PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Akiro Sata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sata comes to the cage accompanied by Onward to Victory!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sata
vs
Reyes

171 cm
32
143 lbs
20 - 21 - 0

178 cm
41
142 lbs
26 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akiro Sata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jamie Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sata throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reyes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reyes is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reyes.
Reyes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sata loads up on a big right hand but Reyes slips the punch.
Reyes stuffs the takedown attempt from Sata. Sata gets slowly back to his feet.
Reyes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Reyes as Sata shoots in.
Sata misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reyes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Reyes tries a head kick but it misses.
Reyes keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reyes scores with a sloppy right hand. Sata should have avoided that one.
Reyes takes a swing at Sata's ribcage but misses.
Reyes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sata. Reyes does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Reyes responds with a good body kick, but Sata manages to step out the way in time.
Sata swings widly with a right hand
and Reyes counters with an inside leg kick.
Reyes throws a hook but Sata blocks it.
Akiro Sata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes lands a jab to Sata's midsection.
Reyes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sata throws out the jab.
It seemed like Reyes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Reyes throws a leg kick
and Sata counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Reyes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sata looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reyes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sata blocks a low kick nicely.
Sata moves out of range of the strikes.
Reyes just misses with a punch to the body.

Sata has closed the distance and engaged Reyes in a clinch.
Reyes pushes Sata back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Sata to work.
Reyes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reyes swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sata is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Reyes misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sata tries to pull guard but Reyes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akiro Sata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sata missing with knees to the body.
Reyes struggles to land a body shot inside as Sata controls his hands.
Sata misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sata is stalling here.
Sata on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
I was talking to Sata's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Reyes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reyes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reyes stops a takedown attempt from Sata.
Sata blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reyes is trying to stall.
Reyes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sata is defending well for now.
Sata on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sata goes for a takedown in the clinch but Reyes prevents it.
Reyes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sata avoiding damage as Reyes throws knees to the body.
Sata is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Reyes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sata swings wildly with an uppercut but Reyes uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Sata.
Sata misses with a body punch.
Reyes tries a body shot but Sata blocks it.
Sata is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Reyes's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Sata lands a nice uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sata stalls.
Reyes has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sata seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Reyes can turn it around.
Reyes has a couple of punches blocked by Sata.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reyes tries to circle away but Sata has him pinned against the cage.
Sata managing to block the knees to the body from Reyes.
Reyes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reyes tries to land knees in the clinch but Sata avoids the damage to the body.
Reyes controlling the action here for a moment.
Reyes blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reyes scores a nice knee to the body.
Sata fails to pull guard.
Reyes misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sata blocking some punches.
Reyes blocks an elbow strike from Sata.
Sata working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reyes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Reyes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sata walks into a left hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sata darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Reyes throws a leg kick which misses Sata's front leg but catches the back leg as Sata tries to avoid it.
Jamie Reyes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sata lands a slapping body shot.
Reyes works Sata's body with a nice hook.
Reyes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sata.
A countering left hand to the body from Reyes misses.
Reyes thuds his shin into the meat of Sata's side.
Sata looks to score with a jab to the body but Reyes is just out of range.
Reyes cracks a nice hook into Sata's ribs.
Sata throws a lazy right hand but Reyes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reyes misses with a straight left.
Sata is looking for a counter combo.
Reyes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reyes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sata walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Reyes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sata throws an overhand right that lands on Reyes's shoulder, as Reyes tries to avoid the shot.
Sata looks to throw the jab but Reyes is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reyes. Sata does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sata tried to counter with a leg kick but Reyes avoided it.
Reyes with a nice cross.
The fighters circling - Reyes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sata appears to be looking for a big counter.
Good work by Sata as he checks the leg kick.
Sata takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Reyes.
Reyes is looking to clinch.
Sata throwing a counter right hand but Reyes manages to avoid it.
Reyes slips under a jab.
Reyes throws a sloppy head kick and Sata moves out of range easily.
Sata tries to counter by clinching up but Reyes breaks away and moves out of range.
Sata swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reyes tries to work over Sata's front leg with a kick but Sata checks it.
Sata tries to clinch there but Reyes circles away.
Sata misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reyes.
Sata swats away the attempt to clinch by Reyes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sata tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reyes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jamie Reyes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sata moves out of range of the body kick.
Sata lands with a good body shot.
Sata scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sata throws a body punch but Reyes moves out of range.
Reyes misses with a hook.
Sata looks to score with a jab to the body but Reyes is just out of range.

Sata shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Reyes looking for a guillotine here but Sata defends easily.
Sata postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Reyes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sata can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes keeping moving, preventing Sata from controlling successfully.

Reyes is looking for a triangle but Sata pushes his legs off easily.

Reyes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Reyes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sata defends well.
Reyes keeping moving, preventing Sata from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sata stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reyes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sata accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Sata avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Reyes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Reyes is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Reyes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Reyes throws out a loose jab but Sata uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reyes lands a slapping body shot.
Sata takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sata is looking to clinch.
Reyes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sata lands a lovely overhand right.
Reyes throws a body kick that misses.
Sata is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reyes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sata fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reyes. Sata does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sata backing away here, and Reyes unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sata doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Reyes clinches up with Sata and pushes him back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sata.
Sata throws a punch but it's blocked by Reyes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sata lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reyes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sata avoiding damage as Reyes throws knees to the body.
Sata can't get the takedown.
Sata tries to work over Reyes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Sata manages to break the clinch.
Sata tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Reyes defends well and Sata ends up having to push Reyes into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reyes catches Sata with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sata is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Reyes.
Reyes misses with a low kick.
Sata closes the distance and clinches up with Reyes, looking for a takedown. Sata pushes Reyes against the cage but Reyes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akiro Sata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sata throws a lazy uppercut
and Reyes counters with a nice leg kick.
Sata moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reyes throws an overhand right that lands on Sata's shoulder, as Sata tries to avoid the shot.

Reyes gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sata to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sata keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Reyes's head.

Reyes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sata can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Reyes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sata defends well.
Sata trying to control but Reyes is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sata stops Reyes from standing up.

Reyes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sata postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Reyes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sata defends well.
Sata makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Reyes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Reyes is looking to stand up but Sata isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Reyes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sata defends well.
Akiro Sata has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sata trying to control the position from guard on top but Reyes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reyes will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Sata won't allow Reyes to sweep him here.
Sata stands up over Reyes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Reyes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Reyes 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Reyes!
An out of breath Jamie Reyes thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.