PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sato Hattori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and aReNa GareNa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hattori
vs
GareNa

186 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sato Hattori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, aReNa GareNa!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hattori looks to land a combination but GareNa avoids it well.
No joy there for Hattori, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
GareNa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hattori moves away.

GareNa clinches with his opponent.
The referee calls for GareNa to work.
GareNa tries to pull guard but Hattori holds him up against the cage and eventually GareNa drops back down to his feet.
GareNa missing with knees to the body.
Hattori blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hattori wants to break free but GareNa has control.
GareNa tries to land knees in the clinch but Hattori avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
GareNa trying to land knees to the body.
Hattori tries to break the clinch but GareNa is controlling the position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hattori as GareNa tries to tie him up.
GareNa keeps control of Hattori as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
GareNa misses with a knee strike.
GareNa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
GareNa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hattori just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sato Hattori has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of aReNa GareNa.
Hattori has had enough of the clinch but GareNa keeps him there for the moment.
Hattori can't break the clinch.
GareNa looking to stall.

GareNa breaks the clinch.
Hattori misses with a head kick.
GareNa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sato Hattori is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hattori swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
GareNa misses the shot to the body.
Hattori throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
GareNa blocks a head kick by Hattori.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hattori leaves GareNa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hattori throws a series of punches but GareNa avoids them all with ease.
Hattori misses with a few strikes there.
Hattori ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hattori keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hattori throws a head kick that misses
and GareNa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
GareNa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hattori sprawls well. Hattori wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. GareNa gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from GareNa.
GareNa looks gassed!
Hattori swinging wildly here.
Hattori tries to bum rush GareNa with a series of wild strikes but GareNa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
GareNa slips a straight right by Hattori.
Hattori throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hattori rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but GareNa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hattori throws a series of punches but GareNa avoids them all with ease.

GareNa instigates a clinch.

GareNa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hattori misses with a head kick.
GareNa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hattori.
GareNa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hattori.
A decent looking body kick lands there for GareNa.

GareNa rushes Hattori and presses him up against the cage.
GareNa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hattori walks away with a smile on his face. GareNa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

GareNa takes the fight into the clinch.
GareNa keeps control of Hattori as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

GareNa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hattori throws a nice looking combination but GareNa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hattori blocks a head kick by GareNa.
GareNa tries to clinch but Hattori is having none of it.

GareNa closes the distance and clinches.
Hattori is looking to break free of the clinch but GareNa has double underhooks.

GareNa breaks from the clinch.
Hattori stalks GareNa and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into GareNa's face. GareNa staggers backwards, shaken.
Hattori throws a leg kick
and GareNa counters with a head kick.
Hattori pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hattori throws a series of strikes that have GareNa backpedaling.
Hattori throws a head kick that misses

and GareNa moves into the clinch.
GareNa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hattori pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hattori tries to break free but GareNa pushes him back against the cage.
GareNa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

aReNa GareNa dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hattori throws a series of punches but GareNa moves out of range.
A solid body kick from GareNa.
GareNa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hattori defends it nicely.
Sato Hattori is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hattori will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hattori pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hattori looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice combination there by Hattori.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hattori. GareNa does a little dance to reset his feet.
GareNa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hattori's waist but Hattori gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing GareNa off to one side.
GareNa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick by Hattori misses
and GareNa counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
GareNa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sato Hattori has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of aReNa GareNa.
GareNa tries to clinch but Hattori is having none of it.
A combination from Hattori does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
GareNa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hattori throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hattori throws a series of punches but GareNa avoids them all with ease.
Hattori slips a jab from GareNa.
A low kick from Hattori misses
and GareNa counters with a nice body kick.

GareNa rushes Hattori and presses him up against the cage.
Hattori has had enough of the clinch but GareNa keeps him there for the moment.
Hattori is trying to break the clinch but GareNa has him pressed against the cage.
GareNa misses with a knee to the head.
GareNa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hattori's efforts to push away.
Hattori is trying to break free.
Hattori is trying to break free.

That's two 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.
Hattori on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hattori is trying to force a seperation but GareNa has the dominant position.
A short right from Hattori on the inside.
Hattori tries to break the clinch but GareNa is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by GareNa.
Hattori wants to break the clinch but can't.
GareNa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hattori avoids it.
GareNa has Hattori pressed against the cage, preventing Hattori from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hattori looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
GareNa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hattori.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hattori pulls guard successfully.
Hattori is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
GareNa wants to stand and escape but instead Hattori has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Hattori postures up in GareNa's guard and throws a big left but GareNa blocks it.
GareNa is looking to sweep but instead, Hattori has passed into half guard.
Hattori thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed GareNa's head.
Hattori moves nicely into side control.
Hattori trying to control the position but GareNa is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hattori working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hattori wants to lay and pray for a moment but GareNa keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hattori wants to stand but GareNa is controlling his arm.
Hattori has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hattori trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
GareNa is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hattori connects with a decent elbow.
Hattori wants to stand but GareNa has his arm trapped.
Hattori lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hattori throws an elbow but GareNa slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hattori scores with punches from side control.
Hattori in side control lands a decent elbow.
GareNa is looking to regain half guard here but Hattori keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sato Hattori dominated that second round.
That's time! Hattori's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Hattori throws a right and a left that both miss.
GareNa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hattori misses with the body kick
and GareNa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hattori misses with a jab, cross combination.
GareNa takes a swing at Hattori's ribcage but misses.
Hattori stuffs the takedown attempt from GareNa. GareNa gets slowly back to his feet.
Hattori misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from GareNa. Hattori does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hattori motions for GareNa to come forward. Hattori throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hattori misses with the combination.
GareNa shoots in but Hattori avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sato Hattori has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of aReNa GareNa.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
GareNa just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hattori misses with a looping right.
Hattori misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Hattori does no damage.
GareNa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hattori stuffs the takedown attempt from GareNa. GareNa gets slowly back to his feet.
GareNa dodges the punch combination from Hattori.
GareNa is looking to clinch but Hattori is avoiding it.
Hattori throws a sloppy head kick

and GareNa counters by clinching up.
Hattori wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but GareNa has him pressed against the cage.
Hattori can't break the clinch.

GareNa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
GareNa dodges the punch combination from Hattori.
Sloppy strikes from Hattori. Those never looked like landing.
Hattori tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but GareNa was well out of range. Poor timing from Hattori.
No joy there for Hattori, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hattori looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hattori misses with a two punch combination.
GareNa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hattori.
GareNa tries to work over Hattori's front leg with a kick but Hattori checks it.
Hattori rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but GareNa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hattori throws a sloppy head kick
and GareNa counters with a body kick that stops Hattori in his tracks momentarily.
Hattori throws a good cross that connects.
A combination from Hattori does no damage.
GareNa scores with a push kick.
Hattori fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

GareNa drives through and clinches with Hattori against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

GareNa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hattori throws a jab but it's blocked by GareNa.
A head kick misses from Hattori.
GareNa closes the distance and clinches up with Hattori, looking for a takedown. GareNa pushes Hattori against the cage but Hattori circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
GareNa misses with a few strikes there.
Hattori misses with a head kick.
Hattori throws a lazy head kick

and GareNa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by GareNa.
Hattori wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

GareNa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hattori connects with a nice looking jab.
Hattori throws a series of punches but GareNa moves out of range.
A head kick misses from GareNa.
Hattori misses with a series of wild punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from GareNa.
GareNa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hattori rather than just go for the knockout.

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.
Hattori swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hattori lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and GareNa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from GareNa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hattori throws a shot from downtown. GareNa moves away and avoids it.
A head kick by Hattori misses
and GareNa counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sato Hattori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
GareNa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hattori avoids it really well and circles away.
Hattori throws a sloppy head kick and GareNa moves out of range easily.
A head kick by Hattori misses
and GareNa counters with a body kick.
Hattori swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sato Hattori is winning the standup battle so far.
GareNa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
GareNa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hattori misses with a jab, cross combination.
GareNa moves away from the strike by Hattori.

And that's the end of the fight!
aReNa GareNa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think GareNa 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... aReNa GareNa!