PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Sanemoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Vestuvich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexei Vestuvich acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Sanemoto
vs
Vestuvich

180 cm
25
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
190 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Bushido Clothing

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Sanemoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexei Vestuvich!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vestuvich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanemoto.
Sanemoto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sanemoto misses with a kick to the body.
Vestuvich looks for a takedown but Sanemoto sprawls well.
Vestuvich blocks the body kick.
Sanemoto throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sanemoto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vestuvich.
Sanemoto goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Vestuvich tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sanemoto sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vestuvich somewhat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sanemoto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vestuvich swings for the body but Sanemoto moves out of range.
Sanemoto lands a high kick!
Vestuvich takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sanemoto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vestuvich's sensitive parts.
Vestuvich looks gassed!
Sanemoto lands with a slapping head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Sanemoto moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanemoto lands an elbow that stopped Vestuvich in his tracks for a moment.
Sanemoto lands an elbow that stopped Vestuvich in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Alexei Vestuvich has been cut.

Sanemoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vestuvich tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dave Sanemoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanemoto throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Vestuvich.
Sanemoto throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sanemoto.
Sanemoto goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sanemoto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sanemoto throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanemoto throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Vestuvich blocks a head kick by Sanemoto.
Sanemoto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sanemoto goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sanemoto throws a head kick that misses.
Sanemoto scoring well with a low kick there.
Sanemoto lands with a slapping head kick.
Vestuvich is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanemoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vestuvich shoots in but no luck this time.
Dave Sanemoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexei Vestuvich.
Sanemoto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sanemoto throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Vestuvich.
Sanemoto scores with a kick to the midsection.

Sanemoto takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vestuvich takes an elbow to the temple.
Vestuvich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vestuvich takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Sanemoto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexei Vestuvich's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Vestuvich throws a head kick that misses
and Sanemoto counters with a leg kick.
Vestuvich thows a leg kick but Sanemoto checks it
and Sanemoto counters with a body kick.
Sanemoto scoring well with a low kick there.
Sanemoto misses with an uppercut.
Sanemoto plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sanemoto.
Sanemoto throws a hook but Vestuvich blocks it.
Vestuvich is breathing heavily.
Sanemoto thows a body kick. Vestuvich tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanemoto goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sanemoto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vestuvich.
Sanemoto throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Vestuvich's head.
Sanemoto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sanemoto. That's going to slow Vestuvich down.
Sanemoto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sanemoto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vestuvich's calf.
Sanemoto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vestuvich can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanemoto lands a slapping body shot.
Sanemoto lands a head kick!

Sanemoto moves into range and clinches up with Vestuvich.
Sanemoto content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Sanemoto.
Sanemoto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sanemoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Vestuvich avoids the damage to the body.

Sanemoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vestuvich throws a lazy head kick

and Sanemoto counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sanemoto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanemoto lands an elbow just above Vestuvich 's eye.
Vestuvich swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanemoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanemoto has Vestuvich pushed against the cage.

Sanemoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dave Sanemoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vestuvich moves out of range as Sanemoto throws a body kick.
Sanemoto thumps Vestuvich with a low kick.
Sanemoto lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vestuvich's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sanemoto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanemoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four 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.
Vestuvich doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Sanemoto holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sanemoto stalls.

Sanemoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A low kick from Vestuvich misses
and Sanemoto counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanemoto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sanemoto scores with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Sanemoto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexei Vestuvich's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Vestuvich blocks the body kick.
Sanemoto connects with a high kick.
Sanemoto throws a head kick that half lands.
Vestuvich takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Vestuvich blocks a head kick by Sanemoto.
Sanemoto cracks the inside of Vestuvich's front leg.
Sanemoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vestuvich has a takedown stuffed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanemoto is looking to land body kicks.
Sanemoto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick by Vestuvich misses
and Sanemoto counters with a body kick that stops Vestuvich in his tracks momentarily.
Sanemoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Vestuvich crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sanemoto - the referee stops the clock and Vestuvich gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sanemoto. Vestuvich manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

Sanemoto darts in and clinches Vestuvich up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanemoto lands a damaging elbow.
Vestuvich is trying to break free.
Sanemoto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vestuvich blocks it with crossed arms.
Sanemoto lands an elbow inside.

Sanemoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Sanemoto.
Sanemoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vestuvich throws a lazy head kick
and Sanemoto counters with a head kick. That will keep Vestuvich thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Vestuvich tries to clinch but Sanemoto moves away
and Sanemoto counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vestuvich's knee momentarily.
Sanemoto throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vestuvich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanemoto.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vestuvich.
Sanemoto feints and then cracks Vestuvich's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vestuvich down.
Sanemoto fakes the leg kick and cracks Vestuvich in the body.
Sanemoto throws a leg kick which misses Vestuvich's front leg but catches the back leg as Vestuvich tries to avoid it.
Vestuvich throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sanemoto counters with a low kick, right behind Vestuvich 's knee.

That's four 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.

Sanemoto instigates a clinch.

Sanemoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vestuvich keeps the fight on the outside.
Alexei Vestuvich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vestuvich takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vestuvich has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sanemoto.
An inside leg kick lands from Sanemoto.
Dave Sanemoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vestuvich has his takedown stuffed
and Sanemoto counters with a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Sanemoto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sanemoto has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:25
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Sanemoto!