PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Justin Credible (ranked 6205 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Sauve (ranked 3910 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sauve's choice of entrance music: Prodigy Out of Space. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Credible
vs
Sauve

180 cm
30
154 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

177 cm
33
150 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Justin Credible!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Sauve!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Credible misses with an uppercut.
Sauve misses with a wild body shot.
Sauve scores with a jab to the body.

Credible clinches up with Sauve and pushes him back against the cage.
Sauve tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Credible's elbow.
Sauve digs a right hand into Credible's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Credible's gas tank.
Credible struggles to land a body shot inside as Sauve controls his hands.
Credible swings wildly with an uppercut but Sauve uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sauve.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sauve.
Credible stalling in the clinch but Sauve improves position.
Credible misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sauve lands with a light punch inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Credible.
Credible throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sauves head.
Credible looking to slow down the pace here.
Credible scores with a shot to the side of Sauve's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Credible tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sauve's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Credible is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Credible seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Sauve is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sauve just misses with a elbow thrown towards Credible's brow.
Credible throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sauve scores with a hook to the body.
Credible lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sauve lands a left hand that snaps the head of Credible backwards.
Credible doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Credible tries to throw a body punch but Sauve avoids it by throwing Credible back against the cage.
Credible working aggressively here.
Sauve blocks an uppercut.
Sauve lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sauve softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sauve working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Credible prevents a body shot from Sauve.
Sauve scores with a shot to the side of Credible's head.

Sauve works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
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!
Credible being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Let's hope that Sauve has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Credible avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sauve throwing strikes but missing.
Sauve advances to half guard.
Sauve works his way into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Sauve tries to move into full mount but can't pass Credible's legs.
Sauve controlling the position.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Sauve.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sauve tries to score with some ground and pound. Credible controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Credible is trying to escape the position but Sauve is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Credible gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Poor strikes thrown by Sauve there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sauve controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Sauve dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sauve rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Credible to counter with a crisp jab.

Sauve drives through and clinches with Credible against the cage.
Credible misses with a hook from the clinch.

Sauve lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Credible is looking for a sweep. Sauve is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Sauve wants to work for an arm triangle but Credible is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sauve content to control rather than advance.
Sauve throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sauve not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sauve in particular looking to stall.
Sauve is continuing to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yet more stalling tactics from Sauve.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sauve lands with a punch from half guard.
Sauve content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sauve passes to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauve cracks Credible with a big right hand but Credible just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
My spies in Slaughterhouse inform me that Sauve has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Sauve takes a little break here. Credible wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Sauve advances to mount.

Sauve swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Credible is now in Sauve's guard. A big mistake from Sauve there, giving up the dominant position!
Sauve bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Credible's guard.

Credible avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Credible has momentary wrist control but Sauve slips an elbow through the middle.
Sauve's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Credible knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sauve on the ground.
Sauve wants to pass the guard but Credible is keeping the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sauve slips nicely into half guard.
Sauve working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Sauve showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Credible's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sauve tests Credible's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Credible takes a swing at Sauve's ribcage but misses.
Sauve throws a head kick but Credible moves out of range.
Sauve tries a head kick but it misses.
Sauve needs to keep his hands up - Credible had a free shot at his head there.
Nice defenses there by Sauve.

Sauve clinches up with Credible and pushes him back against the cage.
Credible throws a punch but it's blocked by Sauve.
Sauve lands with a right to the head.

Sauve has Credible pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Sauve pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Credible tumbling to the mat - Sauve dives into Credible's guard.
Sauve controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sauve throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Credible works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sauve is pushing down on Credible's leg trying to pass to half guard. Credible is fighting to maintain full guard but Sauve has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sauve throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sauve seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sauve working over Credible with some ground and pound. Credible looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sauve lands a nice short elbow.
Sauve missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sauve looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sauve has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Justin Credible has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice elbow there by Sauve.
Sauve sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sauve connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sauve controlling the pace for now.
Sauve has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sauve unloading with bombs!
Sauve breaks from Credible's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sauve controlling the pace for now.
Kyle Sauve is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Sauve comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sauve 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Sauve!
Kyle Sauve thanked the fans post fight for their support.