PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Dekker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitsuomi Sakata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dekker's entrance music is Tsunami (Jump). A fine choice. Sakata is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ketsunoke vs Shirinoke by Gintama OST. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Dekker
vs
Sakata

192 cm
22
224 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

183 cm
30
210 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ramon Dekker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mitsuomi Sakata!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakata lands a glancing blow to the side of Dekker's head.
A slow jab from Dekker misses its intended target.
Dekker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dekker fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sakata just manages to avoid it.
Sakata throws a right and a left that Dekker avoids nicely.
Dekker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sakata.

Dekker pushes Sakata up against the ropes in a clinch.
Dekker tries to land knees in the clinch but Sakata avoids the damage to the body.
Dekker looking to stall.
Dekker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dekker lands a nice uppercut.
Sakata can't find room to land a body shot as Dekker controls the action.
A short right from Dekker on the inside.
Dekker throws a head punch that misses.
Dekker tries to throw a body punch but Sakata avoids it by throwing Dekker back against the ropes.
Dekker scores with a hook to the body.
Sakata is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dekker is defending well for now.
Dekker misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakata tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dekker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sakata using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sakata pushes off an throws an elbow but Dekker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Sakata creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dekker's defenses.
A short uppercut from Sakata.
Sakata misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dekker.
Dekker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sakata's efforts to push away.
Dekker has a couple of punches blocked by Sakata.
Dekker prevents a body shot from Sakata.
Sakata lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dekker misses with a body punch.
Dekker throws a punch but it's blocked by Sakata.
Dekker tries to land a knee to the head but Sakata blocks with his arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dekker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Sakata lands a nice knee to the body.
Sakata cracks Dekker with a nice body shot.
Dekker is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dekker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sakata's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sakata.
Sakata scores with a shoulder strike.
Sakata lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dekker backwards.
Sakata lands a shot to the body.
Sakata is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dekker is defending well for now.
Sakata presses Dekker against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sakata with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sakata lands an elbow inside.
Sakata working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dekker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sakata.
Sakata with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dekker lands a left hand.
Sakata scores with a shot to the side of Dekker's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dekker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sakata tries a knee to the head but Dekker blocks it.
Sakata lands a nice uppercut.
Dekker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dekker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sakata tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dekker's elbow.
Dekker blocks the elbow strike.
Sakata misses with a knee strike.
Dekker misses with the head strike.
Sakata unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dekker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sakata is leaning against Dekker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dekker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dekker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sakata tries to work over Dekker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sakata misses with a punch to the body.
Sakata lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakata throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sakata throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dekkers head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakata lands a shoulder strike.
Sakata tries to land a knee to the head but Dekker blocks with his arms.
Dekker blocks the elbow strike.
Sakata lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dekker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dekker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sakata avoids it.
Sakata avoiding damage as Dekker throws knees to the body.
Dekker tries to stall but Sakata uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sakata scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sakata.
Nice elbow from Sakata.
Sakata blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dekker swings wildly with an uppercut but Sakata uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitsuomi Sakata dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sakata lands a left and a right that send Dekker crashing to the mat, dazed. Sakata thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Sakata throws an overhand right that lands on Dekker's shoulder, as Dekker tries to avoid the shot.
Dekker misses with a hook. Sakata ducked under it nicely.
Sakata keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dekker.

Sakata drops Dekker with a beautiful combination! Dekker stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Sakata is looking for the KO!

Dekker is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakata needs to keep his hands up - Dekker had a free shot at his head there.
Oh Dekker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mitsuomi Sakata seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sakata throws a pinpoint strike between Dekker's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Dekker crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Sakata scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mitsuomi Sakata! Mitsuomi Sakata retains his light heavyweight title!
Mitsuomi Sakata looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Minnasan, arigatou gozaimasu! Ore wa sugoku ureshii desu! Yatta!'.