PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hiroshi Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Selleck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sato might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to In The Morning. Selleck has chosen Hell's Bells as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Sato
vs
Selleck

185 cm
24
200 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

175 cm
31
199 lbs
19 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hiroshi Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Selleck!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato misses with a hook to the body
and Sato takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Selleck throws an overhand right that lands on Sato's shoulder, as Sato tries to avoid the shot.
Sato lands a right hook to the body.
Good shot there by Sato.
Sato connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Selleck. Sato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sato thows a body shot but no joy.
Sato misses with a hook.
Sato looks to score with a jab to the body but Selleck is just out of range.
Sato throws a shot from downtown. Selleck moves away and avoids it.
Selleck steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sato.
Selleck has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sato.
Sato scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Selleck has Sato up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Selleck misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sato lands a body shot in the clinch.
Selleck swings wildly with an uppercut but Sato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sato is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Selleck pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sato misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Selleck.
A short right from Sato on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Selleck.
Selleck leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sato missing with knees to the body.
Selleck takes an elbow to the forehead.
Selleck takes an elbow to the temple.
Sato pushes Selleck back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Sato.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Selleck is working Sato over against the cage.
Selleck misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selleck misses with a hook from the clinch.
Selleck misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sato lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Dom Selleck has been cut.
Selleck is pressed up against the cage. Sato has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Selleck down to the mat. Selleck avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Selleck takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sato closes the distance and clinches up with Selleck, looking for a takedown. Sato pushes Selleck against the cage but Selleck circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hiroshi Sato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Selleck swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sato looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dom Selleck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sato scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Selleck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sato.
Sato feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sellecks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Selleck looks to land a right hand but Sato moved out of range.
Selleck misses with an uppercut. Sato saw that one coming.
Sato scores with a punch to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selleck wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sato pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Selleck stuffs the takedown.
Sato misses with a hook.
Sato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sato misses with a looping left.
Jab by Selleck.
Sato bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sato throws an overhand right that lands on Selleck's shoulder, as Selleck tries to avoid the shot.
Selleck throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Selleck takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Selleck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sato.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Selleck's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sato under the eye.
Sato looks to score with a jab to the body but Selleck is just out of range.
Sato looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Selleck shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sato eats them both and turns towards Selleck to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sato lands a nice shot that snaps Selleck's head back.
Sato thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sato misses with an uppercut.
Selleck walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sato thumps Selleck with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Selleck misses with an uppercut. Sato saw that one coming.
Sato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Selleck manages to avoid it.
Sato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hiroshi Sato dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dom Selleck's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sato connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Selleck misses with a body shot.
Selleck lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Selleck looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sato blocks a jab.
Sato misses with the combination.
Sato misses with a straight right.
Sato swings for the body but Selleck moves out of range.
Selleck moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Selleck counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sato scores with a punch to the head.
Sato lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sato sizes up Selleck with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Selleck is rocked!
Selleck on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Selleck is still on wobbly legs! Can Sato finish him?
Sato fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Selleck to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Selleck looks to clinch but Sato throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Selleck taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Hiroshi Sato!
A relieved looking Hiroshi Sato thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.