PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fanicas Sagorro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Till (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.

Sagorro
vs
Till

170 cm
22
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
156 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fanicas Sagorro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steven Till!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Till closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Till lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Till trying to control but Sagorro is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sagorro looking to control.

Till gets to his feet. Sagorro looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sagorro.
Nice uppercut there from Till.
Sagorro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Till swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Till pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sagorro back to the cage. Till follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Sagorro fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Till to the ground. Sagorro is now in Till's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sagorro prevents Till from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagorro is looking to stand up but Till won't let him.
Sagorro trying to control but Till is working from the bottom.
Sagorro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Till is keeping the position for now.
Till seems keen to control Sagorro's posture.
Sagorro prevents Till from getting back to his feet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Till shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sagorro but Sagorro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Till shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sagorro but Sagorro pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Till closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Till prevents Sagorro from escaping the position.

Till has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Sagorro changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Till looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Till looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Till pushes Sagorro away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sagorro gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Sagorro swings around for an armbar but Till sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Sagorro's guard.
Sagorro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Till is one step ahead there.
Sagorro has a closed guard, preventing Till from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagorro controls Till momentarily but Till frees himself.
Sagorro lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Till!
Sagorro wants to control the pace but Till is squirming around nicely.
Till has given up his back here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Till staying busy and making it hard for Sagorro to control.

Sagorro has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Sagorro keeps control of the position as Till tries to break free.

Till preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Sagorro.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
You can see the frustration on Till's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Fanicas Sagorro will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sagorro shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Till sprawls well. Till wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sagorro gets slowly back to his feet.

Till looking to score a takedown here. Sagorro is defending well but Till drives through and ends up in Sagorro's guard.
Till postures up.
Till would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Till trying to control but Sagorro is working from the bottom.
Till postures up.
Till wants to control from the top but Sagorro keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Steven Till.
Till shoots in but no luck this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Till gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Till wants to control but Sagorro passes easily into half guard.
Sagorro trying to control from half guard but Till is working away.
Sagorro wants to get back to his feet.
Till trying to control but Sagorro postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagorro is pressing down on Till's thigh, looking to free his foot. Till is holding on for now.
Till wants to control but Sagorro is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sagorro is pressing down on Till's thigh, looking to free his foot. Till is holding on for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Till misses with a few strikes there.
Sagorro shoots in but Till avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Till wants to clinch up but Sagorro keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Till thows a left - swing and a miss!
Till tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sagorro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sagorro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Till shoots in looking for a takedown but Sagorro manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Till's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Till closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Till trying to control the action but Sagorro is working from the bottom.
Sagorro sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Till throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fanicas Sagorro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagorro gets full guard.
Till wants to control from the top but Sagorro keeps moving.
Till is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Till wants to control from the top but Sagorro keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sagorro is pulling down on Till's head to control his posture.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Steven Till wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sagorro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Steven Till will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Till misses with a takedown

and Sagorro counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Till!
Sagorro controlling his opponent.
Sagorro misses with a head shot.
Till keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Sagorro there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sagorro wants to control the pace but Till is squirming around nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Till wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sagorro.
Sagorro throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sagorro throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Till is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sagorro looking to finish with strikes here!

Sagorro swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Till is now in Sagorro's guard. A big mistake from Sagorro there, giving up the dominant position!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Till gets to his feet - Sagorro follows without any prompting.

Sagorro closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Till quickly recovers to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sagorro prevents Till from standing back up.
Sagorro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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!
Sagorro seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Till does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sagorro seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Till moves into full guard.
Sagorro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Till is keeping the position for now.
Sagorro slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Fanicas Sagorro.

Till looking to score a takedown here. Sagorro is defending well but Till drives through and ends up in Sagorro's guard.
Sagorro bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Till's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Till trying to control the position here.
Till keeping moving, preventing Sagorro from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sagorro won't allow Till to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fanicas Sagorro showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sagorro has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight for Fanicas Sagorro!
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight for Fanicas Sagorro!
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight for Fanicas Sagorro!

Fanicas Sagorro wins by unanimous decision!