PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Katsuro Sasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Ewing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sasaki
vs
Ewing

184 cm
18
172 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Prefers standup

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Katsuro Sasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buck Ewing!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sasaki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ewing throws a combination that misses
and Sasaki counters with a good low kick that Ewing was not able to check.
Sasaki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ewing counters with a straight right hand.
Ewing lands a jab-cross combination.
Sasaki lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ewing misses with a series of wild punches.
Sasaki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ewing's calf.
Ewing slips under a jab.
Ewing dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sasaki cracks the inside of Ewing's front leg.
Sasaki tries a low kick but Ewing avoids it.
Sasaki throws a leg kick but Ewing sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ewing lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sasaki misses with a head kick.
Sasaki throws a leg kick but Ewing sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sasaki.
Ewing misses the shot to the body.
Sasaki connects with an inside leg kick.
Ewing looks to land a combination but Sasaki avoids it well.
Ewing connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasaki throws a body punch but Ewing moves out of range.
Ewing lands a jab to Sasaki's midsection.
Sasaki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sasaki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ewing blocks a low kick nicely.
Ewing tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sasaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Ewing.
Ewing fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sasaki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sasaki. That's going to slow Ewing down.
Ewing swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ewing looks for a takedown but Sasaki sprawls well.
Sasaki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ewing fails to land with a series of punches.
Sasaki misses with a low kick.
Katsuro Sasaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ewing misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sasaki is looking to slow Ewing down with leg kicks.
A head kick misses from Ewing.
Sasaki is looking to land body kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sasaki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ewing's calf.
Ewing checks the leg kick.
Sasaki is looking to chop away at Ewing's legs.
Ewing will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Ewing. Those never looked like landing.
Sasaki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sasaki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sasaki stuffs the takedown.
Sasaki tried to score with a low kick but Ewing checks it.
Ewing falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sasaki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ewing.
Ewing falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sasaki counters with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Sasaki misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sasaki.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasaki tries to land a leg kick but Ewing saw it coming and moves away.
Ewing keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ewing is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sasaki rather than just go for the knockout.
Ewing pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sasaki back to the cage. Ewing follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Sasaki is rocked!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sasaki.
Oh Sasaki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ewing stuns Sasaki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sasaki seems to have got his legs back now.
Sasaki is breathing heavily.
Ewing swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sasaki throws a low kick but Ewing moves out of range easily.
Ewing rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sasaki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ewing throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ewing jabs at Sasaki's body.
Ewing misses with a series of wild punches.
Ewing looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ewing shoots in and drives through. Sasaki sprawls well.
Katsuro Sasaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buck Ewing.
Ewing falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sasaki counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ewing checks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sasaki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ewing connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ewing closes the distance and clinches up with Sasaki, looking for a takedown. Ewing pushes Sasaki against the cage but Sasaki circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sasaki misses with a hook
and Ewing counters with a nice body shot.
Ewing listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sasaki slips a jab and a cross from Ewing.
Ewing throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ewing misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sasaki throws a wild body kick that Ewing sees coming a mile off.
Ewing connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ewing circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Sasaki to the canvas! Sasaki doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Ewing keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buck Ewing!