PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Burat Puke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Saburo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burat Puke has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Puke
vs
Saburo

183 cm
19
175 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

178 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Burat Puke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adam Saburo!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Puke shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Saburo has Puke pulled in close to control his posture.
Puke trying to control but Saburo is working from the bottom.

Puke gets to his feet. Saburo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Saburo misses with a takedown attempt

and Puke counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Saburo!
Puke prevents Saburo from getting the reversal.

Puke is working for a guillotine from mount but Saburo frees his head quite easily.
Puke looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puke avoids the attempt from Saburo to control.
Saburo reaches up to try and control the position but Puke seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Saburo rolls and tries to escape and now Puke has his back!
Saburo trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Puke keeps control of the position easily here as Saburo tries to buck him off.
Saburo is really stuck here.
Puke doesn't have the hooks in and Saburo manages to turn into his guard.
Saburo trying to control the position from guard on top but Puke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saburo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saburo looking to sit in guard and control but Puke gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Puke is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Puke gets to his feet. Saburo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Saburo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Puke is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Puke gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Saburo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Saburo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Saburo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Puke swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Puke not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Saburo trying to control the position from guard on top but Puke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saburo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Burat Puke dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Saburo with a lazy takedown attempt

and Puke counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Saburo!
Saburo is working to get back to half guard.
Saburo is squirming around, avoiding Puke's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saburo is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Saburo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saburo wants to control but Puke is having none of it.
Puke lands with some strikes.
Puke sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Saburo is just holding on here. Puke manages to take his back.
Saburo tries to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Puke is trying to control but Saburo is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Puke controlling from the full mount.
Saburo tries to hold on but Puke postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puke controlling the pace for now.
Saburo tries to reverse the position but Puke maintains control.
Puke avoids the attempt from Saburo to control.
Saburo looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Despite being in the dominant position, Adam Saburo just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Saburo avoids the head kick by Puke.
Puke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saburo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Puke counters with a shoot takedown. Saburo fights it but they end up in guard.

Saburo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Puke can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Saburo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Burat Puke dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Puke tries to clinch up.
Saburo closes the distance but Puke moves to the side

and Puke counters by moving into the clinch.
Saburo is working for takedown but Puke is calmly controlling the position for now.
Puke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Saburo or not.
Puke pressing his opponent against the cage.
Saburo fails to pull guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saburo blocks an elbow strike from Puke.
Saburo is trying to drag Puke to the mat but Puke just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Burat Puke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Saburo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puke tries to pull guard but Saburo holds him up against the cage and eventually Puke drops back down to his feet.
Saburo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Puke tries to throw a body punch but Saburo avoids it by throwing Puke back against the cage.
Saburo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Puke gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Saburo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Saburo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Puke gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Puke pulls guard successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Puke keeping moving, preventing Saburo from controlling successfully.
Saburo looking to sit in guard and control but Puke gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Puke controlling from the top position.
Saburo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Burat Puke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puke looking to pass the guard.
Puke trying to control the position from guard on top but Saburo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saburo is pulling down on Puke's head. It's preventing any offense from Puke, at least for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Saburo wants to improve his position but instead Puke has moved into half guard.
Saburo is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Saburo is trying to stand up here but Puke is controlling him well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Burat Puke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Puke has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Burat Puke!