PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rumina Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randolf Brox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sato might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Call to prayer of islam. The crowd seem to be enjoying Brox's choice of entrance music: Avassaladores ft. Michael Jackson - Sou Foda. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Sato
vs
Brox

185 cm
22
175 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

178 cm
23
175 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rumina Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randolf Brox!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sato 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 Brox has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brox and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab from Sato.
Brox checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice sprawl there from Sato as Brox shoots in.

Brox shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sato's guard.
Brox throws and elbow that misses. Sato uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Brox's guard. Nice move by Sato!
Sato won't allow Brox to sweep him here.

Brox looking for a guillotine here but Sato defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato won't allow Brox to sweep him here.

Brox throws his legs up looking for a submission but Sato uses it to pass to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brox is looking to reverse the position.
Brox gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Brox tries to roll over but Sato keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brox is looking to get back to full guard here but Sato has managed to pass to side control instead.
Sato gets to mount! Brox was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Brox is desperately trying to improve his position but Sato has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sato stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Sato throws a head kick but Brox moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Brox lunges at Sato with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sato's hand.
Sato throws a leg kick but Brox checks it.
Brox shoots in and drives through. Sato sprawls well.
Brox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sato takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sato thuds a left hand into Brox's body.
Brox lands a jab-cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brox throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sato stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brox connects with a looping right hand.
Brox moves out of range of the leg kick from Sato.
Sato tries to score with a low kick but Brox moves his leg out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato wants to slow Brox down by chopping away at his legs.
Brox connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Brox throws a big shot that misses.
Sato is looking to chop away at Brox's legs.
Sato misses with a right hand
and Brox counters with a nice body shot.
Sato throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sato turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brox scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sato takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brox shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sato as he jumps to the side.
Brox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sato sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brox takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brox looks for a takedown but Sato sprawls well.
Rumina Sato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randolf Brox.
Sato attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brox.
Brox misses with a hook.
Brox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sato.
An inside leg kick lands from Sato.
Brox throws the left hand but Sato avoids the punch easily.
Brox thows a body shot but no joy.
Sato throws a solid leg kick but Brox takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sato.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brox closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brox throws a hook but Sato blocks it.
Sato throws a series of punches but Brox moves out of range.
Sato throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brox.
Sato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brox.
Brox throws a jab when Sato was well out of range.
Brox throws a series of punches but Sato moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Brox blocks the leg kick.
Brox slips under a jab from Sato.
Sato misses with a body kick.
Sato tries to score with a low kick but Brox moves his leg out of the way.
Sato throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Brox blocks the leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sato 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 Brox has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brox and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sato misses with a hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brox.
Brox stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sato.
Brox shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sato pinned against the cage. Sato gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brox walks into a straight right hand from Sato.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brox doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rumina Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randolf Brox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Sato's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Brox's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sato under the eye.
Sato motions for Brox to come forward. Sato throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Brox is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sato's half guard.
Brox throwing shots but Sato is blocking nicely.
Brox stops Sato from getting back to his feet.
Brox is looking to take a break and control but Sato is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brox is pressing down on Sato's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sato is holding on for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Randolf Brox hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A leg kick checked by Brox.
Brox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sato manages to avoid it.
Brox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sato.
A big left from Sato misses.
Brox slips under a jab from Sato.
Brox missing with a left hand there. Sato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brox 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.
Brox checks the leg kick.
Brox misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato misses with a low kick.
Brox missing with a left hand there. Sato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Brox dives in and scores a takedown into Sato's guard.
Brox works over Sato with some ground and pound from guard.
Brox missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brox accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brox looking to sit in guard and control but Sato gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brox pulls Sato in close to his closed guard and prevents Sato from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brox looking for a sweep. Not yet Brox, not yet.
Sato has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Brox is proving hard to escape from.

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.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

We're going to have a standup here because Rumina Sato wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Brox tries to bum rush Sato with a series of wild strikes but Sato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sato lands a jab to the head.
Sato throws a leg kick but Brox moved away.
Sato throws a right hand that Brox ducks under and follows up with a left that Brox also avoids with ease.
Brox lands with a right hand.
Brox takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sato.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brox misses with a body shot.
Randolf Brox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sato dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brox. That did some damage!
Rumina Sato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brox has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sato.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randolf Brox comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brox has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randolf Brox!