PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Sagastegui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Cumshot (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.

Sagastegui
vs
Cumshot

173 cm
18
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

220 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eduardo Sagastegui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frankie Cumshot!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cumshot shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cumshot changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sagastegui tries to avoid it but Cumshot manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sagastegui to the ground. Sagastegui escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cumshot tries to clinch but Sagastegui is having none of it.
Cumshot fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Eduardo Sagastegui has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Cumshot.
Sagastegui connects with a high kick.
Cumshot throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sagastegui with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sagastegui fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cumshot checks it well.
Sagastegui tries to bum rush Cumshot with a series of wild strikes but Cumshot uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sagastegui is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sagastegui fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cumshot manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagastegui misses with a head kick.
Sagastegui throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cumshot.
Cumshot tries to clinch there but Sagastegui circles away.
Cumshot tries to clinch there but Sagastegui circles away.
Cumshot tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sagastegui swivels and escapes.
Cumshot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sagastegui paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cumshot misses with a takedown attempt - Sagastegui sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Eduardo Sagastegui is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cumshot looks gassed!
Cumshot avoids a kick to the body.
Sagastegui throws a leg kick but Cumshot sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cumshot fails with a takedown attempt.
Sagastegui misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagastegui loads up on a big right hand but Cumshot slips the punch.
Cumshot stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sagastegui.
Sagastegui loads up on a big right hand but Cumshot slips the punch.
Sagastegui looks to score with a jab to the body but Cumshot is just out of range.
Cumshot shoots in for a takedown but Sagastegui shows good takedown defense.
Sagastegui misses with an uppercut.
Frankie Cumshot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sagastegui throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sagastegui tries to clinch but Cumshot moves out of range.
Sagastegui tries to clinch but Cumshot is having none of it.
Sagastegui tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagastegui throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sagastegui doesn't manage to clinch there - Cumshot circles away.
Sagastegui scores with a leg kick.
Sagastegui misses with a low kick.

Sagastegui has taken the fight to the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cumshot misses with a punch to the body.
Sagastegui stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A frustrated look appears on Cumshot's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sagastegui stops a takedown attempt from Cumshot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagastegui tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cumshot tries for a takedown but Sagastegui manages to get underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sagastegui takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Eduardo Sagastegui.
Cumshot takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cumshot moves out of range of the body kick.
Sagastegui fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cumshot.
Cumshot tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sagastegui swivels and escapes.
Sagastegui motions for Cumshot to come forward. Sagastegui throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sagastegui misses with a kick to the body.
Sagastegui is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cumshot.
Cumshot is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cumshot fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Cumshot checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cumshot just misses with a punch to the body.
Cumshot checks a leg kick.
Cumshot is breathing heavily.
Sagastegui tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sagastegui tries to land a front kick but Cumshot steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cumshot swats away the attempt to clinch by Sagastegui.
Sagastegui throws a low kick but Cumshot avoids it.
Sagastegui tries to clinch up.
Eduardo Sagastegui is winning the standup battle so far.
Sagastegui misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cumshot misses with a takedown attempt - Sagastegui sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Eduardo Sagastegui has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Cumshot.
Sagastegui tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cumshot was well out of range. Poor timing from Sagastegui.
Sagastegui lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sagastegui looks for the body kick but Cumshot saw that one coming.
Sagastegui tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagastegui throws a chopping leg kick but Cumshot manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cumshot tries to clinch there but Sagastegui circles away.
Cumshot checks a low kick from Sagastegui.
Sagastegui swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sagastegui fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cumshot checks it well.
Sagastegui looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sagastegui shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sagastegui swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sagastegui scores with a spinning back kick!
Sagastegui tries to land a leg kick but Cumshot saw it coming and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagastegui fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cumshot.
Frankie Cumshot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
An inside leg kick lands from Sagastegui.
Sagastegui tries to clinch but Cumshot is having none of it.
Sagastegui wants to clinch.
Cumshot blocks a jab.
Cumshot's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cumshot takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A chopping leg kick lands by Sagastegui.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sagastegui.
Sagastegui connects with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagastegui misses with a body shot.
Sagastegui just misses with a punch to the body.
Sagastegui is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice body kick from Sagastegui.
Cumshot slips a jab from Sagastegui.
Cumshot swats away the attempt to clinch by Sagastegui.
Sagastegui misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sagastegui throws the kick towards the body but Cumshot avoids it.
Sagastegui throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eduardo Sagastegui dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Sagastegui throws a front kick aimed at Cumshot's knee but Cumshot avoids it well.
Cumshot shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sagastegui defends it nicely.
Cumshot is trying desperately to land a takedown but Sagastegui is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Cumshot.
Cumshot throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sagastegui misses with a body shot.
Sagastegui is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Cumshot's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Cumshot moves out of range of the body kick.
Cumshot moves in looking to clinch but Sagastegui pushes him off.
Nice takedown defense from Sagastegui. No joy for Cumshot on that attempt.
Sagastegui scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sagastegui looks to score with a jab to the body but Cumshot is just out of range.
Cumshot takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cumshot blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice defenses there by Cumshot.
Sagastegui misses with a head kick.
Cumshot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sagastegui tries to clinch there but Cumshot circles away.
Sagastegui throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cumshot checks a low kick from Sagastegui.
Sagastegui tries to clinch up but Cumshot circles away and keeps his distance.
Sagastegui looks to land a body kick but Cumshot moved away.
Cumshot tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sagastegui sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cumshot somewhat.
Eduardo Sagastegui has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Cumshot.
Sagastegui throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagastegui throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sagastegui is looking to wear down Cumshot with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cumshot tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sagastegui sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cumshot somewhat.
Cumshot blocks the body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sagastegui.

Cumshot closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sagastegui's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sagastegui wants to stand but Cumshot is controlling the position.
Eduardo Sagastegui is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cumshot trying to control the position from guard on top but Sagastegui is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cumshot prevents Sagastegui from getting back to his feet.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Frankie Cumshot hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sagastegui looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sagastegui is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sagastegui motions for Cumshot to come forward. Sagastegui throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagastegui pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cumshot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sagastegui throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sagastegui avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cumshot tries to clinch but Sagastegui moves out of range.
Cumshot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sagastegui.
Cumshot shoots for a double leg takedown but Sagastegui sprawls well. He's pushed Cumshot's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sagastegui is looking to land body kicks.
Sagastegui tries a head kick but it misses.
Frankie Cumshot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sagastegui throws a nice outside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eduardo Sagastegui showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sagastegui, 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eduardo Sagastegui!
After winning the bout, Eduardo Sagastegui thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.