PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shin Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vilhjalmur Hinrik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sato comes to the cage accompanied by Thunderstruck. The key to victory for Shin Sato has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Sato
vs
Hinrik

196 cm
22
276 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

196 cm
22
275 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Plays chess

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shin Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vilhjalmur Hinrik!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato misses with a head kick.
Sato misses with a head kick.
Sato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sato misses with a head kick.
Sato goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Shin Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sato looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sato misses with a head kick.
Sato fails to land with a series of punches.
Sato bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hinrik avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hinrik throws a leg kick but Sato sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sato listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hinrik swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Hinrik closes the distance and clinches.
Hinrik prevents Sato from breaking the clinch.
A knee to the head by Sato.
Sato could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hinrik keeps control of Sato as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Hinrik breaks from the clinch.
Sato throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hinrik's head.
Sato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato thuds his shin into the meat of Hinrik's side.
Sato tries to clinch
and Hinrik counters with a leg kick.
Sato is breathing heavily.

Hinrik shoots in and bounces Sato off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hinrik controlling from the top position.
Sato is looking to stand up but Hinrik isn't so interested in that idea.
Hinrik trying to control but Sato is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato managing to control the position.
Sato looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hinrik is one step ahead there.
Hinrik stays in close to Sato's body and controls the position.
Hinrik prevents Sato from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinrik wants to control from the top but Sato keeps moving.
Sato pulls Hinrik in close to prevent any damage.
Hinrik wants to control from the top but Sato keeps moving.
Sato looking for a sweep. Not yet Sato, not yet.
Hinrik trying to control the position from guard on top but Sato is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sato wants to clinch but Hinrik slips to the side

and Hinrik counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sato's guard now.
Sato wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hinrik is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sato wants to get back to his feet but Hinrik is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sato seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hinrik stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sato swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hinrik prevents Sato from getting back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hinrik trying to control but Sato is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sato swats away the attempt to clinch by Hinrik.
Hinrik takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sato tries a head kick but it misses.
Sato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sato shoots and misses
and Hinrik counters with an outside leg kick.
Sato lands with an overhand left.
Sato throws a lazy head kick
and Hinrik counters with a nice leg kick.
Hinrik throws a series of punches but Sato avoids them all with ease.
Sato throws a head kick that misses
and Hinrik counters with a nice leg kick.
Hinrik blocks a head kick by Sato.
Sato wants to clinch
and Hinrik counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Sato checks the leg kick.
Sato tries a head kick but it misses.

Sato forces Hinrik back against the cage and clinches.
Sato wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sato tries to land knees in the clinch but Hinrik avoids the damage to the body.

Sato breaks the clinch.
Hinrik throws a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato darts in trying to clinch
and Hinrik counters with a good, hard body kick but Sato shrugs it off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Hinrik has Sato up against the cage in a clinch.
Sato misses with a knee to the head.

Sato breaks from the clinch.
Sato throws a wild body kick that Hinrik sees coming a mile off.
Sato lands with a right and another and another! Hinrik is in big trouble! Sato lands again and this time it's lights out for Hinrik! A quality knockout there for Sato.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Shin Sato!