PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cpl. Sam Fender (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitsuomi Sakata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Fender and Mitsuomi Sakata. Fender comes to the cage accompanied by 2Pac - California Love . Sakata comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ketsunoke vs Shirinoke by Gintama OST kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Cpl. Sam Fender has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Sam Fender
vs
Sakata

197 cm
36
218 lbs
34 - 18 - 0

183 cm
25
220 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cpl. Sam Fender!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mitsuomi Sakata!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Fender misses the target.
Fender feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sakata's calf.
Sakata takes a swing at Fender's ribcage but misses.
Sakata misses the body punch

and Fender holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fender lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sakata misses with a knee strike.
Fender definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fender misses with a punch to the body.
Sakata misses with the head strike.
Sakata presses Fender against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Fender.
Sakata struggles to land a body shot inside as Fender controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Fender.
Sakata landing knees to the head.
Sakata lands an uppercut.
Sakata throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fender blocks it with crossed arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fender landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sakata throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fender blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fender creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sakata's defenses.

It looks like Mitsuomi Sakata has been cut.
Fender lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sakata misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fender doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakata throws a punch but it's blocked by Fender.
A head punch on the inside from Fender fails to land.
Sakata throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sakata missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fender creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sakata misses with the head strike.
Fender putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sakata in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sakata looks winded!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sakata just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fender's brow.
Fender lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fender scores with a shoulder strike.
Fender creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sakata's defenses.
Sakata throws a head punch that misses.
Sakata using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fender has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fender lands with a left to the head.
Sakata misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sakata misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sakata tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sakata blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fender lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sakata misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakata avoiding damage as Fender throws knees to the body.
Fender with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A shot in the inside from Fender.
Sakata takes a shot to the head.
Fender lands an elbow inside.
Sakata utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fender managing to block the knees to the body from Sakata.
Fender lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sakata pushes off an throws an elbow but Fender leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fender blocks the elbow strike.
Fender tries to throw a body punch but Sakata avoids it by throwing Fender back against the cage.
Sakata tries to land knees in the clinch but Fender avoids the damage to the body.
Still in the clinch, Fender scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sakata misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fender lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fender tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fender throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sakata tries to land a knee to the head but Fender blocks with his arms.
Sakata crunches a lovely knee into Fender's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakata tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sakata connects with a knee to the head.
Sakata blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sakata working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sakata.
Sakata blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fender.
Fender lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fender has a couple of punches blocked by Sakata.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fender.
Sakata lands with a light punch inside.
Sakata pushes Fender back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fender misses with the head strike.
Sakata lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fender backwards.
Fender gets through Sakata's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sakata lands with a light punch inside.
Sakata misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Sakata.
A short right from Fender.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Sakata.
Sakata throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fender blocks it with crossed arms.
Sakata throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sakata lands a damaging elbow.
Sakata tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fender avoids it.
Fender lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fender blocks an elbow strike from Sakata.
Sakata doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fender avoids a wild elbow strike from Sakata.
Fender throws a head punch that misses.
Sakata makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sakata lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fender prevents a body shot from Sakata.
Sakata doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sakata.
Fender with a knee to the head.
Fender lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sakata backwards.
Fender lands an elbow inside that Sakata shrugs off.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fender.
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 Cpl. Sam Fender will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mitsuomi Sakata's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sakata misses with a double jab.
Sakata throws the left hand but Fender avoids the punch easily.
Sakata throws a body punch but Fender moves out of range.
Fender throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sakata lands with an overhand left.
Sakata throws a hook but Fender blocks it.
Sakata takes a swing at Fender's ribcage but misses.
Sakata misses with the combination.
Sakata misses with a looping left.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fender, as that shot connected.
Sakata tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fender was well out of range. Poor timing from Sakata.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fender darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fender thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fender, right into the meat.
Fender misses with a wild combination.
Fender avoids a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakata misses the jab.
Sakata throws a sloppy head kick and Fender moves out of range easily.
Fender works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mitsuomi Sakata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakata throws a hook but Fender avoids it easily.
Fender keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sakata misses with the body kick

and Fender moves into the clinch.
Fender throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sakata tries to land a knee to the head but Fender blocks with his arms.
Sakata tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fender lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sakata misses with a knee strike.
Sakata is breathing heavily.
Sakata lands a knee to the head.
Fender creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sakata's defenses.
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!
Sakata misses with a punch to the body.
Fender tries a knee to the head but Sakata blocks it.
Fender lands a damaging elbow.

Sakata is rocked!
Sakata throws a punch but it's blocked by Fender.
Sakata is still on wobbly legs! Can Fender finish him?
Fender comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fender lands with a short shot to the head.
Fender misses with a knee to the head.
Sakata managing to block the knees to the body from Fender.
Sakata misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fender.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fender throws an elbow but misses.
Fender pushes off an throws an elbow but Sakata leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fender misses with a punch on the inside.
Sakata seems to have recovered his senses.
Sakata working aggressively here.
Sakata misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sakata lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sakata utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fender can't find room to land a body shot as Sakata controls the action.
Sakata throws a punch but it's blocked by Fender.
Sakata lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fender backwards.
Sakata blocking some punches.
Nice elbow from Fender.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakata throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fender creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fender blocks the elbow strike.
Sakata tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fender scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sakata.
Fender lands a nice elbow.
Fender throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sakata misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fender.
Sakata is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fender is defending well for now.
Fender with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sakata lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sakata is working Fender over against the cage.
Fender misses with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fender.
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!
Fender lands with a short shot to the head.
Sakata lands an uppercut.
Sakata blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sakata tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Sakata.
Fender gets through Sakata's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sakata throws an elbow that misses.
Sakata lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sakata blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fender avoids a wild elbow strike from Sakata.
Sakata with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fender scores with a shoulder strike.
Fender is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sakata is defending well for now.
Sakata throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fender blocks it with crossed arms.
Fender throws a punch but it's blocked by Sakata.
Fender lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sakata misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakata lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sakata tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sakata is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fender is defending well for now.
Sakata is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fender is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Cpl. Sam Fender will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mitsuomi Sakata's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Sakata throws a series of punches but Fender avoids them all with ease.
Fender moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sakata misses with a leg kick.
Fender lands with a good body shot.
Sakata throws a shot from downtown. Fender moves away and avoids it.
Sakata takes a swing at Fender's ribcage but misses.
Fender will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sakata takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fender connects with a right hand. Sakata shakes it off.
A left and a right from Fender both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakata misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fender throws a big shot that misses.
Fender uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sakata.
Sakata jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fender is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fender lands a leg kick that knocks Sakata off balance momentarily.
Sakata closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fender looks to score with a jab to the body but Sakata is just out of range.
Sakata takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fender lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sakata checks the leg kick.
Sakata missing with a left hand there. Fender was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fender keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sakata walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fender checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sakata looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sakata throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fender looks to land a combination but Sakata avoids it well.
Sakata avoids the head kick by Fender.
Sakata lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fender fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sakata is out of range.
Fender lands a front kick.
Sakata looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sakata misses with a looping right.
Fender has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sakata finds it's way round the side to connect with Fender's head.
Nice uppercut there from Sakata.
Mitsuomi Sakata has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakata misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fender avoids the body shot from Sakata.
Sakata stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fender.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fender connects with a body shot that sends Sakata's belly button to the back.
Sakata takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sakata cracks Fender with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sakata waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fender.
Fender slips a jab and a cross from Sakata.
Fender displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sakata throws out the jab.
Fender keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fender.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fender.
Mitsuomi Sakata is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circle, before Fender throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Sakata's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Fender lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Cpl. Sam Fender!
Cpl. Sam Fender decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.