Jablonski up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jablonski.
Saba taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Jablonski.
Saba tries to break the clinch but Jablonski is controlling the position.

Saba works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Jablonski keeping moving, preventing Saba from controlling successfully.
Jablonski wants to stand and escape but Saba is having none of it.
Jablonski looking to control.
Jablonski trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Jablonski wants to sweep but no luck.
Saba wants to control from the top but Jablonski keeps moving.
Saba is breathing heavily.
Jablonski looking for a sweep. Not yet Jablonski, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Jablonski darts in and clinches Saba up against the cage.
Jablonski tries to pull guard but Saba won't allow it.
Saba wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Saba.

Jablonski drags the fight down to the ground.
Jablonski is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jablonski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jablonski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Saba is controlling him.

Saba gets to his feet - Jablonski follows without any prompting.
Jablonski stuffs the takedown.

Jablonski closes the distance and clinches.
Saba wants to break free but Jablonski has control.

Jablonski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jablonski with a lazy takedown attempt

and Saba counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Saba.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jablonski has his hands on Saba's head, controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saba wants to control from the top but Jablonski keeps moving.
Jablonski throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Saba stands up and waves to Jablonski to follow him.
Saba shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jablonski counters with a leg kick.
Jablonski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Saba's sensitive parts.
Jablonski wants to clinch up but Saba keeps it at a distance.
Saba keeps the fight on the outside.
Jablonski shoots and misses

and Saba counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jablonski!
Erik Saba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stanislaus Jablonski.Saba looking to finish Jablonski with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jablonski!
Saba with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Saba wants to control the pace but Jablonski is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jablonski is looking to get to half guard.
Jablonski regains half guard.
Jablonski controlling the position well.
Jablonski gets back to full guard.
Jablonski wants to sweep here but Saba controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Jablonski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Saba doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Saba manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erik Saba dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jablonski lands a front kick.

Saba scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jablonski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Saba. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jablonski tries to improve position but can't.
Saba laying and praying for a moment but Jablonski takes advantage and regains half guard.
Jablonski trying to control here.
Jablonski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Saba decides to stand and escape the position.
Erik Saba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jablonski tries for a takedown but Saba circles away easily

and Saba counters with a single leg into guard. Jablonski didn't expect that.
Saba trying to control but Jablonski is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saba pushing down on Jablonski's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Saba content to control rather than advance.
Saba moves into full mount! Jablonski won't be happy about that!
Saba trying to control but Jablonski is having none of it.
Saba controlling his opponent.
Jablonski tries to hold on but Saba postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saba looking to control but Jablonski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Saba controlling the position easily from mount.

Saba goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Jablonski turns into him and now he's in Saba's guard.
Jablonski wants to stand and escape but instead Saba has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Saba gets to his feet - Jablonski follows without any prompting.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Saba clinches with his opponent.

Saba successfully pulls guard.
Jablonski looking to pass the guard.
Saba pulls Jablonski in to control the position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Erik Saba just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Saba throws a lazy head kick
and Jablonski counters with a good, hard body kick but Saba shrugs it off.
Jablonski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jablonski tries to clinch up.
Saba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jablonski shoots and misses

and Saba counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Erik Saba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stanislaus Jablonski.
Saba is thwarting Jablonski's attempts to control the position.
Jablonski is trying to escape back to his feet but Saba uses the scramble to pass into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saba lands a few punches from side control.
Saba controlling the position.
Jablonski is pushing Saba's head away, looking to escape. Saba manages to hold on to the position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Saba decides to stand back up. Saba steps back and let's Jablonski get back to his feet.
Saba is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Saba gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jablonski is pushing Saba's head away, looking to escape. Saba manages to hold on to the position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saba advances nicely into full mount.
Jablonski tries to lock up and control but Saba gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Saba trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erik Saba dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Saba tries to clinch up but Jablonski circles away and keeps his distance.

Saba shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Saba showed some decent athleticism there.
Jablonski tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Jablonski tries to get to full guard but Saba has control of the leg.
Jablonski wants to get back to full guard but Saba has mounted him!
Saba looking to control but Jablonski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jablonski is trying to escape the mount.
Saba lands a big elbow.
Saba content just to control the position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saba fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jablonski wants to hold on but Saba pushes him away.
Saba fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jablonski wants to control but Saba is having none of it.
Jablonski wants to try and get back to his feet.
Saba trying to control but Jablonski is having none of it.
Saba manages to capitalize on a mistake by Jablonski to take his back!
Jablonski tries to roll but Saba sticks to his back.
Jablonski trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

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.
Saba trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Jablonski is trying to stand back up.
Jablonski wants to control his opponent's hands but Saba gets his hands free.
Jablonski is really stuck here.
Jablonski tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Jablonski working to try and regain half guard.
Saba connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Saba working Jablonski over with strikes here.
Jablonski tries to reverse the position but Saba maintains control.
Saba with the ground and pound from mount.
Saba controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saba postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jablonski looks a forlorn figure.
Saba controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saba prevents Jablonski from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Saba is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jablonski can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jablonski is trying to escape the mount.
Saba raining down shots from the mount!
Saba sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Saba with good strikes from the mount here!
Saba with good strikes from the mount here!
Erik Saba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Saba scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jablonski?
Stanislaus Jablonski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Saba looking to control but Jablonski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Saba fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

And that's the end of the fight!
Erik Saba showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Saba, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erik Saba!