PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Gunnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hikaru Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Hikaru Sato enters the ring!

Gunnarsson
vs
Sato

169 cm
28
158 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

170 cm
23
160 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Gunnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hikaru Sato!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunnarsson lands with a good body shot.
Sato looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gunnarsson throws a body punch but Sato moves out of range.
Sato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gunnarsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sato.
Gunnarsson scores with a shot to the body.
Gunnarsson moves out of range of the leg kick from Sato.
Gunnarsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sato.
Sato misses with a wild combination.

Gunnarsson gets a clinch.
Gunnarsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gunnarsson looking for a takedown.
Gunnarsson pushes Sato back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sato throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sato blocks a body shot from Gunnarsson.
A shot in the inside from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson lands with a left to the head.
Gunnarsson managing to block the knees to the body from Sato.
Gunnarsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gunnarsson is defending well for now.
Gunnarsson digs a right hand underneath Sato's ribcage. Sato let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sato tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gunnarsson avoids it.
Gunnarsson tries to work over Sato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Gunnarsson on the inside.
Gunnarsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gunnarsson is leaning against Sato and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gunnarsson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sato.
Gunnarsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gunnarsson tries a body shot but Sato blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Gunnarsson.
Sato misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson works on Sato's body with a couple of short punches.
Sato looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunnarsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Gunnarsson has Sato pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Gunnarsson pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Sato tumbling to the mat - Gunnarsson dives into Sato's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sato keeping moving, preventing Gunnarsson from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gunnarsson forces his way into half guard.
Sato is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gunnarsson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sato is in trouble now - Gunnarsson has advanced to mount!
Gunnarsson lands a nice shot to the head.
Gunnarsson wants to control the pace but Sato is squirming around nicely.
Sato is trying to stand.
Gunnarsson has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sato's face.
Gunnarsson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sato is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gunnarsson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gunnarsson landing shots from mount.
Sato is bucking up trying to escape but Gunnarsson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gunnarsson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sato?

Sato is rocked!
Gunnarsson raining down shots from the mount!
Sato is still in real trouble! Can Gunnarsson finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunnarsson drops a big elbow. That's hurt Sato! More shots from Gunnarsson and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Gunnarsson!
Peter Gunnarsson thanked the fans post fight for their support.