PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Errol Field (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wasak Ka Sakin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Field comes to the cage accompanied by Best of Sakuraba. Ka Sakin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Carino Brutal. Errol Field has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Field
vs
Ka Sakin

162 cm
22
143 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

165 cm
18
130 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Errol Field!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wasak Ka Sakin!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Field ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Ka Sakin misses its intended target.
Ka Sakin misses with a hook.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Field.
Ka Sakin scores with a jab to the head.
Field takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ka Sakin lands with an overhand left.

Field scores with a takedown into Ka Sakin's guard.
Ka Sakin wants to stand up but Field is controlling him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Ka Sakin uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The fighters circling - Ka Sakin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ka Sakin stuffs the takedown.
Ka Sakin throws out a loose jab but Field uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ka Sakin tests Field's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ka Sakin throws a looping overhand right but Field ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ka Sakin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wasak Ka Sakin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ka Sakin misses with a left hand

and Field counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ka Sakin!

Field is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ka Sakin is surviving well by controlling Field's body position as best he can.
Field takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ka Sakin is trying to stand up.
Ka Sakin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Field. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Field is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ka Sakin to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ka Sakin shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Field looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Field looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ka Sakin wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Field with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Field looking for a guillotine from mount but Ka Sakin is having none of it.
Ka Sakin wants to get back to his feet.
Field in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ka Sakin has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Ka Sakin looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Field controlling the positon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ka Sakin is trying to get back to his feet but Field has full control of the position and if anything, Ka Sakin has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Ka Sakin covers up after that shot from Field.
Ka Sakin has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Field has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Ka Sakin's body.
Ka Sakin is trying to get back to his feet but Field has full control of the position and if anything, Ka Sakin has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Field is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Ka Sakin has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Field has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Ka Sakin taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Field doesn't care though - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Errol Field!
After the big win, Errol Field made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Condemned and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.