PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armand Agasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Agasi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Disicable -:Eminem . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sagat
vs
Agasi

177 cm
30
197 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

177 cm
27
187 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Sagat!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Armand Agasi!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agasi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sagat takes one to the chin there.
Sagat throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Agasi counter with a right hand.
Agasi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sagat scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Agasi looks to land a left hand but Sagat moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Sagat misses.
Armand Agasi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Agasi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sagat.
Sagat throws the kick towards the body but Agasi avoids it.
Horrible takedown by Agasi or perhaps it was just good defense by Sagat which made him look bad.
Agasi throws a hook to the side of Sagat's head but Sagat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Agasi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sagat moves away.
Agasi throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agasi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sagat displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Agasi.
Agasi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Agasi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Agasi throws a head kick that misses
and Sagat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Armand Agasi has been cut.
Sagat misses with an uppercut.
Agasi takes a swing at Sagat's ribcage but misses.
Sagat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Agasi.
Agasi throws a hook but Sagat avoids it easily.
Agasi misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat scoring well with a low kick there.
Sagat shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A clash of legs there as Sagat blocks the low kick.
Agasi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Agasi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Agasi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sagat counters with a low kick, right behind Agasi 's knee.
Agasi looks gassed!
A slapping leg kick lands for Sagat.
Sagat moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sagat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Agasi moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agasi looks to land a combination but Sagat avoids it well.
Agasi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sagat.
Sagat scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Agasi checks a low kick from Sagat.
Sagat looks to land a combination but Agasi avoids it well.
John Sagat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Agasi wants to clinch.
Agasi misses with a two punch combination.
Donk. Sagat catches Agasi right on the button with a cross.
Sagat misses with a double jab
and Agasi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Agasi tries to clinch up.
Agasi looks for a takedown but Sagat sprawls well.
John Sagat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armand Agasi.
Agasi swinging wildly here.
Agasi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sagat tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Agasi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Agasi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sagat.
Agasi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sagat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Agasi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Sagat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Armand Agasi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sagat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sagat avoids the body shot from Agasi.
Sagat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sagat swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sagat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Agasi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Agasi punishes Sagat's body with a nice straight punch.
An inside leg kick from Sagat misses.
Sagat throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Agasi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sagat sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Agasi somewhat.
Sagat connects with a body shot that sends Agasi's belly button to the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agasi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
John Sagat is winning the standup battle so far.
Sagat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab from Agasi.
Agasi moves in looking to clinch but Sagat pushes him off.
Agasi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sagat.
Agasi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sagat can pounce on him.
Agasi thows a body shot but no joy.
Agasi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sagat as he avoids it easily.
Agasi cracks Sagat with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat throws a big shot that misses.
Agasi misses with a wild combination.
Agasi throws a hook but Sagat blocks it.
Sagat misses with an uppercut. Agasi saw that one coming.
Agasi is trying desperately to land a takedown but Sagat is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Agasi.
Agasi blocks a leg kick.
Agasi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sagat counters with a leg kick.
John Sagat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armand Agasi.
Agasi is looking to land body kicks.
Sagat throws a hook to the side of Agasi's head but Agasi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Agasi ducks under a wild hook from Sagat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Agasi catches Sagat right on the button with a cross.
Agasi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sagat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sagat. Agasi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Agasi has a takedown stuffed.
Agasi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sagat.
Sagat jabs Agasi right on the nose. Agasi blinks but takes it well.
Agasi tries to clinch but Sagat is having none of it.
Agasi throws a solid leg kick but Sagat takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Agasi.
Agasi pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agasi scores with a body shot.
Agasi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Agasi scores with a nice head shot.
Sagat throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sagat lands a right hook to the body.
Agasi is breathing heavily.
Sagat lands a body shot.
Agasi shoots in for a takedown but Sagat shows good takedown defense.
Sagat throws a lazy right hand but Agasi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sagat moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Agasi tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Sagat dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Armand Agasi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A slapping leg kick lands for Sagat.
Sagat attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Agasi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Agasi.
Sagat throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Agasi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Agasi tries to clinch there but Sagat circles away.
Sagat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sagat scores with a sloppy right hand. Agasi should have avoided that one.
Agasi checks the leg kick.
Agasi shoots in for a double leg but Sagat sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sagat moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Agasi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Agasi.
No joy there for Agasi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Agasi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sagat connects with a looping right hand.

Agasi is rocked!

That has opened up Armand Agasi's cut even more.
Sagat lands a brutal uppercut that launches Agasi off his feet! Agasi tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Sagat!
John Sagat retains his middleweight title!
After the big win, John Sagat made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors -OVERDOSE Factory- and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.