PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Sapo (ranked 806 p4p, 2616 weight class) and Jim Longchain (ranked 114 p4p, 309 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sapo
vs
Longchain

195 cm
28
248
8 - 3 - 0

190 cm
35
255
14 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Sapo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jim Longchain!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longchain swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sapo.
We've been hearing reports that Sapo has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Sapo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Longchain looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sapo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sapo connects with a jab.
Sapo misses with a right hand
letting Longchain counter with a right hand.
Longchain looks to land a left hand but Sapo moved out of range nicely.
Sapo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sapo misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Longchain! But no joy.
Sapo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rob Sapo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longchain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sapo.
Sapo misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Longchain.
Longchain throws out a counter right but Sapo avoids it with no problem.
Rob Sapo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Longchain misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sapo. Longchain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Longchain with the counter takedown but Sapo avoids it easily.
Longchain feints and then cracks Sapo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sapo down.
Longchain darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Longchain connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sapo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sapo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sapo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sapo misses with a lunging right hand
and Longchain counters with a low kick, right behind Sapo 's knee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longchain lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Longchain throws a leg kick which misses Sapo's front leg but catches the back leg as Sapo tries to avoid it.
Longchain walks into a left hand.
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!
Sapo lands with an uppercut that bounces Longchain off the cage and back into range.

Sapo lands a left and a right that send Longchain crashing to the mat, dazed. Sapo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Jim Longchain has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Longchain.
It seemed like Longchain was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sapo throws a right hand that misses
and Longchain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Longchain slips a jab and a cross from Sapo.
It seemed like Longchain was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sapo lands a jab to Longchain's midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sapo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Longchain looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sapo misses the jab.
Sapo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Longchain looks to land a left hand but Sapo moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Sapo misses the target.
Longchain misses the jab.
Longchain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Longchain is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Longchain takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Sapo lands a left and a right that send Longchain crashing to the mat, dazed. Sapo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Longchain is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Sapo ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Longchain's jaw. Longchain's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Sapo does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rob Sapo!
During a confident post fight interview, Rob Sapo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.