PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Sabota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corbin Latrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sabota comes to the cage accompanied by Its Going Down. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Sabota
vs
Latrell

165 cm
25
155 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

166 cm
27
137 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Sabota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Corbin Latrell!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Latrell wants to clinch up but Sabota keeps it at a distance.

Latrell closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sabota to the mat! Sabota manages to get full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sabota keeping full guard, as Latrell tries to pass.

Sabota is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Latrell is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Latrell manages to break the clinch.
Sabota throws a right and a left that both miss.
Latrell closes the distance and clinches up with Sabota, looking for a takedown. Latrell pushes Sabota against the cage but Sabota circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Latrell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sabota defends it nicely.
Peter Sabota has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corbin Latrell.
Latrell with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sabota makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sabota looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Latrell looks gassed!
Sabota misses with a wild combination.
Latrell shoots in and drives through. Sabota sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Sabota misses.
Sabota throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sabota with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sabota throws a head kick that misses.
Sabota throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Latrell counters with a three punch combo that has Sabota backing up. Sabota nods at Latrell to acknowledge the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Sabota.
Sabota misses with a two punch combination.
Sabota misses with a two punch combination.
Sabota will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Peter Sabota is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Latrell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sabota pinned against the cage. Sabota gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sabota lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

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!
Latrell gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sabota counters with a leg kick.
Latrell tries to clinch there but Sabota circles away.
Sabota misses with a two punch combination.
Sabota slaps away a takedown attempt from Latrell, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sabota fails to land with a series of punches.
Latrell shoots in looking for a takedown. Sabota tries to sprawl out of it but Latrell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sabota manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sabota lands a leg kick that knocks Latrell off balance momentarily.
Sabota throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sabota misses with a few strikes there.
Latrell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sabota but Sabota pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabota misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Latrell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Latrell is looking to clinch but Sabota is avoiding it.
A combination from Sabota does no damage.
Latrell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sabota throws a right hand that Latrell ducks under and follows up with a left that Latrell also avoids with ease.
Sabota displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Latrell.
Sabota throws a right and a left that Latrell avoids nicely.

Latrell scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sabota is refusing to be controlled, as Latrell sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Latrell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Latrell maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Sabota could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Latrell has cracked it and Sabota is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Latrell!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Corbin Latrell!