PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pee Wee Sasaki (ranked 691 p4p, 915 weight class) and Atticus Finch (ranked 64 p4p, 85 weight class). Finch comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ghetto Bird- Ice Cube kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sasaki
vs
Finch

168 cm
31
147
25 - 11 - 0

178 cm
41
156
41 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Brooklyn Threads
Brooklyn Apothecary

NARCOS
30th Century Beer Store

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 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pee Wee Sasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Atticus Finch!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finch scores with a jab to the body.
Finch throws a body kick that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Finch connects with a crisp jab.
Sasaki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Finch misses with a wild combination.
Sasaki moves forwards but Finch connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Finch throws a nice inside leg kick.
Finch has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sasaki.
Sasaki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Finch.
Sasaki looks to land a left hand but Finch moved out of range nicely.
A jab lands there for Finch.
Finch misses with a hook. Sasaki ducked under it nicely.
Sasaki tries to work over Finch's front leg with a kick but Finch checks it.
Sasaki tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Finch scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finch on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Finch lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Finch throws a jab when Sasaki was well out of range.
A big left from Finch misses.
Sasaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Finch defending well as Sasaki loads up on a big left hand.
Sasaki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Finch lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch throws a poor cross that misses

and Sasaki moves into the clinch.
Sasaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Finch scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Finch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sasaki throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Finch.
Finch throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Finch throws an elbow that misses.
Sasaki misses with a body punch.
Sasaki tries to throw a body punch but Finch avoids it by throwing Sasaki back against the cage.
Sasaki blocking some punches.
Finch tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice left hand lands by Sasaki.
Sasaki pushes off an throws an elbow but Finch leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Finch has a couple of punches blocked by Sasaki.
Sasaki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sasaki misses with a punch on the inside.
Finch has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A shot in the inside from Sasaki.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sasaki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sasaki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Finch throws a head punch that misses.
Finch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sasaki's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sasaki.
Finch throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sasakis head.
Still in the clinch, Sasaki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sasaki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Finch lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sasaki lands a left hand.
A short left from Finch.
Sasaki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Finch backwards.
Finch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sasaki working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Finch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Finch just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sasaki's brow.
Sasaki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Finch has a couple of punches blocked by Sasaki.
Finch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Finch.
Finch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Finch avoids the elbow strike from Sasaki, against the cage.
Sasaki blocks a body shot from Finch.
Finch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Finch lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sasaki backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sasaki.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasaki lands with a short shot to the head.
Sasaki scores with a hook to the body.
Sasaki lands with a right to the head.
Sasaki lands with a short shot to the head.
Sasaki has a couple of punches blocked by Finch.

Finch manages to break the clinch.

Sasaki rushes Finch and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Finch throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Finch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sasaki digs a right hand into Finch's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Finch's gas tank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sasaki.
Finch misses with the head strike.
Finch blocks an uppercut.
Sasaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finch's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Finch fails to land.
Sasaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Finch working hard to break the clinch.
Sasaki gets through Finch's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Finch.
Sasaki working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Finch.
Sasaki lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Sasaki fails to land.
Sasaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Finch has a couple of punches blocked by Sasaki.
Finch letting Sasaki take a breather here.
Finch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sasaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sasaki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sasaki blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Sasaki.
Finch is looking to break free of the clinch but Sasaki has double underhooks.
Sasaki scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Finch.
Sasaki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sasaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sasaki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finch throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sasakis head.
Sasaki lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sasaki scores with a shoulder strike.
Finch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sasaki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Finch blocks an uppercut.
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 Pee Wee Sasaki will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Finch does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sasaki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finch.
Finch with a nice calf kick.
Sasaki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Finch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Finch slips a jab from Sasaki.
Sasaki cracks Finch with a right hand to the side of the head.
Finch finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sasaki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sasaki lands a jab to the nose.
Atticus Finch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A chopping leg kick lands by Finch.
Finch lands a head shot.
Sasaki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sasaki throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Finch misses its intended target.
Finch stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Finch throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finch lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Finch.
Sasaki on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Atticus Finch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Sasaki darts in and clinches Finch up against the cage.
Sasaki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Finch.
Finch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sasaki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasaki pushes Finch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Finch throws a head punch that misses.
Sasaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sasaki lands a shoulder strike.
Sasaki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sasaki scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Finch.
Sasaki leaning his opponent against the cage.
Finch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sasaki blocking some punches.
Finch wants to stall.
Finch working aggressively here.
Sasaki digs a right hand underneath Finch's ribcage. Finch let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sasaki digs a right hand into Finch's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Finch's gas tank.
Sasaki scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Sasaki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sasaki blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sasaki scores with a shot to the side of Finch's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Sasaki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Finch misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sasaki.
A short right from Sasaki.
Sasaki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sasaki wants to stall.
Finch throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sasaki.
Sasaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sasaki lands a nice shot to the body.
Finch is breathing heavily.
Sasaki scores with a shot to the side of Finch's head.
Sasaki lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sasaki.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sasaki throws an elbow but misses.
Sasaki lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Finch fails to land.
Finch throws a head punch that misses.
Sasaki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Finch swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sasaki.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Finch in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A head punch on the inside from Finch fails to land.
Sasaki gets through Finch's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sasaki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sasaki misses with some punches.
Finch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Finch.
Sasaki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Finch is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Finch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sasaki scores with a shot to the side of Finch's head.
Finch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sasaki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sasaki gets through Finch's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pee Wee Sasaki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sasaki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Finch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sasaki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Finch throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Finch.
Sasaki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Sasaki.
Sasaki blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Finch fails to land.
Sasaki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sasaki lands a nice elbow.
Finch misses with a knee strike.
Sasaki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Atticus Finch has been cut.
Finch misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Sasaki.
Nice body punch from Sasaki.
Sasaki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sasaki.
Sasaki lands a nice uppercut.
Sasaki lands a left hand.
Finch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sasaki tries to work over Finch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sasaki lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Finch is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Sasaki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Finch is still on wobbly legs! Can Sasaki finish him?
Sasaki gets through Finch's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sasaki creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Finch's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Finch drops to his knees and Sasaki pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pee Wee Sasaki!
Pee Wee Sasaki thanked the fans post fight for their support.