PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between TooOld DoNotWant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mana Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). TooOld DoNotWant could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mana Sato's chin.

DoNotWant
vs
Sato

200 cm
25
250 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

195 cm
29
285 lbs
17 - 19 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, TooOld DoNotWant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mana Sato!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sato shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. DoNotWant manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sato prevents DoNotWant from getting back to his feet.
DoNotWant keeping moving, preventing Sato from controlling successfully.
Sato is stalling in the full guard.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mana Sato wasn't active enough on the ground.

DoNotWant rushes Sato and presses him up against the cage.
DoNotWant lands a nice knee to the body.
DoNotWant unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
DoNotWant landing knees to the head.
Sato goes for a takedown in the clinch but DoNotWant prevents it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. DoNotWant obliges.
Sato looks winded!
DoNotWant landing knees to the head.
Sato takes a knee right on the jaw!
DoNotWant is pressed up against the cage. Sato has hold of a leg and is looking to drag DoNotWant down to the mat. DoNotWant avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Sato fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with DoNotWant, pushing him back against the cage.
DoNotWant unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sato lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
DoNotWant unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sato lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
DoNotWant landing knees to the body.
DoNotWant connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sato's face.

It looks like Mana Sato has been cut.
DoNotWant lands a good knee to the midsection. Sato won't want to take too many of those.
DoNotWant lands a knee to the head.
DoNotWant scores with a knee to the head.
DoNotWant lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DoNotWant with a knee to the head.
DoNotWant tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
DoNotWant crunches a lovely knee into Sato's ribcage.
DoNotWant scores with a knee to the head.
DoNotWant lands a good knee to the midsection. Sato won't want to take too many of those.
Sato takes a knee right on the jaw!
DoNotWant with a knee to the head.
DoNotWant connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sato's face.
Sato takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sato wants a takedown but no success here.
TooOld DoNotWant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mana Sato.
DoNotWant throws a knee to the head but misses.
DoNotWant connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DoNotWant throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sato is looking for a takedown.
DoNotWant is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from DoNotWant.
DoNotWant connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sato's face.
DoNotWant throws a knee to the head but misses.
DoNotWant with a knee to the head.
Sato takes a knee right on the jaw!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with DoNotWant's elbow.
DoNotWant misses with a knee strike.
DoNotWant crunches a lovely knee into Sato's ribcage.
DoNotWant landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
DoNotWant scores a nice knee to the body.
Sato tries to pull guard but DoNotWant forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Knees to the body from DoNotWant.
Knees to the body from DoNotWant.
DoNotWant landing knees to the head.
DoNotWant throws a knee to the head but misses.
DoNotWant lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
DoNotWant connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sato's face.
DoNotWant using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sato has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
DoNotWant lands a knee to the head.
DoNotWant lands a knee to the body.
DoNotWant landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

TooOld DoNotWant dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mana Sato's cut.
That's time! DoNotWant's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Horrible takedown by Sato or perhaps it was just good defense by DoNotWant which made him look bad.

Sato shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sato was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

DoNotWant throws Sato to one side and escapes!

DoNotWant pushes Sato up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for DoNotWant.
Sato tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
DoNotWant with a knee to the head.
DoNotWant landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DoNotWant landing knees to the head.
DoNotWant scores with a knee to the head.
DoNotWant using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sato has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting DoNotWant here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DoNotWant with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
DoNotWant unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. DoNotWant obliges.
DoNotWant lands a knee to the body.
DoNotWant utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
DoNotWant landing knees to the head.
TooOld DoNotWant has scored more points in the clinch so far.
DoNotWant putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sato in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
DoNotWant with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. DoNotWant obliges.
Sato is looking for a takedown.
TooOld DoNotWant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mana Sato.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DoNotWant lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato wants a takedown but no success here.
DoNotWant scores a nice knee to the body.
DoNotWant unloads a knee to the mid-section.
DoNotWant lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for DoNotWant.
DoNotWant is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sato can do to turn this around?
DoNotWant unloads a knee to the mid-section.
DoNotWant utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
DoNotWant throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sato blocks it with crossed arms.
Sato goes for a takedown in the clinch but DoNotWant prevents it.
Sato is trying to pull guard but DoNotWant has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DoNotWant looking to throw knees to the head but Sato is blocking nicely.
DoNotWant landing knees to the body.
DoNotWant connects with a knee to the head.
Sato has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by DoNotWant after a bit of a struggle.
DoNotWant unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sato lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
DoNotWant connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sato's face.
A knee to the head by DoNotWant.
DoNotWant scores with a knee to the head.
DoNotWant unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sato lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
DoNotWant trying to land knees to the body.
DoNotWant working Sato over with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
DoNotWant tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sato avoids it.
Sato has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. DoNotWant avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DoNotWant misses with a knee to the head.
Sato is looking for a takedown.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. DoNotWant obliges.
Sato is trying to drag DoNotWant to the mat but DoNotWant just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
DoNotWant with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
DoNotWant scores a nice knee to the body.
Sato is trying to drag DoNotWant to the mat but DoNotWant just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
DoNotWant with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

TooOld DoNotWant dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mana Sato's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sato doesn't succeed with the takedown
and DoNotWant counters with a left to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Sato. Those never looked like landing.

DoNotWant gets in close and instigates a clinch.
DoNotWant with a knee to the head.
DoNotWant tries to land a knee to the head but Sato blocks with his arms.
DoNotWant connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sato's face.
DoNotWant with an attempt at a knee that misses.
DoNotWant with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sato is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
DoNotWant tries to land a knee to the head but Sato blocks with his arms.
DoNotWant tries a knee to the head but Sato blocks it.
DoNotWant gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sato.
TooOld DoNotWant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mana Sato.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DoNotWant connects with a knee to the head.
DoNotWant tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
DoNotWant tries to land a knee to the head but Sato blocks with his arms.
Sato is working for takedown but DoNotWant is calmly controlling the position for now.
DoNotWant lands a good knee to the midsection. Sato won't want to take too many of those.
Sato tries to score a body lock takedown but DoNotWant shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
DoNotWant working Sato over with knees to the body.
DoNotWant tries to land a knee to the head but Sato blocks with his arms.
Sato is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables DoNotWant to keep the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DoNotWant landing knees to the body.
DoNotWant lands a knee to the head.
DoNotWant unloads a knee to the mid-section.
DoNotWant unloads a knee to the mid-section.
DoNotWant with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Sato jumps guard and drags DoNotWant to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sato controls DoNotWant momentarily but DoNotWant frees himself.

Sato working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. DoNotWant doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. DoNotWant manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
DoNotWant chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Sato looking for submissions from the bottom but instead DoNotWant passes into side control.
Sato is not content to let DoNotWant control the position.
DoNotWant working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
DoNotWant postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sato is trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
DoNotWant controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sato regains half guard.
Sato wants to improve his position but DoNotWant is controlling well.
Sato is in trouble now - DoNotWant has advanced to mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sato is working to get back to half guard.
Mana Sato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
TooOld DoNotWant is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
DoNotWant blocks Sato's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
TooOld DoNotWant showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for DoNotWant, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... TooOld DoNotWant!