PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Harry Sachs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivanic Seculic (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.

Sachs
vs
Seculic

170 cm
18
152 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid 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, Harry Sachs!
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, Ivanic Seculic!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seculic misses with an attempted mid kick.

Seculic has managed to clinch.
Seculic is looking for a takedown.
Sachs is trying to push Seculic away but Seculic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sachs trying to stall but Seculic improves his position.
Sachs changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Seculic fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Sachs gets the takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sachs is looking to take a break and control but Seculic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Sachs is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Seculic knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Sachs thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seculic struggling a bit here.
Seculic sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sachs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Seculic keeps working.

Sachs looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Sachs is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Seculic sees it coming and defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sachs seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Seculic has recovered full guard.
Sachs tries to free his leg and advance position but Seculic is retaining full guard.
Seculic wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sachs wants to control from the top but Seculic keeps moving.
Sachs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Seculic is keeping the position for now.
Seculic is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Seculic is on top in guard.
Seculic wants to control from the top but Sachs keeps moving.
Sachs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Sachs throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Sachs working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Seculic has passed into half guard!
Seculic is thwarting Sachs's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sachs looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sachs is looking to get back to full guard here but Seculic has managed to pass to side control instead.
Sachs is looking to reverse the position.
Sachs can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seculic lands an elbow.
Seculic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sachs keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Sachs dominated that 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.

Seculic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sachs swivels and escapes.
Seculic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sachs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Seculic is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sachs sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Seculic is looking to clinch.
Seculic keeps the fight on the outside.
Sachs tries to clinch but Seculic moves out of range.
Ivanic Seculic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Sachs drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sachs trying to control but Seculic is working from the bottom.
Sachs has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Sachs postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Seculic is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sachs, into his guard.

Sachs is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Seculic defends well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sachs is looking to sweep but instead, Seculic has passed into half guard.

Sachs looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Seculic wants to control but Sachs is keeping him busy.
Sachs is trying to get back to full guard.
Seculic passes to full mount!
Harry Sachs overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Seculic is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sachs is working to get back to half guard.
Sachs is squirming around, avoiding Seculic's attempts to control the action.
Sachs looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Seculic scores with punches and elbows.
Seculic avoiding Sachs 's attempts to control his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sachs wants to escape the position.
Sachs is working hard here to advance position.
Seculic has good solid back control here.
Sachs tries to escape the position.
Sachs just trying to survive but Seculic is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Sachs tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sachs is trying to escape the mount.
Sachs knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Seculic on the ground.
Sachs is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sachs regains half guard.
Sachs is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Sachs looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sachs slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Sachs dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice takedown defense from Sachs. No joy for Seculic on that attempt.
Sachs wants to clinch.
Seculic lands with a shot to the body.
Sachs is looking to clinch but Seculic is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seculic shoots for a takedown but Sachs saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sachs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Seculic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sachs sprawls well. Sachs wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Seculic gets slowly back to his feet.
Harry Sachs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivanic Seculic.
Seculic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sachs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sachs moves in looking to clinch but Seculic pushes him off.
Seculic dives in and grabs Sachs's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sachs pushes down on Seculic's head and hops out.
Seculic wants to clinch.
Sachs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sachs tries to clinch but Seculic moves out of range.

Sachs shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Seculic napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sachs is looking to take a break and control but Seculic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Sachs thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Sachs tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Sachs swings around for an armbar but Seculic sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Sachs's guard.

Sachs isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Seculic stacks Sachs on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Seculic!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sachs tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Sachs sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Sachs regains full guard. Nicely done.

Sachs throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Sachs is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Seculic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sachs wants to stand but Seculic is controlling the position.
Sachs wants to sweep but no luck.

Sachs had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Seculic defends it easily.
Seculic wants to control from the top but Sachs keeps moving.

Sachs working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Seculic has passed into half guard!
Ivanic Seculic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harry Sachs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seculic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sachs's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Sachs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sachs has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Sachs!