PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Boy Bawang (ranked 5146 p4p, 203 weight class) and Sava Savov (ranked 2613 p4p, 133 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bawang
vs
Savov

160 cm
18
141 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

164 cm
22
134 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boy Bawang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sava Savov!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bawang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Savov jumps guard but Bawang stands there with Savov around his waist. Savov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Savov is trying to stall.
Bawang stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Bawang.
Savov tries to pull guard but Bawang holds him up against the cage and eventually Savov drops back down to his feet.
Bawang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Savov backwards.
Bawang lands with a short shot to the head.
Bawang definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Savov stalling against the cage.
Savov tries to pull guard but Bawang holds him up against the cage and eventually Savov drops back down to his feet.
Boy Bawang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sava Savov.
A short right from Bawang on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bawang lands a nice shot to the body.

Savov breaks the clinch.
Bawang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Savov has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bawang is landing a low percentage of strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bawang has managed to clinch.
A right hand to the body from Bawang.
Bawang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Savovs head.
A shot in the inside from Bawang.
Bawang struggles to land a body shot inside as Savov controls his hands.
Savov just leaning against Bawang, taking a breather.
Savov prevents a body shot from Bawang.
Bawang lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Bawang.
Bawang scores with a shoulder strike.
Savov taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Bawang.
Savov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Savov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Savov tries to pull guard but Bawang won't allow it.
A left hand lands to the body for Bawang.
Savov is trying to force a seperation but Bawang has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bawang is defending well.
Bawang is leaning against Savov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bawang scores with a shot to the side of Savov's head.
Bawang lands a shoulder strike.
Savov tries to pull guard but Bawang forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Savov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bawang.
Bawang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bawang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Savov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bawang after a bit of a struggle.
Savov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bawang after a bit of a struggle.
Bawang lands an uppercut.

Savov manages to break the clinch.

Bawang closes the distance and clinches.
Bawang works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Bawang.
Savov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bawang.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bawang.
Savov looks winded!
A short right from Bawang on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bawang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bawang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Savov backwards.
A hook to the body from Bawang.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Savov tries to pull guard but Bawang forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Savov is trying to pull guard but Bawang has him pressed against the cage.
Savov tries to stall but Bawang uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Savov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bawang.
Bawang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bawang lands a nice shot to the body.
Savov taking a breather.
Bawang lands with a left to the head.
Savov misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Bawang.
Bawang pushes Savov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Savov is trying to pull guard but Bawang has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Bawang.
Savov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bawang's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bawang lands a shoulder strike.

Savov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bawang closes the distance and clinches.
Savov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bawang to keep the fight standing.
Savov is trying to stall.
Bawang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bawang lands a body punch.
Savov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bawang avoids it.
A short uppercut from Bawang.
Bawang can't find room to land a body shot as Savov controls the action.
Bawang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Savov backwards.
Savov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bawang lands with a right to the head.
Bawang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Savov backwards.
Savov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bawang is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Bawang - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boy Bawang dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bawang stuffs the takedown attempt from Savov. Savov gets slowly back to his feet.
Savov lands with a kick to the temple. Bawang shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Bawang has closed the distance and engaged Savov in a clinch.
Bawang lands a body shot.
Bawang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Savov tries to pull guard but Bawang holds him up against the cage and eventually Savov drops back down to his feet.
Bawang lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bawang digs a right hand underneath Savov's ribcage. Savov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bawang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bawang lands a left hand.
A hook to the body from Bawang.
Savov is breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bawang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bawang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bawang is working Savov over against the cage.
Bawang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Savov can do to turn this around?
A body shot lands from Bawang.
Bawang lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Savov.
Bawang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bawang works on Savov's body with a couple of short punches.
Bawang pushes Savov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bawang lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bawang lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bawang lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Savov.
Bawang lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bawang works on Savov's body with a couple of short punches.
Bawang scores with a shot to the side of Savov's head.

Savov is rocked!
Bawang lands with a right to the head.
Savov is still on wobbly legs! Can Bawang finish him?
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bawang.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bawang lands a right hand.
Bawang lands with a right to the head.
Bawang lands a shoulder strike.
Bawang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bawang throws a big uppercut that drops Savov! More strikes from Bawang and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Savov lies dazed against the cage as Bawang celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boy Bawang!
Boy Bawang thanked the fans post fight for their support.