PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Damien Short (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ukyo Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damien Short had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Short
vs
Sato

160 cm
25
146 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

175 cm
19
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damien Short!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ukyo Sato!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Short throws a series of punches but Sato moves out of range.
Ukyo Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sato looks to clinch
and Short counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Short lands with an overhand left.
Sato wants to clinch but Short slips to the side
and Short makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Short lunges at Sato with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sato's hand.
Sato misses with an uppercut. Short saw that one coming.
Sato closes the distance but Short moves to the side
and Short counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sato tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sato takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Short lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sato at a distance.
Sato darts in trying to clinch
and Short counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Short.
Sato tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Short counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sato closes the distance looking to clinch
and Short counters with a three punch combo that has Sato backing up. Sato nods at Short to acknowledge the strikes.
Sato darts in trying to clinch
and Short counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Short is looking to wear down Sato with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sato moves to clinch but Short breaks away
letting Short counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Short counter with a right hand.
Short throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sato moves to clinch but Short breaks away
letting Short counter with a right hand.
Sato closes the distance looking to clinch
and Short counters with a two punch combo.
Short tries to bum rush Sato with a series of wild strikes but Sato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sato tries to clinch up
and Short counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sato closes the distance looking to clinch
and Short counters with a right hand to the body.
Short fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sato avoids a punch combination nicely.
Short looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Short misses with a two punch combination.
Nice shot by Short.
Sato moves to clinch but Short breaks away
and Short connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sato closes the distance looking to clinch
and Short counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sato tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Short counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sato wants to clinch but Short slips to the side
and Short counters with a right hand to the body.
Short lands a head shot.
Sato tries to clinch up
and Short counters with a left and a right that stings Sato.
Sato looks to clinch
and Short counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sato tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Short counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sato tries to clinch up
and Short counters with a three punch combo that has Sato backing up. Sato nods at Short to acknowledge the strikes.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sato closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Short counter with a right hand.
Sato moves out of range as Short strikes.
Sato tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Short makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sato moves to clinch but Short breaks away
and Short counters with a three punch combo that has Sato backing up. Sato nods at Short to acknowledge the strikes.
Sato tries to clinch up
and Short counters with a series of strikes. Sato will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sato looks to clinch
and Short counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Short.
Short scores with a three punch combo!
Sato darts in trying to clinch
and Short counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sato closes the distance but Short moves to the side
letting Short counter with a right hand.
Short connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sato's hands.
Short circles away from the clinch attempt
and Short makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sato darts in trying to clinch
and Short counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Short will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sato wants to clinch but Short slips to the side
and Short counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Short throws a combination that misses
and Sato counters with a straight right hand.
Sato fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Short looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sato tries to clinch but Short moves away
and Short connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sato tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Short counters with a one-two to the body.
Short throws a series of punches but Sato moves out of range.
Sato tries to clinch
and Short counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Short swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Short is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Short moves out of range as Sato strikes.
Short looks to land a left hand but Sato moved out of range nicely.
Sato has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sato tries to clinch
and Sato takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Short rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sato moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Short fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Short dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Short looks to land a combination. Sato sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sato closes the distance but Short moves to the side
and Short counters with a left to the body.
Short misses with a series of wild punches.
Sato closes the distance looking to clinch
and Short connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sato misses with a looping right.
Sato closes the distance looking to clinch
and Short connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Short circles away from the clinch attempt
and Short makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Short thuds his right hand into Sato's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sato darts in trying to clinch
and Short counters with a three punch combo that has Sato backing up. Sato nods at Short to acknowledge the strikes.
Short defending well as Sato loads up on a big left hand.
Sato darts in trying to clinch
and Short counters with a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato moves to clinch but Short breaks away
and Short connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Short throws a big shot that misses.
Sato tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Short counters with a stiff right hand.
Short circles away from the clinch attempt
and Short counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sato tries to clinch up
and Short counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Short misses with the combination.
Sato misses with a straight left.
Sato throws an off balance right hand
and Short cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sato wants to clinch but Short slips to the side
and Short counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Short lands a jab to the nose.
A swing and a miss from Short.
Sato tries to clinch but Short moves away
and Short counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Short falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sato counters with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato tries to clinch but Short moves away
and Short counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sato throws a left and a right that both miss
and Short counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sato thinking.
Sato tries to clinch
and Short counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sato darts in trying to clinch
and Short counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sato looks to clinch
and Short counters with a right hand to the body.
Sato gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sato misses with a looping left.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sato takes one to the chin there.
Short works over Sato's head and body with a nice combination.
Sato tries to clinch
and Short counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sato tries to clinch but Short moves away
and Short counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sato looks to clinch
and Short counters with a three punch combo that has Sato backing up. Sato nods at Short to acknowledge the strikes.
Sato wants to clinch
and Short connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sato darts in trying to clinch
and Short makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Short fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sato takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sato looks to clinch
and Short counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Short is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sato closes the distance looking to clinch
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Short counters with a series of strikes. Sato will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sato tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Short counters with a straight right hand.
Short scores with a body shot.
Sato closes the distance looking to clinch
and Short counters with a nice uppercut.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sato wants to clinch
and Short connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Damien Short is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Short throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Short. Sato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Short circles away from the clinch attempt
and Short counters with a left to the body.
Short misses with a double jab
and Sato finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Short.
Sato tries to clinch up
and Short connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sato wants to clinch but Short slips to the side
and Short counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Short is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sato closes the distance but Short moves to the side
and Short counters with a nice uppercut.
Short throws a combination that misses
and Sato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Short connects with a single shot there.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sato moves to clinch but Short breaks away
and Short connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sato wants to clinch but Short slips to the side
and Short makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sato moves to clinch but Short breaks away
and Short counters with a nice body shot.
Sato tries to clinch up
and Sato takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A punch combination from Short misses.
Sato darts in trying to clinch
and Short counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Short dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A combination from Short does no damage.
Sato tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Short counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Sato throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Short circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sato takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Short misses the shot to the body.
Sato tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Short to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Short circles away from the clinch attempt
and Short counters with a series of strikes. Sato will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sato tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Short cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Short finds it's way through Sato's defenses.
Short punishes Sato's body with a nice straight punch.
Sato closes the distance but Short moves to the side
and Short counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Short circles away from the clinch attempt
and Short counters with a left and a right that stings Sato.
Sato looks to clinch
and Short counters with a straight right hand.
Sato closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Short counter with a right hand.

Sato darts in and clinches Short up against the ropes.
Sato with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sato tries to circle away but Short has him pinned against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Short looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sato scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sato tries a knee to the head but Short blocks it.
Sato with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sato tries to land knees in the clinch but Short avoids the damage to the body.

Short escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sato closes the distance looking to clinch
and Short cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Short rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sato moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sato is looking to score with low kicks.
Short throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sato counters with a low kick, right behind Short 's knee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Short counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Short scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sato darts in trying to clinch
and Short counters with a left and a right that stings Sato.
Sato tries to clinch but Short moves away
and Short counters with a nice body shot.
Sato wants to clinch but Short slips to the side
enabling Short to counter with a crisp jab.
Sato throws a sloppy body shot
and Short counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Short fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sato manages to avoid it.
Short misses with a double jab
and Sato counters with a leg kick.
Sato tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Short counters with a nice uppercut.
Sato darts in trying to clinch
and Short counters with a series of strikes. Sato will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sato looks to clinch
and Short counters with a left and a right that stings Sato.
Sato wants to clinch
and Short counters with a left to the body.
Sato tries to clinch but Short moves away
and Short counters with a one-two to the body.
Short checks a low kick from Sato.
Sato closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Short to counter with a crisp jab.
Sato tries to clinch up
and Short counters with a two punch combo.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Short will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sato tries to clinch
enabling Short to counter with a crisp jab.
Short throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sato counters with a good low kick that Short was not able to check.
Sato tries to clinch
and Sato takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sato tries to clinch
and Short counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Short tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sato was well out of range. Poor timing from Short.
A punch combination from Short misses.
Sato closes the distance looking to clinch
and Short counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Short circles away from the clinch attempt
and Short counters with a series of strikes. Sato will be more careful next time no doubt.
Short swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sato counters with a stiff right hand.
Short scores with a three punch combo!
Sato wants to clinch
and Short counters with a nice body shot.
Sato wants to clinch
and Sato takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sato moves to clinch but Short breaks away
and Short counters with a nice body shot.
Sato darts in trying to clinch
and Short counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sato wants to clinch but Short slips to the side
and Short counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sato wants to clinch but Short slips to the side
and Short counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sato darts in trying to clinch
enabling Short to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Short clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sato on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sato tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Short makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sato closes the distance looking to clinch
and Short counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Short circles away from the clinch attempt
and Short counters with a left to the body.
Short is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sato can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato closes the distance but Short moves to the side
and Short cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato closes the distance but Short moves to the side
and Short counters with a straight right hand.
Sato tries to clinch
and Short counters with a left to the body.
Short scores with a one two! Sato had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sato misses with a hook.
Short looks to land a combination. Sato sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sato tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sato takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sato tries to clinch
and Short connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato looks to clinch
and Sato takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sato darts in trying to clinch
letting Short counter with a right hand.
Short connects with a nice looking jab.
Sato tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Short counters with a left to the body.
Sato takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Short to counter with a crisp jab.
Short throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sato counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Short circles away from the clinch attempt
and Short counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sato wants to clinch
and Short counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sato wants to clinch
and Short counters with a left to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Short. That snapped Sato's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Short goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sato wants to clinch
and Short counters with a series of strikes. Sato will be more careful next time no doubt.
Short misses with a hook. Sato ducked under it nicely.
Sato throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Short counters with a left to the body.
Sato wants to clinch but Short slips to the side
and Short counters with a two punch combo.
Sato keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Short.
Sato tries to clinch but Short moves away
and Short counters with a straight right hand.
A right-left combo lands from Short.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sato on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sato wants to clinch
and Short counters with a series of strikes. Sato will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sato closes the distance looking to clinch
and Short counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Short bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sato's head backwards.
Short fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Short misses with a wild combination.
Sato throws a poor cross that misses
and Sato takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sato tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sato takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sato tries to clinch but Short moves away
and Short counters with a straight right hand.
Short fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sato closes the distance but Short moves to the side
and Short counters with a series of strikes. Sato will be more careful next time no doubt.
Damien Short is winning the standup battle so far.
Sato tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Short counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Short as he connects with a hook.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sato tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Short connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sato ducks under a wild hook from Short.
Sato darts in trying to clinch
and Short counters with a nice body shot.
Short throws a nice looking combination but Sato bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sato tries to clinch
and Short counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sato wants to clinch
and Short counters with a series of strikes. Sato will be more careful next time no doubt.
Short throws a one two combo.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sato tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Short counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sato closes the distance but Short moves to the side
and Short counters with a one-two to the body.
Sato closes the distance but Short moves to the side
and Short counters with a straight right hand.
Sato closes the distance looking to clinch
and Short counters with a right hand to the body.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sato tries to clinch
and Short counters with a series of strikes. Sato will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sato closes the distance looking to clinch
and Short counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Short scores with a three punch combo!
Sato wants to clinch
and Short counters with a series of strikes. Sato will be more careful next time no doubt.
Short swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sato avoids the body shot from Short.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Short had his way with Ukyo Sato in that round.
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!

Short scores with a hook to the body. Sato takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sato moves to clinch but Short breaks away
and Short counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sato wants to clinch
and Short counters with a right hand to the body.
Sato darts in trying to clinch
and Short counters with a series of strikes. Sato will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato darts in trying to clinch
and Short counters with a series of strikes. Sato will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato tries to clinch but Short moves away
and Short counters with a left and a right that stings Sato.
A shot to the liver by Short. Beautiful body shot.
A jab from Short misses.
Short circles away from the clinch attempt
and Short counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sato tries to clinch
and Short counters with a straight right hand.
Short circles away from the clinch attempt
and Short counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Short circles away from the clinch attempt
and Short counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sato wants to clinch but Short slips to the side
and Short counters with a straight right hand.
Sato wants to clinch
and Short counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Short misses with a body shot.
Sato closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Short counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato tries to clinch but Short moves away
and Short counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sato closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sato takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sato tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Short counters with a series of strikes. Sato will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sato moves to clinch but Short breaks away
and Short counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sato tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Short counters with a nice body shot.
Sato tries to clinch
and Short cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sato throws a leg kick
and Short counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sato has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Short throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Short closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sato tries to clinch up
and Short counters with a right hand to the body.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Short misses the shot to the body.
Sato tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Short counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Short circles away from the clinch attempt
and Short counters with a left and a right that stings Sato.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sato wants to clinch
and Short counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Short throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sato tries to clinch up
and Short counters with a right hand to the body.
A swing and a miss from Sato.
Short scores with a sloppy right hand. Sato should have avoided that one.
Sato tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Short counters with a nice uppercut.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Short circles away from the clinch attempt
and Short counters with a two punch combo.
Short misses with a few strikes there.
Short jabs at Sato's body.
Sato looks to score with a jab to the body but Short is just out of range.
Sato tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Short makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's eight 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.
Sato wants to clinch
and Short counters with a one-two to the body.
Sato looks to clinch
and Short counters with a two punch combo.
Short scores with a three punch combo!
Sato tries to clinch up
and Short counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Short moves into range and connects with a jab.
Short avoids a kick to the body.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Short misses with a double jab
and Sato counters with a nice uppercut.
Short circles away from the clinch attempt
and Short counters with a straight right hand.
Sato wants to slow Short down by chopping away at his legs.
Short misses with a body punch
and Sato connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sato wants to clinch
and Short counters with a three punch combo that has Sato backing up. Sato nods at Short to acknowledge the strikes.
Ukyo Sato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Damien Short is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Short throws a right hand that Sato ducks under and follows up with a left that Sato also avoids with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damien Short showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Short, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Damien Short!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Damien Short!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Damien Short!

Damien Short wins by unanimous decision!