PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mino Sakurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Davis
vs
Sakurai

188 cm
22
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mino Sakurai!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakurai throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Davis.
A combination from Davis does no damage.
Sakurai takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Davis throws a right hand that Sakurai ducks under and follows up with a left that Sakurai also avoids with ease.
Davis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Davis misses with a low kick.
Davis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sakurai dodges the punch combination from Davis.
Left hook, right uppercut from Davis.
Sakurai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sakurai misses with a takedown attempt - Davis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Davis misses with a double jab.
Davis misses with a wild combination.
Sakurai wants to clinch up but Davis keeps it at a distance.
Sakurai has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Mino Sakurai has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakurai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Davis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sakurai.
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sakurai tries to close the distance and clinch but Davis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Davis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sakurai shoots in for a double leg but Davis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Sakurai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davis misses with a wild combination.
Davis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sakurai tries to close the distance and clinch but Davis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sakurai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sakurai wants to clinch up but Davis keeps it at a distance.
Sakurai tries to clinch but Davis is having none of it.
Davis scoring well with a low kick there.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Sakurai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sakurai is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davis throws a hook but Sakurai avoids it easily.
Sakurai tries to clinch up.
Sakurai tries to clinch but Davis is having none of it.
Sakurai doesn't manage to clinch there - Davis circles away.
Davis misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai tries to clinch up but Davis circles away and keeps his distance.
Davis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Davis.
Sakurai managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Davis.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Sakurai gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sakurai manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Davis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Davis throws a strike but Sakurai rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Davis looking for a sweep. Not yet Davis, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Davis could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Davis throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Davis misses with a head shot.
Davis with a couple of short strikes.
Davis unloading with bombs!
Sakurai avoids a series of strikes thrown by Davis.
Davis looking to ground and pound but Sakurai is blocking nicely.
Davis working the ground and pound effectively.
Davis thowing shots but they're missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai avoids a series of strikes thrown by Davis.
Sakurai regains half guard.
Davis thows a huge punch but Sakurai dodges it nicely.
Sakurai works his way to full guard. Good work.
Davis preventing the sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sakurai is trying to keep Davis in close.
Davis looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Davis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mino Sakurai's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sakurai wants to clinch up but Davis keeps it at a distance.
Davis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sakurai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Davis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sakurai.
Davis throws a hook to the side of Sakurai's head but Sakurai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Davis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Davis.
Sakurai wants to clinch up but Davis keeps it at a distance.
Sakurai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sakurai tries to clinch but Davis moves out of range.
Sakurai is looking to clinch.
Sakurai tries to clinch but Davis moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakurai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Sakurai gets a clinch.
Sakurai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Davis tries to pull guard but Sakurai won't allow it.
Davis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sakurai has him pressed against the ropes.
Sakurai tries a knee to the head but Davis blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sakurai.
Sakurai misses with a knee strike.
Davis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sakurai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sakurai stalling in the clinch but Davis improves position.

Sakurai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sakurai moves in looking to clinch but Davis pushes him off.
Sakurai looks to land a combination but Davis avoids it well.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Sakurai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Davis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Davis misses with a combination

and Sakurai moves into the clinch.
Sakurai stalling in the clinch but Davis improves position.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Sakurai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Davis's brow.
Sakurai misses with a knee to the head.
Davis looking to stall.
Davis is trying to break free.
Sakurai looking to slow down the pace here.
Sakurai lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Davis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sakurai leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Sakurai with a knee to the head.
Sakurai lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Davis is rocked!
Sakurai has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Davis - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Sakurai, and another! Davis is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Mino Sakurai!