PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Onizuka Stresemann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stresemann comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Takashi Sorimachi - Poison kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Onizuka Stresemann acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Sakuraba
vs
Stresemann

170 cm
21
187 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
224 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

KO Clothing

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kazushi Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Onizuka Stresemann!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuraba is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sakuraba fails with the takedown
enabling Stresemann to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Kazushi Sakuraba has been cut.
Sakuraba shoots and misses

and Sakuraba is countered with a crisp right hand from Stresemann that sends him to the canvas! Stresemann follows him to the mat into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Stresemann cracks Sakuraba with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Stresemann immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Sakuraba is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Stresemann!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Onizuka Stresemann!
Onizuka Stresemann decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.