PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cody Elkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kobe Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elkins comes into the arena with King of Kings blaring out of the sound system. Cody Elkins has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Elkins
vs
Sato

170 cm
30
152 lbs
22 - 7 - 0

181 cm
22
155 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Firebird Designs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cody Elkins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kobe Sato!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato throws the left hand but Elkins avoids the punch easily.
Elkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sato.
Elkins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sato ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheers as Elkins lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sato doesn't seem phased though.
Elkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Elkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sato.
Elkins throws a shot from downtown. Sato moves away and avoids it.
Elkins throws a hook but Sato blocks it.
Elkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sato.
Elkins paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Elkins throws a hook but Sato avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Sato.
Sato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Elkins.
Cody Elkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sato ducks under a wild hook from Elkins.
Sato changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kobe Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elkins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sato counters with a right hand to the body.
A swing and a miss from Elkins.
Sato motions for Elkins to come forward. Sato throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Elkins misses with a lunging right hand
and Elkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sato works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Elkins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sato counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Elkins throws a hook to the side of Sato's head but Sato sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Elkins throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sato attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sato swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Elkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Elkins walks into a straight right hand from Sato.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sato ducks under a wild hook from Elkins.
Sato swinging wildly here.
Elkins misses with a looping right.
Elkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Elkins misses with a hook
and Sato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sato moves out of range as Elkins strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sato. Elkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Elkins misses.
Elkins throws a poor cross that misses
and Sato counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from Elkins misses.
Elkins misses with a hook
and Sato connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sato slips a straight right by Elkins.
Elkins missing with a left hand there. Sato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Elkins lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sato lands a nice shot to the body.
Sato on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Elkins is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sato slips under a jab.
Sato tries for a takedown but Elkins sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato scores with a jab to the body.
Good exchange - Sato coming out on top.
Elkins moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sato thows a body shot but no joy.
Sato misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sato closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Elkins looks to land a right hand but Sato moved out of range.
Sato looks to score with a jab to the body but Elkins is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch combination from Sato misses.
Sato misses with an uppercut
letting Elkins counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Cody Elkins will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Elkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sato sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sato moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab, jab by Sato - just one landing.
Sato drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Elkins slips under a jab from Sato.
Sato has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sato. Elkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sato slips a straight right by Elkins.
Elkins looks to land a right hand but Sato moved out of range.
Elkins throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sato on the side of the head.
A lazy left from Elkins finds it's target.
Sato lands a jab to Elkins's midsection.
Elkins misses with a hook
and Sato makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkins misses with a straight left.
Sato jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sato moves out of range of the strikes.
Elkins throws a jab when Sato was well out of range.
Elkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sato takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sato.
Cody Elkins is winning the standup battle so far.
Elkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sato.
Elkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sato throws out the jab.
Sato stuns Elkins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big left from Elkins misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Elkins misses.
Sato misses with a left hand
and Elkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sato looks to land a combination but Elkins avoids it well.
A jab from Sato misses.
Sato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Elkins.
Sloppy strikes from Sato. Those never looked like landing.
Elkins just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sato throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Elkins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sato to score with a decent uppercut.
Elkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Elkins thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato moves out of range as Elkins strikes.
Elkins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Elkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Elkins drops his hands momentarily and Sato takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Elkins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sato counters with a right hand to the body.
Sato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Elkins moves away.
Elkins throws the left hand but Sato avoids the punch easily.
Sato wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sato ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sato slips a jab from Elkins.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato scores with a jab. Elkins acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sato scores with a punch to the head.
Sato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Elkins moves away.
Sato lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sato misses with a low kick as Elkins jumps back.
Elkins throws a lazy uppercut
and Sato counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sato lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato throws an overhand right that lands on Elkins's shoulder, as Elkins tries to avoid the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elkins throws a shot from downtown. Sato moves away and avoids it.
Sato misses with a series of wild punches.
Sato uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Elkins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Cody Elkins will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Elkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sato.
Sato misses with a lunging right hand
and Elkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Elkins misses with a looping left.
Elkins misses with a hook.
Sato swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sato takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Elkins throws the left hand but Sato avoids the punch easily.
Elkins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Elkins throws a looping overhand right but Sato ducks down to avoid it.
Sato moves out of range of the strikes.
Elkins blocks a low kick nicely.
Elkins takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sato was well out of range. Poor timing from Elkins.
Sato's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sato duly obliges.
Elkins lands a nice hook to Sato's body. Sato takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sato throws an overhand right that lands on Elkins's shoulder, as Elkins tries to avoid the shot.
Sato steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Elkins.
Sato throws the left hand but Elkins avoids the punch easily.
Sato digs a good hook to Elkins's body.
Elkins cracks Sato with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Elkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sato with a hook.
Elkins looks to throw the jab but Sato is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato missing with a left hand there. Elkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Elkins.
Sato attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The fighters circling - Sato throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sato digs a good body shot into Elkins's ribs.
Elkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Elkins.
Sato misses with a left hand
letting Elkins counter with a right hand.
Elkins throws a hook but Sato blocks it.
Sato turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sato is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sato throws a sloppy body shot
and Elkins counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elkins misses the jab.
Sato takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sato throws a front kick that sends Elkins stumbling back into the cage.
Sato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Elkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sato.
Sloppy strikes from Sato. Those never looked like landing.
Elkins throws a hook but Sato avoids it easily.
Sato is trying hard to land a takedown here. Elkins sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sato connects with a right hand. Elkins shakes it off.
Sato shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elkins checks a leg kick.
Elkins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Sato counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Elkins looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Sato is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sato takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Elkins slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Elkins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sato stopping the sweep attempt from Elkins.
Sato postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Kobe Sato just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sato moves out of range of the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Sato there.
A big right from Sato misses.
Nice defenses there by Sato.
A jab lands there for Sato.
Elkins throws a lazy right hand but Sato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sato connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Elkins's hands.
Elkins drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Elkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sato.
Sato throws a jab when Elkins was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Elkins misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkins's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sato connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Elkins scrambles back to his feet.
Elkins misses with a looping left.
Sato throws a shot from downtown. Elkins moves away and avoids it.
Elkins misses with a hook
and Sato counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Elkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Elkins throws out the jab.
Elkins looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sato swings for the body but Elkins moves out of range.
Sato ducks under a wild hook from Elkins.
Sato lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Elkins circles away quickly and effectively.
Elkins throws an off balance right hand
and Sato counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Elkins looks to throw the jab but Sato is out of range.
Elkins misses with an uppercut.
Sato moves away from the strike by Elkins.
Sato uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Elkins.
Elkins avoids a kick to the body.
Sato slips under a jab from Elkins.
Elkins takes one on the button.
Sato moves out of range as Elkins strikes.
Sato thuds a left hand into Elkins's body.
Sato throws a combination. Elkins tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elkins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Elkins throws an overhand right that lands on Sato's shoulder, as Sato tries to avoid the shot.
Sato lands an overhand right.
Elkins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sato counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sato throws a body punch but Elkins moves out of range.
Elkins defending well as Sato loads up on a big left hand.
Elkins throws an off balance right hand
and Sato counters with a head kick. That will keep Elkins thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A big right from Sato misses.
Sato lands a nice shot that snaps Elkins's head back.
Sato ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato throws a series of punches but Elkins avoids them all with ease.
Sato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Elkins manages to avoid it.
Elkins throws a jab when Sato was well out of range.
Elkins takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Elkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sato.
Elkins scores with a jab.
Elkins throws a hook but Sato blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sato throws a lazy uppercut
and Elkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sato ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Elkins misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kobe Sato dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Elkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Sato shoots in looking for a takedown but Elkins manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sato's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Elkins cracks Sato with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big left from Sato misses.
Elkins throws a lazy right hand but Sato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sato misses with a two punch combination.
Elkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Sato looking to score a takedown here. Elkins is defending well but Sato drives through and ends up in Elkins's guard.

Elkins looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sato stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Elkins swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Elkins is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato won't allow Elkins to sweep him here.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

Elkins has his foot on Sato's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sato works his way back into a safe position though.
Sato preventing the sweep.
Sato seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sato trying to control the position from guard on top but Elkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sato pushing down on Elkins's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sato wants to free his trapped foot but Elkins is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Elkins tries to get to full guard but Sato has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato wants to control but Elkins is keeping him busy.
Sato uses his free foot to push down on Elkins's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Elkins.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Elkins is desperately trying to improve his position but Sato has a good base and remains in mount.
Sato landing strikes, looking to finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato wants to take Elkins's back but he can't do it this time.
Elkins wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.

Sato looking for the choke but no joy.

Sato is working for a rear naked choke. Elkins is not defending it well and Sato has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Elkins refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Elkins's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kobe Sato!
Kobe Sato is the new featherweight champion!