PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Ukyo Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristofer Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hong has chosen It's my time as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Sato
vs
Hong

175 cm
28
140 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

159 cm
26
147 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Fighters First Nutrition Amsterdam 160

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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ukyo Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kristofer Hong!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Sato.
Hong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sato catches Hong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hong misses with a body kick.
Hong misses with a kick to the body
and Sato counters with a leg kick.
Hong checks a low kick from Sato.
Hong scores with a push kick.
Sato misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sato misses with a head kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sato - that will leave a mark!
Hong connects with a solid leg kick.
Sato digs a good hook to Hong's body.
Hong lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sato misses with a body shot.
Sato connects with an inside leg kick.
Hong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hong sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sato scores with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong takes a swing at Sato's ribcage but misses.
Hong throws a looping overhand right but Sato ducks down to avoid it.
Hong misses with a straight right.
Hong misses with a wild body shot.
Hong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sato lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hong misses with a leg kick
and Sato counters with a series of strikes. Hong will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sato connects with a single shot there.
Sato lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sato gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hong.
Hong takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hong tries to clinch up.
Sato lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hong will feel that in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hong misses with a head kick.
Hong throws a hook to the side of Sato's head but Sato sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sato connects with a high kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato throws a sloppy head kick and Hong moves out of range easily.
Sato defending well as Hong loads up on a big left hand.
Sato lands a high kick!
Hong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hong takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hong misses the shot to the body.
Hong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hong misses with a looping right.
Crunch! Sato slams his shin into Hong's torso.
Hong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sato throws a body kick that misses.
Nice jab there from Sato.
Sato takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hong doesn't manage to clinch there - Sato circles away.
Hong throws a leg kick
and Sato makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sato is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hong scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sato in his tracks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hong throws a hook to the side of Sato's head but Sato sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sato.
Sato lands a jab to the nose.
Hong tries a low kick but Sato avoids it.
Hong misses with a looping right.
Sato is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sato pushes Hong away with a front kick.
Hong throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sato counters with a nice body kick.
Hong throws a leg kick
and Sato counters with an inside leg kick.
Sato throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sato misses with a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Hong.
Nice body kick from Sato.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hong misses with a low kick.
Hong throws a right hand that misses
and Sato counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sato throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sato throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hong throws a sloppy head kick and Sato moves out of range easily.
Hong looks winded!
Sato throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hong has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sato.
Sato uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hong has time to react.
Sato sizes up Hong with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sato takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hong throws a body punch but Sato moves out of range.
Hong is looking to chop away at Sato's legs.
Hong throws a body punch but Sato moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sato with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hong throws a lazy right hand but Sato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sato looks to land a body kick but Hong moved away.
A jab from Hong misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ukyo Sato dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ukyo Sato is winning the standup battle so far.
Hong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sato misses with a wild body shot.
Hong is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A big left from Hong misses.
Sato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hong throws out the jab.
Hong blocks a head kick by Sato.
Sato chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sato lands with a kick to the temple. Hong shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hong looks to throw the jab but Sato is out of range.
Hong misses with a lunging right hand
and Sato counters with a good, hard body kick but Hong shrugs it off.
Hong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sato thuds his right hand into Hong's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hong throws a leg kick but Sato moved away.
Sato throws a head kick but Hong moves out of range.
Hong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hong throws a leg kick but Sato sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong moves out of range of the body kick from Sato.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sato. Hong shrugs it off though.
Sato lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sato. That's going to slow Hong down.
Sato misses with the combination.
A clash of legs there as Sato blocks the low kick.
Sato throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sato lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sato lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sato thumps Hong with a low kick.
Sato tries to land a leg kick but Hong saw it coming and moves away.

Hong has closed the distance and engaged Sato in a clinch.
Hong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sato is defending well for now.
Hong dodges an elbow strike from Sato.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sato.
Sato is trying to force a seperation but Hong has the dominant position.
Hong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sato.
Hong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sato avoids it.
Sato lands an elbow that stopped Hong in his tracks for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sato pushes Hong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sato landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Good body shot from Sato.
Sato misses with some punches.
Hong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sato's elbow.
Hong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sato's elbow.
Sato misses with the head strike.
Sato lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sato misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sato.
Sato lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hong backwards.
Hong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sato is defending well for now.
Hong can't find room to land a body shot as Sato controls the action.
Hong avoids a wild elbow strike from Sato.
Sato lands a knee to the body.
Sato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hong tries a body shot but Sato blocks it.
Sato scores with a shot to the side of Hong's head.
Sato tries a body shot but Hong blocks it.
Hong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hong creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sato's defenses.

It looks like Ukyo Sato has been cut.
A right handed body shot lands from Hong.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hong.
Sato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sato lands a right hand.
Hong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sato throws a punch but it's blocked by Hong.
Sato comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hong scores a nice knee to the body.
Hong blocks an elbow strike.
Hong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hong trying to land knees to the body.
Hong looking to throw knees to the head but Sato is blocking nicely.
Hong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sato scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ukyo Sato dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ukyo Sato's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hong misses with an uppercut.
Hong ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hong's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sato scores with a push kick.
Sato connects with a looping right hand.
Hong misses with a body kick.
Hong takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sato scores with a leg kick.
Hong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hong misses with a head kick.
Sato throws a sloppy head kick and Hong moves out of range easily.
A big right from Hong misses.
Hong tries a low kick but Sato avoids it.
Sato tests Hong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sato!
Sato scores with a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hong misses with a leg kick
and Sato counters with a straight right hand.
Sato lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hong takes a step back to recover.
Sato throws a right hand that Hong ducks under and follows up with a left that Hong also avoids with ease.
Sato ducks under a wild hook from Hong.
Sato lands a head shot.
Hong throws a body punch but Sato moves out of range.
Sato scores with a kick to the body.
Sato chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hong tries to land a front kick but Sato steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A head kick misses from Sato.
Hong misses with a straight right.
Hong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sato manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong takes a swing at Sato's ribcage but misses.
Hong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sato throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hong.
Sato takes one to the side of the head.
Hong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sato.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hong sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hong misses with a looping right.
Sato with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hong gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sato counters with a thumping low kick.
Hong throws a push kick but Sato slaps the foot to one side.
Hong misses the shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sato.
Sato feints and then cracks Hong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hong down.
A head kick from Sato lands but Hong takes it in his stride.
Sato throws the kick towards the body but Hong avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sato throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hong on the side of the head.
Hong lands a leg kick that knocks Sato off balance momentarily.
Sato on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hong throws a body punch but Sato moves out of range.
Hong blocks a head kick by Sato.
Hong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sato has time to react.
Sato throws a push kick but Hong slaps the foot to one side.
Sato throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sato throws a head kick that misses.
Sato connects with a nice looking jab.
Sato swings for the body but Hong moves out of range.
Hong throws the left hand but Sato avoids the punch easily.
Hong thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sato lands a lovely overhand right.
Sato plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A chopping leg kick lands by Hong.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut there from Sato.
Hong takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hong tries to clinch up but Sato circles away and keeps his distance.
Sato lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sato.
Sato looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sato is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sato misses with the body kick
and Hong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hong throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hong takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hong displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ukyo Sato clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ukyo Sato's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hong throws a hook but Sato avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sato.
Hong moves in looking to clinch but Sato pushes him off.
Sato bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hong's head backwards.
Hong has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sato feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hongs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sato missing with a left hand there. Hong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hong drops his hands momentarily and Sato takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sato is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hong.
Hong avoids a kick to the body.
Sato lands a nice looking body kick.
Sato circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hong throws an off balance right hand
and Sato counters with an inside leg kick.
Hong throws a body punch but Sato moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sato. That's going to slow Hong down.
Hong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sato lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hong avoids the head kick by Sato.
Sato looks for the body kick but Hong saw that one coming.
Sato lands a head kick!
Sato fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hong is out of range.
Sato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sato avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sato lands a jab to the nose.
Sato has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hong.
Sato throws a leg kick which misses Hong's front leg but catches the back leg as Hong tries to avoid it.
Sato misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sato was well out of range. Poor timing from Hong.
An inside leg kick from Hong misses.
Sato moves out of range as Hong throws a body kick.
Hong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sato on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sato lands with a nice body kick.
Sato avoids the head kick by Hong.
Hong throws a solid leg kick but Sato takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hong.
Hong thows a body kick. Sato tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hong is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Sato thows a body kick. Hong tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hong throws a head kick but Sato moves out of range.
Sato cracks Hong with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sato avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hong scores with a decent looking hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sato lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hong takes a step back to recover.
Hong attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hong throws a sloppy head kick and Sato moves out of range easily.
Hong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sato counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hong is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sato lands with a slapping head kick.
Sato throws a sloppy head kick and Hong moves out of range easily.
Hong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sato.
Sato lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hong's sensitive parts.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sato darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hong looks to score with a jab to the body but Sato is just out of range.
Hong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hong looks to score with a jab to the body but Sato is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hong tests Sato's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sato darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sato misses the shot to the body.
Sato misses with a body kick.
Sato thows a body kick. Hong tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sato lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sato scoring well with a low kick there.
Sato throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sato throws a body kick that misses
and Hong counters with a leg kick.
Hong slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hong scores with a body shot.
No joy there for Sato, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ukyo Sato had his way with Kristofer Hong in that round.
The cut man is working on Ukyo Sato's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Sato looks for the body kick but Hong saw that one coming.
Hong throws a hook but Sato blocks it.
A jab from Sato misses.
Sato looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hong tries to clinch but Sato moves out of range.
Hong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice defenses there by Hong.
Sato wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sato sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sato throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sato tests Hong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hong throws the kick towards the body but Sato avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hong 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 Sato has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sato and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sato pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sato.
Sato lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sato showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hong.
Sato lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hong blocks a head kick by Sato.
Hong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sato counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hong tries to clinch up.
Sato goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hong walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sato checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sato.
Sato lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hong will feel that in the morning.
Hong throws a nice looking combination but Sato bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sato tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sato is looking to land body kicks.
Sato misses with a kick to the body.
Sato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sato lands with a nice body punch.
Sato is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hong can do to turn this around?
A slapping leg kick lands for Sato.
Hong on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hong throws a hook but Sato avoids it easily.
Sato takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sato avoids a kick to the body.
Sato throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hong looks to land a body kick but Sato moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Sato checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sato throws a sloppy head kick and Hong moves out of range easily.
Hong gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hong wants to clinch up but Sato keeps it at a distance.
Sato has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hong finds it's way round the side to connect with Sato's head.
Sato moves out of range of the body kick.
Sato uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hong.
Sato sizes up Hong with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sato connects with the punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Sato checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sato.
Good work by Sato as he checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Sato.
Kristofer Hong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato walks into a stiff left hand from Hong.
Sato works Hong's body with a nice hook.
Hong digs a good body shot into Sato's ribs.
Hong has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sato.
Hong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hong throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hong misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from Hong misses
and Sato makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hong on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hong throws a push kick but Sato slaps the foot to one side.
Hong is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Sato throws a body kick that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ukyo Sato.
Well Sato has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 50:45
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 50:45
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ukyo Sato!