PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rumina Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andokuhle Congo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sato comes to the cage accompanied by Call to prayer of islam. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Sato
vs
Congo

185 cm
39
175 lbs
31 - 19 - 0

180 cm
32
183 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Héritage!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Rumina Sato!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andokuhle Congo!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Congo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Congo misses.
Sato drops his hands momentarily and Congo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Congo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sato.
Congo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Congo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sato.
It appears Sato was looking to counter with a kick there.
Congo misses the shot to the body.
Congo digs a good body shot into Sato's ribs.

Congo rushes Sato and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Congo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Sato.
A short right from Congo.
Sato misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Congo.
Sato working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Congo lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Congo throws a head punch that misses.
Sato manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sato lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sato lands a shot to the body.
Congo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
Sato lands a shot to the body.
Sato dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sato can't find room to land a body shot as Congo controls the action.
Sato tries a body shot but Congo blocks it.
Congo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Congo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sato misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sato misses with some punches.

Sato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sato connects with a solid leg kick.
Congo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sato finds it's way round the side to connect with Congo's head.
Sato uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Congo.
Congo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sato counters with a leg kick.
Sato walks into a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Congo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Congo forces Sato back against the cage and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Congo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Congo blocks an uppercut.
Congo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Congo lands a body punch in the clinch.

Sato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sato turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Congo missing with a left hand there. Sato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Congo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sato throwing a counter right hand but Congo manages to avoid it.
Sato drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
An inside leg kick lands from Sato.
Congo staying out of range there.

Congo clinches up with Sato and pushes him back against the cage.
Congo digs a right hand underneath Sato's ribcage. Sato let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sato lands with a light punch inside.
Congo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Congo struggles to land a body shot inside as Sato controls his hands.
Sato throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Congos head.
Congo tries to work over Sato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Congo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
Sato blocking some punches.
Congo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Congo has a couple of punches blocked by Sato.
Sato misses with a punch to the body.
Sato lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sato misses with a short punch on the inside.

Sato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sato walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Congo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sato lands a nice shot that snaps Congo's head back.
A jab lands there for Congo.
Congo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Congo misses with a shot to the body
and Sato counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Congo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Congo takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato lunges at Congo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Congo's hand.
Sato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Congo.
Congo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sato to score with a decent uppercut.
Sato connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Congo. Sato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Congo connects with a body shot that sends Sato's belly button to the back.
Congo throws a right and a left that Sato avoids nicely.
Congo misses with a straight left.
Good leg kick by Sato there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Congo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sato comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Congo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sato.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sato connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sato just misses with a punch to the body.
Congo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Congo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rumina Sato will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sato slips a straight right by Congo.
Congo throws a body punch but Sato moves out of range.
Sato throws out a powerful jab.
Sato avoids the body shot from Congo.
Rumina Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Congo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch lands to the side of Sato 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Congo misses with a body shot.
Congo misses the shot to the body.
Sato slips under a jab from Congo.
Sato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Congo throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Sato misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big right from Congo misses.
Congo stuns Sato with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sato takes a swing at Congo's ribcage but misses.
Congo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Congo has closed the distance and engaged Sato in a clinch.
Sato lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo lands a nice shot to the body.
Sato lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Congo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sato is defending well for now.

Sato manages to break the clinch.

Congo closes the distance and clinches.
Congo cracks Sato with a nice body shot.
Congo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sato controlling the action here for a moment.
A right hand to the body from Congo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sato is looking to break free of the clinch but Congo has double underhooks.
Congo misses with the head strike.
Congo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Congo lands a body shot.
Sato struggles to land a body shot inside as Congo controls his hands.
Sato misses with a body punch.
Congo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Congo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Andokuhle Congo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Congo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sato's elbow.
Congo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Congo.
Congo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Congo misses with a body punch.
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!
Congo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sato.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sato throws an elbow but misses.
Sato tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sato misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Sato fails to land.
Sato pushes Congo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sato working hard to break the clinch.
Congo tries a body shot but Sato blocks it.
Congo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Congo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Congo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
Congo lands a left hand.
Sato blocks a body shot from Congo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Congo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sato.
Sato tries to work over Congo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sato has had enough of the clinch but Congo keeps him there for the moment.

Sato breaks from the clinch.
Sato takes a jab right on the kisser.
Congo looks to land a right hand but Sato moved out of range.
Congo throws a right hand that Sato ducks under and follows up with a left that Sato also avoids with ease.
Sato fires out a quick counter leg kick but Congo just manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Congo.
Sato lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Congo lands a body shot.
Congo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Congo misses with a straight right.

Congo clinches up against the cage.
Sato throws a punch but it's blocked by Congo.
Sato working aggressively here.
Sato throws an elbow but it misses.
Congo lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sato misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sato tries to work over Congo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Congo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Sato.
Sato stalling the fight.
Congo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sato's elbow.
Congo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sato pushes Congo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Congo.

Sato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Congo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Congo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Congo throws a punch but it's blocked by Sato.
Congo misses with some punches.
Come on Sato - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Congo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sato lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andokuhle Congo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sato bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice cross by Sato.
Congo missing with a left hand there. Sato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Congo. Sato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sato connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Congo.
A big right from Congo misses.
Congo misses with a lunging right hand
and Sato counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sato throws out a loose jab but Congo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sato staying out of range there.
A big left from Congo misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Congo 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.
Sato takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Congo takes a swing at Sato's ribcage but misses.
Congo misses with a jab to the body
and Sato counters with a low kick, right behind Congo 's knee.
Congo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo lands a body shot.
Sato keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Congo.
Congo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Congo lands a glancing blow to the side of Sato's head.
Congo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sato. Sato obviously looking to wear him down.
Congo connects with a single shot there.
Congo loads up on a big right hand but Sato slips the punch.
Congo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sato counters with a straight right hand.
Sato lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice defenses there by Sato.
Congo looks to throw the jab but Sato is out of range.
Congo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sato counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Congo throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato tries a head kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Congo throws a jab when Sato was well out of range.

Congo has Sato up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sato.
Sato tries to work over Congo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Congo tries a body shot but Sato blocks it.
Congo tries to throw a body punch but Sato avoids it by throwing Congo back against the cage.
Sato pushes Congo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Congo has a couple of punches blocked by Sato.
A short uppercut from Sato.
Still in the clinch, Sato scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Congo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Congo.

Sato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Congo ducks under a wild hook from Sato.
Congo misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Congo throws a looping overhand right but Sato ducks down to avoid it.
Sato appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nice shot lands for Congo.
Sato misses the jab.

Congo has closed the distance and engaged Sato in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Sato.
Congo misses with the head strike.
Sato working aggressively here.
Sato stalling.
Sato cracks Congo with a nice body shot.
Congo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Congo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Congo struggles to land a body shot inside as Sato controls his hands.

Sato manages to break the clinch.
Sato lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Congo at a distance.
Sato throws an overhand right that lands on Congo's shoulder, as Congo tries to avoid the shot.
Congo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Congo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Congo throws an off balance right hand
and Sato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Congo looks to land a right hand but Sato moved out of range.

Congo pushes Sato up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Congo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Congo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sato is defending well for now.
Congo is working Sato over against the cage.

Sato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Congo scores with a decent looking hook.
Sato loads up on a big right hand but Congo slips the punch.
Sato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Congo was well out of range. Poor timing from Sato.
Sato scores with a jab to the head.
Sato throws a nice outside leg kick.

Congo darts in and clinches Sato up against the cage.
Sato is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Congo throws a punch but it's blocked by Sato.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rumina Sato.
I think Sato has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Andokuhle Congo!
Andokuhle Congo is the new welterweight champion!
Andokuhle Congo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Rumina Sato spoke after the fight, saying 'It's at times like this, one must reach deeply into his soul,challenge his heart, feel new courage, endure the fuck pain and say 'FUCK ISLAM AND MOHAMMED WAS A PEDOPHILE''.