PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cannabis Sativa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Misaaki Satake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sativa's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rasta say SMOKE. Misaaki Satake is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Sativa
vs
Satake

194 cm
22
190 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
183 lbs
8 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cannabis Sativa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Misaaki Satake!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satake rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sativa counters with an outside leg kick.
Sativa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice shot by Sativa.
Sativa throws a sloppy head kick and Satake moves out of range easily.
Sativa lands with a kick to the temple. Satake shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Satake throws a shot from downtown. Sativa moves away and avoids it.
Satake throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sativa counters with an outside leg kick.
Misaaki Satake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sativa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Satake is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Satake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sativa moves away.

Satake shoots in and gets a takedown into Sativa's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sativa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Satake manages to get himself to full guard.
Sativa won't allow Satake to sweep him here.
Sativa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sativa stays in close to Satake's body and controls the position.
Sativa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Satake pulls Sativa in to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Satake wants to stand up but Sativa is controlling him.
Sativa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sativa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sativa wants it to stay on the feet.
Sativa lands a nice hook to Satake's body. Satake takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cannabis Sativa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Satake misses with an uppercut
and Sativa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Satake swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sativa counters with a straight right hand.
Sativa lands with a hook. Satake tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Sativa forces Satake back against the cage and clinches.
Sativa lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Satake looking for a takedown.
Sativa lands a nice knee to the body.
Satake looks gassed!
Sativa lands a left hand.
Sativa lands a nice uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sativa.
Sativa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sativa obliges.
Sativa lands a nice elbow.
Sativa lands a left hand.
Satake takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sativa lands an elbow that stopped Satake in his tracks for a moment.
Sativa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Satake backwards.
Sativa lands a right hand.
Sativa lands with a left to the head.
Sativa lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Misaaki Satake has been cut.
Satake takes an elbow to the forehead.

Satake is rocked!
Sativa lands a nice elbow.
Satake is still on wobbly legs! Can Sativa finish him?
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sativa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice elbow from Sativa.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sativa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sativa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Satake wants to take the fight to the mat but Sativa manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Satake seems to have recovered his senses.
Cannabis Sativa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Misaaki Satake.
Sativa lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sativa.
Sativa lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sativa lands an elbow inside.
Satake has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sativa after a bit of a struggle.
Sativa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sativa stalling.
Sativa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sativa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Satake backwards.
Sativa is stalling here.
Sativa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Satake wants a takedown but no success here.
Sativa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sativa lands a hook that snaps the head of Satake backwards.
Sativa prevents the takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sativa lands an elbow just above Satake 's eye.
Satake takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sativa lands a left hand.
Sativa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sativa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sativa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sativa lands an elbow inside that Satake shrugs off.
Sativa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sativa lands a nice elbow.
Sativa throws a big uppercut that drops Satake! More strikes from Sativa and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Satake lies dazed against the cage as Sativa celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cannabis Sativa!
Cannabis Sativa retains his middleweight title!