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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Crusty Pelican (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ukyo Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 cm
28
148 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
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175 cm
21
140 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Crusty Pelican! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ukyo Sato! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pelican feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Satos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Sato is looking to clinch but Pelican is avoiding it.
Sato turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Pelican lands a body shot.
A solid body kick from Sato. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sato lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pelican has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pelican and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Pelican moves into range and connects with a jab. Sato fails in his attempt to clinch. Pelican throws a combination that misses and Sato counters with a left and a right that stings Pelican.
Pelican is rocked! Pelican lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Oh Pelican is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sato closes the distance but Pelican moves to the side and Pelican counters with a lovely straight right hand! Sato tries to clinch but Pelican moves out of range. Pelican seems to have got his legs back now. Pelican swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Sato doesn't manage to clinch there - Pelican circles away.
Pelican misses with a series of wild punches.
Sato moves in looking to clinch but Pelican pushes him off. Pelican misses with a hook. Sato ducked under it nicely. Pelican looks for the body kick but Sato saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round. A slow jab from Pelican misses its intended target. Sato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pelican swats him away and circles back towards the center. Pelican throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pelican throws a body punch but Sato moves out of range. A big left from Pelican misses. Sato tries to clinch but Pelican moves away and Pelican counters with a lovely straight right hand! Sato is looking to clinch but Pelican is avoiding it.
Pelican will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sato checks a leg kick nicely. Sato moves in looking to clinch but Pelican pushes him off. Sato loads up on a big right hand but Pelican slips the punch. Pelican keeps the fight on the outside. Sato fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sato moves in looking to clinch but Pelican pushes him off. Sato is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Sato moves to clinch but Pelican breaks away and Pelican cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Sato tries to close the distance and clinch but Pelican swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Pelican drops his hands momentarily and Sato takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pelican circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sato tries to clinch but Pelican is having none of it. Pelican keeps the fight on the outside. Pelican throws a front kick aimed at Sato's knee but Sato avoids it well. Sato has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pelican. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A low kick from Pelican is predictable there and Sato counters with a low kick, right behind Pelican 's knee. Sato is looking to clinch. Sato wants to clinch but Pelican slips to the side and Pelican counters with a good low kick that Sato was not able to check. Pelican on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Pelican is breathing heavily. Sato wants to clinch and Pelican counters with a three punch combo that has Sato backing up. Sato nods at Pelican to acknowledge the strikes. Sato staying out of range there. Sato moves in looking to clinch but Pelican pushes him off. Pelican misses with a lunging right hand
and Pelican takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Sato tries to clinch but Pelican moves away and Pelican counters with a nice uppercut. Pelican misses with an uppercut
and Sato counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Sato looks to score with a jab to the body but Pelican is just out of range. Sato moves in looking to clinch but Pelican pushes him off. Pelican throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sato connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Crusty Pelican seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sato misses with the combination.
Pelican takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Sato tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Pelican manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Pelican with a nice cross. Sato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Pelican paws at him with a jab and circles away. Nice jab there from Sato. Sato wants to clinch up but Pelican keeps it at a distance. Sato fails in his attempt to clinch. Pelican is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sato. Sato tries to clinch up and Pelican counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Sato takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pelican swats him away and circles back towards the center. Sato looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pelican tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Pelican showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sato.
Pelican is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Sato fails in his attempt to clinch. Pelican fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sato manages to avoid it. Sato is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Sato tries to clinch but Pelican moves out of range. Pelican pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sato moves in looking to clinch but Pelican pushes him off. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Sato tries to clinch up but Pelican circles away and keeps his distance. Pelican walks into a left hand. Sato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pelican swats him away and circles back towards the center. Pelican tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Sato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pelican swats him away and circles back towards the center. Sato feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pelicans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Sato wants to clinch but Pelican slips to the side and Pelican counters with a low kick, right behind Sato 's knee. A combination from Pelican does no damage. Pelican stuns Sato with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Sato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pelican swats him away and circles back towards the center. Sato works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. A slow jab from Pelican misses its intended target. Sato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Pelican paws at him with a jab and circles away. Sato tries to clinch there but Pelican circles away.
Sato fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pelican throws a front kick aimed at Sato's knee but Sato avoids it well. Sato tries to clinch there but Pelican circles away.
Sato tries to clinch there but Pelican circles away.
Pelican throws a low kick but Sato avoids it. Pelican throws a shot from downtown. Sato moves away and avoids it. Pelican tries to land a leg kick but Sato saw it coming and moves away.
Sato is looking to clinch. Pelican wants to slow Sato down by chopping away at his legs. Sato fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Pelican waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sato. Sato connects with a single shot there. Sato lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Pelican tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sato was well out of range. Poor timing from Pelican. Sato is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Sato lands a left and a right that send Pelican crashing to the mat, dazed. Sato thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet! This has been an exciting period of action! Sato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Pelican wants to land a leg kick but Sato is out of range. Look low, kick high! Sato uses the oldest trick in the book to send Pelican tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Sato is absolutely delighted - when Pelican wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ukyo Sato!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
76% |
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