PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Froi Satur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yousei Kobiashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kobiashi's choice of entrance music: Die Antwoord: Enter The Ninja. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Satur
vs
Kobiashi

182 cm
23
201 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
22
209 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Froi Satur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yousei Kobiashi!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kobiashi throws a lazy right hand but Satur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kobiashi slips under a jab.
Kobiashi cracks a nice hook into Satur's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kobiashi. Satur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Satur defending well as Kobiashi loads up on a big left hand.
Satur moves out of range as Kobiashi strikes.
Satur lands with a good body shot.

Kobiashi darts in and clinches Satur up against the ropes.
Kobiashi lands a shot to the body.
Kobiashi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Satur is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kobiashi is defending well for now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A right hand to the body from Kobiashi.
Kobiashi digs a right hand into Satur's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Satur's gas tank.
Satur is breathing heavily.
Satur misses with a punch on the inside.
Kobiashi lands a left hand.
Kobiashi stalling.
Satur missing with knees to the body.

Kobiashi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Satur with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kobiashi to score with a decent uppercut.

Kobiashi moves into the clinch.
A short left from Kobiashi.
Satur throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Kobiashi.
Kobiashi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kobiashi lands a nice uppercut.

Satur is rocked!
Kobiashi throws a big uppercut that drops Satur! More strikes from Kobiashi and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Satur lies dazed against the ropes as Kobiashi celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yousei Kobiashi!