PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Takumi Sagaki (ranked 886 p4p, 39 weight class) and Samak Ruenroeng (ranked 576 p4p, 21 weight class). Sagaki comes to the cage accompanied by Crazy Nights - Loudness. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Sagaki
vs
Ruenroeng

172 cm
23
147 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

170 cm
24
144 lbs
13 - 7 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Takumi Sagaki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samak Ruenroeng!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruenroeng swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sagaki.
Sagaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruenroeng was well out of range. Poor timing from Sagaki.
Sagaki misses with a wild body shot.
Sagaki backing away here, and Ruenroeng unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ruenroeng takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ruenroeng scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ruenroeng lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A low kick from Ruenroeng is predictable there

so Sagaki counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ruenroeng looking for a sweep. Not yet Ruenroeng, not yet.
Sagaki is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sagaki cracks Ruenroeng with a solid left hand.
Ruenroeng managing to control the position.
Let's hope that Ruenroeng 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sagaki's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruenroeng pulls Sagaki in close to prevent any damage.
Sagaki throwing strikes from guard but Ruenroeng blocks nicely.
Sagaki working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ruenroeng's head.
Sagaki landing with the ground and pound.
Ruenroeng looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ruenroeng has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sagaki wants to control from the top but Ruenroeng keeps moving.
Ruenroeng has his hands on Sagaki's head, controlling the position.
Sagaki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sagaki preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki is pushing down on Ruenroeng's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ruenroeng is fighting to maintain full guard but Sagaki has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sagaki is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sagaki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ruenroeng keeps working.
Ruenroeng trying to hold on to Sagaki's head to control him but Sagaki postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sagaki lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sagaki lands strikes from half guard.
Sagaki is nestled in close to Ruenroeng, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ruenroeng felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Ruenroeng is trying is best to control the position here.
Ruenroeng is not content to let Sagaki control the position.
Ruenroeng tries to roll over but Sagaki keeps him under control.
Sagaki keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ruenroeng is refusing to be controlled, as Sagaki sits in half guard.
Ruenroeng is controlling Sagaki's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Sagaki landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ruenroeng manages to get to full guard.
Sagaki trying to control but Ruenroeng is working from the bottom.
Sagaki postures up.
Sagaki working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sagaki throwing strikes from guard but Ruenroeng blocks nicely.
Ruenroeng pulls Sagaki in close to prevent any damage.
Sagaki won't allow Ruenroeng to sweep him here.
Sagaki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruenroeng is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruenroeng is trying to control the position but Sagaki postures up.
Sagaki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ruenroeng swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sagaki works over Ruenroeng with some ground and pound from guard.
Ruenroeng looking for a sweep. Not yet Ruenroeng, not yet.
Ruenroeng is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ruenroeng is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Sagaki wants to control from the top but Ruenroeng keeps moving.
Sagaki throwing strikes from guard but Ruenroeng blocks nicely.
Sagaki landing with the ground and pound.
Ruenroeng seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takumi Sagaki dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sagaki throws an off balance right hand
and Ruenroeng counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruenroeng misses with a kick to the body.
Ruenroeng looks to land a combination. Sagaki sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sagaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Ruenroeng scores with a four punch combination!
Sagaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruenroeng blocks the body kick.
Sagaki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruenroeng digs a good body shot into Sagaki's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruenroeng tries to clinch up but Sagaki circles away and keeps his distance.
Sagaki tries to counter with a takedown but Ruenroeng is quick to defend against it.
The fighters circling - Ruenroeng throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sagaki is looking to counter punch.
Ruenroeng throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sagaki looks to throw a body kick
and Sagaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ruenroeng swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sagaki appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sagaki misses with a straight right.
Ruenroeng catches Sagaki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ruenroeng scores with a jab to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ruenroeng looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sagaki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ruenroeng dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sagaki. That did some damage!
Ruenroeng throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ruenroeng connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sagaki throws a lazy right hand but Ruenroeng sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ruenroeng appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
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!
Ruenroeng looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSagaki.
Sagaki lands a nice looking body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Ruenroeng 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ruenroeng dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sagaki. That did some damage!
Sagaki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ruenroeng.
A head kick misses from Ruenroeng.
A combination from Ruenroeng does no damage.
Sagaki half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sagaki slips under a jab from Ruenroeng.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki throws a hook to the side of Ruenroeng's head but Ruenroeng sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ruenroeng throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sagaki.

Sagaki shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sagaki was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sagaki lands an elbow.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The strikes coming from Sagaki are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Takumi Sagaki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sagaki in side control, throwing shots but Ruenroeng defends.
Sagaki looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ruenroeng is avoiding damage well.

Sagaki tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sagaki has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ruenroeng is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ruenroeng tries to improve position but can't.

Sagaki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ruenroeng takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samak Ruenroeng showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ruenroeng connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sagaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sagaki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sagaki has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Samak Ruenroeng seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruenroeng tries to clinch but Sagaki moves out of range.
Sagaki jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sagaki or perhaps it was just good defense by Ruenroeng, which made it look bad.
Good leg kick by Ruenroeng there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruenroeng scoring well with a low kick there.
Sagaki takes a swing at Ruenroeng's ribcage but misses.
Ruenroeng is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ruenroeng swings for the body but Sagaki moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ruenroeng.
Sagaki scores with a hook to the body. Ruenroeng takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sagaki tries a head kick but it misses.
Ruenroeng appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Sagaki.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ruenroeng.
A slow jab from Ruenroeng misses its intended target.
A big left from Ruenroeng misses.
Sagaki feinted with a counter takedown.
Ruenroeng throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sagaki connects with a looping right hand.
Sagaki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ruenroeng. Ruenroeng obviously looking to wear him down.
Sagaki avoids the body shot from Ruenroeng.
Sagaki appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sagaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruenroeng manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sagaki closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ruenroeng quickly recovers to half guard.
Ruenroeng manages to get to full guard.
Ruenroeng managing to control the position.
Sagaki sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ruenroeng's guard.
Ruenroeng wants to improve his position but Sagaki is controlling well.
Sagaki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sagaki lands with a punch from half guard.
Sagaki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ruenroeng is not content to let Sagaki control the position.
Ruenroeng slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ruenroeng looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sagaki is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sagaki postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sagaki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sagaki postures up in Ruenroeng's guard and throws a big left but Ruenroeng blocks it.
Sagaki is looking to work some ground and pound but Ruenroeng has wrist control.
Sagaki trying to control but Ruenroeng is working from the bottom.
Ruenroeng looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sagaki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ruenroeng pulls Sagaki in close to prevent any damage.
Ruenroeng trying to control the position.
Sagaki won't allow Ruenroeng to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Takumi Sagaki did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sagaki looks to land a right hand but Ruenroeng moved out of range.
Ruenroeng swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sagaki takes a swing at Ruenroeng's ribcage but misses.
Nice body kick there by Sagaki.
Sagaki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sagaki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ruenroeng can pounce on him.
Sagaki throws a sloppy head kick and Ruenroeng moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruenroeng is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sagaki.
Sagaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruenroeng.
Sagaki feinted with a counter takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagaki slips under a jab from Ruenroeng.
Sagaki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sagaki keeps the fight on the outside.
Ruenroeng lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ruenroeng. That's going to slow Sagaki down.
Sagaki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sagaki misses with a body kick.
Ruenroeng throws a series of punches but Sagaki moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Ruenroeng.
Samak Ruenroeng is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ruenroeng. That's going to slow Sagaki down.
The fighters circling - Sagaki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ruenroeng feints a counter leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ruenroeng, right into the meat.

Sagaki shoots in and gets a takedown into Ruenroeng's guard.
Sagaki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sagaki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ruenroeng swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ruenroeng looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ruenroeng keeps trying to improve his position.
Ruenroeng has control of Sagaki's left arm, preventing Sagaki from doing any damage.
Ruenroeng wants to sweep here but Sagaki controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruenroeng is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruenroeng utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ruenroeng tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ruenroeng not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ruenroeng pulls Sagaki in close to prevent any damage.
Sagaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruenroeng is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruenroeng working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sagaki.
Sagaki stands up over Ruenroeng, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sagaki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sagaki is pushing down on Ruenroeng's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ruenroeng is fighting to maintain full guard but Sagaki has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ruenroeng is doing well to control the position and prevent Sagaki from advancing to side control.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng pushes Sagaki off looking to stand but Sagaki dives back in and keeps control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sagaki sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ruenroeng defending well though.

Sagaki is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ruenroeng doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sagaki.
Ruenroeng is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sagaki looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ruenroeng controlling the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sagaki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sagaki prevents Ruenroeng from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Takumi Sagaki will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Sagaki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sagaki throws a head kick but Ruenroeng moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Sagaki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sagaki shoots in for a takedown but Ruenroeng shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sagaki dips to his left and cracks Ruenroeng with an uppercut!
Ruenroeng throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sagaki moves out of range as Ruenroeng strikes.
Ruenroeng is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagaki misses with a body shot.
Ruenroeng changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruenroeng ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ruenroeng connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ruenroeng slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sagaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sagaki moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRuenroeng.
Ruenroeng darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ruenroeng. That's going to slow Sagaki down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Samak Ruenroeng seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ruenroeng looks to land a right hand but Sagaki moved out of range.
Sagaki shoots in for a takedown but Ruenroeng shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sagaki throws a poor cross that misses
and Ruenroeng counters with a left to the body.
Sagaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sagaki has his takedown stuffed
and Ruenroeng counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takumi Sagaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng stuffs the takedown attempt from Sagaki. Sagaki gets slowly back to his feet.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ruenroeng.
Sagaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruenroeng was well out of range. Poor timing from Sagaki.
An inside leg kick lands from Ruenroeng.
Sagaki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng lands a head kick. Sagaki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Takumi Sagaki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng connects with a leg kick. Sagaki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ruenroeng is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Samak Ruenroeng has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruenroeng misses with a leg kick.
Sagaki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sagaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruenroeng feints a counter leg kick.
Sagaki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ruenroeng throws a hook to the side of Sagaki's head but Sagaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A quick step to the side and Sagaki tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sagaki scores with a body shot.
Sagaki is looking to wear down Ruenroeng with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ruenroeng misses with an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Samak Ruenroeng comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sagaki has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 47:49
Judge William Peck scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Samak Ruenroeng!
Samak Ruenroeng is the new bantamweight champion!