PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oroku Saku (ranked 1397 p4p, 180 weight class) and Rick Laws (ranked 2758 p4p, 293 weight class). Rick Laws is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Saku
vs
Laws

200 cm
26
245 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

192 cm
26
220 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Powerful

Woodhouse's

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Oroku Saku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rick Laws!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laws closes the distance and clinches up with Saku, looking for a takedown. Laws pushes Saku against the cage but Saku circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rick Laws seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laws shoots in but no luck this time.
Laws fails with the takedown
and Saku counters with a nice low kick that buckles Laws's knee momentarily.
Oroku Saku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Laws.
Laws shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Saku but Saku pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Saku seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A good leg kick by Saku.
Saku throws a solid leg kick but Laws takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Saku.
Saku lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Saku thumps Laws with a low kick.
Saku sizes up Laws with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saku stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Saku wants it to stay on the feet.
Saku feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Laws tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Saku swivels and escapes.
Laws throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Saku's waist but Saku gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Laws off to one side.
Laws looks winded!
Saku chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Saku misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laws tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Laws tries for a takedown but Saku circles away easily
and Saku counters with an outside leg kick.
Saku connects with a leg kick. Laws looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Saku uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Laws fails with the takedown
and Saku counters with a thumping low kick.
Saku buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Laws shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Saku thumps Laws with a low kick.
Saku explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That kick from Saku tenderised Laws's leg. Laws is trying to keep his angry face on.
Laws takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Laws's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Saku tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laws was well out of range. Poor timing from Saku.
Saku lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laws with a lazy takedown attempt
and Saku counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Saku. That's going to slow Laws down.
Saku fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Laws has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Laws fails with the takedown

and Saku holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Laws blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Saku lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Saku landing knees to the body.
Laws takes an elbow to the temple.
Saku tries to work over Laws's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saku lands an elbow that stopped Laws in his tracks for a moment.
Laws is looking to take this one to the mat.
Saku is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laws is defending well for now.
Saku lands an elbow that stopped Laws in his tracks for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laws blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laws managing to block the knees to the body from Saku.
Saku gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Saku lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Saku connects with a knee to the head.
Saku creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Laws's defenses.
Saku lands a nice knee to the body.
Saku crunches a lovely knee into Laws's ribcage.
Saku gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Saku lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Saku using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saku lands an elbow inside that Laws shrugs off.
Saku with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saku is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laws is defending well for now.
Saku missing with knees to the body.
Laws is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Saku gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Laws avoiding damage as Saku throws knees to the body.
Saku misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laws.
Saku connects with a nasty looking knee right to Laws's face.
Saku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laws managing to block the knees to the body from Saku.
Knees in the clinch landing for Saku.
Saku trying to land knees to the body.
Saku gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Laws avoiding damage as Saku throws knees to the body.
Laws takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oroku Saku dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Saku connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Saku closes the distance and pushes Laws back into the cage.
Saku lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Saku.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Saku takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Oroku Saku has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Saku trying to land knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Saku.
Saku scores a nice knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saku misses with a knee strike.
Saku scores a nice knee to the body.
Saku landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Laws is breathing heavily.
Saku misses with a knee strike.
Saku with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saku unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Laws avoiding damage as Saku throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Saku obliges.
Laws takes a knee to the side of the body.
Saku is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laws can do to turn this around?
Nice elbow from Saku.
Saku is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Saku gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Saku lands an elbow inside that Laws shrugs off.
Saku misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laws.
Laws avoiding damage as Saku throws knees to the body.
Saku lands a nice elbow.
Saku scores with a knee to the head.

Laws is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saku misses with an elbow strike.
Laws is still on wobbly legs! Can Saku finish him?
Saku lands a nice elbow.
Laws dodges an elbow strike from Saku.
Saku has Laws pressed against the cage. He pushes Laws back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Saku throws a beautiful elbow that sends Laws crashing to the floor! Saku piles on the pressure with more strikes! Laws is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oroku Saku!
A victorious Oroku Saku thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.