PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Linkin Portier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rumina Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Portier
vs
Sato

185 cm
39
186 lbs
34 - 21 - 2

185 cm
44
180 lbs
37 - 25 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition

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 34 - 21 - 2, fighting out of New York, Linkin Portier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rumina Sato!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato throws out a loose jab but Portier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Portier moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Portier tries to land a leg kick but Sato saw it coming and moves away.
Portier misses with a right hand
and Sato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Portier throws an off balance right hand
and Sato counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Portier.
Sato checks the leg kick.
Portier moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSato.
Sato lands a body shot.
Portier fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Portier.
Sato throws a sloppy head kick and Portier moves out of range easily.

Portier closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sato.
Portier misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sato misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sato misses with the head strike.
Sato takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Portier.
Sato lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Portier.
Portier blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Portier lands with a left to the head.
Portier lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sato trying to control the position but instead, Portier has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sato into the cage.
Sato struggles to land a body shot inside as Portier controls his hands.
Sato tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Portier blocks an uppercut.
Portier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Portier.
Sato blocks a body shot from Portier.
Sato misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Portier throws a punch but it's blocked by Sato.
Portier lands with a short shot to the head.
Portier throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Satos head.
Sato misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sato blocking some punches.
Portier pushes Sato back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Portier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sato's elbow.
Portier scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Portier.
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!
Portier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Portier pushes Sato back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Portier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Portier prevents Sato from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Portier fails to land.
Sato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sato misses with the head strike.
Portier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Portier throws a punch but it's blocked by Sato.
Portier prevents a body shot from Sato.
Portier has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Portier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Portier lands with a right to the head.
Portier lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Portier as Sato tries to tie him up.
Sato stalling against the cage.
Portier lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Portier drops Sato onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Sato is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Sato is rocked!
Portier creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Sato with a big uppercut! Sato tries to clinch up but Portier pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Sato to the mat! Sato covers up and Portier unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Linkin Portier!
Our winner, Linkin Portier, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.