PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abu Papu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroshimo Sakamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Papu comes to the cage accompanied by abu theme. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Papu
vs
Sakamoto

177 cm
34
181 lbs
22 - 5 - 0

168 cm
26
171 lbs
14 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Hellbent

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 22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abu Papu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hiroshimo Sakamoto!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakamoto dodges the punch combination from Papu.
We've been told by Papu's head coaches at Loucademia muito crazy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sakamoto throws a predictable looking body shot
and Papu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sakamoto moves forwards but Papu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sakamoto scores with a jab. Papu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Papu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Papu dips to his left and cracks Sakamoto with an uppercut!
Sakamoto throws a front kick aimed at Papu's knee but Papu avoids it well.
Papu connects with a crisp jab.
Papu avoids the body shot from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto throws a body punch but Papu moves out of range.
Sakamoto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Papu misses with an uppercut
letting Sakamoto counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Papu throws a hook but Sakamoto avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Papu cracks the inside of Sakamoto's front leg.
Abu Papu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sakamoto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sakamoto throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sakamoto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Hiroshimo Sakamoto has been cut.
Sakamoto scores with a body shot.
Papu throws a looping overhand right but Sakamoto ducks down to avoid it.
Sakamoto blocks a jab.

Sakamoto shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sakamoto trying to control from Papu's half guard. Papu has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Papu being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Papu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sakamoto scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sakamoto postures up in Papu's guard and throws a big left but Papu blocks it.
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!
Sakamoto throws an elbow that misses. Papu uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sakamoto's guard. Nice move by Papu!

Sakamoto being controlled here, momentarily.

Sakamoto has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Papu is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Sakamoto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Sakamoto regains half guard.
Papu controlling the action here.
Papu prevents Sakamoto from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Well, if Papu is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Sakamoto is trying to get back to full guard.
Papu trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sakamoto tries to get to full guard but Papu has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abu Papu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hiroshimo Sakamoto's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Good exchange - Papu coming out on top.
Sakamoto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sakamoto throws a shot from downtown. Papu moves away and avoids it.
Papu moves out of range of the body kick from Sakamoto.
Papu moves out of range of the leg kick from Sakamoto.
Papu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sakamoto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sakamoto looks to land a left hand but Papu moved out of range nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Papu misses its target.
Sakamoto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakamoto explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Papu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A good leg kick by Sakamoto.
Sakamoto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hiroshimo Sakamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Papu moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakamoto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Papu just misses with a punch to the body.
Papu is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sakamoto misses with a body kick.
Papu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sakamoto.
Papu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Papu checks a leg kick.
Sakamoto connects with an inside leg kick.
Sakamoto throws out a loose jab but Papu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Papu went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sakamoto scoring well with a low kick there.
Sakamoto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Papu ducks under a wild hook from Sakamoto.
Papu swings widly with a right hand
and Sakamoto counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto looks to land a body kick but Papu moved away.
Papu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sakamoto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Papu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakamoto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Papu throws a sloppy head kick and Sakamoto moves out of range easily.
Papu misses with an uppercut.
Papu ducks under a wild hook from Sakamoto.
Papu moves out of range as Sakamoto strikes.
Papu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Papu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Papu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sakamoto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papu throws a head kick that misses.
Sakamoto throws a lazy right hand but Papu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Papu misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Sakamoto.
Sakamoto misses with a left hand
enabling Papu to counter with a crisp jab.
Papu lands a slapping body shot.
Sakamoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Papu.
Sakamoto follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Sakamoto misses with a body punch
letting Papu counter with a right hand.
Papu cracks Sakamoto with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sakamoto misses with a wild body shot.
Papu connects with the punch.
Papu misses with a looping left.
Papu slips under a jab from Sakamoto.
Papu checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papu misses with a series of wild punches.
Sakamoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Papu moves away.
Papu throws a looping overhand right but Sakamoto ducks down to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakamoto lands a nice shot to the body.
Sakamoto throws a wild body kick that Papu sees coming a mile off.
Sakamoto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Papu misses with an uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Papu.
Sakamoto misses with a right hand
and Sakamoto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Papu misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Sakamoto to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hiroshimo Sakamoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hiroshimo Sakamoto's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Papu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sakamoto connects with a single shot there.
Papu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sakamoto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sakamoto tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sakamoto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Papu ducks right into an uppercut from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Papu misses with a hook. Sakamoto ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakamoto throws a body kick that misses.
Papu thinks about countering with a head kick.
Sakamoto cracks a nice hook into Papu's ribs.
Sakamoto throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Papu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakamoto throws a wild body kick that Papu sees coming a mile off.
Hiroshimo Sakamoto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Papu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sakamoto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sakamoto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Papu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Papu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sakamoto appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sakamoto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab lands there for Sakamoto.
Papu misses with a looping right.
Sakamoto throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sakamoto scores with a nice body kick.
Papu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice body punch from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakamoto cracks Papu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Papu checks a leg kick.
No luck for Sakamoto with that takedown attempt.
Sakamoto throws a sloppy body shot
and Papu counters with a nice uppercut.
Sakamoto throws a leg kick but Papu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sakamoto tries to land a front kick but Papu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sakamoto scores with a jab to the head.
Sakamoto throws a front kick that sends Papu stumbling back into the cage.
Sakamoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Papu.
Papu checks a leg kick.
Sakamoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Papu manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Sakamoto. Beautiful body shot.
Sakamoto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Papu.
Papu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sakamoto connects with a leg kick. Papu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sakamoto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Papu is out of range and Sakamoto settles back down.
Sakamoto throws a jab when Papu was well out of range.
Sakamoto keeps Papu at a distance using the push kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Sakamoto as he connects with a hook.
Papu checks a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Sakamoto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Papu ducks under a wild hook from Sakamoto.
As Sakamoto backs away, Papu returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Papu misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papu lands with an uppercut that bounces Sakamoto off the cage and back into range.
Sakamoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Sakamoto lands a leg kick that knocks Papu off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Papu lands with a straight right. Sakamoto didn't see that one coming.
Papu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Papu will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Papu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sakamoto misses with a hook. Papu ducked under it nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sakamoto.
Sakamoto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Papu.
Papu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Danga de danga de dang - Sakamoto scores with a four punch combination!
Sakamoto scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroshimo Sakamoto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sakamoto 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29

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