PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toshiya Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caine Blight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sato kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Me Against The World. Toshiya Sato has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sato
vs
Blight

185 cm
20
198 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

183 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toshiya Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Caine Blight!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sato shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Sato looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Blight wants to control but Sato is having none of it.
Sato wants to control the action but instead Blight gets a body lock and reverses into Sato's guard! Nice work!
Blight slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Blight is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sato has escaped the position, nice work there.
Blight is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Sato will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Sato takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Blight tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Blight has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Blight is trying to get an arm triangle but Sato is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blight happy to just control the position for now.
Sato wants to control but Blight postures up.
Blight tries to move into full mount but can't pass Sato's legs.

Blight wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sato, who protects the arm well.
Blight slows the pace down.

Blight decides to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Sato shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Blight manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Sato is sitting in close to Blight's body. Blight has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Sato is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Sato is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Blight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Caine Blight!