PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keizo Sawaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sawaki has chosen 'Kodo' by The Yoshida Brothers as his entrance music. Keizo Sawaki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mayweather Jr
vs
Sawaki

173 cm
28
145 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

175 cm
26
155 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Hell's Balls Recovery

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Floyd Mayweather Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keizo Sawaki!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayweather Jr moves out of range as Sawaki strikes.
Mayweather Jr throws a hook but Sawaki blocks it.
Mayweather Jr misses the jab.
Sawaki slips a straight right by Mayweather Jr.
Mayweather Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sawaki.
Mayweather Jr misses with the combination.
Mayweather Jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sawaki fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mayweather Jr is out of range.
Mayweather Jr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sawaki fails with a takedown attempt.
Sawaki ducks under a wild hook from Mayweather Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mayweather Jr is defended easily by Sawaki.
Sawaki throws a lazy right hand but Mayweather Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sawaki misses with a hook. Mayweather Jr ducked under it nicely.
Mayweather Jr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sawaki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mayweather Jr thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sawaki dives in and grabs Mayweather Jr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mayweather Jr pushes down on Sawaki's head and hops out.
Mayweather Jr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sawaki's waist but Sawaki gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mayweather Jr off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Floyd Mayweather Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sawaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mayweather Jr throws out the jab.
Sawaki stuffs the takedown.
Sawaki throws a looping overhand right but Mayweather Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Sawaki walks into a jab.
Mayweather Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sawaki momentarily.
Sawaki misses with a looping right.
Mayweather Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Mayweather Jr misses.

Sawaki closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mayweather Jr quickly recovers to half guard.

Mayweather Jr actively working from the bottom here.
Mayweather Jr is looking to control Sawaki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mayweather Jr avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather Jr wants to improve his position but Sawaki is controlling well.

Mayweather Jr is defending against the submission attempts here by Sawaki.
Mayweather Jr wants to improve his position but Sawaki is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather Jr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sawaki.
Mayweather Jr is trying to stand back up but Sawaki is controlling him
Mayweather Jr trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mayweather Jr controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Mayweather Jr wants to control but Sawaki is keeping busy and won't allow it.

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.
Mayweather Jr wants to get back to full guard.
Sawaki wants to pass to mount but Mayweather Jr is defending the position.
Mayweather Jr wants to get back to full guard.
Mayweather Jr won't allow Sawaki to pass to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mayweather Jr wants to get back to full guard.
Sawaki is looking to stall here but Mayweather Jr recovers full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keizo Sawaki dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mayweather Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sawaki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mayweather Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mayweather Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mayweather Jr lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sawaki misses with an uppercut.
Mayweather Jr sizes up Sawaki with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mayweather Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Sawaki is just out of range.
Mayweather Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sawaki walks into a left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sawaki.
Sawaki slips a straight right by Mayweather Jr.
Mayweather Jr connects with a single shot there.
Mayweather Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mayweather Jr takes a swing at Sawaki's ribcage but misses.
Mayweather Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawaki misses with a straight left.
A punch lands to the side of Sawaki 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Sawaki shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mayweather Jr is trying to defend but Sawaki finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sawaki tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mayweather Jr knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mayweather Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
Mayweather Jr regains full guard. Nicely done.

Sawaki avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Sawaki is proving a slippery customer.
Sawaki stopping the sweep attempt from Mayweather Jr.
Sawaki trying to control but Mayweather Jr is working from the bottom.
Mayweather Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mayweather Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sawaki defends well.

Mayweather Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sawaki defends well.
Mayweather Jr wants to improve his position but instead Sawaki has moved into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mayweather Jr wants to improve his position but Sawaki is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sawaki looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sawaki landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mayweather Jr moves into full guard.
Mayweather Jr looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Floyd Mayweather Jr dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Sawaki throws a looping overhand right but Mayweather Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Sawaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Sawaki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mayweather Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mayweather Jr throws a hook but Sawaki avoids it easily.
Mayweather Jr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mayweather Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Mayweather Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch lands to the side of Sawaki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sawaki walks into a stiff left hand from Mayweather Jr.
Mayweather Jr clobbers Sawaki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sawaki tries a low kick but Mayweather Jr avoids it.
Mayweather Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mayweather Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Sawaki.
Mayweather Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sawaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Mayweather Jr.
Good shot there by Sawaki.
Sawaki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mayweather Jr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sawaki.
Nice sprawl there from Sawaki as Mayweather Jr shoots in.
Mayweather Jr misses with a straight right.
Mayweather Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sawaki.
Mayweather Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mayweather Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Sawaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mayweather Jr throws out the jab.
Mayweather Jr connects with a single shot there.
Sawaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mayweather Jr.
A big left from Mayweather Jr misses.
Sawaki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sawaki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mayweather Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Mayweather Jr misses.
Sawaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mayweather Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sawaki throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sawaki misses with a hook to the body
and Mayweather Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sawaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mayweather Jr.
Sawaki misses with a hook. Mayweather Jr ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Sawaki misses.
Mayweather Jr misses the jab.
A right-left combo lands from Mayweather Jr.
Mayweather Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mayweather Jr defending well as Sawaki loads up on a big left hand.
Mayweather Jr throws a hook but Sawaki blocks it.
Mayweather Jr misses with the combination.
Mayweather Jr avoids the body shot from Sawaki.
Mayweather Jr connects with a looping right hand.
Sawaki throws a hook but Mayweather Jr blocks it.
Mayweather Jr lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather Jr shoots in for a double leg but Sawaki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mayweather Jr misses the shot to the body.
Mayweather Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mayweather Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Floyd Mayweather Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mayweather Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Sawaki's head.
Mayweather Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Sawaki throws a hook but Mayweather Jr avoids it easily.
Mayweather Jr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Sawaki counter with a right hand.
Sawaki slips under a jab.
Floyd Mayweather Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Mayweather Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mayweather Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sawaki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather Jr throws a shot from downtown. Sawaki moves away and avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Mayweather Jr.
Nice defenses there by Sawaki.
Sawaki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mayweather Jr has his takedown stuffed

and Sawaki counters with a single leg into guard. Mayweather Jr didn't expect that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sawaki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mayweather Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Mayweather Jr has his foot on Sawaki's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sawaki works his way back into a safe position though.
Sawaki passes into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Mayweather Jr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Floyd Mayweather Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mayweather Jr has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Floyd Mayweather Jr!