PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saku Saku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan dela Rosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dela Rosa comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Amazing kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Saku Saku has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Saku
vs
dela Rosa

170 cm
24
203 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

189 cm
23
205 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Saku Saku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan dela Rosa!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saku bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

dela Rosa drives through with a takedown into guard.

dela Rosa gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Saku pushes dela Rosa away with a front kick.

Saku gets caught flat footed, as dela Rosa shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Saku wants to sweep but no luck.
Saku has momentary wrist control but dela Rosa slips an elbow through the middle.
Saku keeping full guard, as dela Rosa tries to pass.
dela Rosa throwing strikes but missing.
dela Rosa wants to control from the top but Saku keeps moving.
Saku looking to hit a scissor sweep but dela Rosa is one step ahead there.
Saku working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dela Rosa preventing the sweep.
Saku is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Saku is looking to chop away at dela Rosa's legs.
Saku Saku is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saku throws a leg kick that misses.
Saku slaps away a takedown attempt from dela Rosa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
dela Rosa shoots for a takedown but Saku saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Saku misses with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saku.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
dela Rosa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Saku but Saku pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Saku Saku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan dela Rosa.
dela Rosa fails with a takedown attempt.
dela Rosa digs a good hook to Saku's body.
dela Rosa shoots for a takedown but Saku saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Good work by dela Rosa as he checks the leg kick.
Saku dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on dela Rosa. That did some damage!
dela Rosa looks gassed!
dela Rosa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Saku as he jumps to the side.
No luck for dela Rosa with that takedown attempt.
Saku displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from dela Rosa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dela Rosa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Saku. Saku obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Saku. That's going to slow dela Rosa down.
Saku pushes dela Rosa away with a front kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saku.
dela Rosa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Saku.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saku misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saku feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to dela Rosa's calf.
Saku lands with a thumping leg kick.
Saku feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to dela Rosa's calf.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saku looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Saku scores with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Saku.
Saku throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
dela Rosa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Saku lets loose with a powerful body kick. dela Rosa will feel that in the morning.
dela Rosa tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good shot there by Saku.

It looks like Juan dela Rosa has been cut.
Saku cracks the inside of dela Rosa's front leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saku cracks the inside of dela Rosa's front leg.
Saku lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Saku connects with a looping right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saku Saku dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juan dela Rosa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A lazy body kick from dela Rosa
enabling Saku to counter with a crisp jab.
dela Rosa shoots in and drives through. Saku sprawls well.
dela Rosa tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
dela Rosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saku.
dela Rosa blocks a leg kick.
Saku blocks a jab.
dela Rosa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Saku.
dela Rosa throws a head kick that misses
and Saku counters with a big head kick but dela Rosa shrugs it off.
dela Rosa misses with a takedown attempt - Saku sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
dela Rosa is breathing heavily.
Saku throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A good leg kick by Saku.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dela Rosa takes a kick to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Saku. That's going to slow dela Rosa down.
Saku Saku is winning the standup battle so far.
Saku throws a quick inside leg kick.
Juan dela Rosa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saku turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Saku lands with a thumping leg kick.
Saku is looking to slow dela Rosa down with leg kicks.
Saku throws a leg kick which misses dela Rosa's front leg but catches the back leg as dela Rosa tries to avoid it.
Saku throws a head kick that misses.
Saku lands with a slapping head kick.
Saku with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Saku, right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saku throws a head kick that half lands.
Saku is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that dela Rosa can do to turn this around?
A punch combination from dela Rosa misses.
Saku throws a nice outside leg kick.
Saku lands with a slapping head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Saku. That's going to slow dela Rosa down.
Saku throws a head kick that half lands.
dela Rosa avoids the head kick by Saku.
Saku throws a nice outside leg kick.
Saku throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
dela Rosa throws an overhand right that lands on Saku's shoulder, as Saku tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saku throws a nice head kick!
Nice takedown defense from Saku. No joy for dela Rosa on that attempt.
Saku Saku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan dela Rosa.
Saku chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Saku is looking to score with low kicks.
dela Rosa throws a head kick that misses
and Saku counters with a stiff right hand.
Saku scores with a head kick.
dela Rosa misses with a shot to the body
and Saku counters with a left to the body.
Saku lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Saku pushes dela Rosa away with a front kick.
Saku pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saku.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saku connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Saku feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to dela Rosa's calf.
Saku throws a sloppy head kick and dela Rosa moves out of range easily.
Saku lands a jab to dela Rosa's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Saku there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Saku scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Saku looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Saku throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saku fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt dela Rosa.
Saku lands a really nice looking cross but dela Rosa seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saku Saku dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Juan dela Rosa's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Saku tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
dela Rosa shoots in looking for a takedown. Saku tries to sprawl out of it but dela Rosa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Saku manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
dela Rosa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Saku defends it nicely.
Saku lands a nice leg kick that just misses dela Rosa's sensitive parts.
Saku Saku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saku throws a right and a left that both miss.

dela Rosa shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Saku manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Saku on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Saku tries to get out of the position.
dela Rosa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Saku looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dela Rosa prevents Saku from getting back to his feet.
dela Rosa wants to control from the top but Saku keeps moving.

dela Rosa drops back looking for a leg! Saku is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Saku manages to kick dela Rosa off! dela Rosa jumps back into Saku's guard.
Saku wants to stand and escape but dela Rosa is having none of it.
dela Rosa postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saku wants to control the position but dela Rosa says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Saku knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for dela Rosa on the ground.
Saku is looking to improve his position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
dela Rosa shoots in for a takedown but Saku shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Saku Saku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan dela Rosa.
Saku looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two 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.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Saku, right into the meat.
Saku throws a leg kick which misses dela Rosa's front leg but catches the back leg as dela Rosa tries to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saku.
Saku throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saku.
Saku lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
dela Rosa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Saku scores with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saku.
A head kick misses from Saku.
Saku lands a nice leg kick that just misses dela Rosa's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saku chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Saku scores with a nice right hand.
Saku thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on dela Rosa if he has to take too many more of those.
Saku lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
dela Rosa takes a kick to the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saku.
Saku feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to dela Rosa's calf.
Saku throws a leg kick which misses dela Rosa's front leg but catches the back leg as dela Rosa tries to avoid it.
Saku turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
dela Rosa takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saku throws a head kick that half lands.

That has opened up Juan dela Rosa's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
dela Rosa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
dela Rosa blocks a head kick by Saku.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saku.
A bone on bone clash there as dela Rosa blocks the leg kick.
dela Rosa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Saku throws a quick head kick that skims the top of dela Rosa's head.
Saku fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt dela Rosa.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
dela Rosa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Saku.
Juan dela Rosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice leg kick lands there from Saku.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Saku, right into the meat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Saku Saku showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Saku, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:26
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saku Saku!