PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hiroshimo Sakamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hayes has chosen Blood Warriors as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Hiroshimo Sakamoto could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Michael Hayes's chin.

Sakamoto
vs
Hayes

168 cm
27
157 lbs
19 - 9 - 1

179 cm
31
170 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hellbent
Reaper Combatwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hiroshimo Sakamoto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakamoto throws a head kick that misses.
Hayes throws a series of punches but Sakamoto avoids them all with ease.
Hayes takes one on the button.
Sakamoto scores with a punch to the head.
Hayes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sakamoto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hayes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sakamoto has been working on his boxing with his coaches at White Eagle in the buildup to the fight.
Hayes looks to throw the jab but Sakamoto is out of range.
Sakamoto is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hayes digs a good hook to Sakamoto's body.
Sakamoto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hayes. That did some damage!
Hayes checks a leg kick nicely.
Hayes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sakamoto doesn't seem bothered though.
Sakamoto throws a head kick that Hayes semi-blocks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Hayes. Beautiful body shot.
Hayes checks a leg kick nicely.
Hayes defending well as Sakamoto loads up on a big left hand.
Sakamoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hayes.
Sakamoto appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakamoto misses with a body kick.
Hayes tries a quick counter leg kick but Sakamoto is wise to it.
Sakamoto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hayes. That did some damage!
Sakamoto gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hayes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hayes misses with a body punch
and Sakamoto counters with a nice uppercut.
Hayes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Sakamoto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hayes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sakamoto throws out the jab.
A good leg kick by Sakamoto.
Hayes misses with a straight left.
Sakamoto tries to bum rush Hayes with a series of wild strikes but Hayes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hayes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sakamoto.
Hayes has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Hayes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sakamoto misses with a looping left.
Hayes misses with a hook. Sakamoto ducked under it nicely.
Hayes throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayes misses with an uppercut
letting Sakamoto counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes misses with a body shot
and Sakamoto counters with a stiff right hand.
Sakamoto misses with a looping left.
Hayes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hayes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hayes throws the left hand but Sakamoto avoids the punch easily.
Sakamoto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sakamoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hayes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hayes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hayes missing with a left hand there. Sakamoto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hayes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sakamoto.
Sakamoto throws a solid leg kick but Hayes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sakamoto.
Sakamoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Hayes is just out of range.
Good leg kick by Sakamoto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hayes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sakamoto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sakamoto attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hayes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sakamoto.
Hayes on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hayes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sakamoto throws an overhand right that lands on Hayes's shoulder, as Hayes tries to avoid the shot.
Sakamoto lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sakamoto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sakamoto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hayes.
Sakamoto takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sakamoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hayes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sakamoto, right into the meat.
Sakamoto lands a nice looking body shot.
Hayes misses with a low kick as Sakamoto jumps back.
Hayes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sakamoto.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hayes blocks the body kick.
A combination from Sakamoto does no damage.
Hayes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sakamoto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hayes's sensitive parts.
Hayes cracks Sakamoto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Hayes lands a nice shot to the body.
Hayes jabs Sakamoto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hayes blocks the body kick.
A combination from Sakamoto does no damage.
Sakamoto throws out a powerful jab.
Hayes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hayes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sakamoto's sensitive parts.
Sakamoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hayes.
Sakamoto attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hayes blocks a head kick by Sakamoto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hiroshimo Sakamoto dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hayes fails with a takedown attempt.
Sakamoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hayes manages to avoid it.
Hayes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sakamoto scores with a kick to the body.
Sakamoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hayes! But no joy.
Hayes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hayes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sakamoto.
Hayes throws a leg kick that misses.
Sakamoto fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hayes just manages to avoid it.
Sakamoto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sakamoto throws a body punch but Hayes moves out of range.
Sakamoto takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sakamoto misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes lands with a straight right. Sakamoto didn't see that one coming.
Hayes swinging wildly here.
Hayes misses with an uppercut
and Sakamoto counters with an outside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Hayes blocks the leg kick.
Hayes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sakamoto misses with a straight right.
Hayes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A leg kick checked by Hayes.
Sakamoto misses with a wild body shot.
Sakamoto motions for Hayes to come forward. Sakamoto throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sakamoto misses with a body punch
letting Hayes counter with a right hand.
Hayes throws the left hand but Sakamoto avoids the punch easily.
Hayes lands a jab to the nose.
A low kick from Sakamoto is predictable there

and Hayes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sakamoto won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakamoto is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sakamoto gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sakamoto is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hayes's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hayes's back!
Hayes manages to reverse the position and now he's in Sakamoto's guard. Nice work there by Hayes.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hayes tries to free his leg and advance position but Sakamoto is retaining full guard.

Sakamoto has his foot on Hayes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hayes works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hayes advances position into side control!
Hayes wants to control but Sakamoto is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hayes working over Sakamoto with some ground and pound. Sakamoto looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sakamoto is looking to improve his position.
Hayes wants to control but Sakamoto is keeping him busy.
Sakamoto is looking for a sweep. Hayes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sakamoto is staying active underneath Hayes, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Hayes seems to be looking for submissions.
Sakamoto tries to get to full guard but Hayes has control of the leg.
Sakamoto trying to control but Hayes postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto has his hands clasped together around Hayes's back. He's all about the action.
Sakamoto trying to control here.
Hayes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sakamoto is looking to improve his position.
Hayes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sakamoto tries to roll over but Hayes keeps him under control.
Hayes is pressing down on Sakamoto's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sakamoto is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Hayes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.

Sakamoto slips a straight right by Hayes.
Hayes tries to work over Sakamoto's front leg with a kick but Sakamoto checks it.
Sakamoto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hayes with a nice cross.
Hayes walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sakamoto.
Hiroshimo Sakamoto is winning the standup battle so far.
Sakamoto throws a leg kick but Hayes moved away.
Sakamoto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hayes sprawls well. Hayes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sakamoto gets slowly back to his feet.
Sakamoto missing with a left hand there. Hayes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hayes drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sakamoto defends it well.
Hayes is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes checks a leg kick.
Hayes appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sakamoto feints and then cracks Hayes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hayes down.
Sakamoto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sakamoto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hayes throws out the jab.
Sakamoto shoots in for a double leg but Hayes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakamoto throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hayes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hayes throws a leg kick
and Sakamoto counters with a nice leg kick.
Sakamoto throws a body punch but Hayes moves out of range.
Hayes throws a hook but Sakamoto avoids it easily.
Hayes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hayes avoids the head kick by Sakamoto.
Hayes steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sakamoto.
Hayes thows a leg kick but Sakamoto checks it
and Hayes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sakamoto looks to throw a body kick
and Hayes counters with a stiff right hand.
Sakamoto tries to score with a low kick but Hayes moves his leg out of the way.
Sakamoto scores with a push kick.
Hayes tries to land a leg kick but Sakamoto saw it coming and moves away.
Sakamoto attempts a counter takedown but Hayes avoids it well and moves away.
Sakamoto throws a chopping leg kick but Hayes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sakamoto throws out a powerful jab.
Hayes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sakamoto connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hayes scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Good work by Hayes as he checks the leg kick.
Sakamoto misses with a kick to the body.
Sakamoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Sakamoto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hayes.
Sakamoto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sakamoto throws a leg kick but Hayes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hayes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sakamoto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sakamoto clobbers Hayes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hayes looks to land a combination. Sakamoto sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Hiroshimo Sakamoto has been cut.

Hayes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sakamoto looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Michael Hayes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sakamoto manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sakamoto trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes prevents Sakamoto from improving his position.
Hayes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sakamoto is in trouble now - Hayes has advanced to mount!
Hayes tries to control but Sakamoto wriggling away.
Hayes unloading with bombs!
Sakamoto is looking to improve his position but Hayes isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes tries to control but Sakamoto wriggling away.

Hayes is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Sakamoto has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Sakamoto!
Sakamoto postures up.
Sakamoto trying to control but Hayes is working from the bottom.
Sakamoto has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hayes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sakamoto throwing strikes from guard but Hayes blocks nicely.
Sakamoto tries to free his leg and advance position but Hayes is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Hayes really 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!

Sakamoto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sakamoto is looking to score with low kicks.
Sakamoto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sakamoto scores with a nice strike.
Hayes lands a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sakamoto.
Hayes connects with a jab.
Sakamoto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sakamoto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hayes 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 wild body kick that Hayes sees coming a mile off.
Hayes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sakamoto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hayes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakamoto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hayes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hayes has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hayes blocks the body kick.
Hayes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sakamoto.
Hayes feints a counter leg kick.
Hayes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hayes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hayes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hayes throws a hook to the side of Sakamoto's head but Sakamoto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hayes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good work by Hayes as he checks the leg kick.
Sakamoto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hayes. That did some damage!
Hayes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Both fighters circling a little - Sakamoto finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Hayes. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sakamoto manages to avoid it.
Sakamoto tried to counter with a leg kick but Hayes avoided it.
Sakamoto throws a looping overhand right but Hayes ducks down to avoid it.
Hayes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sakamoto is able to avoid easily.
Sakamoto throws a front kick aimed at Hayes's knee but Hayes avoids it well.
Sakamoto jabs at Hayes's body.
Hayes lunges at Sakamoto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sakamoto's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakamoto throws a shot from downtown. Hayes moves away and avoids it.
Hayes throws a jab but it's blocked by Sakamoto.
Sakamoto connects with an inside leg kick.
Sakamoto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sakamoto misses with the body kick
and Sakamoto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice uppercut there from Sakamoto.
Hayes throws out a loose jab but Sakamoto uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hayes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Hayes.
Sakamoto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sakamoto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hayes at a distance.
Sakamoto throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sakamoto misses with a double jab.
Hayes takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
An inside leg kick from Sakamoto misses.
Sakamoto swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hayes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hayes. Sakamoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sakamoto misses with a body shot.
Hayes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sakamoto manages to avoid it.
Sakamoto fakes the leg kick and cracks Hayes in the body.
Hayes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sakamoto. Sakamoto obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakamoto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hayes.
It seemed like Hayes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sakamoto lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sakamoto.
Hayes has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sakamoto.
A combination from Sakamoto does no damage.
Hayes throws out a counter right but Sakamoto avoids it with no problem.
Hayes throws a looping overhand right but Sakamoto ducks down to avoid it.
Hayes looks to score with a jab to the body but Sakamoto is just out of range.
Sakamoto cracks the inside of Hayes's front leg.
Hayes avoids the body shot from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto throws a leg kick but Hayes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hayes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sakamoto moves away.
Hayes punishes Sakamoto's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Hiroshimo Sakamoto will probably get the nod.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hayes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hayes misses the jab.
Sakamoto scoring well with a low kick there.
Sakamoto looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Good work by Hayes as he checks the leg kick.
Hayes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hayes.
Hayes misses the jab.
Sakamoto connects with an inside leg kick.
Sakamoto misses with a low kick.
Hayes misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes avoids the body shot from Sakamoto.
Hayes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sakamoto misses with a body kick.
Sakamoto throws a series of punches but Hayes avoids them all with ease.
Hayes thows a leg kick but Sakamoto checks it
letting Sakamoto counter with a right hand.
Sakamoto misses with a looping left.
Hayes wants to counter with a clinch but Sakamoto pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakamoto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sakamoto is looking to score with low kicks.
Sakamoto throws an overhand right that lands on Hayes's shoulder, as Hayes tries to avoid the shot.
Sakamoto throws a leg kick but Hayes moved away.
Sakamoto is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sakamoto throws a leg kick which misses Hayes's front leg but catches the back leg as Hayes tries to avoid it.
Sakamoto lands with a good body shot.
Hayes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sakamoto at a distance.
Hayes moves out of range of the body kick.
Sakamoto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hayes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sakamoto.
Hayes throws a jab when Sakamoto was well out of range.
A jab from Sakamoto finds it's way through Hayes's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto throws a wild body kick that Hayes sees coming a mile off.
Sakamoto stuffs the takedown.
No luck for Hayes with that takedown attempt.
A big left from Sakamoto misses.
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 looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sakamoto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hayes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sakamoto scrambles back to his feet.
Sakamoto misses with a wild body shot.
Hayes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sakamoto.
Hayes loads up on a big right hand but Sakamoto slips the punch.
Sakamoto swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sakamoto throws a leg kick which misses Hayes's front leg but catches the back leg as Hayes tries to avoid it.
Sakamoto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hayes misses its intended target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sakamoto.
The crowd cheers as Hayes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sakamoto doesn't seem phased though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sakamoto.
Sakamoto throws an overhand right that lands on Hayes's shoulder, as Hayes tries to avoid the shot.
Hayes is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sakamoto misses with a hook. Hayes ducked under it nicely.
Sakamoto misses with a wild body shot.
Hayes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hayes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sakamoto throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sakamoto throws a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Sakamoto misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hayes cracks Sakamoto with a good jab.
Sakamoto throws a wild body kick that Hayes sees coming a mile off.
Hayes misses with a looping right.
Sakamoto misses with a kick to the body.
Sakamoto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hayes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sakamoto explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sakamoto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hayes is out of range and Sakamoto settles back down.
Sakamoto is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice uppercut lands for Sakamoto. That snapped Hayes's head back.
Sakamoto fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sakamoto ducks under a wild hook from Hayes.
Sakamoto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hayes can pounce on him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroshimo Sakamoto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sakamoto 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 48:47
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 48:47
Judge George Francis scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiroshimo Sakamoto!
Hiroshimo Sakamoto is the new lightweight champion!
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.