PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keizo Sawaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sawaki comes into the arena with 'Kodo' by The Yoshida Brothers blaring out of the sound system. Rua is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bla Bla Bla - Gigi D'Agostino. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Vitor Rua was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Sawaki
vs
Rua

175 cm
22
155 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

175 cm
23
150 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Cobra Kai Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keizo Sawaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vitor Rua!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sawaki walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rua checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sawaki avoids the body shot from Rua.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sawaki lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rua has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rua and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sawaki scores with a kick to the body.
Rua throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sawaki.
Sawaki staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sawaki throws a leg kick but Rua sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Rua.
Rua stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rua wants it to stay on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawaki stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sawaki cracks the inside of Rua's front leg.
Rua keeps the fight on the outside.
Sawaki takes a swing at Rua's ribcage but misses.
Rua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sawaki staying out of range there.
Sawaki fails with a takedown attempt.
Rua attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sawaki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rua pinned against the cage. Rua gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keizo Sawaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua moves out of range as Sawaki throws a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sawaki throws a head kick but Rua moves out of range.
Sawaki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rua digs a good body shot into Sawaki's ribs.
Rua lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Rua.
Sawaki takes a swing at Rua's ribcage but misses.
Sawaki throws a nice outside leg kick.
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!
Sawaki jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sawaki misses with a wild body shot.
Rua lands with an uppercut that bounces Sawaki off the cage and back into rage.
Sawaki misses with a body shot
and Rua counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sawaki is breathing heavily.
Sawaki loads up on a big right hand but Rua slips the punch.
Rua connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Sawaki tumbling to the canvas! Rua pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Sawaki was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vitor Rua!