PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between William Sims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ukyo Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Sims
vs
Sato

159 cm
29
143 lbs
20 - 13 - 0

175 cm
27
140 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

Great elbows
Granite chin

World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, William Sims!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ukyo Sato!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sims throws a shot from downtown. Sato moves away and avoids it.
Sims is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sato scores with a spinning back kick!
Sims tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sims jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sims closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sato counters with a low kick, right behind Sims 's knee.
Sims tries to clinch there but Sato circles away.

Sims pushes Sato up against the ropes in a clinch.
Sims misses with an elbow over the top.
Sato avoids the elbow strike from Sims, against the ropes.
Sato lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sims gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Ukyo Sato has been cut.
Sato takes an elbow to the temple.
Sims lands an elbow inside.
Sims creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sato misses with a body punch.
Sims pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sato scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sato misses with some punches.
Sato on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sato blocks an elbow strike.
Sims pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Sims misses with an elbow strike.
Sato blocks the elbow strike.
Sato swings wildly with an uppercut but Sims uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sims managing to block the knees to the body from Sato.
Still in the clinch, Sato scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sims tries to stall but Sato uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sims.
Sims blocks a body shot from Sato.
Sims cracks Sato with a nice body shot.
Sims throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sims displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sato up against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sims lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Sims throws an elbow but misses.
Sato avoids the elbow strike from Sims, against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sato lands a left hand.
Sato lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sato lands a hook that snaps the head of Sims backwards.
Sato can't find room to land a body shot as Sims controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Sims just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sato's brow.
Sato avoids the elbow strike from Sims, against the ropes.
Sims is looking to control Sato's arms but Sato gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sims has his back to the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Sims just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sato's brow.
Sims throws a punch but it's blocked by Sato.
Sato blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Sims throws an elbow but misses.
Sato landing knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Sato.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sims throws a punch but it's blocked by Sato.
Sims gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sims throws an elbow that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Sato.
Sato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sims misses with an elbow strike.
Sato gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sims misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sims throws an elbow that misses.
Sims misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Sato as the two fighters clinch.
Sato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sims lands an elbow just above Sato 's eye.

That has opened up Ukyo Sato's cut even more.
Sims is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sato is defending well for now.
Sato takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sims misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sato.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sims throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sims takes a shot to the head.
Sato throws a punch but it's blocked by Sims.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sims.
A short body shot lands from Sato as the two fighters clinch.
Sato tries to land knees in the clinch but Sims avoids the damage to the body.
Sims missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Sato.
Sims looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sato stalling the fight.
Sato has a couple of punches blocked by Sims.
Sims takes a shot to the head.
Sato misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sims lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sims looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short body shot lands from Sato as the two fighters clinch.
Sims throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sims lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that William Sims will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ukyo Sato's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sims tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Sato manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sims tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sato swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sims throws a body punch but Sato moves out of range.
Sato swats away the attempt to clinch by Sims.
Sato circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sims throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sims tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sims tries to close the distance and clinch but Sato swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sato slips a jab from Sims.
Sims dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sims throws a right hand that misses
and Sims takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sims moves in looking to clinch but Sato pushes him off.
Sato circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sims lands a jab to Sato's midsection.
Sato with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sims moves out of range of the body kick from Sato.
Sims ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sims swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sato makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sims really felt that one!
Sims stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sims blocks a head kick by Sato.
Sims throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sato counters with a nice body kick.
Sato scores with a head kick.
Sato slips under a jab.
Sato scores with a head kick.
Sims wants to clinch.
William Sims is winning the standup battle so far.
Sato throws the kick towards the body but Sims avoids it.

Sims gets a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sims taking a breather.
Sato lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Sato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sims moves in looking to clinch but Sato pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sims's calf.
Sims misses with a double jab.
Sato's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sato duly obliges.
Sato lands with a nice body kick.
Sato cracks Sims with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sims throws a poor cross that misses
and Sato counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Sims is looking to clinch but Sato is avoiding it.
Sato is looking to land body kicks.
A shot to the body from Sims misses
and Sato counters with a two punch combo.
Sims misses with a body punch
and Sato counters with a solid body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sato darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sato scores with a head kick.

Sims is rocked!
Sato throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Oh Sims is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sato throws a leg kick which misses Sims's front leg but catches the back leg as Sims tries to avoid it.
Sato scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sims stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sato.
Sato scores with a nice body kick.
Sato lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sims will feel that in the morning.
Sims glances at the clock... BAM! Sato nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Sims crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Sims is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ukyo Sato!