PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hiroshi Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Langston (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 In The Morning. Langston is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Smoke On The Water. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sato
vs
Langston

185 cm
21
203 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

180 cm
28
175 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hiroshi Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hank Langston!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato cracks the inside of Langston's front leg.
Langston swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sato counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Langston jabs Sato right on the nose. Sato blinks but takes it well.
Langston throws a poor cross that misses
and Sato counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sato lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sato slips under a jab.
Langston misses with a right hand
and Sato finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sato shoots for a takedown but Langston saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Langston connects with a body shot.
Langston throws a combination that misses
and Sato counters with an inside leg kick.
Sato closes the distance but Langston moves to the side
and Langston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Langston scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Langston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Langston throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sato counters with an outside leg kick.
Langston misses with a right hand

and Sato counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sato sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Langston kicks Sato off and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langston swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sato counters with a nice body kick.

Sato closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sato is keen to just control but Langston is a slippery customer.
Sato wants to free his trapped foot but Langston is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Langston can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Langston wants to get back to his feet.
Sato trying to control the action but Langston is working from the bottom.
Sato tries to pass to full mount but Langston defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sato controlling the pace.
Sato wants to take a breather but Langston is having none of it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sato scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Langston is defending against the submission attempts here by Sato.
Sato looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato moves into full mount! Langston won't be happy about that!
Sato trying to control but Langston is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sato controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hiroshi Sato dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Langston swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sato counters with a leg kick.
Langston throws a left and a right that both miss

and Sato counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Langston!
Sato thowing shots but they're missing.
Langston tries to buck Sato off but he can't manage it.
Sato trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Langston holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sato tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Langston is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sato thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sato tries to control but Langston wriggling away.
Sato has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sato content just to control the position here.
Sato looking to finish with strikes here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato controlling the position easily from mount.
Sato can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Langston is looking to escape.
Sato thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato breaks from Langston's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Langston holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sato tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Sato tries to control but Langston wriggling away.
The referee warns Langston that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Langston blocking the ground and pound.
Langston's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Sato misses with a head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Sato thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sato looking to control but Langston is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sato misses with a head shot.
Poor strikes thrown by Sato there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sato raining down shots from the mount!

It looks like Hank Langston has been cut.
Langston is breathing heavily.
Sato working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hiroshi Sato dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hank Langston's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Sato keeps Langston at a distance using the push kick.
Langston misses the shot to the body.
Sato tries to land a leg kick but Langston saw it coming and moves away.
Sato with a lazy takedown attempt
and Langston counters with a left to the body.
Langston throws a lazy right hand but Sato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato wants to clinch but Langston slips to the side
and Langston counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Langston misses with a double jab.
Sato shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Langston defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Sato.
Sato throws a leg kick which misses Langston's front leg but catches the back leg as Langston tries to avoid it.
Langston lands a two punch combo.
Langston misses with a lunging right hand
and Sato counters with an outside leg kick.
Sato avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Langston connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sato. Sato circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sato takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Langston keeps the fight on the outside.
Hank Langston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sato lands a head kick. Langston smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hiroshi Sato is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Langston throws an off balance right hand
and Sato counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Langston is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Langston blocks the body kick.
Langston is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Langston throws a lazy uppercut
and Sato counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langston throws an off balance right hand
and Sato counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Langston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Langston with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Langston throws a big shot that misses.
Langston tries to bum rush Sato with a series of wild strikes but Sato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sato dives in and grabs Langston's left leg, looking for a takedown. Langston pushes down on Sato's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hiroshi Sato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Langston misses with a jab to the body

and Sato counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Langston's guard now.
Sato is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato looking to pass the guard.
Hank Langston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Langston wants to stand but Sato is controlling the position.
Sato tries to free his leg and advance position but Langston is retaining full guard.
Sato content to stall in guard here.

Langston is looking for a triangle but Sato pushes his legs off easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroshi Sato showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sato 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 George Francis scores the fight for Hiroshi Sato!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Hiroshi Sato!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Hiroshi Sato!

Hiroshi Sato wins by unanimous decision!