PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vega Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lord Shiva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Sagat
vs
Shiva

190 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
209 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vega Sagat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lord Shiva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sagat dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shiva. That did some damage!
Shiva staying out of range there.

Shiva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sagat, pushing him back against the cage.
Sagat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shiva trying to land knees to the body.
Come on Sagat - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sagat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sagat misses with a punch on the inside.
Shiva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shiva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sagat pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sagat lands a right hand.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shiva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sagat's brow.
Sagat working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shiva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sagat avoids it.
Shiva has Sagat pressed against the cage, preventing Sagat from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shiva prevents Sagat from breaking the clinch.
Sagat throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shiva 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Sagat fails to land.
Shiva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shiva 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 pushes off an throws an elbow but Shiva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sagat misses with the head strike.
Sagat lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shiva backwards.
Shiva tries to land knees in the clinch but Sagat avoids the damage to the body.
Shiva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shiva blocks a body shot from Sagat.
Sagat pushes Shiva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Sagat manages to break the clinch.
Shiva slips under a jab.
Shiva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sagat throws a head kick that misses.
Sagat misses with a straight left.
Sagat lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shiva circles away quickly and effectively.
Shiva avoids a kick to the body.
Sagat connects with a jab.
Nice body kick there by Shiva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat throws a series of punches but Shiva moves out of range.
Sagat bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shiva scores with a kick to the body.
Sagat scores with a jab. Shiva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Shiva is rocked!

Sagat has Shiva up against the cage in a clinch.
Shiva is still on wobbly legs! Can Sagat finish him?
Shiva tries to land knees in the clinch but Sagat avoids the damage to the body.
Shiva seems to have recovered his senses.
Shiva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sagat.
Shiva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sagat avoids a wild elbow strike from Shiva.
Sagat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shiva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sagat tries to break the clinch but Shiva is controlling the position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sagat.
Nice elbow from Shiva.
Sagat lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shiva backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Sagat fails to land.
Shiva trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sagat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sagat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sagat throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shiva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sagat avoids it.
Sagat wants to get back to striking at distance but Shiva won't allow it.
A short right from Sagat on the inside.
Sagat fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shiva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sagat's efforts to push away.
Shiva missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Sagat.
Shiva trying to land knees to the body.
Shiva tries to land knees in the clinch but Sagat avoids the damage to the body.
Shiva misses with an elbow strike.
Sagat working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shiva trying to land knees to the body.
Shiva tries to land knees in the clinch but Sagat avoids the damage to the body.
Sagat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sagat working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sagat looking to throw knees to the head but Shiva is blocking nicely.
Sagat looking to throw knees to the head but Shiva is blocking nicely.
Sagat managing to block the knees to the body from Shiva.
Shiva throws an elbow that misses.
Sagat has had enough of the clinch but Shiva keeps him there for the moment.
Sagat has a couple of punches blocked by Shiva.
Shiva trying to land knees to the body.
Sagat misses with some punches.
Shiva trying to land knees to the body.
Shiva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sagat lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sagat.
Shiva tries to land knees in the clinch but Sagat avoids the damage to the body.
Shiva lands a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shiva trying to land knees to the body.
Shiva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sagat.
Shiva takes a shot to the head.
Shiva tries to land a knee to the head but Sagat blocks with his arms.
Sagat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vega Sagat dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Shiva clinches up against the cage.
Sagat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shiva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sagat avoids it.
Shiva missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Sagat fails to land.
Sagat blocks an elbow strike.
Sagat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Sagat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shiva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Sagat lands a big head kick that sends Shiva tumbling to the mat! Sagat takes a step backwards and waves Shiva back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Lord Shiva has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sagat misses with a few strikes there.
Shiva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sagat loads up on a big right hand but Shiva slips the punch.
Sagat throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sagat lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Shiva falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vega Sagat!