PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Trejo (ranked 4406 p4p, 2995 weight class) and Masa Satake (ranked 523 p4p, 382 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Trejo
vs
Satake

181 cm
26
189
10 - 8 - 0

184 cm
25
189
8 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Conquer

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Trejo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Masa Satake!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trejo moves out of range as Satake throws a body kick.
Satake takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Satake gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Satake lands with a right hand.
Trejo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Satake.
Trejo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Satake. Satake obviously looking to wear him down.
Satake misses with a right hand
and Trejo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Satake walks into a jab.
Satake misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Satake looks to land a right hand but Trejo moved out of range.
A jab lands there for Satake.
Satake moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick by Trejo misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trejo on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Satake lands with a shot to the body.
Trejo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Trejo staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Trejo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Satake throws out a loose jab but Trejo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trejo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Masa Satake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Satake misses with a hook to the body
and Trejo counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick misses from Trejo.
Satake moves out of range as Trejo strikes.
Satake ducks under a wild hook from Trejo.
A little jabbing left from Satake on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Trejo moves out of range as Satake throws a body kick.
Trejo misses with a leg kick
and Satake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Trejo scores with a decent looking hook.
Trejo avoids the head kick by Satake.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trejo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Satake lands a nice shot that snaps Trejo's head back.
Trejo throws a hook but Satake avoids it easily.
Satake cracks Trejo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Trejo lands with a shot to the body.
Satake throws a hook to the side of Trejo's head but Trejo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Trejo avoids a kick to the body.
Trejo throwing a counter right hand but Satake manages to avoid it.
Trejo swings for the body but Satake moves out of range.
Satake looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Satake misses with the body kick
and Trejo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Trejo misses with a straight left.
Trejo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Satake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satake throws a lazy uppercut
and Trejo counters with a thumping low kick.
Trejo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Trejo dips to his left and cracks Satake with an uppercut!
Trejo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Satake darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Satake with a jab.
Satake has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Trejo throws a sloppy head kick and Satake moves out of range easily.
Satake tests Trejo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Trejo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Satake throws a big shot that misses.
Satake moves out of range as Trejo strikes.
Satake defending well as Trejo loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trejo connects with an inside leg kick.
Trejo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Satake looks for the body kick but Trejo saw that one coming.
Trejo thinks about countering with a body kick.
Trejo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Satake takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Satake throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Trejo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trejo lands a front kick.
Trejo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Satake throws out the jab.
Trejo throws a chopping leg kick but Satake manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Satake looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Trejo avoids a kick to the body.
Satake misses with a looping right.
Trejo pushes Satake away with a front kick.
Satake takes one to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Masa Satake will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nice shot by Satake.
Satake misses with a hook to the body
and Trejo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trejo throws a big shot that misses.
Trejo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A low kick from Trejo is predictable there
and Satake makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Trejo slips under a jab from Satake.
Satake throws a right hand that misses
and Trejo counters with a stiff right hand.
Masa Satake seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Satake misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Trejo to counter with a crisp jab.
Trejo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Satake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Satake was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Satake throws a jab when Trejo was well out of range.
Satake throws a hook to the side of Trejo's head but Trejo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Trejo misses with a lunging right hand
and Trejo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Satake misses with a right hand
and Trejo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Trejo.
Trejo looks to land a left hand but Satake moved out of range nicely.
Satake misses with a hook.
Trejo avoids the body shot from Satake.
Satake throws a looping overhand right but Trejo ducks down to avoid it.
Trejo scores with a sloppy right hand. Satake should have avoided that one.
Trejo lands a slapping body shot.
Nice defenses there by Trejo.
Trejo lands with a cross.
Satake misses with a hook.
Trejo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A lazy left from Satake finds it's target.
Trejo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satake closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Trejo tries a head kick but it misses.
Trejo tries to land a front kick but Satake steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trejo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Satake.
Trejo is looking to counter punch.
Satake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Satake throws a jab but it's blocked by Trejo.
Trejo misses with a hook to the body
and Satake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trejo throws a right hand that misses
and Satake counters with a nice uppercut.
Satake jabs Trejo right on the nose. Trejo blinks but takes it well.
Satake avoids the head kick by Trejo.
Satake throws a hook but Trejo avoids it easily.
Satake missing with a left hand there. Trejo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Trejo throws a nice head kick!
Satake throws a poor cross that misses
and Trejo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Satake is rocked!
Satake throws a push kick but Trejo slaps the foot to one side.
Trejo is looking to counter punch.
Trejo moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Trejo. That snapped Satake's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Satake. Trejo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trejo scores with a hook.
Satake is still on wobbly legs! Can Trejo finish him?
Satake is looking to score with low kicks.
Satake lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Satake connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Satake seems to have recovered his senses.
Satake misses with a head kick.
Trejo misses with an uppercut. Satake saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trejo looks to throw the jab but Satake is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trejo blocks a jab.
Satake throws an overhand right that lands on Trejo's shoulder, as Trejo tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Trejo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Satake blocks a jab.
Satake uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Trejo has time to react.
Trejo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Trejo misses its target.
Trejo scores with a jab.
Satake tries to land a front kick but Trejo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Satake has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Trejo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Satake's sensitive parts.
Satake with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice defenses there by Trejo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Danny Trejo will probably get the nod.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Satake throws a good cross that connects.
Satake throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Trejo counters with a right hand to the body.
A head kick misses from Trejo.
Trejo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Satake.
Satake has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Trejo.
Satake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trejo.
Satake fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Satake connects with the punch.
Trejo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trejo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Satake tries to land a front kick but Trejo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice defenses there by Satake.
Satake connects with a nice looking jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Satake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Trejo.
Trejo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trejo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Satake.
Trejo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Trejo misses with a hook. Satake ducked under it nicely.
Satake with a hook.
Trejo staying out of range there.
Trejo misses with a straight left.
Satake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Both fighters circling a little - Trejo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Satake missing with a left hand there. Trejo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trejo moves out of range of the strikes.
Satake scores with a sloppy right hand. Trejo should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satake connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Trejo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Trejo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Satake has time to react.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trejo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Satake doesn't seem bothered though.
Satake lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Trejo throws an off balance right hand
and Satake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Trejo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Trejo moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSatake.
Trejo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Trejo's corner calls for a 1-2. Trejo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Satake misses the target.
Satake throws a hook to the side of Trejo's head but Trejo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Trejo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satake fakes the leg kick and cracks Trejo in the body.
Satake's jab looks to have found its range, popping Trejo under the eye.
Satake misses with a body kick.
Trejo looks to score with a jab to the body but Satake is just out of range.
Trejo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Satake swings for the body but Trejo moves out of range.
Trejo moves out of range as Satake strikes.
Satake looks to land a body kick but Trejo moved away.
Trejo loads up on a big right hand but Satake slips the punch.
Trejo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trejo misses with a head kick.
Satake connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trejo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Satake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Satake lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Trejo is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Satake! Trejo is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Masa Satake!