PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hayato Sakurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ditte Gaetan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakurai's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Holy Orders . Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Sakurai
vs
Gaetan

172 cm
25
174 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

185 cm
26
175 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Resistance

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hayato Sakurai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ditte Gaetan!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaetan misses with a takedown attempt

and Sakurai moves into the clinch.
Sakurai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sakurai lands with a light punch inside.
Sakurai is pressed up against the cage. Gaetan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sakurai down to the mat. Sakurai avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gaetan with a poor takedown

and Sakurai holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hayato Sakurai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ditte Gaetan.
Sakurai lands a body punch.

Sakurai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gaetan misses with a takedown

and Sakurai counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gaetan goes for a takedown attempt but Sakurai pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gaetan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sakurai counters with a one-two to the body.
Gaetan looks gassed!
Gaetan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sakurai counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakurai cracks Gaetan with an open hand slap.
Gaetan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sakurai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakurai throws a front kick that sends Gaetan stumbling back into the cage.
A good leg kick by Sakurai.
Sakurai scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

It looks like Ditte Gaetan has been cut.
Sakurai scores with a body shot.
Gaetan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sakurai connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gaetan scrambles back to his feet.

Gaetan is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakurai throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gaetan on the side of the head.
Gaetan is still on wobbly legs! Can Sakurai finish him?

Sakurai drives through and clinches with Gaetan against the cage.
Gaetan letting Sakurai take a breather here.
Sakurai scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Sakurai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sakurai has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Gaetan - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Sakurai, and another! Gaetan is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Hayato Sakurai!