PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tsuro Sato (ranked 5154 p4p, 2673 weight class) and Cenchrus Ekinato (ranked 501 p4p, 326 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sato
vs
Ekinato

190 cm
19
207
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
215
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

BANZAI NUTRITION
KOMBAT KLOTHING

BANZAI NUTRITION

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tsuro Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cenchrus Ekinato!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ekinato uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sato.
Sato connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sato smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ekinato throws a nice looking combination but Sato bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ekinato has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A jab from Sato finds it's way through Ekinato's defenses.
Ekinato looks to land a right hand but Sato moved out of range.
Sato doesn't manage to clinch there - Ekinato circles away.
Sato has been working on his boxing with his coaches at BANZAI COMBAT ACADEMY NEW YORK in the buildup to the fight.
Ekinato throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sato.
Sato bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ekinato takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ekinato misses with a looping left.
Ekinato drops his hands momentarily and Sato takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sato tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ekinato manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ekinato bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ekinato takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sato dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tsuro Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sato throws a right hand that Ekinato ducks under and follows up with a left that Ekinato also avoids with ease.
A jab from Sato finds it's way through Ekinato's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekinato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sato lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ekinato throws a right and a left that Sato avoids nicely.
Ekinato with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sato throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ekinato stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ekinato throws out the jab.
Ekinato throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good exchange - Sato coming out on top.
Sato takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ekinato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ekinato swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ekinato slips a straight right by Sato.
It seemed like Ekinato was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ekinato thows a left - swing and a miss!

Sato rushes Ekinato and presses him up against the cage.
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!
Ekinato misses with the head strike.
Sato misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ekinato misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Sato as the two fighters clinch.
Sato lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekinato softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ekinato misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sato misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sato.

Ekinato manages to break the clinch.
Ekinato throws a hook to the side of Sato's head but Sato sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sato slips under a jab from Ekinato.
Ekinato throws out a powerful jab.
Ekinato might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sato swings widly with a right hand

and Ekinato counters with a nice right hand that sends Sato toppling to the canvas! Sato scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ekinato finish him?!

Sato is rocked!

It looks like Tsuro Sato has been cut.
Ekinato dances in with a quick combination. Sato is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Ekinato snaps Sato's head back. Sato stumbles backwards against the cage. Ekinato steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Sato's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Sato just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cenchrus Ekinato!
A relieved looking Cenchrus Ekinato thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.