PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sami Saari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and KangHo Song (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Saari
vs
Song

170 cm
19
177 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

CEC Nutrition Q160

Gojira Industries

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sami Saari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, KangHo Song!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Song shoots in for a takedown but Saari shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Saari scores with a sloppy right hand. Song should have avoided that one.
Saari loads up on a big right hand but Song slips the punch.
Song walks into a straight right hand from Saari.
Saari lands a jab to the head.
Song shoots in but Saari avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Song displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saari throws out the jab.
Saari stuffs the takedown attempt from Song. Song gets slowly back to his feet.
Sami Saari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of KangHo Song.
Song punishes Saari's body with a nice straight punch.

Saari takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Saari.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A frustrated look appears on Saari's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Saari lands with a light punch inside.
Saari working aggressively here.
Saari lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Song wants to break free but Saari has control.
Saari working aggressively here.
Saari lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Song gets through Saari's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Saari manages to break the clinch.
Song thows a body shot but no joy.

Saari gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Saari taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Saari is trying to break free.
Saari is leaning against Song and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Song looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saari leaning his opponent against the cage.
Saari lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saari lands a shoulder strike.
Saari lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Saari.
A right handed body shot lands from Saari.
Song's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Saari lands a right hand that snaps the head of Song backwards.
Saari lands a shoulder strike.
Saari stalling in the clinch.
A short left from Saari.
Saari digs a right hand into Song's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Song's gas tank.
Saari scores with a shoulder strike.

Song is rocked!
Saari scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Song is still on wobbly legs! Can Saari finish him?
Saari lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Song seems to have recovered his senses.
Saari looking to slow down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Saari.

Saari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Saari lands a big right hand that sends Song crashing to the mat! Saari stays standing though and waves Song back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Song is holding his hands too far apart here. Saari throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Song is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sami Saari!