PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Fenandes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noob Saibot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fenandes comes to the cage accompanied by Burned at Both Ends by Motionless in White. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Fenandes
vs
Saibot

190 cm
23
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
19
209 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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, Diego Fenandes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Noob Saibot!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saibot lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Saibot connects with a body shot.
Fenandes misses with the combination.
Diego Fenandes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saibot slips a jab from Fenandes.
Saibot throws a shot to the body.
Saibot scores with a jab. Fenandes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Saibot tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fenandes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Saibot blocks a leg kick.
Saibot works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Fenandes clinches up with Saibot and pushes him back against the cage.
Saibot lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saibot connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fenandes's face.
Saibot is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Saibot working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fenandes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Saibot's brow.
Fenandes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fenandes takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saibot misses with a knee strike.
Saibot is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fenandes is defending well for now.
Fenandes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saibot takes a knee to the side of the body.

Fenandes breaks the clinch.
Saibot connects with a right hand. Fenandes shakes it off.
Fenandes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saibot misses with a wild body shot.
Saibot throws a shot from downtown. Fenandes moves away and avoids it.
Noob Saibot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fenandes tries to work over Saibot's front leg with a kick but Saibot checks it.
Saibot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fenandes circles away quickly and effectively.
Saibot misses with a wild body shot.
Saibot swings for the body but Fenandes moves out of range.
Fenandes throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Saibot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fenandes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fenandes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Fenandes moves into the clinch.
Fenandes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saibot blocks an elbow strike from Fenandes.
Fenandes trying to land knees to the body.
Fenandes tries to throw a body punch but Saibot avoids it by throwing Fenandes back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fenandes.
Saibot tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fenandes avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saibot can't break the clinch.
Saibot working hard to break the clinch.

Saibot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fenandes misses with a combination
and Saibot counters with a nice body shot.
Saibot throws out a powerful jab.
Fenandes misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Saibot.
Fenandes throws a low kick, looking for Saibot's leg but Saibot calmly moves out of range.
Saibot feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fenandess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Saibot tries to keep at a distance but Fenandes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Saibot working hard to break the clinch.
Fenandes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Still in the clinch, Saibot scores with a nice short uppercut.
Saibot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saibot tries to break free but Fenandes pushes him back against the cage.

Saibot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fenandes moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Fenandes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Saibot, pushing him back against the cage.
Saibot is trying to break the clinch but Fenandes is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saibot looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fenandes tries to stall but Saibot uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A frustrated look appears on Saibot's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Saibot using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fenandes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Saibot looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saibot is trying to force a seperation but Fenandes has the dominant position.
Fenandes looking to slow down the pace here.

Fenandes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fenandes throws a series of punches but Saibot moves out of range.

Fenandes moves into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saibot.
Saibot creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fenandes's defenses.
Fenandes trying to land knees to the body.
Saibot on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noob Saibot 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.

Fenandes has managed to clinch.
Saibot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fenandes.

Saibot breaks from the clinch.
Fenandes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Fenandes instigates a clinch.
Noob Saibot seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Saibot prevents a body shot from Fenandes.
Fenandes misses with a body punch.
Saibot has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Saibot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saibot is trying to push Fenandes away but Fenandes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Saibot wants to break free but Fenandes has control.

Fenandes manages to break the clinch.
Saibot tries to clinch up.
Fenandes throws a combination that misses
and Saibot counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saibot tries to bum rush Fenandes with a series of wild strikes but Fenandes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Saibot blocks a head kick by Fenandes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenandes misses with the combination.
Noob Saibot seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fenandes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Saibot connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fenandes scrambles back to his feet.
Saibot lands a jab to the head.
Fenandes throws a right and a left that Saibot avoids nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Saibot.
Fenandes slips a jab and a cross from Saibot.

Fenandes takes the fight into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Saibot obliges.

Saibot breaks from the clinch.

Fenandes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fenandes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saibot can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saibot lands a good knee to the midsection. Fenandes won't want to take too many of those.
Saibot is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fenandes tries to throw a body punch but Saibot avoids it by throwing Fenandes back against the cage.
Saibot tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fenandes avoids it.
Nice body punch from Saibot - that landed with a thud.

Saibot breaks the clinch.
Saibot takes a swing at Fenandes's ribcage but misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fenandes.

Fenandes closes the distance and clinches.
Fenandes is trying to force a seperation but Saibot has the dominant position.
Saibot tries to break free but Fenandes pushes him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saibot.
Fenandes keeps control of Saibot as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fenandes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saibot's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fenandes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saibot is defending well for now.
Saibot is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Saibot is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Saibot is trying to force a seperation but Fenandes has the dominant position.

Fenandes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fenandes slips a jab from Saibot.
Fenandes throws a push kick but Saibot slaps the foot to one side.
Sloppy strikes from Fenandes. Those never looked like landing.
Saibot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice shot by Saibot.
Saibot looks to score with a jab to the body but Fenandes is just out of range.
Fenandes throws a right hand that Saibot ducks under and follows up with a left that Saibot also avoids with ease.
Saibot attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fenandes throws a right and a left that Saibot avoids nicely.
Fenandes swinging wildly here.
Fenandes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fenandes misses with a combination
and Saibot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fenandes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fenandes throws a leg kick but Saibot sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fenandes throws a head kick that misses.
Diego Fenandes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saibot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fenandes was well out of range. Poor timing from Saibot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saibot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fenandes moves away.
Fenandes avoids the body shot from Saibot.
Saibot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fenandes throws a leg kick which misses Saibot's front leg but catches the back leg as Saibot tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noob Saibot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Saibot just misses with a punch to the body.
Fenandes throws a right and a left that Saibot avoids nicely.
Fenandes looks to land a combination but Saibot avoids it well.
Fenandes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Saibot counters with a left to the body.
Fenandes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fenandes throws a head kick but Saibot moves out of range.
Fenandes slips under a jab.

Fenandes clinches with his opponent.
Fenandes tries to throw a body punch but Saibot avoids it by throwing Fenandes back against the cage.
Saibot scores with a hook to the body.
Fenandes is trying to break free.
Saibot lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fenandes misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenandes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Saibot is trying to push Fenandes away but Fenandes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Saibot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fenandes throws a right and a left that Saibot avoids nicely.
Fenandes tries a head kick but it misses.
Fenandes misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fenandes misses with the combination.
Saibot avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saibot wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Saibot scores with a shot to the body.
Saibot scores with a shot to the body.
Fenandes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Saibot counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saibot wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Fenandes.
Saibot lands with a shot to the body.

Saibot clinches up against the cage.
Saibot is trying to force a seperation but Fenandes has the dominant position.
Saibot working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saibot looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Saibot breaks from the clinch.

Fenandes clinches.

Saibot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fenandes closes the distance and clinches.
Saibot is trying to force a seperation but Fenandes has the dominant position.
Saibot wants to break free but Fenandes has control.
Saibot using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fenandes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Saibot is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Saibot landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Diego Fenandes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Saibot throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fenandes blocks it with crossed arms.
Fenandes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saibot putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fenandes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Saibot has a couple of punches blocked by Fenandes.
Saibot has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fenandes with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saibot tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fenandes avoids it.
Fenandes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Saibot wants to break the clinch but can't.
Saibot blocks the elbow strike.
Saibot prevents a body shot from Fenandes.
Saibot has had enough of the clinch but Fenandes keeps him there for the moment.
Saibot misses with a punch to the body.

Fenandes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saibot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fenandes was well out of range. Poor timing from Saibot.
Fenandes misses with a head kick.
Fenandes misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Saibot tries to keep at a distance but Fenandes has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fenandes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fenandes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saibot is defending well for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Noob Saibot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Saibot has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noob Saibot!