PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hayatoshi Sakutara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kareem O Wheet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Sakutara
vs
O Wheet

193 cm
22
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

194 cm
22
255 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Boondock Fightwear
Blaze Ronin Street Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hayatoshi Sakutara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kareem O Wheet!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Wheet will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fight stays on the outside here - O Wheet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
O Wheet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sakutara.
A jab from O Wheet misses.
Nice shot by O Wheet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sakutara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sakutara fails with an attempt to clinch.
O Wheet just misses with a punch to the body.

O Wheet forces Sakutara back against the ropes and clinches.

O Wheet pulls guard successfully.
Sakutara trying to control the position from guard on top but O Wheet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sakutara preventing the sweep.
Sakutara prevents O Wheet from getting back to his feet.
Sakutara wants to control from the top but O Wheet keeps moving.
Sakutara stopping the sweep attempt from O Wheet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's one minute gone in the round.

O Wheet is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sakutara trying to control the position from guard on top but O Wheet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
O Wheet looks to clinch

and Sakutara counters by moving into the clinch.
Sakutara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sakutara can't get the takedown.
Sakutara tries for a takedown but O Wheet manages to get underhooks.
Sakutara could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

O Wheet is trying to trip Sakutara. He has hold of a leg but Sakutara is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. O Wheet persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
O Wheet seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

O Wheet postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sakutara is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of O Wheet, into his guard.
O Wheet wants to sweep here but Sakutara controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakutara trying to control but O Wheet is working from the bottom.
O Wheet keeping full guard, as Sakutara tries to pass.
Sakutara advances position into side control!

Sakutara tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sakutara has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Sakutara is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. O Wheet knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sakutara is breathing heavily.
O Wheet gets back to half guard.
O Wheet missing with punches from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Wheet is trying to control but can't.
Sakutara working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on O Wheet's thigh. O Wheet counters though and makes it back to full guard.
O Wheet doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

O Wheet is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

O Wheet is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
O Wheet trying to strike off his back.

O Wheet working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sakutara doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sakutara manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
O Wheet keeping moving, preventing Sakutara from controlling successfully.
Sakutara trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
O Wheet keeping moving, preventing Sakutara from controlling successfully.
Sakutara passes into half guard.
Sakutara has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Sakutara is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. O Wheet is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. O Wheet flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Sakutara anticipates the leg and manages to get behind O Wheet and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Sakutara slips an arm under O Wheet chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Sakutara has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Sakutara is squeezing on O Wheet like an anaconda would it's prey. O Wheet fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hayatoshi Sakutara!