PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eizan Kiwano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Macario Sakay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiwano kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Prison Song. Sakay has chosen alab ng puso by rivermaya as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Kiwano
vs
Sakay

174 cm
25
168 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
26
170 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

ONI

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eizan Kiwano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Macario Sakay!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakay misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sakay looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Sakay closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sakay is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Kiwano.
Kiwano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kiwano lands a body punch.
Kiwano stalling in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Kiwano.
A body shot lands from Kiwano.
Kiwano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kiwano can't find room to land a body shot as Sakay controls the action.
Kiwano is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
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!
Kiwano lands a hook that snaps the head of Sakay backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Kiwano.
Kiwano lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Kiwano.
Kiwano scores with a shoulder strike.
Kiwano lands with a right to the head.
Kiwano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kiwano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiwano lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kiwano is leaning against Sakay and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sakay jumps guard but Kiwano turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kiwano pushes Sakay back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kiwano looking to slow down the pace here.
A shot in the inside from Kiwano.
Kiwano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kiwano lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Kiwano.
Kiwano lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Kiwano.

Sakay is rocked!
Kiwano swings wildly with an uppercut but Sakay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sakay is still on wobbly legs! Can Kiwano finish him?
Kiwano has a couple of punches blocked by Sakay.
Kiwano has a couple of punches blocked by Sakay.
Kiwano digs a right hand into Sakay's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sakay's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiwano throws a head punch that misses.
Kiwano has a couple of punches blocked by Sakay.
Kiwano misses with the head strike.
Kiwano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sakay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sakay blocking some punches.
Kiwano misses with some punches.
Sakay blocks an uppercut.
Kiwano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Kiwano fails to land.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sakay has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Kiwano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sakay seems to have recovered his senses.
Kiwano stalling in the clinch.
Kiwano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiwano digs a right hand into Sakay's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sakay's gas tank.
Kiwano is looking to control Sakay's arms but Sakay gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kiwano has his back to the cage.
Kiwano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kiwano lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Kiwano.
Kiwano unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Sakay! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Kiwano is unloading with more strikes now! Sakay drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eizan Kiwano!
Eizan Kiwano made sure to mention his sponsor, ONI in his post fight interview.
In defeat, Macario Sakay stepped up to the mic, saying 'no excuses,i loss '.