PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Sato (ranked 3780 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angus Abercrombie (ranked 414 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Sato has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sato
vs
Abercrombie

188 cm
23
186
4 - 0 - 0

192 cm
25
186
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Heavy handed

KOMBAT KLOTHING

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryan Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Angus Abercrombie!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abercrombie manages to avoid it.
Abercrombie is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Abercrombie walks into a straight right hand from Sato.
A lazy left from Sato finds it's target.
Abercrombie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sato has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Abercrombie lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Good standup being displayed there by Sato as he connects with a hook.
Abercrombie lands with a hook. Sato tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sato throws a poor cross that misses
and Abercrombie counters with a stiff right 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!
Sato swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Abercrombie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice cross by Sato.
Sato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abercrombie was well out of range. Poor timing from Sato.
Sato moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sato throws a hook but Abercrombie avoids it easily.
A cross from Abercrombie lands.
Sato throws a looping overhand right but Abercrombie ducks down to avoid it.
Abercrombie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Sato misses its target.
Sato throws out a powerful jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Sato misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Abercrombie.
Abercrombie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sato ducks under a wild hook from Abercrombie.
Sato throws an off balance right hand
and Abercrombie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sato misses with a left hand
and Abercrombie counters with a stiff right hand.
Abercrombie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sato fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Abercrombie on the side of the head.
Sato definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Abercrombie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Abercrombie scores with a jab to the jaw.
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!
Sato swings widly with a right hand
and Abercrombie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ryan Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sato misses with a looping right.
Sato connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Abercrombie throws a jab but it's blocked by Sato.
Abercrombie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sato.
Abercrombie looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Abercrombie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sato lands a lovely overhand right.
Abercrombie defending well as Sato loads up on a big left hand.
Abercrombie throws a hook but Sato avoids it easily.
Abercrombie scores with a nice strike.
A big left from Abercrombie misses.
Abercrombie swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sato counters with a straight right hand.
Abercrombie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sato misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Abercrombie was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Abercrombie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sato.
Sato throws a body punch but Abercrombie moves out of range.
It seemed like Abercrombie was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sato misses with a wild body shot.
Abercrombie swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A punch combination from Abercrombie misses.
Sato throws a jab but it's blocked by Abercrombie.
Abercrombie lands with a nice body punch.
Abercrombie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato lands a right hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Sato. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sato.
Sato works Abercrombie's body with a nice hook.
Sato comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A slow jab from Sato misses its intended target.
Sato misses with the combination.
Sato dodges the punch combination from Abercrombie.
Sato throws an off balance right hand
and Abercrombie counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice shot lands for Abercrombie.
Abercrombie clobbers Sato with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Abercrombie moves out of range as Sato strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sato throws a poor cross that misses
and Abercrombie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sato ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abercrombie slips under a jab.
Abercrombie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sato.
Abercrombie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abercrombie moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Abercrombie! But no joy.
We've been informed that Abercrombie has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sato scores with a crisp jab that stopped Abercrombie in his tracks.
Sato misses with a looping right.
Abercrombie looks to land a right hand but Sato moved out of range.
Sato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abercrombie.
Sato throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sato throws a sloppy body shot
and Abercrombie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Sato throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Abercrombie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sato blocks a jab.
Sato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abercrombie ducks under a wild hook from Sato.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Abercrombie! But no joy.
Sato slips a jab from Abercrombie.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ryan Sato will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sato throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Abercrombie counters with a straight right hand.
Abercrombie lands a body shot.
Abercrombie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Abercrombie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sato.
Abercrombie looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ryan Sato is winning the standup battle so far.
Abercrombie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sato.
Sato moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Abercrombie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Abercrombie throws a right and a left that Sato avoids nicely.
Sato misses with a hook. Abercrombie ducked under it nicely.
Sato drops his hands momentarily and Abercrombie takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Abercrombie misses with a double jab.
Sato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abercrombie manages to avoid it.
Abercrombie swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Abercrombie feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Satos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abercrombie connects with a nice looking jab.
Sato cracks Abercrombie with a right hand to the side of the head.
Abercrombie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sato.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abercrombie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sato throws a body shot but no joy.
Sato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abercrombie.
Abercrombie lands a right hook to the body.
Abercrombie lands the left hand.
A slow jab from Sato misses its intended target.
Abercrombie slips under a jab from Sato.
Sato waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abercrombie.
Abercrombie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sato.
Sato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abercrombie was well out of range. Poor timing from Sato.
Sato punishes Abercrombie's body with a nice straight punch.
Sato tests Abercrombie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Sato scores with a four punch combination!
Abercrombie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sato counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Abercrombie is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sato misses the body punch
and Abercrombie counters with a series of strikes. Sato will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abercrombie takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Abercrombie is still on wobbly legs! Can Sato finish him?
Abercrombie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sato lands a hook that stumbles Abercrombie back into the cage. Sato follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Abercrombie to the canvas! Sato pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Abercrombie has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ryan Sato!