PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ekkei Satori (ranked 2421 p4p, 6146 weight class) and Eno Hlaalu (ranked 254 p4p, 436 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hlaalu's choice of entrance music: Release the Panic. Ekkei Satori has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Satori
vs
Hlaalu

180 cm
29
155
8 - 4 - 1

170 cm
22
145
4 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

MKFC

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 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ekkei Satori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eno Hlaalu!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.

Satori forces Hlaalu back against the cage and clinches.
Hlaalu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Satori stalling in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hlaalu fails to land.

Satori breaks the clinch.
Satori throws out a loose jab but Hlaalu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hlaalu tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

Satori clinches up against the cage.
Hlaalu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Satori blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Satori blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hlaalu misses with the head strike.
Hlaalu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Satori lands an uppercut.
Satori tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hlaalu swings wildly with an uppercut but Satori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hlaalu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Satori slows down the pace here.
Hlaalu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hlaalu misses with some punches.
Hlaalu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hlaalu misses with some punches.
Hlaalu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hlaalu misses with the head strike.
Satori blocks an uppercut.
Satori tries to land knees in the clinch but Hlaalu avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hlaalu.
Satori blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Hlaalu fails to land.
Satori blocks an uppercut.
Satori using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hlaalu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Satori taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Satori breaks from the clinch.

Satori pushes Hlaalu up against the cage in a clinch.
Hlaalu misses with the head strike.

Satori pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Satori closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hlaalu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hlaalu has a couple of punches blocked by Satori.
Hlaalu misses with the head strike.
Satori using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hlaalu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hlaalu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hlaalu throws a punch but it's blocked by Satori.
Hlaalu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Satori blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Satori.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hlaalu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hlaalu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Satori manages to break the clinch.
Satori lands with a straight right. Hlaalu didn't see that one coming.
Satori throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And Hlaalu tries to counter it with a takedown but Satori pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Satori fails to land with a series of punches.
Hlaalu tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Satori throws a jab but it's blocked by Hlaalu.
Satori swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hlaalu is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Satori does no damage.
Satori lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hlaalu circles away quickly and effectively.
Hlaalu with the counter takedown but Satori avoids it easily.

Satori clinches up with Hlaalu and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Satori.
Satori blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hlaalu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hlaalu managing to block the knees to the body from Satori.
Hlaalu has a couple of punches blocked by Satori.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hlaalu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Satori throws an elbow that misses.
Hlaalu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ekkei Satori will probably get the nod.
That's time! Satori's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Satori lands a jab.

Satori clinches with his opponent.
Hlaalu throws a head punch that misses.

Satori's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Satori misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hlaalu changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Satori fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Satori moves into range and clinches up with Hlaalu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Satori tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Satori tries to land knees in the clinch but Hlaalu avoids the damage to the body.
Hlaalu misses with a punch on the inside.
Satori takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hlaalu.
Satori gets through Hlaalu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Satori creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hlaalu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Satori lands a nice uppercut.
Satori throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hlaalu blocks it with crossed arms.
Hlaalu swings wildly with an uppercut but Satori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Satori working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Satori lands a hook that snaps the head of Hlaalu backwards.
Satori is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hlaalu can do to turn this around?
Satori blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Satori.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Satori lands with a right to the head.
Satori pushes Hlaalu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hlaalu.
A head punch on the inside from Hlaalu fails to land.
Satori lands a body punch.
Hlaalu misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hlaalu.
Satori lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hlaalu or not.
Hlaalu throws a punch but it's blocked by Satori.
Hlaalu throws a head punch that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Satori - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hlaalu.
Hlaalu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Satori avoiding damage.
Satori is trying to stall.
Hlaalu blocks an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hlaalu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Satori.
Hlaalu misses with a punch on the inside.

Satori breaks the clinch.
Satori moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Satori comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Satori clinches.
We've been informed that Hlaalu has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Hlaalu throws a punch but it's blocked by Satori.
Hlaalu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hlaalu has a couple of punches blocked by Satori.
Satori gets through Hlaalu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Satori misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hlaalu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hlaalu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Satori blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hlaalu.
Satori blocks an uppercut.
Satori tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hlaalu avoids it.
Satori tries a knee to the head but Hlaalu blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Satori blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hlaalu misses with some punches.
Hlaalu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hlaalu.
Hlaalu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hlaalu misses with some punches.
Eno Hlaalu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Satori tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Satori blocking some punches.
Hlaalu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Satori working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hlaalu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hlaalu throws a punch but it's blocked by Satori.
Hlaalu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ekkei Satori dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Satori clinches up against the cage.
Satori throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Satori misses with a hook to the ribs.
Satori tries a knee to the head but Hlaalu blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Satori as the two fighters clinch.
Hlaalu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hlaalu lands a hook that snaps the head of Satori backwards.
Hlaalu throws a punch but it's blocked by Satori.
Hlaalu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Satori blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hlaalu being controlled against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hlaalu.
Satori taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hlaalu throws a punch but it's blocked by Satori.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Satori.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Satori escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Satori connects with a jab.

Satori has managed to clinch.
Satori trying to stall but Hlaalu improves his position.
Hlaalu throws a punch but it's blocked by Satori.
Satori pushes off an throws an elbow but Hlaalu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Satori goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hlaalu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hlaalu avoiding damage as Satori throws knees to the body.
Hlaalu misses with some punches.
Satori throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hlaalu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Satori manages to break the clinch.
Satori misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satori swings for the body but Hlaalu moves out of range.
Satori throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Satori forces Hlaalu back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Satori.
Satori effectively controlling the action here.

Satori escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from Satori does no damage.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Satori closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hlaalu throws a head punch that misses.

Satori manages to break the clinch.

Satori clinches with his opponent.
A bit of stalling here from Satori.

Satori pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hlaalu avoids the head kick by Satori.
Hlaalu moves away from the strike by Satori.
Hlaalu changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satori misses with an uppercut. Hlaalu saw that one coming.

Hlaalu gets tackled into the cage by Satori. Satori maintains the clinch.
Hlaalu throws a punch but it's blocked by Satori.
Satori stalling in the clinch but Hlaalu improves position.
Come on Satori - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Satori lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Hlaalu on the inside.
Satori makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Eno Hlaalu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Satori blocks a punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ekkei Satori showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Satori has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ekkei Satori!
Ekkei Satori thanked the fans post fight for their support.