PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miituru Rapthlaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iwao Saito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iwao Saito is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Rapthlaka
vs
Saito

190 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

178 cm
27
215 lbs
15 - 13 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miituru Rapthlaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Iwao Saito!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rapthlaka throws a sloppy head kick and Saito moves out of range easily.
Saito misses with a leg kick
and Rapthlaka counters with a head kick.
A lazy body kick from Saito
and Rapthlaka counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Saito is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rapthlaka throws a head kick but Saito moves out of range.
Rapthlaka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rapthlaka wants to clinch up but Saito keeps it at a distance.
Rapthlaka misses with a takedown attempt - Saito sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A jab from Saito misses.
Rapthlaka tries to clinch but Saito moves out of range.

Saito closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Saito wants to pass to mount but Rapthlaka is defending the position.

Saito is looking for a kimura here.
Saito wants to pass to mount but Rapthlaka is defending the position.

Rapthlaka looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rapthlaka is trying to maintain the position but Saito is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Saito is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rapthlaka defends it well.

Saito is looking for a kimura here.

Rapthlaka has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Saito escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Saito!

Saito tries for a kimura but Rapthlaka is defending well.
Rapthlaka is trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saito lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rapthlaka down.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Saito scores with a couple of short elbows.
Rapthlaka is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saito lands an elbow.
Saito working the head and body with strikes.

Rapthlaka is rocked!

Saito tries for a kimura but Rapthlaka is defending well.
Saito lands an elbow.
Oh Rapthlaka is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Saito lands a strong strike to the head of Rapthlaka. That's dazed him! Saito looking to finish here. Rapthlaka is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Saito lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iwao Saito!
Iwao Saito made sure to mention his sponsor, QFClothing in his post fight interview.