PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ksawery Koltun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akiro Sata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sata has chosen Onward to Victory! as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Koltun
vs
Sata

170 cm
27
143 lbs
9 - 5 - 1

171 cm
28
143 lbs
14 - 16 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Ksawery Koltun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akiro Sata!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koltun feints and then cracks Sata's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sata down.
Sata throws a body kick that misses

and Koltun counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sata is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koltun tries to free his leg and advance position but Sata is retaining full guard.
Koltun is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Koltun pushing down on Sata's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Sata looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sata is trying to control but can't.
Koltun scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koltun is trying to control. Sata wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sata is pressing down on Koltun's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Koltun is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sata trying to control the position.
Sata wants to sweep here but Koltun controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sata working a defensive guard here.
Sata looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sata looking to control.
Koltun postures up and lands a big shot to Sata's brow.
Koltun working some strikes from top position.
Sata can't keep his opponent in guard - Koltun advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Koltun is trying to control the action in half guard but Sata is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Koltun is pressing down on Sata's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sata is holding on for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sata wants to improve his position but Koltun is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koltun looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sata is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Koltun is looking to stall here but Sata recovers full guard.
Sata trying to control the position.

Sata throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sata is looking to stand back up but Koltun counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Sata.
Sata tries to roll over but Koltun keeps him under control.
Koltun working the head and body with strikes.
Sata is looking to control Koltun's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sata avoid being mounted?

Koltun is working for a submission of some sort.
Sata keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sata makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sata.
Koltun is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sata utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sata told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.

Sata looking for a guillotine here but Koltun defends easily.

Sata has his foot on Koltun's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Koltun works his way back into a safe position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sata is trying to control the position but Koltun postures up.
Koltun passes Sata's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Koltun tries to pass to full mount but Sata defends it.
Sata wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ksawery Koltun dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Koltun lands with an uppercut that bounces Sata off the cage and back into range.
Sata fails to land with a series of punches.
A big left from Sata misses.
Koltun lands an overhand right.

Sata takes the fight into the clinch.
Koltun lands a nice uppercut.
Koltun is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Koltun scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Koltun lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sata backwards.
Sata doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koltun avoiding damage.
Koltun stalling against the cage.
Koltun working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Koltun is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sata can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Koltun wants to stall.

Koltun is fighting off a takedown attempt but Sata is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Koltun to the mat. Koltun regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Koltun working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sata.
Koltun looking for a sweep. Not yet Koltun, not yet.
Sata throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Koltun works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Koltun wants to sweep here but Sata controlling him for the moment.
Sata working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sata looking to pass the guard.
Sata postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sata throws a big right hand that misses.

Koltun looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Koltun keeping moving, preventing Sata from controlling successfully.

Sata got a little sloppy there for a moment and Koltun has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sata has managed to get both his arms back between Koltun's legs - danger averted.
Koltun wants to sweep but no luck.
Koltun trying to control the position.
Koltun looking for a sweep. Not yet Koltun, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sata trying to control but Koltun is working from the bottom.
Sata makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Koltun looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sata wants to control from the top but Koltun keeps moving.

Koltun is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Koltun working for submissions but it's allowed Sata to get to half guard.

Sata looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ksawery Koltun overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koltun is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Sata is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sata throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Koltun to regain full guard.
Koltun controls Sata momentarily but Sata frees himself.
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 Ksawery Koltun will probably get the nod.
That's time! Koltun's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Koltun misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sata. Koltun does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koltun scores with a decent looking hook.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Koltun - that will leave a mark!
Sata walks into a stiff left hand from Koltun.
Sata is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koltun.
Koltun misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Koltun with a jab.
Koltun is looking to land body kicks.
A countering left hand to the body from Sata misses.
Koltun walks into a straight right hand from Sata.
Koltun defending well as Sata loads up on a big left hand.
Ksawery Koltun is winning the standup battle so far.
Koltun throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koltun moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koltun connects with a leg kick. Sata looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sata scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sata fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sata looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Koltun defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sata.
Koltun throws a sloppy head kick and Sata moves out of range easily.
Sata swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sata tries to bum rush Koltun with a series of wild strikes but Koltun uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sata looks to land a right hand but Koltun moved out of range.
Koltun looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sata is looking to clinch.
Koltun shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sata as he avoids it easily.
Sata takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sata lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Koltun with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Sata to counter with a crisp jab.
Koltun leaves Sata with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ksawery Koltun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akiro Sata.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Sata.
Sata misses with a right hand

and Koltun counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sata won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koltun tries to score with some ground and pound. Sata controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sata is trying to control Koltun's posture but Koltun avoids it.
Koltun has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Sata tries to hold on but Koltun postures up.
Ksawery Koltun is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Koltun sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sata is wriggling around trying to escape.
Koltun tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Koltun has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sata tries to reverse the position but Koltun maintains control.
Koltun controlling the position easily from mount.
Sata really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koltun controlling from mount.
Akiro Sata has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sata is trying desperately to improve position.
Koltun controlling the position easily from mount.
Sata tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sata swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ksawery Koltun showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Koltun has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ksawery Koltun!
After the fight, Ksawery Koltun was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.