PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sato Sayama (ranked 1833 p4p, 5024 weight class) and Noritaka Migo (ranked 240 p4p, 456 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sayama
vs
Migo

168 cm
20
159
3 - 0 - 0

174 cm
26
168
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Intelligent

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

Northern Zombie
Shadow Realm Apparel

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 3 - 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Noritaka Migo!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Migo scores with a hook.
Migo checks the leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sayama. Migo shrugs it off though.
Migo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Migo needs to keep his hands up - Sayama had a free shot at his head there.
Migo blocks the body kick.
Sayama looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Sayama moves into the clinch successfully.
Sayama gets through Migo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sayama lands a shoulder strike.
Knees to the body from Sayama.
Sayama tries to work over Migo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sayama misses with the head strike.
Sayama leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sayama misses with the head strike.
Migo wants to get back to striking at distance but Sayama won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Migo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sayama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Migo avoids it.
Sayama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sayama misses with a hook to the ribs.
Migo letting Sayama take a breather here.
Sayama tries to land knees in the clinch but Migo avoids the damage to the body.
Sayama prevents Migo from breaking the clinch.
Sayama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sayama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Migo.
Sayama's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sayama has Migo pushed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sayama will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Migo up against the cage.
Sayama holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Sayama for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Sayama holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sayama gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sato Sayama.
Migo misses with the combination.
Sayama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Migo was well out of range. Poor timing from Sayama.
Migo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sayama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Migo.
Migo misses with a double jab.
Sayama gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayama moves out of range as Migo strikes.
Sayama buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Migo checks a leg kick nicely.
Migo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sayama's hands.
Migo scores with a decent looking hook.
Sayama blocks a jab.
Sayama motions for Migo to come forward. Sayama throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Migo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sayama takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sayama connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Sayama clinches up with Migo and pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Migo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Migo wants to break free but Sayama has control.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sayama.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Migo avoiding damage as Sayama throws knees to the body.
Migo avoiding damage as Sayama throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Migo is trying to break the clinch but Sayama is controlling him.
Nice body punch from Sayama - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Sayama.
A shot in the inside from Sayama.
Migo being controlled against the cage.
Migo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sayama lands a knee to the body.
Migo looks winded!
Sayama landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sayama misses with a body punch.
Sayama lands with a short shot to the head.
Sayama lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Migo or not.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

A good leg kick by Sayama.
Migo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sayama counters with a straight right hand.
A nice leg kick from Sayama, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sayama with a hook.
Migo throws a nice looking combination but Sayama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sayama avoids a punch combination nicely.
Migo cracks Sayama with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sayama turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good exchange - Sayama coming out on top.
Migo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Migo misses with a double jab
and Sayama counters with a leg kick.
Sayama throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sayama throws a front kick that sends Migo stumbling back into the cage.
Sayama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Migo can do to turn this around?
Sayama connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sayama.
Migo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sayama finds it's way round the side to connect with Migo's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayama slips a straight right by Migo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sayama. That's going to slow Migo down.
Sayama slips under a jab from Migo.
Migo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Migo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sayama lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sayama misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sayama throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Migo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sayama connects with a solid leg kick.
Sato Sayama is winning the standup battle so far.
Migo throws a right and a left that Sayama avoids nicely.
Migo misses with an uppercut
and Sayama counters with a leg kick.
Migo avoids the head kick by Sayama.
Sayama throws a nice outside leg kick.
Noritaka Migo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Migo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sayama. Sayama obviously looking to wear him down.
Migo throws a right hand that Sayama ducks under and follows up with a left that Sayama also avoids with ease.
Sayama misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Migo tries to bum rush Sayama with a series of wild strikes but Sayama uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sayama lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sayama throws a hook but Migo avoids it easily.

Sayama takes the fight into the clinch.
Sato Sayama has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sayama struggles to land a body shot inside as Migo controls his hands.
Migo is trying to break free.
Sayama struggles to land a body shot inside as Migo controls his hands.
Sayama lands a left hand.
Migo tries to circle away but Sayama has him pinned against the cage.
Knees to the body from Sayama.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sayama - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sayama working Migo over with knees to the body.
Migo is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Sayama on the inside.
Sayama lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sayama pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sayama misses with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Migo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sayama trying to land knees to the body.
Migo avoiding damage as Sayama throws knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Sayama.
Sayama lands an uppercut.

Migo is rocked!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sayama.
Sayama is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayama scores a nice knee to the body.
Come on Sayama - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sayama lands a nice uppercut.
Migo is still on wobbly legs! Can Sayama finish him?
Migo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sayama lands a nice knee to the body.
Migo seems to have recovered his senses.
Sayama content to slow the pace in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Sayama - that landed with a thud.
Sayama will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Migo up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sayama.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sato Sayama dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Sayama throws a head kick that Migo semi-blocks.
Sayama moves out of range as Migo strikes.
Noritaka Migo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sayama ducks under a wild hook from Migo.
Sayama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Migo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Migo blocks the leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sayama - that will leave a mark!
Migo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A swing and a miss from Sayama.
A punch combination from Migo misses.
Sayama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Migo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sayama misses with a low kick.
Migo throws a series of punches but Sayama avoids them all with ease.
Sayama tries to bum rush Migo with a series of wild strikes but Migo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Migo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick from Sayama.
A head kick misses from Sayama.
Migo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sayama makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick from Sayama, right into the meat of the thigh.
Migo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sayama with the inside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Sayama finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayama throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sayama scores with a push kick.
Migo avoids the head kick by Sayama.
Migo misses with the combination.
Migo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Migo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sayama thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Migo if he has to take too many more of those.
Sayama throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab from Sayama misses.

Sayama closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sayama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Migo.
Sayama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Sayama.
Noritaka Migo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sayama using the Thai clinch to land knees 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!
Sayama stalling the fight.
Sayama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sayama tries a body shot but Migo blocks it.
Sayama tries a body shot but Migo blocks it.
Sayama is leaning against Migo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Sayama.
Sato Sayama is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Migo tries to break the clinch but Sayama is controlling the position.
Migo is trying to push Sayama away but Sayama has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayama's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sayama is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Migo is defending well for now.
Migo takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Migo working hard to break the clinch.
Migo takes a shot to the head.
Migo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Migo misses with a punch to the body.
Sayama keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Migo's efforts to push away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sato Sayama showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sayama has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sato Sayama!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Sato Sayama made sure he mentioned Northern Zombie, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Noritaka Migo spoke after the fight, saying 'maybe I lost but at least, I fought for the show for you !'.