PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Sakurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and White Pawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sakurai
vs
Pawn

185 cm
24
203 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
209 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Elite Golden Nutrition
Convicted Trap House

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 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hiro Sakurai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, White Pawn!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakurai avoids the body shot from Pawn.
Sakurai throws a right hand that Pawn ducks under and follows up with a left that Pawn also avoids with ease.
Pawn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pawn throws a combination that misses
and Sakurai counters with a nice body shot.
Sakurai lands a really nice looking cross but Pawn seems unphased.
Sakurai throws a one two combo.
Pawn just misses with a punch to the body.
Sakurai throws a series of punches but Pawn avoids them all with ease.
Sakurai misses with an uppercut.
Pawn scores with a nice head shot.
Pawn defending well as Sakurai loads up on a big left hand.
Sakurai with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pawn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sakurai.
Pawn moves out of range of the strikes.
Sakurai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sakurai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pawn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sakurai throws a right hand that Pawn ducks under and follows up with a left that Pawn also avoids with ease.
Sakurai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pawn throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakurai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pawn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sakurai cracks a nice hook into Pawn's ribs.
Pawn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pawn misses with a hook.
Sakurai cracks Pawn with a good jab.
Sakurai connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pawn's hands.
Sakurai lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like White Pawn has been cut.
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!
Sakurai swinging wildly here.
Sakurai listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pawn moves forwards but Sakurai connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sakurai.
Pawn misses with a takedown attempt
and Sakurai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pawn looks gassed!
Sakurai scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sakurai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pawn.
Sakurai lands a nice shot that snaps Pawn's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sakurai with a nice cross.
Pawn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sakurai lands a jab to the nose.
Sloppy strikes from Sakurai. Those never looked like landing.
Sakurai lands with a straight right. Pawn didn't see that one coming.
Sakurai connects with a right hand. Pawn shakes it off.

Pawn is rocked!
Sakurai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pawn.
Sakurai connects with a single shot there.
Pawn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sakurai lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sakurai connects with an inside leg kick.
Sakurai throws a one two combo.
Sakurai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pawn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pawn shoots for a takedown but Sakurai saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sakurai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That has opened up White Pawn's cut even more.
Pawn throws a jab when Sakurai was well out of range.
Pawn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pawn shoots in for a takedown but Sakurai shows good takedown defense.
Hiro Sakurai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of White Pawn.
Sakurai lands with a shot to the body.
Sakurai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sakurai connects with a looping right hand.
Sakurai connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pawn. Pawn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pawn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sakurai throws a good cross that connects.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sakurai.
Sakurai lands with a good body shot.
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!
Sakurai scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pawn doesn't seem bothered though.
Sakurai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sakurai lands a left and a right that send Pawn crashing to the mat, dazed. Sakurai thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Pawn is still on wobbly legs! Can Sakurai finish him?
Sakurai grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Pawn takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Sakurai cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hiro Sakurai!