PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pee Wee Sasaki (ranked 514 p4p, 1075 weight class) and Mad Hatter (ranked 33 p4p, 64 weight class). Pee Wee Sasaki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sasaki
vs
Hatter

168 cm
22
142
8 - 1 - 0

150 cm
21
130
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pee Wee Sasaki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mad Hatter!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sasaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hatter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hatter slips a jab from Sasaki.
Hatter circles away from the clinch attempt.
It seemed like Hatter was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hatter throws a jab when Sasaki was well out of range.
Sasaki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sasaki misses with a body shot
and Hatter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sasaki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hatter's head.
Sasaki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sasaki seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hatter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Sasaki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sasaki digs a right hand underneath Hatter's ribcage. Hatter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hatter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hatter.
Hatter tries a knee to the head but Sasaki blocks it.
Sasaki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hatter backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A hook to the body from Sasaki.
Hatter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hatter's elbow.
Sasaki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sasaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hatter blocking some punches.
Sasaki scores with a shoulder strike.
Hatter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hatter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sasaki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sasaki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hatter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hatter looking to throw knees to the head but Sasaki is blocking nicely.
Sasaki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hatter.
A hook to the body from Sasaki.
Sasaki pushes Hatter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hatter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hatter is trying to break free.
Hatter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hatter prevents a body shot from Sasaki.
Hatter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hatter misses with a knee to the head.
Sasaki has a couple of punches blocked by Hatter.
Hatter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sasaki blocks it with crossed arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hatter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sasaki misses with a punch on the inside.
Hatter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hatter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sasaki swings wildly with an uppercut but Hatter uses good head movement to avoid it.

Hatter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sasaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Hatter throws a counter combo.
Hatter misses with a wild combination.
Sasaki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hatter at a distance.
Sasaki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hatter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sasaki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hatter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice defenses there by Hatter.
Sasaki thuds his right hand into Hatter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

It looks like Mad Hatter has been cut.
Sasaki steps in with a hook that catches Hatter right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Sasaki follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Hatter looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pee Wee Sasaki!
Pee Wee Sasaki retains his bantamweight title!
Pee Wee Sasaki seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.