PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nissho Sakurai (ranked 4490 p4p, 3810 weight class) and Dylan Fobbs (ranked 548 p4p, 478 weight class). Nissho Sakurai could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dylan Fobbs's chin.

Sakurai
vs
Fobbs

176 cm
19
171
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
170
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Kore Fight 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nissho Sakurai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dylan Fobbs!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakurai thuds his shin into the meat of Fobbs's side.
Nissho Sakurai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fobbs looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Sakurai lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fobbs takes a step back to recover.

Sakurai closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Sakurai drops Fobbs with a big knee straight up the middle! Fobbs is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Fobbs is rocked!

It looks like Dylan Fobbs has been cut.
An inside leg kick lands from Sakurai.
Fobbs is still on wobbly legs! Can Sakurai finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakurai looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Sakurai backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Fobbs's temple! It sends Fobbs violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Sakurai celebrates and the doctors try to help Fobbs!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Nissho Sakurai!
Nissho Sakurai took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Kore Fight Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
In defeat, Dylan Fobbs stepped up to the mic, saying 'I lost so what! '.