PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Connor Rostowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yakamoto Sairuko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rostowski
vs
Sairuko

165 cm
18
139 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

161 cm
19
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Inexperienced

Damnfield clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Connor Rostowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yakamoto Sairuko!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rostowski avoids the head kick by Sairuko.
Sairuko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Rostowski to counter with a crisp jab.
Sairuko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sairuko misses with a series of wild punches.
Sairuko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rostowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rostowski tests Sairuko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rostowski scores with a shot to the body.
Rostowski misses with a body punch
and Sairuko counters with a nice body kick.
Rostowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Sairuko. Those never looked like landing.
Sairuko throws a head kick but Rostowski moves out of range.
Rostowski looks to land a left hand but Sairuko moved out of range nicely.
Rostowski lands a lovely overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sairuko leaves Rostowski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rostowski misses with a wild body shot.
Sairuko fails to land with a series of punches.
Sairuko wants to clinch.
Rostowski shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sairuko eats them both and turns towards Rostowski to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A punch lands to the side of Sairuko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Connor Rostowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sairuko shoots in looking for a takedown. Rostowski tries to sprawl out of it but Sairuko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rostowski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A head kick misses from Sairuko.
Rostowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sairuko manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Rostowski misses.
Sairuko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rostowski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sairuko throws a body punch but Rostowski moves out of range.
Sairuko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rostowski.
Nice shot lands for Rostowski.
Rostowski dodges the punch combination from Sairuko.
Rostowski misses with a wild body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rostowski scores with a three punch combo!

Sairuko is rocked!
A punch combination from Sairuko misses.
Sairuko is still on wobbly legs! Can Rostowski finish him?
A head kick misses from Sairuko.
Sairuko seems to have recovered his senses.
Rostowski lands a nice looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rostowski with a jab.
Sairuko ducks under a wild hook from Rostowski.
Sairuko moves away from the strike by Rostowski.
Sairuko tries a head kick but it misses.
Sairuko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rostowski misses with a body shot.
Rostowski is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sairuko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rostowski.
Rostowski scores with a punch to the head.
Sairuko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rostowski.
Rostowski moves out of range of the body kick from Sairuko.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rostowski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sairuko misses with a two punch combination.
Sairuko keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rostowski misses with an uppercut.
Rostowski fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Connor Rostowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sairuko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rostowski circles away quickly and effectively.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rostowski. Sairuko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rostowski misses with a hook. Sairuko ducked under it nicely.
Sairuko lands a head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rostowski misses with a looping left.
Rostowski shoots in and drives through. Sairuko sprawls well.
Rostowski avoids the body shot from Sairuko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Connor Rostowski dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sairuko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Connor Rostowski is winning the standup battle so far.
Sairuko doesn't manage to clinch there - Rostowski circles away.
Rostowski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sairuko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rostowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sairuko keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rostowski connects with a nice looking jab.
Sairuko tries to clinch up but Rostowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Rostowski throws out a powerful jab.
Rostowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Rostowski misses.
Rostowski misses with an uppercut.
A head kick misses from Sairuko.
Sairuko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sairuko moves to clinch but Rostowski breaks away
and Sairuko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rostowski misses with a hook
and Sairuko counters with a head kick.
Rostowski cracks Sairuko with a good jab.
Rostowski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sairuko.
Sairuko tries to clinch up but Rostowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice jab there from Rostowski.
Sairuko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rostowski swings for the body but Sairuko moves out of range.
Yakamoto Sairuko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rostowski lands the left hand.
Sairuko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sairuko misses with a head kick.
Sairuko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rostowski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rostowski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sairuko but Sairuko pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sairuko throws a head kick that misses.
Rostowski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sairuko moves out of range as Rostowski strikes.
Sairuko is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rostowski tries for a takedown but Sairuko sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Connor Rostowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rostowski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sairuko.
Sairuko tries a head kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rostowski misses with a hook.
Rostowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Sairuko is just out of range.
Rostowski keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sairuko misses with a wild body shot.
Sairuko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sairuko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rostowski misses with a straight right.
Rostowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rostowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rostowski throws a jab when Sairuko was well out of range.
Rostowski cracks a nice hook into Sairuko's ribs.
Rostowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Rostowski misses the target.
Sairuko thows a body shot but no joy.
Sairuko tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rostowski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sairuko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rostowski missing with a left hand there. Sairuko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rostowski lands with a hook. Sairuko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sairuko misses with a head kick.
Sairuko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sairuko wants to clinch but Rostowski slips to the side
and Rostowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rostowski. Sairuko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rostowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sairuko.
Sairuko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rostowski fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Sairuko does no damage.
Rostowski keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Connor Rostowski dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Rostowski misses the shot to the body.
Sairuko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rostowski as he avoids it easily.
Rostowski avoids the body shot from Sairuko.
Rostowski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sairuko sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sairuko lands a high kick!
A jab from Rostowski misses.
Sairuko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sairuko misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rostowski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sairuko looks to land a combination but Rostowski avoids it well.

Rostowski drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rostowski is looking to work some ground and pound but Sairuko has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rostowski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sairuko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sairuko working a defensive guard but Rostowski manages to pass into side control anyway.
Sairuko is not content to let Rostowski control the position.
Rostowski scores with punches from side control.

Rostowski tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Rostowski is chipping away with strikes.
Rostowski in side control, throwing shots but Sairuko defends.
Rostowski lands a nice forearm strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rostowski working the body and head with strikes.

Rostowski tries for a kimura but Sairuko is defending well.
Rostowski advances nicely into full mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rostowski lands a big shot there that rocks Sairuko but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rostowski looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sairuko taking shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rostowski cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rostowski raining down hammerfists from mount.
Rostowski loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Sairuko scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Rostowski land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Rostowski stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Connor Rostowski!
An out of breath Connor Rostowski thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.