PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trouble Some (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitsuomi Sakata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakata comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ketsunoke vs Shirinoke by Gintama OST kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

Some
vs
Sakata

190 cm
22
218 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

183 cm
22
220 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Trouble Some!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mitsuomi Sakata!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some throws a nice inside leg kick.
Some misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big right from Sakata misses.
Some looks to land a combination but Sakata avoids it well.
Sakata tries to work over Some's front leg with a kick but Some checks it.
Some takes one to the chin there.
Some shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sakata eats them both and turns towards Some to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sakata throws the kick towards the body but Some avoids it.
Some ducks under a wild hook from Sakata.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some throws out a powerful jab.
Sakata wants to slow Some down by chopping away at his legs.
Some throws a leg kick but Sakata sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mitsuomi Sakata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakata takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sakata slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Some lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Some stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sakata.

Some clinches up against the cage.
Sakata tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sakata pushes off an throws an elbow but Some leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sakata throws an elbow but it misses.
Some tries to throw a body punch but Sakata avoids it by throwing Some back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakata avoiding damage as Some throws knees to the body.
Some lands with a right to the head.
Some's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A hook to the body from Sakata.
Some scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sakata.
Sakata misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sakata misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sakata blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sakata lands a nice elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Some takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sakata has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Some lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Some swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Sakata.
Some avoids the elbow strike from Sakata, against the cage.
Some tries to work over Sakata's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sakata scores with a knee to the head.
Some is breathing heavily.
Sakata working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sakata scores a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakata scores with a shot to the side of Some's head.
Sakata throws a knee to the head but misses.
Some digs a right hand into Sakata's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sakata's gas tank.
Sakata with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sakata.
Sakata using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Some has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sakata gets through Some's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Some pushes Sakata back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sakata lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Sakata.
Sakata is leaning against Some and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sakata using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Some has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sakata lands a good knee to the midsection. Some won't want to take too many of those.
Some blocks a body shot from Sakata.
Sakata misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sakata with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sakata lands a body punch.
Sakata lands a body punch.
Sakata misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakata trying to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sakata.
Sakata using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Some has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sakata trying to land knees to the body.
Some managing to block the knees to the body from Sakata.
Sakata lands with a light punch inside.
Sakata swings wildly with an uppercut but Some uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sakata tries to land knees in the clinch but Some avoids the damage to the body.
Some tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sakata scores with a shoulder strike.
Some throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sakata tries to work over Some's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sakata.
Sakata struggles to land a body shot inside as Some controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sakata.
Sakata tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sakata as Some tries to tie him up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Some.
Sakata with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good body shot from Sakata.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sakata backwards.
Sakata swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Some taking a breather.
Sakata with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Some blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sakata fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Some blocks an uppercut.
Sakata blocks an uppercut.
Sakata tries to land a knee to the head but Some blocks with his arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakata lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sakata trying to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sakata.
Sakata is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Some is defending well for now.
Sakata misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Some.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitsuomi Sakata dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Some steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sakata. That one must have hurt.
Some moves forwards but Sakata connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sakata throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sakata lands with a good body shot.
Some looks to score with a jab to the body but Sakata is just out of range.
Sakata with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakata misses with a hook.
Mitsuomi Sakata seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some lands with a right hand.
Sakata jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Sakata cracks Some with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Some looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Sakata finish him?

Some is rocked!
A good leg kick by Some.
Oh Some is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crack! A monster head kick from Sakata and Some falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Sakata!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mitsuomi Sakata!
Mitsuomi Sakata is the new light heavyweight champion!
Post fight, Mitsuomi Sakata took to the microphone: 'Minnasan, arigatou gozaimasu! Ore wa sugoku ureshii desu! Yatta!'.