PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pawel Tokarczuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rumina Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sato has chosen Call to prayer of islam as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tokarczuk
vs
Sato

179 cm
24
182 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

185 cm
25
175 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Pawel Tokarczuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rumina Sato!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sato.
Tokarczuk looks to score with a jab to the body but Sato is just out of range.
Sato tries to move into range but Tokarczuk moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Tokarczuk has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sato misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sato wants to get back to striking at distance but Tokarczuk won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Tokarczuk fails to land.
Tokarczuk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sato looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sato tries to break the clinch but Tokarczuk is controlling the position.
Tokarczuk is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sato is keeping busy.
Sato is working Tokarczuk over against the cage.
Tokarczuk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sato working hard to break the clinch.

Sato breaks the clinch.
Sato throws an overhand right that lands on Tokarczuk's shoulder, as Tokarczuk tries to avoid the shot.
Tokarczuk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tokarczuk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sato smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tokarczuk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sato.
Tokarczuk throws a leg kick but Sato checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokarczuk throws a head kick but Sato moves out of range.
Tokarczuk connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tokarczuk takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tokarczuk avoids the body shot from Sato.
Tokarczuk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tokarczuk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Tokarczuk.
Sato defending well as Tokarczuk loads up on a big left hand.
Sato darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tokarczuk has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tokarczuk there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tokarczuk connects with a leg kick. Sato looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sato fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sato lands a two punch combo.
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!

Tokarczuk pushes Sato up against the cage in a clinch.
Tokarczuk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokarczuk with a knee to the head.
Sato prevents a body shot from Tokarczuk.
Tokarczuk stalling in the clinch but Sato improves position.
Tokarczuk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sato's elbow.
Sato's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Sato.

Sato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sato lands a glancing blow to the side of Tokarczuk's head.
Rumina Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tokarczuk was well out of range. Poor timing from Sato.
Sato thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Sato.
Tokarczuk cracks Sato with an open hand slap.
Tokarczuk takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sato throws a hook but Tokarczuk avoids it easily.
Tokarczuk dodges the punch combination from Sato.
Jab, jab by Sato - just one landing.
Tokarczuk misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokarczuk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sato.
Tokarczuk looks to throw the jab but Sato is out of range.
Tokarczuk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sato manages to avoid it.
Sato blocks the body kick.
Sato thows a body shot but no joy.
Tokarczuk swings for the body but Sato moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tokarczuk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tokarczuk manages to avoid it.
Tokarczuk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tokarczuk throws a head kick that Sato semi-blocks.
Tokarczuk fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sato misses with a low kick.
Sato checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokarczuk looks to score with a jab to the body but Sato is just out of range.
Sato uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tokarczuk.
Tokarczuk swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sato.
Sato ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tokarczuk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sato sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sato keeps the fight on the outside.
Sato connects with a single shot there.
Tokarczuk slips a jab and a cross from Sato.
Tokarczuk throws out a loose jab but Sato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sato fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A cross from Tokarczuk lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tokarczuk dodges the punch combination from Sato.
Tokarczuk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sato.
Sato checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pawel Tokarczuk will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tokarczuk tries to clinch but Sato is having none of it.
Sato ducks under a wild hook from Tokarczuk.
Tokarczuk misses with a wild combination.
Tokarczuk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tokarczuk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tokarczuk wants to clinch.
Sato pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tokarczuk back to the cage. Sato follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tokarczuk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sato.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sato.
Sato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sato.
Tokarczuk lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sato!
Sato swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tokarczuk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sato punishes Tokarczuk's body with a nice straight punch.
Sato circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tokarczuk works over Sato's head and body with a nice combination.
Tokarczuk is looking to clinch but Sato is avoiding it.
Sato bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tokarczuk's head backwards.
Pawel Tokarczuk is winning the standup battle so far.
Tokarczuk misses with a two punch combination.
Sato throws a right and a left that Tokarczuk avoids nicely.
Sato lands with a shot to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sato!
Tokarczuk misses with a head kick.
Tokarczuk is looking to clinch but Sato is avoiding it.
Sato scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Pawel Tokarczuk has been cut.
Tokarczuk tried to score with a low kick but Sato checks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tokarczuk. Sato does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokarczuk lands with a kick to the temple. Sato shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tokarczuk misses with a looping right.
Tokarczuk tries to bum rush Sato with a series of wild strikes but Sato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sato thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tokarczuk if he has to take too many more of those.
Tokarczuk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sato throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tokarczuk cracks Sato with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Tokarczuk closes the distance and clinches.
Tokarczuk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sato tries to break free but Tokarczuk pushes him back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A frustrated look appears on Sato's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tokarczuk lands with a right to the head.
Tokarczuk pushes Sato back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sato is trying to force a seperation but Tokarczuk has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Tokarczuk fails to land.
Tokarczuk is stalling here.
Tokarczuk with a knee to the head.
Tokarczuk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sato wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tokarczuk has him pressed against the cage.
Sato tries to break free but Tokarczuk pushes him back against the cage.
Sato is trying to break the clinch but Tokarczuk is controlling him.
Sato has had enough of the clinch but Tokarczuk keeps him there for the moment.
Tokarczuk prevents Sato from breaking the clinch.
Tokarczuk scores with a hook to the body.
Tokarczuk just leaning against Sato, taking a breather.
Tokarczuk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tokarczuk working aggressively here.
Tokarczuk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sato has had enough of the clinch but Tokarczuk keeps him there for the moment.
Sato lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tokarczuk keeps control of Sato as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sato wants to break free but Tokarczuk has control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Sato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokarczuk misses with a low kick as Sato jumps back.
Tokarczuk misses with the combination.
Sato lands a body shot.
Tokarczuk throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sato counters with a nice body shot.
Sato pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tokarczuk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Tokarczuk clinches with his opponent.
Tokarczuk lands a left hand.
Sato is trying to break the clinch but Tokarczuk has him pressed against the cage.
Sato can't break the clinch.
Tokarczuk scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tokarczuk tries a knee to the head but Sato blocks it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sato tries to circle away but Tokarczuk has him pinned against the cage.
Tokarczuk scores with a shot to the side of Sato's head.

Sato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Pawel Tokarczuk will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pawel Tokarczuk's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Sato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tokarczuk manages to avoid it.
Tokarczuk tries to clinch up but Sato circles away and keeps his distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sato.
Sato throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sato throws a nice looking combination but Tokarczuk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tokarczuk attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sato checks a leg kick.
Sato throws a combination that misses
and Tokarczuk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sato throws a leg kick but Tokarczuk sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tokarczuk slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tokarczuk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tokarczuk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tokarczuk throws a right hand that Sato ducks under and follows up with a left that Sato also avoids with ease.
A slow jab from Tokarczuk misses its intended target.
Sato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tokarczuk tries to land a front kick but Sato steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Tokarczuk. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tokarczuk.
Sato connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sato moves away from the strike by Tokarczuk.
Sato misses with an uppercut.
Sato chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fighters circling - Tokarczuk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tokarczuk tries a head kick but it misses.
Tokarczuk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Sato.
Tokarczuk throws a leg kick but Sato sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tokarczuk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sato moves away from the strike by Tokarczuk.
Sato throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tokarczuk on the side of the head.
Sato lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sato looks to throw the jab but Tokarczuk is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tokarczuk avoids the body shot from Sato.
Tokarczuk thows a body shot but no joy.
Tokarczuk wants to clinch up but Sato keeps it at a distance.
A good leg kick by Tokarczuk.
Tokarczuk is looking to clinch but Sato is avoiding it.
Tokarczuk sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sato throws a low kick but Tokarczuk avoids it.
Tokarczuk lands a lovely overhand right.
Sato connects with a crisp jab.
A leg kick checked by Sato.
Tokarczuk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sato.
Tokarczuk throws a looping overhand right but Sato ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato misses with an uppercut.
Sato fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tokarczuk looks to score with a jab to the body but Sato is just out of range.
Sato lands a head shot.
Rumina Sato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tokarczuk blocks the body kick.

Tokarczuk rushes Sato and presses him up against the cage.
Sato working hard to break the clinch.
Tokarczuk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tokarczuk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tokarczuk with a knee to the head.
Tokarczuk with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sato wants to get back to striking at distance but Tokarczuk won't allow it.
Tokarczuk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tokarczuk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sato wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tokarczuk misses with some punches.
Sato tries a body shot but Tokarczuk blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tokarczuk managing to block the knees to the body from Sato.
Tokarczuk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
Tokarczuk swings wildly with an uppercut but Sato uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tokarczuk.
Sato takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Tokarczuk.
Tokarczuk lands a hook that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
Tokarczuk tries to land a knee to the head but Sato blocks with his arms.
Pawel Tokarczuk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sato wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sato wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sato looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sato wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sato has had enough of the clinch but Tokarczuk keeps him there for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pawel Tokarczuk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tokarczuk has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pawel Tokarczuk!
After the big win, Pawel Tokarczuk made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.