PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Akainu Sakazuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zack Hitana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akainu Sakazuki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sakazuki
vs
Hitana

175 cm
27
150 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

170 cm
27
140 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Akainu Sakazuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zack Hitana!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakazuki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A right-left combo lands from Hitana.
Hitana tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sakazuki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hitana misses with a body shot.
Sakazuki takes a swing at Hitana's ribcage but misses.
Hitana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sakazuki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hitana throws a one two combo.

Hitana moves into the clinch.
Hitana gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sakazuki jumps guard but Hitana stands there with Sakazuki around his waist. Sakazuki gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hitana will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sakazuki up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hitana with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitana using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sakazuki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hitana landing knees to the body.
Sakazuki drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hitana gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hitana working Sakazuki over with knees to the body.
Sakazuki is trying to push Hitana away but Hitana has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hitana landing knees to the head.
Hitana landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hitana unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sakazuki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hitana landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sakazuki is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hitana.
Nice elbow from Hitana.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitana lands an elbow just above Sakazuki 's eye.
Hitana controlling the action here for a moment.

Hitana drops Sakazuki with a big knee straight up the middle! Sakazuki is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Sakazuki is rocked!

Hitana moves into range and clinches up with Sakazuki.
Oh Sakazuki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hitana has Sakazuki pressed against the cage, preventing Sakazuki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hitana is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Hitana.
Hitana lands a knee to the head.
Hitana jerks Sakazuki's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Sakazuki drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Hitana goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Hitana because Sakazuki was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Zack Hitana!
In his post fight interview, Zack Hitana gave a big smile as he said 'Let's face it the champion is a joke. He's a one dimensional fighter who got lucky with a submission win. Put that bitch in there with me and you'll see what a real champion looks like.'.