PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Sato (ranked 4147 p4p, 3677 weight class) and Nowlan Crone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Sato has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sato
vs
Crone

188 cm
22
186
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
185
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryan Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nowlan Crone!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crone connects with a high kick.
Crone takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sato wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sato lands an overhand right.
Sato connects with a looping right hand.
Crone throws a head kick that half lands.
Crone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sato cracks Crone with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sato connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Crone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Sato was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Crone.
Crone with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sato to score with a decent uppercut.
Sato throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sato looks to land a combination. Crone sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Crone connects with a high kick.
Crone misses with a few strikes there.
Sato scores with a hook to the body. Crone takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sato blocks a head kick by Crone.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crone takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sato cracks Crone with an open hand slap.
Sato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crone was well out of range. Poor timing from Sato.
Some wild striking there from Crone.
Sato cracks Crone with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sato smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sato connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Crone's hands.
Crone feints a jab promting Sato to slip. Crone then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sato slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sato throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Crone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sato bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Crone's head backwards.
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!
Crone swings widly with a right hand
and Sato counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crone walks into a left hand.

Crone is rocked!
Sato closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Crone out cold! Crone corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ryan Sato!