PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sato Sayama (ranked 2064 p4p, 5701 weight class) and Gatis Ginters (ranked 269 p4p, 477 weight class). Gatis Ginters looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Sayama
vs
Ginters

168 cm
20
159
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
155
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sato Sayama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gatis Ginters!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ginters shoots and misses
and Sayama counters with a right hand to the body.
Ginters looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Sayama instigates a clinch.
Sayama crunches a lovely knee into Ginters's ribcage.
Sayama lands a shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Sayama.
Sayama lands with a light punch inside.
Sayama lands a right hand.
Sayama utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sayama lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sayama lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ginters backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sayama makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ginters is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nice body punch from Sayama.
Sayama lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Sayama.
Sayama lands a shot to the body.
Sayama lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sayama lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayama throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ginterss head.

Ginters is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Sayama.
Ginters is still on wobbly legs! Can Sayama finish him?
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sayama creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sayama lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sayama landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sayama putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ginters in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right from Sayama.
Sayama has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Ginters - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Sayama, and another! Ginters is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Sato Sayama!