PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hirohito Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murky Police (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sato
vs
Police

178 cm
23
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

167 cm
18
169 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Big Bear Nutrition 160Q

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hirohito Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Murky Police!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato blocks a head kick by Police.
Sato dives in and grabs Police's left leg, looking for a takedown. Police pushes down on Sato's head and hops out.
Sato fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Police as Sato shoots in.
Sato throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Police's waist but Police gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sato off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hirohito Sato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Police.
Sato tries to land a body kick
and Police counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sato moves to clinch but Police breaks away
and Police counters with a left and a right that stings Sato.
Sato throws a head kick but Police moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Police as Sato shoots in.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Police.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice takedown defense from Sato. No joy for Police on that attempt.
Sato ducks under a wild hook from Police.
Sato slaps away a takedown attempt from Police, before circling back to the center of the mat.
As Police tries to get set, Sato tries to push him back and clinch up but Police manages to avoid the attempt.
Sato scores with a leg kick.
Police walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Police slaps away a takedown attempt from Sato, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Police throws a counter combo.

Police drives through and clinches with Sato against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Police gets control of Sato's arms and successfully pulls guard. Police will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Police looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sato with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sato stopping the sweep attempt from Police.
Police avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Police is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sato defends well.
Police keeping moving, preventing Sato from controlling successfully.
Sato has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Police is proving hard to escape from.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sato has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Police looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Police throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sato pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Police back to the cage. Sato follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sato is defended easily by Police.
Sato lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sato scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sato is trying hard to land a takedown here. Police sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Police pinned against the cage. Police gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sato darts in looking for a takedown but Police gets double underhooks and turns Sato into the cage.

Police darts in and clinches Sato up against the cage.
Sato tries to pull guard but Police won't allow it.
We've been informed that Police has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Police stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sato is working for takedown but Police is calmly controlling the position for now.

Police successfully pulls guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato is fighting to break Police's control of his arms but Police is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Police should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Police has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sato can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Murky Police dominated that round.
That's time! Sato's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sato defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Police.
Police tries for a takedown but Sato sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Police fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sato sprawls well initially but Police persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sato wants to get back to full guard.
Police controlling the action here.
Police tries to stand and escape but Sato is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato gets full guard.
Sato will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sato controls Police momentarily but Police frees himself.
Police throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Police postures up.
Police must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sato is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Police is controlling him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sato tries a head kick but it misses.
Sato misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Police cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sato darts in looking for a takedown but Police gets double underhooks and turns Sato into the cage.
Sato shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Police counters with a straight right hand.
Sato tries for a takedown but Police sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hirohito Sato. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Police rushes Sato and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Police drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sato gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Police has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sato avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Police.
Sato tries to pull guard but Police won't allow it.
Sato has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Police avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Police scores a nice knee to the body.
Sato wants to stall.

Police breaks from the clinch.
Sato uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Police.
Sato lands a nice looking body kick.
Sato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Police rushes Sato and presses him up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Police successfully pulls guard.
Police wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sato has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Police is proving hard to escape from.
Sato wants to control from the top but Police keeps moving.
Sato looking to sit in guard and control but Police gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Police controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Police trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sato's guard.
Police sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sato manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Police manages to get himself to full guard.

The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Sato drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sato jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Murky Police showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

No luck for Police with that takedown attempt.
Police shoots for a double leg takedown but Sato sprawls well. He's pushed Police's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Police looks for a takedown but Sato sprawls well.
Hirohito Sato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Murky Police.
Sato throws a lazy head kick

and Police counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Police is looking for a takedown.
Sato lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sato can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Police gets underhooks to prevent Sato's takedown attempt.
A shot in the inside from Police.

Police has Sato pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Police pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Sato tumbling to the mat - Police dives into Sato's guard.
Police won't allow Sato to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murky Police has got the better of the ground game so far.
Police not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sato looking for a sweep. Not yet Sato, not yet.
Police engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sato working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Police won't allow Sato to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sato is trying hard to land a takedown here. Police sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sato slaps away a takedown attempt from Police, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sato is looking to clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Sato. That snapped Police's head back.

Police clinches with his opponent.

Police jumps into guard, dragging Sato to the mat.
Sato wants to control from the top but Police keeps moving.
Police trying to strike off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato trying to control but Police is working from the bottom.
Police managing to control the position.
Sato won't allow Police to sweep him here.
Sato forces his way into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Police is trying to control but can't.
Police is controlling Sato's trapped leg to prevent Sato from advancing to side control.
Let's hope that Police has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sato shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Police but Police pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Police throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Sato.
Sato moves in looking to clinch but Police pushes him off.
Police throws out a counter right but Sato avoids it with no problem.
Hirohito Sato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murky Police is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sato waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Police.

And that's the end of the fight!
Murky Police comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Police has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Murky Police!