PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kinjo Sasake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Squat Kojack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kinjo Sasake could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Squat Kojack's chin.

Sasake
vs
Kojack

157 cm
25
139 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

155 cm
21
147 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power

Dangerous GnP
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kinjo Sasake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Squat Kojack!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sasake ducks under a wild hook from Kojack.
Sasake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kojack lands a really nice looking cross but Sasake seems unphased.
Kojack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sasake motions for Kojack to come forward. Sasake throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sasake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kojack.
Sasake is looking to clinch but Kojack is avoiding it.
Sasake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kojack moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sasake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kojack.
Squat Kojack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kojack swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kojack uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sasake has time to react.
Sasake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kojack.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kojack scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
An inside leg kick from Sasake misses.
Kojack loads up on a big right hand but Sasake slips the punch.
Sasake tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kojack swivels and escapes.
Sasake finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sasake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kojack paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sasake fails to land the takedown.
Sasake shoots in for a double leg but Kojack sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kinjo Sasake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kojack waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sasake.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sasake attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sasake tries to land a leg kick but Kojack saw it coming and moves away.
Sasake ducks under a wild hook from Kojack.
Kojack misses with an uppercut. Sasake saw that one coming.
Kojack misses the jab.
Sasake slips under a jab from Kojack.
Kojack rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sasake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kojack throws a series of punches but Sasake moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sasake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kojack.
Squat Kojack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sasake doesn't manage to clinch there - Kojack circles away.
Kojack connects with a right hand. Sasake shakes it off.
Kojack moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Kinjo Sasake has been cut.
Sasake tries to clinch up but Kojack circles away and keeps his distance.
Kojack tries to bum rush Sasake with a series of wild strikes but Sasake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sasake shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kojack sprawls well. Kojack wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sasake gets slowly back to his feet.
Sasake doesn't manage to clinch there - Kojack circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kojack swats away the attempt to clinch by Sasake.
Sasake tries to close the distance and clinch but Kojack swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kojack throws a hook to the side of Sasake's head but Sasake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kojack misses with a double jab.
Sasake shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kojack but Kojack pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sasake slips a jab from Kojack.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sasake misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sasake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kojack paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kojack lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sasake moves out of range as Kojack strikes.
Sasake motions for Kojack to come forward. Sasake throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kojack lands a head shot.
Kojack throws a body punch but Sasake moves out of range.
Kojack ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sasake avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kojack connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sasake. Sasake circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sasake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kojack.
Sasake wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sasake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kojack looks to land a left hand but Sasake moved out of range nicely.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sasake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kojack paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sasake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kojack throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sasake tries to clinch up but Kojack circles away and keeps his distance.
Kojack jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kojack throws a sloppy body shot

and Sasake counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sasake.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sasake drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sasake jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Sasake is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kojack is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kojack has escaped and now he's on top!
Kojack must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kojack controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Sasake throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sasake controls Kojack momentarily but Kojack frees himself.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kojack trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sasake's guard.

Sasake is looking for a triangle but Kojack pushes his legs off easily.

Sasake looking for a guillotine here but Kojack defends easily.

Sasake looking for a guillotine here but Kojack defends easily.
Kojack pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sasake is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Squat Kojack dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kinjo Sasake's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Kojack misses with the combination.
Sasake takes a swing at Kojack's ribcage but misses.
Kojack stuffs the takedown attempt from Sasake. Sasake gets slowly back to his feet.
Sasake fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sasake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kojack was well out of range. Poor timing from Sasake.
Kojack stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kojack wants it to stay on the feet.
Kojack stuffs the takedown attempt from Sasake. Sasake gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kinjo Sasake. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kojack swats away the attempt to clinch by Sasake.
Sasake blocks a jab.
Kojack thows a body shot but no joy.
Kojack checks a leg kick.
Sasake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kojack.
Sasake avoids the body shot from Kojack.
Sasake gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kojack swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sasake tries to work over Kojack's front leg with a kick but Kojack checks it.
Sasake takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kojack scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sasake tries to clinch there but Kojack circles away.
Sasake doesn't manage to clinch there - Kojack circles away.

Sasake shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sasake drops an elbow to the side of Kojack's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sasake is looking for a kimura but Kojack is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sasake to get the leverage.
Sasake not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kojack is trying to stand.
Kojack trying to control but Sasake postures up.
Sasake missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sasake passes to full mount!
Sasake thowing shots but they're missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Sasake is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kojack is surviving well by controlling Sasake's body position as best he can.
Kojack in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kojack wants to control but Sasake is having none of it.

Sasake is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Kojack has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Kojack!
Kojack wants to control from the top but Sasake keeps moving.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sasake is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kojack passes into half guard.
Sasake wants to control but Kojack is keeping busy.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Sasake has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Kojack escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Kojack!
Sasake is trying to control Kojack's posture but Kojack avoids it.
Sasake sneaks back into half guard.
Sasake manages to get to full guard.
Sasake keeping moving, preventing Kojack from controlling successfully.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Sasake is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Sasake is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kojack lands a couple of digs.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sasake looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kojack scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sasake trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kojack accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Kojack avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sasake keeping moving, preventing Kojack from controlling successfully.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sasake trying to keep a closed guard but Kojack is proving a slippery customer.

Sasake has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Kojack is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Sasake.
Sasake is looking for a sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sasake taking punishment in the form of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Squat Kojack.
I think Kojack has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Squat Kojack!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Squat Kojack!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Squat Kojack!

Squat Kojack wins by unanimous decision!