PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francis Brizuela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wendell Sailor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sailor comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Blackalicious - It's Going Down kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Brizuela
vs
Sailor

199 cm
30
290 lbs
16 - 8 - 1

192 cm
33
224 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Heavy handed

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 16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Francis Brizuela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wendell Sailor!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brizuela misses with a wild combination.
Sailor scores with a jab to the head.
Sailor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brizuela doesn't manage to clinch there - Sailor circles away.
Sailor swings for the body but Brizuela moves out of range.
Sailor scores with a decent looking hook.
Sailor misses with a wild body shot.
Brizuela lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sailor circles away quickly and effectively.
Brizuela tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sailor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brizuela tries to close the distance and clinch but Sailor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sailor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brizuela moves away.
Sailor scores with a three punch combo!
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!
Brizuela blocks a head kick by Sailor.
Brizuela tries a head kick but it misses.
Sailor stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sailor wants it to stay on the feet.
Brizuela defending well as Sailor loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Sailor misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brizuela shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sailor pinned against the cage. Sailor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brizuela shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sailor as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francis Brizuela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sailor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brizuela tries to close the distance and clinch but Sailor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sailor throws a looping overhand right but Brizuela ducks down to avoid it.
Sailor just misses with a punch to the body.
Brizuela tries to clinch up but Sailor circles away and keeps his distance.

Sailor lands a left and a right that send Brizuela crashing to the mat, dazed. Sailor thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Francis Brizuela has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Sailor misses.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Brizuela. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Brizuela fails to land the takedown.
Brizuela tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sailor swivels and escapes.
Wendell Sailor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brizuela takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sailor swings for the body but Brizuela moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sailor lands with a nice body punch.
Sailor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brizuela.
Sailor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice shot lands for Sailor.
Sailor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brizuela rather than just go for the knockout.
Sailor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sailor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brizuela feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sailors jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Brizuela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sailor manages to avoid it.
Sailor scores with a nice right hand.
Sailor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brizuela doesn't seem bothered though.
Brizuela misses with a head kick.
Wendell Sailor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brizuela staying out of range there.
Brizuela throws a right and a left that Sailor avoids nicely.
Brizuela defending well as Sailor loads up on a big left hand.
Sailor swings for the body but Brizuela moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela avoids the body shot from Sailor.
Sailor swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Brizuela counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sailor is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Brizuela is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sailor.
Brizuela fails with a takedown attempt.
Brizuela doesn't manage to clinch there - Sailor circles away.
Sailor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brizuela stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sailor connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brizuela misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sailor looks to score with a jab to the body but Brizuela is just out of range.
Sailor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brizuela is breathing heavily.
Sailor catches Brizuela with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sailor lands with a nice body punch.
Sailor scores with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sailor thows a body shot but no joy.
Sailor misses with a looping left.
Brizuela tries a head kick but it misses.
Sailor lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sailor throws a shot to the body.
Sailor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brizuela takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sailor connects with a nice cross there... Brizuela is looking wobbly and Sailor recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Brizuela to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Sailor jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Wendell Sailor!
Wendell Sailor seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.