PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Agent Orange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edwin Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Agent Orange has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Orange
vs
Sagat

192 cm
25
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

163 cm
25
142 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Agent Orange!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edwin Sagat!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orange moves out of range as Sagat strikes.
Sagat takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Orange just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Orange throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Orange attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sagat misses the jab.
Orange throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sagat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sagat walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Orange moves out of range of the strikes.
A leg kick checked by Sagat.
Orange looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orange pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Orange throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sagat misses with an uppercut. Orange saw that one coming.
Sagat throws a hook but Orange avoids it easily.
Orange tries to clinch but Sagat is having none of it.
Agent Orange seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat fails with a takedown attempt.
Orange misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sagat.
The fighters circling - Sagat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Orange fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sagat looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sagat does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Orange uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sagat.
Orange lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Orange tries to land a front kick but Sagat steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Orange tries to clinch up.
Orange tries to land a front kick but Sagat steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Orange throws a head kick that misses.

Orange clinches up with Sagat and pushes him back against the cage.
Orange misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat prevents a body shot from Orange.
Orange scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orange misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A knee to the head by Orange.
Sagat tries to break free but Orange pushes him back against the cage.
Orange tries to land a knee to the head but Sagat blocks with his arms.
Orange is breathing heavily.
Orange throws a knee to the head but misses.
Orange can't find room to land a body shot as Sagat controls the action.
Sagat looking to slow down the pace here.
Orange using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sagat stalling in the clinch but Orange improves position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orange crunches a lovely knee into Sagat's ribcage.
Sagat avoiding damage as Orange throws knees to the body.
Orange tries a body shot but Sagat blocks it.
Sagat drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Orange gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Orange landing knees to the head.
Orange lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Orange can't find room to land a body shot as Sagat controls the action.
Orange gets underhooks to prevent Sagat's takedown attempt.
Agent Orange has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edwin Sagat.
Orange lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sagat backwards.
A body shot lands from Orange.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orange tries a body shot but Sagat blocks it.
Orange lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Orange.
Orange scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orange with a knee to the head.

Orange pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Orange lands with a slapping head kick.
Orange tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sagat swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Orange swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orange throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sagat just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Agent Orange dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Orange misses with a looping left.
Sagat sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Orange tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Orange tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Orange clinches.
Sagat goes for a takedown in the clinch but Orange prevents it.
Orange lands a knee to the body.
Orange goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Orange landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Orange lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sagat or not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orange lands a good knee to the midsection. Sagat won't want to take too many of those.
Sagat is breathing heavily.
Orange working Sagat over with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orange is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Orange with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Orange scores with a knee to the head.
Sagat takes a knee to the side of the body.
Orange landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Orange.
Orange working Sagat over with knees to the body.
Orange throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sagat takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sagat takes a knee to the side of the body.
Orange throws a punch but it's blocked by Sagat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orange tries a body shot but Sagat blocks it.
Orange scores with a shoulder strike.
Orange is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sagat can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orange misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sagat is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Orange pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Orange obliges.
Sagat is looking to take this one to the mat.
Agent Orange has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edwin Sagat.
Orange lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Orange scores with a hook to the body.
Orange lands with a short shot to the head.
Orange looking to throw knees to the head but Sagat is blocking nicely.
Sagat is looking to break free of the clinch but Orange has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Orange.
Sagat wants to break free but Orange has control.
Sagat blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sagat is trying to push Orange away but Orange has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Orange working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sagat is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Orange tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sagat wants to break the clinch but can't.
Orange tries a body shot but Sagat blocks it.
Sagat is looking to control Orange's arms but Orange gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sagat has his back to the cage.
Sagat takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sagat has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orange throws a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Orange is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sagat is defending well for now.
Sagat drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Orange gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Orange tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orange scores with a knee to the head.
Orange tries to throw a body punch but Sagat avoids it by throwing Orange back against the cage.
Sagat tries for a takedown but Orange manages to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Agent Orange dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Orange tries to clinch up.

Orange gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Orange lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sagat looking to slow down the pace here.
Orange lands a nice shot to the body.

Orange manages to break the clinch.
Orange misses with a body kick.
A head kick from Orange lands but Sagat takes it in his stride.

Orange instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Orange lands an uppercut.
Orange goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orange scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orange connects with a knee to the head.

Orange manages to break the clinch.
Sagat keeps the fight on the outside.
Sagat misses with an uppercut. Orange saw that one coming.
Orange throws a sloppy head kick and Sagat moves out of range easily.
Sagat moves out of range as Orange throws a body kick.
Sagat shoots in for a double leg but Orange sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Orange takes a swing at Sagat's ribcage but misses.
Orange stuffs the takedown attempt from Sagat. Sagat gets slowly back to his feet.

Sagat closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Orange did well to prevent Sagat getting side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Sagat stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Orange to get to his feet.
Sagat blocks a leg kick.
Orange tries to close the distance and clinch but Sagat swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sagat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orange.
Orange moves away from the strike by Sagat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Orange looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Orange is looking to clinch but Sagat is avoiding it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Sagat drives through with a takedown into guard.

Sagat decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Orange, up you get!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Agent Orange has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edwin Sagat.
Orange throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sagat is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Orange.
Orange is looking to wear down Sagat with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Orange lands a head kick!
Orange misses with a head kick.
Sagat shoots in and drives through. Orange sprawls well.
Orange tests Sagat's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Orange clinches.
Orange lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagat is trying to break free.
Sagat is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Orange gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Orange lands a knee to the head.
Orange tries a knee to the head but Sagat blocks it.
Sagat looking for a takedown.
Orange tries to work over Sagat's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Orange lands a body punch in the clinch.
Agent Orange has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Orange landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Orange misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sagat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sagat stalling in the clinch but Orange improves position.
Edwin Sagat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Orange breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Agent Orange showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Orange, 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Agent Orange!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Agent Orange!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Agent Orange!

Agent Orange wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Agent Orange thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.