PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hiroshi Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Wasabi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Wasabi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Sato
vs
Wasabi

184 cm
25
197 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

200 cm
23
201 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Smiley Incorporated

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hiroshi Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Wasabi!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wasabi loads up on a big right hand but Sato slips the punch.
Sato smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wasabi jabs Sato right on the nose. Sato blinks but takes it well.
Wasabi slips under a jab.
Sato listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sato slips a jab and a cross from Wasabi.

Sato has closed the distance and engaged Wasabi in a clinch.
Sato lands an elbow inside that Wasabi shrugs off.
Sato misses with the head strike.
Sato misses with some punches.
Sato gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sato lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wasabi backwards.
Sato pushes off an throws an elbow but Wasabi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sato.
Sato lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sato prevents Wasabi from breaking the clinch.
Sato stalling in the clinch.
Wasabi wants to break free but Sato has control.
Sato lands with a left to the head.
Sato lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Wasabi is rocked!
Wasabi is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasabi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sato will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wasabi up against the cage.
Sato creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sato lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sato is struggling to control the position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sato.
Sato pushes off an throws an elbow but Wasabi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sato lands a nice uppercut.
Sato holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short right from Sato on the inside.
Sato taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sato throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sato.
Sato leaning his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hiroshi Sato.
Wasabi misses with an uppercut.

Sato lands a big uppercut and Wasabi crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Wasabi looks OK. Sato waves Wasabi back to his feet!
Wasabi is still on wobbly legs! Can Sato finish him?
Sato steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Wasabi is out on his feet! Sato sets himself and nearly takes Wasabi's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hiroshi Sato!