PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bieber Dennis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akio Saito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saito is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Paint It Black. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Dennis
vs
Saito

150 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
19
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bieber Dennis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akio Saito!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Saito.
Dennis avoids the head kick by Saito.
Dennis takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dennis shoots in looking for a takedown. Saito tries to sprawl out of it but Dennis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Saito manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Saito lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dennis backs up against the cage.
Saito throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dennis throws a body punch but Saito moves out of range.
Dennis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Saito counters with an inside leg kick.
Dennis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Saito as he jumps to the side.
Saito throws a combination. Dennis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Saito throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dennis avoids the head kick by Saito.
Dennis throws a sloppy head kick and Saito moves out of range easily.
Saito stuffs the takedown attempt from Dennis. Dennis gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bieber Dennis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Saito, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Left hook, right uppercut from Saito.
Dennis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Saito counters with a low kick, right behind Dennis 's knee.
Dennis is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Saito lands but Dennis takes it in his stride.
Saito throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dennis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dennis could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Dennis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Saito thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dennis if he has to take too many more of those.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Saito!

Dennis is rocked!

It looks like Bieber Dennis has been cut.
Saito lands a brutal head kick. Dennis looks out on his feet and Saito throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Akio Saito!