PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Batistuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michihiro Bukake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bukake has chosen Primo Victoria as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Batistuta
vs
Bukake

182 cm
20
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
21
220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Batistuta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michihiro Bukake !
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Batistuta.
Batistuta throws a low kick, looking for Bukake 's leg but Bukake calmly moves out of range.
Batistuta fails to land the takedown.
Batistuta tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bukake swivels and escapes.
Batistuta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bukake .
Batistuta fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bukake is out of range.
Michihiro Bukake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bukake closes the distance looking to clinch
and Batistuta counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bukake avoids a kick to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Batistuta checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Batistuta shoots in looking for a takedown. Bukake tries to sprawl out of it but Batistuta keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bukake manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Batistuta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Batistuta moves out of range of the leg kick from Bukake .
Bukake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bukake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Batistuta with a nice cross.
Batistuta misses with a leg kick.
Bukake tries to clinch

and Batistuta counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bukake !
Batistuta sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Batistuta dominating with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bukake is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bukake can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bukake is in all sorts of trouble here.

Bukake defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Batistuta.
Batistuta has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bukake 's face.
Batistuta lands a heavy elbow.
Bukake really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Batistuta. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Batistuta is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bukake can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

It looks like Michihiro Bukake has been cut.
A nice elbow there by Batistuta.
Bukake really wants to buck Batistuta off and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukake working to try and regain half guard.
Batistuta tries to control but Bukake wriggling away.
Batistuta raining down hammerfists from mount.

That has opened up Michihiro Bukake 's cut even more.
Batistuta sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Batistuta trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Batistuta controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batistuta connects with a bit shot that sees Bukake covering up! More strikes from Batistuta and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Batistuta is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Batistuta!
Carlos Batistuta seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.