PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Sakazaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hyser Loki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Sakazaki
vs
Loki

179 cm
18
165 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

195 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryo Sakazaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hyser Loki!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakazaki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Loki. That did some damage!
Sakazaki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Loki at a distance.
Loki misses with a looping right.
Loki throws a right and a left that Sakazaki avoids nicely.
Loki misses the shot to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sakazaki manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sakazaki lands an elbow that stopped Loki in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Hyser Loki has been cut.

Sakazaki manages to break the clinch.
Loki takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Loki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Loki. Those never looked like landing.
Sakazaki's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sakazaki duly obliges.
Hyser Loki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakazaki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Loki throws a lazy uppercut

and Sakazaki counters by moving into the clinch.
Sakazaki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sakazaki slowing the pace effectively.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sakazaki.
Sakazaki lands with a right to the head.
Loki jumps guard but Sakazaki stands there with Loki around his waist. Loki gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Loki looks gassed!
Sakazaki dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sakazaki crunches a lovely knee into Loki's ribcage.
Loki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sakazaki just stands there and leans against the cage.
Loki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sakazaki just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ryo Sakazaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hyser Loki.
Sakazaki is pushing Loki up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sakazaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sakazaki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sakazaki connects with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakazaki keeps Loki at a distance using the push kick.
Sakazaki thumps Loki with a low kick.
Sakazaki misses with a few strikes there.
Loki blocks a head kick by Sakazaki.
Sakazaki scores with a push kick.
Sakazaki scores with a head kick.
Sakazaki thuds his shin into the meat of Loki's side.
Sakazaki connects with a body shot that sends Loki's belly button to the back.
Sakazaki plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sakazaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sakazaki, as that shot connected.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sakazaki.
The crowd cheers as Sakazaki lands an impressive looking overhand right. Loki doesn't seem phased though.
Sakazaki scores with a spinning back kick!
Sakazaki throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Loki's head.
Sakazaki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Loki.
Loki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Loki takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Loki takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Sakazaki.

Sakazaki clinches.
Loki fails to pull guard.
Sakazaki lands a nice uppercut.
Sakazaki lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sakazaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sakazaki scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That has opened up Hyser Loki's cut even more.
Sakazaki throws a head kick that Loki semi-blocks.
Sakazaki scores with a head kick. Loki tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That kick from Sakazaki tenderised Loki's leg. Loki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Loki avoids the body shot from Sakazaki.
Sakazaki lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sakazaki throws a nice head kick!
Loki misses with a combination
and Sakazaki counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakazaki connects with a high kick.
Sakazaki throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

The cut above Hyser Loki's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sakazaki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryo Sakazaki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hyser Loki's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sakazaki lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sakazaki throws a combination that misses
and Loki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sakazaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Loki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sakazaki circles away quickly and effectively.

Sakazaki instigates a clinch.
Sakazaki stalling the fight.
Sakazaki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Loki takes an elbow to the temple.
Sakazaki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Loki can do to turn this around?

Sakazaki manages to break the clinch.
Sakazaki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sakazaki throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Loki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Loki is breathing heavily.
Sakazaki throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakazaki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Sakazaki clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakazaki will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Loki up against the cage.
Loki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sakazaki smiles and moves away.
Loki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sakazaki lands with a slapping head kick.
Sakazaki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Loki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sakazaki can pounce on him.
Loki takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Hyser Loki's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Sakazaki lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Loki backs up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loki takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loki takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sakazaki misses the shot to the body.
Sakazaki throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hyser Loki's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ryo Sakazaki!