PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hirohito Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Long Timer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sato has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Hirohito Sato had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.9lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Sato
vs
Timer

178 cm
24
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

167 cm
25
185 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hirohito Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Long Timer!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Timer. That's going to slow Sato down.
Sato on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Timer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Timer tried to score with a low kick but Sato checks it.
Timer thuds a left hand into Sato's body.
Sato misses with a body kick.
Timer throws a chopping leg kick but Sato manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Timer looks to land a combination but Sato avoids it well.
Timer throws a right and a left that Sato avoids nicely.
Timer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice straight punches there by Timer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Timer.
Timer 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.
Timer lands a nice hook to Sato's body. Sato takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Timer has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Timer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Timer throws a nice looking combination but Sato bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sato is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Timer throws a head kick that misses.
Timer connects with a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Timer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Timer.
Sato looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Some wild striking there from Timer.
Sato tries to clinch up
and Timer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Timer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sato is looking to clinch but Timer is avoiding it.
Timer scores with a shot to the body.
Timer swinging wildly here.
Timer throws a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timer looks to throw the jab but Sato is out of range.
Sato looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Timer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Timer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Long Timer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sato swings for the body but Timer moves out of range.
Sato is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Timer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sato.
Timer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sato moves away.
Timer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sato appears to be looking for a big counter.
Timer is looking to land body kicks.
Sato avoids a punch combination nicely.
A left lands for Timer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato tries to clinch up.
Timer throws a leg kick but Sato moved away.
Sato has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Timer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sato avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sato tries to counter by clinching up but Timer breaks away and moves out of range.
Timer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sato rather than just go for the knockout.
Timer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Timer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sato under the eye.
Timer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Timer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Timer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sato sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato staying out of range there.
Sato wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Timer missing with a left hand there. Sato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sato feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Timer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Timer fails to land with a series of punches.
Sato moves in looking to clinch but Timer pushes him off.
Sato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Timer misses with a looping right.
Sato doesn't manage to clinch there - Timer circles away.
Sato throws a leg kick
and Timer counters with a series of strikes. Sato will be more careful next time no doubt.
No joy there for Timer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Timer jabs at Sato's body.
Timer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sato tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Long Timer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Danga de danga de dang - Timer scores with a four punch combination!
Timer throws a series of punches but Sato avoids them all with ease.
Sato throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Timer's head.
Long Timer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Timer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sato checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sato ducks right into an uppercut from Timer.
Timer tries to bum rush Sato with a series of wild strikes but Sato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sato throws a big counter combination but Timer scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sato takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Timer connects with a looping right hand.
Timer throws a head kick but Sato moves out of range.
Sato looks for the body kick but Timer saw that one coming.
Timer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Timer digs a good hook to Sato's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Timer throws out a loose jab but Sato uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Timer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Timer has eaten all the pies!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Timer connects with a looping right hand.
Sato misses the body punch
and Timer counters with a stiff right hand.
Timer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hirohito Sato is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Timer throws a series of punches but Sato moves out of range.
Sato swings widly with a right hand
and Timer counters with a nice body shot.
Long Timer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Timer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Timer misses with a straight left.
A punch combination from Timer misses.
Sato is looking to slow Timer down with leg kicks.
Sato is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Timer.
Timer cracks Sato with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Timer tests Sato's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sato ducks under a wild hook from Timer.
Sato is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Timer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Timer.
Nice uppercut there from Timer.
Nice cross by Timer.
Nice body punch from Timer.
Sato looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
An inside leg kick lands from Timer.
Sato fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sato throws a nice looking combination but Timer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Timer.
Timer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sato doesn't seem bothered though.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch but Timer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sato tries to move into range but Timer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Timer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timer misses with a few strikes there.
Timer misses with a kick to the body.
As Timer looks to move away, Sato throws a big counter combo bu Timer just gets out of the way.
Timer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sato circles away quickly and effectively.
Sato takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Timer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sato walks into a jab.
Sato looks to score with a jab to the body but Timer is just out of range.
Sato slips a jab and a cross from Timer.
Sato tries to counter by clinching up but Timer breaks away and moves out of range.
Timer throws a right hand that Sato ducks under and follows up with a left that Sato also avoids with ease.
Sato tries to counter by clinching up but Timer breaks away and moves out of range.
Timer cracks Sato with a right hand to the side of the head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Sato might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Jab, jab by Timer - just one landing.
Timer throws a right hand that Sato ducks under and follows up with a left that Sato also avoids with ease.
Timer throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timer lands a slapping body shot.
Sato on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Timer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Timer lands a nice looking body kick.
Timer catches Sato with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Timer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sato staying out of range there.
Timer throws a leg kick that misses.
Sato moves in looking to clinch but Timer pushes him off.
Timer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Timer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Timer looks to land a left hand but Sato moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Long Timer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Sato's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Sato bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sato misses the shot to the body.
Sato takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Timer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Satos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Timer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sato is looking to counter the offense by Timer and move into the clinch.
Timer throws a shot to the body.
Timer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sato avoids the body shot from Timer.
Timer lands a jab to Sato's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Timer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sato moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Timer lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sato has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sato there as he acknowledges the shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sato takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato takes one on the button.
Timer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Timer digs a good body shot into Sato's ribs.
Timer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Timer scores with a sloppy right hand. Sato should have avoided that one.
Timer throws a series of strikes that have Sato backpedaling.

Sato is rocked!
Timer circles away from the clinch attempt
and Timer counters with a two punch combo.
Oh Sato is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Timer keeps the fight on the outside.
Timer jabs Sato right on the nose. Sato blinks but takes it well.
Timer cracks Sato with a hook to the temple - Sato is on wobbly legs here! Timer swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Sato falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Timer wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Long Timer!