PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Clint Cartwright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akiro Sata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cartwright comes to the cage accompanied by Total Domination. Sata has chosen Onward to Victory! as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Cartwright
vs
Sata

170 cm
29
141 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

171 cm
35
143 lbs
21 - 24 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Fast

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 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clint Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akiro Sata!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sata lands with a shot to the body.
Sata scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sata. Cartwright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cartwright fails to land the takedown.
Cartwright definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sata tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cartwright defends well and Sata ends up having to push Cartwright into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cartwright drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sata sprawls and moves away.
No luck for Cartwright with that takedown attempt.
Sata drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cartwright defends it well.
Sata throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Cartwright shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cartwright showed some decent athleticism there.
Cartwright trying to mount his opponent but Sata defends it.
Sata works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cartwright stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sata swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cartwright lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sata is trying to keep Cartwright in close.
Cartwright has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cartwright lands a couple of digs.
Cartwright working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sata's head.
Cartwright lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cartwright is in close to Sata's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sata utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cartwright lands a couple of digs.
Sata looking for a sweep. Not yet Sata, not yet.
Sata preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cartwright content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cartwright postures up.
Cartwright with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Cartwright thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cartwright postures up and lands a big shot to Sata's brow.

Sata is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sata works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cartwright lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cartwright in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cartwright postures up in Sata's guard and throws a big left but Sata blocks it.
Cartwright is working Sata over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sata is still in real trouble! Can Cartwright finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cartwright trying to control but Sata is working from the bottom.
Sata is trying to control the position but Cartwright postures up.
Sata seems to have recovered his senses.
Cartwright lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sata wants to sweep but no luck.
Cartwright is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cartwright postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cartwright is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cartwright postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cartwright postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sata bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cartwright's guard.

Sata is in close to Cartwright's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cartwright is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Sata is refusing to be controlled, as Cartwright sits in half guard.

Cartwright seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sata is holding on to half guard well.
Cartwright scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sata is trying to control but can't.
Cartwright blocks the strikes from Sata.
Sata has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cartwright is working away from the top position though.
Sata taking some punishment here, with Cartwright in his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sata wants to improve his position but Cartwright is controlling well.

Cartwright is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sata wants to control but Cartwright is keeping busy.
Sata moves into full guard.
Cartwright scoring with some ground and pound.
Cartwright lands a couple of elbows.
Cartwright working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sata's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cartwright trying to control but Sata is working from the bottom.

Sata has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cartwright can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cartwright is in close to Sata's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clint Cartwright dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Cartwright looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sata is fending him off so far but Cartwright persists. Nope, Sata circles away and we're back to standing.
Sata looks to score with a jab to the body but Cartwright is just out of range.
Sata waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cartwright.
Jab by Sata.
Cartwright avoids the body shot from Sata.
Sata leaves Cartwright with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Sata closes the distance and clinches.
Sata on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cartwright misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright tries to land knees in the clinch but Sata avoids the damage to the body.
Cartwright pushes Sata back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cartwright misses with a punch to the body.
Cartwright tries to work over Sata's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sata tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cartwright is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sata can do to turn this around?
Sata can't get the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright tries a body shot but Sata blocks it.
Cartwright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sata blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cartwright blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sata is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cartwright to keep the fight standing.

Sata breaks the clinch.
Sata lands with a nice body punch.
Cartwright avoids a punch combination nicely.

Cartwright pushes Sata up against the cage in a clinch.
Sata blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cartwright works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Cartwright.
Cartwright has a couple of punches blocked by Sata.
Sata blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sata tries to break free but Cartwright pushes him back against the cage.
Sata has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cartwright seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sata can turn it around.
Cartwright tries a body shot but Sata blocks it.
Sata on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sata blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cartwright lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cartwright struggles to land a body shot inside as Sata controls his hands.

Cartwright successfully pulls guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sata working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cartwright's head.

Cartwright working for a triangle but Sata defends it easily.
Sata must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sata wants to control from the top but Cartwright keeps moving.

Cartwright looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sata throwing strikes from guard but Cartwright blocks nicely.
Cartwright keeping moving, preventing Sata from controlling successfully.
Sata lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sata throws a big elbow that misses.

Cartwright working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sata doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sata manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Cartwright working for a triangle but Sata defends it easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cartwright is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sata is trying to keep Cartwright in close.
Cartwright connects with a couple of short punches.
Sata preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sata not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cartwright is looking to work some ground and pound but Sata has wrist control.
Cartwright is pushing down on Sata's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sata is fighting to maintain full guard but Cartwright has managed to sneak the leg through.
Cartwright sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sata defending well though.
Sata flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Sata trying to hold on to Cartwright's head to control him but Cartwright postures up.
Sata strikes from the bottom but Cartwright uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Sata gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clint Cartwright dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Sata closes the distance and pushes Cartwright back into the cage.
Cartwright is struggling to control the position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short uppercut from Cartwright.
Sata swings wildly with an uppercut but Cartwright uses good head movement to avoid it.

Sata breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sata slaps away a takedown attempt from Cartwright, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright fails to land the takedown.
Cartwright moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sata scores with a hook.
Akiro Sata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sata punishes Cartwright's body with a nice straight punch.
Sata is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cartwright rather than just go for the knockout.
Sata lands an overhand right.

Sata gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cartwright to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cartwright trying to control the position from guard on top but Sata is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cartwright throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sata works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cartwright throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sata works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Clint Cartwright overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Sata has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cartwright can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sata trying to control the position.
Cartwright working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sata's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright working some strikes from top position.
Cartwright lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cartwright connects with a couple of short punches.
Cartwright passes into half guard.
Cartwright working Sata over with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sata trying to hold on to Cartwright's head to control him but Cartwright postures up.
Cartwright working Sata over with strikes.
Cartwright lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Sata quite badly. Sata pulls Cartwright in close trying to recover. Cartwright postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Sata on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Sata doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clint Cartwright!
Clint Cartwright thanked the fans post fight for their support.