PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Krayzie Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanamichi Sakuragi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Jackson
vs
Sakuragi

180 cm
23
200 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

190 cm
29
194 lbs
6 - 12 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent 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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Krayzie Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hanamichi Sakuragi!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson wants to clinch.
Jackson wants to clinch
and Sakuragi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sakuragi scores with a body shot.

Jackson rushes Sakuragi and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sakuragi fails to land.
Sakuragi avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sakuragi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jackson has him pressed against the ropes.
Sakuragi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sakuragi.
A short right from Sakuragi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hook to the body lands for Sakuragi.
Jackson has Sakuragi pressed against the ropes, preventing Sakuragi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sakuragi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sakuragi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson takes a shot to the head.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sakuragi.
Sakuragi is trying to push Jackson away but Jackson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Sakuragi can't break the clinch.
Sakuragi is trying to break free.
Sakuragi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sakuragi is trying to break the clinch but Jackson has him pressed against the ropes.
Sakuragi managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.

Sakuragi manages to break the clinch.
Sakuragi slips a jab from Jackson.
Jackson wants to clinch
and Sakuragi scores with a counter punch that sends Jackson to the canvas! Sakuragi smells blood - he's punishing Jackson with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Jackson has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hanamichi Sakuragi!