PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paulie Di Maio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroshi Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Di Maio
vs
Sato

192 cm
28
200 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

184 cm
29
197 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paulie Di Maio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hiroshi Sato!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Di Maio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sato blocks a head kick by Di Maio.
Sato blocks a head kick by Di Maio.
Paulie Di Maio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Di Maio throws a chopping leg kick but Sato manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Di Maio slips a straight right by Sato.
Sato changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Di Maio misses the shot to the body.
Di Maio lands with an overhand left.
Sato tries to clinch up.
Sato avoids the head kick by Di Maio.
Sato blocks a jab.
Di Maio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sato swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Di Maio with a hook.
Sato misses with a straight left.
Di Maio tries to clinch up but Sato circles away and keeps his distance.
Sato blocks a head kick by Di Maio.
Sato ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Di Maio misses with a hook
and Sato counters with a one-two to the body.
Di Maio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Di Maio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Di Maio misses with a low kick.
Di Maio throws a series of punches but Sato moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sato looks to score with a jab to the body but Di Maio is just out of range.
Di Maio tries to clinch but Sato is having none of it.
Sato slips a straight right by Di Maio.
Di Maio cracks a nice hook into Sato's ribs.
Sato scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sato swings for the body but Di Maio moves out of range.
Di Maio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Di Maio misses with a low kick as Sato jumps back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sato moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Di Maio throws a sloppy head kick and Sato moves out of range easily.
Di Maio lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Di Maio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Di Maio 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.
Di Maio throws a leg kick that misses.
Di Maio throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Di Maio attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato misses with a body shot.
Sato scores with a nice right hand.
Di Maio pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sato is out of range and Di Maio settles back down.
Sato circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sato swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Di Maio counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sato.
Di Maio blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Di Maio throws a punch but it's blocked by Sato.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Di Maio blocks an uppercut.
Di Maio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Di Maio working aggressively here.
Di Maio trying to stall but Sato improves his position.
Good body shot from Di Maio.
Di Maio working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulie Di Maio dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Good leg kick by Di Maio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Di Maio throws a lazy body kick
and Sato counters with a left to the body.
Di Maio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Di Maio throws a half hearted mid kick.
Di Maio takes a swing at Sato's ribcage but misses.
Di Maio throws a low kick, looking for Sato's leg but Sato calmly moves out of range.
Sato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Di Maio throws out the jab.
Sato throws out a loose jab but Di Maio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Di Maio is looking to score with low kicks.
Di Maio throws a head kick but Sato moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sato takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sato fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Di Maio on the side of the head.
Di Maio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Di Maio throws a head kick that misses.
Sato moves out of range of the body kick from Di Maio.
Nice defenses there by Sato.
Di Maio misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Di Maio tries a head kick but it misses.
Sato is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Di Maio rather than just go for the knockout.
Sato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Di Maio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sato.

Sato takes the fight into the clinch.
Di Maio lands a shoulder strike.
Sato lands an elbow inside that Di Maio shrugs off.
Di Maio lands a left hand.
Sato lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Di Maio is trying to break the clinch but Sato is controlling him.
Di Maio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Di Maio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Di Maio being controlled against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Sato fails to land.
Sato blocks an uppercut.
Sato misses with some punches.
Sato has a couple of punches blocked by Di Maio.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Di Maio.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Di Maio lands a hook that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
Di Maio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Di Maio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short uppercut from Sato.

It looks like Paulie Di Maio has been cut.
Di Maio misses with some punches.
Paulie Di Maio has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Di Maio working aggressively here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Di Maio lands a nice uppercut.
Di Maio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Di Maio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Di Maio misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Di Maio is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Di Maio misses with some punches.
Di Maio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sato's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Di Maio.
Sato lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sato pushes off an throws an elbow but Di Maio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Di Maio lands a hook that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
Di Maio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good body shot from Di Maio.
Sato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sato as Di Maio tries to tie him up.
Sato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sato lands an elbow just above Di Maio 's eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Di Maio.
Sato lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sato swings wildly with an uppercut but Di Maio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sato lands a right hand.
Di Maio takes a shot to the head.
Sato throws a punch but it's blocked by Di Maio.
Sato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Di Maio taking a breather.
Sato lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Di Maio is rocked!
Di Maio tries a body shot but Sato blocks it.
Oh Di Maio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Di Maio blocks an elbow strike.
Sato blocks a body shot from Di Maio.
Di Maio seems to have got his legs back now.
Sato lands a left hand that snaps the head of Di Maio backwards.
Sato has Di Maio pressed against the cage.
Di Maio misses with a body punch.
Sato lands an elbow just above Di Maio 's eye.
Sato taking a breather.
Di Maio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Di Maio leaning against his opponent.

Di Maio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Di Maio connects with a nice looking jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulie Di Maio dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paulie Di Maio's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Sato avoids the head kick by Di Maio.
Di Maio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sato moves in looking to clinch but Di Maio pushes him off.
Sato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sato will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sato tries to clinch but Di Maio moves out of range.
Sato throws a shot from downtown. Di Maio moves away and avoids it.
Sato throws a shot from downtown. Di Maio moves away and avoids it.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch but Di Maio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Di Maio throws a push kick but Sato slaps the foot to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Di Maio misses with a kick to the body.
Di Maio misses with the combination.
Sato takes a swing at Di Maio's ribcage but misses.
Di Maio throws a head kick that misses.
Di Maio misses with an attempted mid kick.
Di Maio looks to land a body kick but Sato moved away.
Sato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Di Maio manages to avoid it.
Sato looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Di Maio wants to clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Di Maio throws a body punch but Sato moves out of range.
Di Maio feints and then cracks Sato's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sato down.
Sato moves out of range of the body kick from Di Maio.
Di Maio misses with a jab to the body
and Sato counters with a straight right hand.
Di Maio throws a lazy right hand but Sato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Sato has managed to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Di Maio.
Sato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sato has a couple of punches blocked by Di Maio.
Di Maio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sato lands with a short shot to the head.
Di Maio tries to throw a body punch but Sato avoids it by throwing Di Maio back against the cage.
Di Maio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Di Maio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Di Maio throws a punch but it's blocked by Sato.
Di Maio wants to get back to striking at distance but Sato won't allow it.
Sato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Di Maio trying to control the position but instead, Sato has worked for underhooks and has pushed Di Maio into the cage.
Sato blocks a body shot from Di Maio.
Di Maio tries to break free but Sato pushes him back against the cage.
Di Maio blocks an elbow strike.
Sato lands with a right to the head.
Sato makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Di Maio misses with the head strike.
Sato effectively controlling the action here.
Sato misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sato lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sato scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Di Maio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Di Maio swings wildly with an uppercut but Sato uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sato.
Sato scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sato lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Di Maio to his knees! Sato keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hiroshi Sato!