PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yusuke Urameshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urameshi comes to the cage accompanied by Styles P & Uncle Murda - Poppin Bottle. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Urameshi
vs
Sakuraba

190 cm
21
169 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

183 cm
30
186 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Blood Bank ($10)
CEC Nutrition Q160

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yusuke Urameshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kazushi Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urameshi cracks Sakuraba with a good jab.
Sakuraba throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Urameshi thuds his right hand into Sakuraba's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Urameshi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice body punch from Urameshi.
Urameshi cracks Sakuraba with an open hand slap.
Sakuraba walks forward, straight into a front kick from Urameshi.
Urameshi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Urameshi slips a jab and a cross from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba misses with a kick to the body.
Urameshi connects with a crisp jab.
Urameshi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Urameshi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yusuke Urameshi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Urameshi does it's job there.
Urameshi misses with the combination.
Urameshi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sakuraba.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Urameshi.
Sakuraba takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Urameshi with a nice cross.
A slapping body kick lands there for Urameshi.
Sakuraba throws a looping overhand right but Urameshi ducks down to avoid it.
Urameshi jabs Sakuraba to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Urameshi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sakuraba swinging wildly here.
Both fighters circling a little - Urameshi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sakuraba looks gassed!
Sakuraba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sakuraba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sakuraba misses with a hook
and Urameshi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sakuraba takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Sakuraba instigates a clinch.
Urameshi avoiding damage as Sakuraba throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Urameshi is defending well for now.
Sakuraba wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Urameshi has him pressed against the cage.
Sakuraba has had enough of the clinch but Urameshi keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sakuraba throws an elbow but misses.

Urameshi manages to break the clinch.
Urameshi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sakuraba takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sakuraba misses with the combination.
Urameshi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Urameshi lands a really nice looking cross but Sakuraba seems unphased.
Urameshi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sakuraba moves out of range of the body kick.
Urameshi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Sakuraba has managed to clinch.
Urameshi blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Urameshi has him pressed against the cage.
Sakuraba wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sakuraba wants to get back to striking at distance but Urameshi won't allow it.
Sakuraba is trying to break the clinch but Urameshi has him pressed against the cage.
Urameshi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sakuraba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Urameshi slows down the pace here.
Sakuraba throws an elbow but it misses.
Urameshi avoids the elbow strike from Sakuraba, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Urameshi scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba missing with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Urameshi misses with a punch to the body.
Urameshi misses with a punch on the inside.
Sakuraba pushes off an throws an elbow but Urameshi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Urameshi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sakuraba is looking to break free of the clinch but Urameshi has double underhooks.

Urameshi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sakuraba lands a jab-cross combination.
Sakuraba tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Urameshi connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Urameshi thuds his shin into the meat of Sakuraba's side.
Urameshi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Urameshi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Urameshi lands with a nice body punch.
Urameshi scores with a hook.
Urameshi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Urameshi throws a head kick but Sakuraba moves out of range.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Urameshi here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Sakuraba takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Urameshi throws a front kick that sends Sakuraba stumbling back into the cage.
Sakuraba takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kazushi Sakuraba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Urameshi ducks under a wild hook from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba moves out of range of the body kick.
Urameshi delivers a nice body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Urameshi checks a leg kick.
Sakuraba misses with a looping left.
Sakuraba looks to score with a jab to the body but Urameshi is just out of range.
Urameshi lands with a hook. Sakuraba tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sakuraba walks into a stiff left hand from Urameshi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Urameshi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good exchange - Urameshi coming out on top.
A lazy left from Urameshi finds it's target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sakuraba crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Urameshi - the referee stops the clock and Sakuraba gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Urameshi. Sakuraba manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

Urameshi lands a big head kick that sends Sakuraba tumbling to the mat! Urameshi takes a step backwards and waves Sakuraba back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Sakuraba is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakuraba walks straight into a right hand from Urameshi - that's dropped him! Urameshi jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Sakuraba from any more punishment! Sakuraba complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Yusuke Urameshi!
A victorious Yusuke Urameshi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.