PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Misaaki Satake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Satoshi Kajiwara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Satake
vs
Kajiwara

185 cm
23
183 lbs
7 - 3 - 1

183 cm
24
184 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Misaaki Satake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Satoshi Kajiwara!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satake throws a good cross that connects.

Satake drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
You can see the frustration on Kajiwara's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kajiwara is looking for a sweep.
Satake is working Kajiwara over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kajiwara prevents Satake from moving into mount.
Kajiwara can't do much from the bottom here.
Satake content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Satake scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kajiwara taking a bit of punishment here - Satake scoring with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Satake just content to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Satake has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Kajiwara tries to buck Satake off but Satake is having none of it.
Kajiwara pushes Satake away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Satake gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
A lull in the action here.
Satake scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kajiwara to see if he's OK.
Satake taking a breather here.
Satake has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Satake tries to advance to mount but Kajiwara denies him.
Kajiwara tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Satake wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kajiwara is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kajiwara is trying to improve his position.
The referee asks Satake politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Satake prefers to stall for the moment though.
Kajiwara is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Satake lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kajiwara down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kajiwara is looking to regain half guard here but Satake keeps moving and retains side control.
Satake controls the position.
Satake has knee on belly and moves into mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kajiwara wants to try and get back to his feet.
Satake unloading with bombs!
Satake is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Satake lands a nice shot to the head.
Satake landing strikes from the mount and Kajiwara is in trouble!
Kajiwara is trying to stand up.
Kajiwara is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kajiwara is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Satake landing shots from mount.
Satake controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Satake's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Kajiwara is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Misaaki Satake wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Satake misses with a straight right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Satake throws out a powerful jab.
Kajiwara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kajiwara is looking to land body kicks.

Satake looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Satake wants to pass the guard but Kajiwara is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Misaaki Satake dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kajiwara misses with a head kick.
Kajiwara misses with a hook.
Kajiwara tries a head kick but it misses.
Kajiwara moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Kajiwara 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Satake throws a series of strikes that have Kajiwara backpedaling.
Kajiwara staying out of range there.

Kajiwara fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Satake, pushing him back against the cage.
Satake can't get the takedown.

Kajiwara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Satake works Kajiwara's body with a nice hook.
Kajiwara throws a head kick but Satake moves out of range.
Satake works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kajiwara moves out of range of the strikes.
Kajiwara slips a jab from Satake.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Satake avoids the body shot from Kajiwara.
Satake scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kajiwara tries to close the distance and clinch but Satake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kajiwara moves forwards but Satake connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kajiwara tries to clinch up but Satake circles away and keeps his distance.
Satake keeps the fight on the outside.
Kajiwara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Satake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Satake misses the jab.
Satake is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Satake feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kajiwaras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Satake slips a straight right by Kajiwara.
Satake feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kajiwaras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Satake darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Satake in particular looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kajiwara wants to control but Satake is keeping busy.
Satake passes to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kajiwara stops Satake from passing to mount.
Kajiwara can't do much from the bottom here.
Kajiwara tries to buck Satake off but Satake is having none of it.
Kajiwara wants to control but Satake postures up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Satake controlling the position.
Satake seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kajiwara for as long as he can get away with.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Satake loads up on a big right hand but Kajiwara slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Satake misses with a body shot.
Kajiwara fails with a takedown attempt.
Kajiwara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick from Kajiwara lands but Satake takes it in his stride.
Satake rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kajiwara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Satake fails with a takedown attempt.
Kajiwara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Satake tests Kajiwara's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kajiwara dodges the punch combination from Satake.
Misaaki Satake is winning the standup battle so far.
Kajiwara lands a nice looking kick to the body. Satake takes a step back to recover.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck for Kajiwara with that takedown attempt.
Nice shot by Satake.

Satake dives in and scores a takedown into Kajiwara's guard.
Satake advances position into side control!
Kajiwara seems a little lost for a moment, as Satake dominates the positioning.
Satake prevents Kajiwara from escaping the position.
Satake just content to control the position.
Kajiwara is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Satake is controlling him well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Satake taking a breather here.
Satake working the body and head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Misaaki Satake dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Kajiwara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Satake paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kajiwara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Satake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Satake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Satake missing with a left hand there. Kajiwara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Satake misses with a hook.

Kajiwara gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Satake to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kajiwara tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Satake is standing up over Kajiwara. Kajiwara looks to escape but Satake dives into side control.
Satake in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Kajiwara can't do much from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Satake content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Kajiwara is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Satake asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kajiwara being controlled for a moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kajiwara tries to buck Satake off but Satake is having none of it.
Kajiwara is looking to get back to his feet here but Satake is keeping cool and he's managed to take Kajiwara's back.
Satake has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Kajiwara's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kajiwara is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Kajiwara can't escape the position.
Satake biding his time, controlling Kajiwara.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satake lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Kajiwara breaks Satake's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Satake looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Misaaki Satake.
A head kick misses from Kajiwara.
Kajiwara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Satake.
Satake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kajiwara moves away.
Kajiwara takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kajiwara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kajiwara thuds a left hand into Satake's body.

Satake fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kajiwara to the ground. Satake is now in Kajiwara's guard.

Kajiwara escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Satake gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kajiwara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Satake avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satake stopping the sweep attempt from Kajiwara.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Satake working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Satake controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Satake postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Satoshi Kajiwara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Satake showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Satake passes Kajiwara's left leg - he's now in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Misaaki Satake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Satake, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Misaaki Satake!
Misaaki Satake took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.