PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mason Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hirohito Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hirohito Sato is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Stone
vs
Sato

175 cm
25
178 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

178 cm
25
185 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mason Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hirohito Sato!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato delivers a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Sato.
Sato lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A head kick misses from Sato.
Sato connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Sato gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sato prevents the takedown attempt.
Sato lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sato lands an elbow that stopped Stone in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Mason Stone has been cut.
Sato with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sato lands an elbow just above Stone 's eye.
Stone is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sato is defending well.
Sato utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stone is breathing heavily.
Stone takes a knee right on the jaw!
Still in the clinch, Sato scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sato.
Sato lands a left hand.

Mason Stone's cut is getting worse.
Sato throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stones head.
Sato lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sato lands with a right to the head.

Stone is rocked!
Sato creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stone's defenses.
Oh Stone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sato lands a nice elbow.
Sato lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sato is working the Thai clinch up against the cage. He yanks Stone's head to one side and delivers a picture perfect knee, right on the button! Boom! Down goes Stone! He's out! He's out! The fight is over, just like that!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Hirohito Sato!
In his post fight interview, Hirohito Sato started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.