PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Small Show (ranked 2485 p4p, 221 weight class) and Hayate Sakurai (ranked 3477 p4p, 277 weight class). Show comes to the cage accompanied by My Time Is Now. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Show
vs
Sakurai

162 cm
25
153 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

166 cm
25
151 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Small Show!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hayate Sakurai!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Show misses with a looping right.
Sakurai is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sakurai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sakurai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Sakurai darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sakurai moves nicely into side control.
Show struggling a bit here.
Show tries to bench press Sakurai off him but Sakurai keeps the position.
Sakurai looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sakurai is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Show knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Sakurai tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sakurai has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Show is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Show on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Show tries to get out of the position.
Show knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sakurai on the ground.
Sakurai is looking to take a break and control but Show is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two 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.

Sakurai thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sakurai trying to control the action but Show is working from the bottom.
Show is trying to get back to half guard.
Sakurai wants to lay and pray for a moment but Show keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sakurai working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Sakurai thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Sakurai thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Show tries to improve position but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sakurai working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Show is looking to regain half guard here but Sakurai keeps moving and retains side control.
Show is working hard here to advance position.

Sakurai working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Show tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sakurai wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hayate Sakurai dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Show closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sakurai did well to prevent Show getting side control.
Sakurai has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Show is working away from the top position though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Show connects with a nice short shot to Sakurai's temple.

Sakurai looking for submissions off his back.
Sakurai trying to control here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Show working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Show connects with a nice short shot to Sakurai's temple.
Sakurai regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Show working some strikes from top position.
Sakurai is trying to keep Show in close.
Hayate Sakurai has got the better of the ground game so far.
Show engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Show has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Show throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Show is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Show trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Sakurai manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Show trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Show working a defensive guard but Sakurai manages to pass into side control anyway.

Sakurai wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Show, who protects the arm well.
Sakurai working away.
Sakurai trying to control the position but Show is working away.
Show is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai trying to control the action but Show is working from the bottom.

Sakurai thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Show is holding Sakurai down, trying to stall.
Show looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

Sakurai is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Show has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sakurai tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sakurai has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sakurai wants to control but Show is keeping him busy.

Sakurai is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Show looks calm but he's in trouble here. Sakurai gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Show is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Sakurai lets go of the hold and Show can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hayate Sakurai!
A very excited looking Hayate Sakurai made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Small Show spoke after the fight, saying 'My time is not yet now.'.