PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Sakamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuai Lai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakamoto kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is imdabes by GMCFOSHO. Lai has chosen CKY - Chinese Rap as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Paul Sakamoto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sakamoto
vs
Lai

180 cm
32
221 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

195 cm
33
215 lbs
31 - 25 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Steel Penn's Laundry 93%

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 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Sakamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kuai Lai!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lai clinches up against the cage.
Sakamoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sakamoto tries to break free but Lai pushes him back against the cage.
Lai lands a knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Sakamoto fails to land.
Sakamoto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sakamoto lands with a light punch inside.
Sakamoto pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lai scores with a shot to the side of Sakamoto's head.
Sakamoto blocking some punches.
Sakamoto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lai backwards.
Sakamoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sakamoto's efforts to push away.
Lai swings wildly with an uppercut but Sakamoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lai lands a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lai lands a knee to the head.
Lai lands with a right to the head.
Sakamoto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sakamoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sakamoto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lai backwards.
Lai with a knee to the head.

It looks like Paul Sakamoto has been cut.
Sakamoto misses with the head strike.
Sakamoto looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sakamoto prevents a body shot from Lai.
Lai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Sakamoto.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lai lands with a light punch inside.
Sakamoto avoids the elbow strike from Lai, against the cage.
Lai prevents a body shot from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto pushes Lai back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sakamoto tries to throw a body punch but Lai avoids it by throwing Sakamoto back against the cage.
Sakamoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lai's elbow.
Lai tries a knee to the head but Sakamoto blocks it.
A short uppercut from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short left from Lai.
Sakamoto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lai trying to land knees to the body.
Lai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sakamoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sakamoto tries to break the clinch but Lai is controlling the position.
Lai with a knee to the head.
Lai is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sakamoto gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lai looks winded!
Lai prevents Sakamoto from breaking the clinch.
Sakamoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sakamoto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lai blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Sakamoto - that landed with a thud.
Lai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Sakamoto on the inside.
Lai misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Sakamoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lai throws a body punch but Sakamoto moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Sakamoto drops Lai with a right and a left! Sakamoto comes rushing in but Lai regains his composure and manages to keep Sakamoto in guard.

Lai is rocked!

It looks like Kuai Lai has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Sakamoto decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Lai is still on wobbly legs! Can Sakamoto finish him?
Lai misses with a head kick.
Sakamoto cracks a nice hook into Lai's ribs.
Sakamoto lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Lai is looking to close the distance but Sakamoto sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Lai crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Lai is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Paul Sakamoto!
Paul Sakamoto thanked the fans post fight for their support.