PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ismo Ruma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hajime Saito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruma comes to the cage accompanied by Culture Club - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Hajime Saito enters the cage!

Ruma
vs
Saito

182 cm
19
182 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ismo Ruma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hajime Saito!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saito connects with the punch.

It looks like Ismo Ruma has been cut.
Saito tries to land a front kick but Ruma steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Saito pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saito throws a sloppy head kick and Ruma moves out of range easily.
Saito misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ruma misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A swing and a miss from Saito.
Horrible takedown by Ruma or perhaps it was just good defense by Saito which made him look bad.
Ruma takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ruma is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruma shoots in for a double leg but Saito sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ismo Ruma. That's going to take a lot out of him.

A head kick lands from Saito that sends Ruma to the canvas. Ruma tries to scramble back to his feet but Saito brings him back down into side control.

Ruma is rocked!
Saito scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Ruma is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Saito can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hajime Saito!