PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yurei Sakaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakaki comes to the cage accompanied by monster skillet. Sebastian Harrison has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sakaki
vs
Harrison

190 cm
19
260 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

194 cm
18
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yurei Sakaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sebastian Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Harrison.
Sakaki throws a head kick but Harrison moves out of range.
Sakaki looks to land a body kick but Harrison moved away.
Sakaki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sakaki is breathing heavily.
Sakaki throws a series of punches but Harrison moves out of range.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sakaki sprawls well. Sakaki wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harrison gets slowly back to his feet.
Sakaki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Yurei Sakaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastian Harrison.
Harrison closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sakaki circles away.
Harrison avoids the head kick by Sakaki.
A nice combination there by Harrison.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakaki slaps away a takedown attempt from Harrison, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Sakaki as Harrison shoots in.
Yurei Sakaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrison tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sakaki swivels and escapes.

Harrison closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison tries to break free but Sakaki pushes him back against the cage.
Sakaki prevents a takedown attempt there.
Harrison is trying to push Sakaki away but Sakaki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Harrison pulls guard successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Harrison trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrison looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sakaki is one step ahead there.
Harrison controlling Sakaki's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Harrison perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Harrison lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Harrison thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Harrison is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Sebastian Harrison has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harrison.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sakaki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Harrison rushes Sakaki and presses him up against the cage.
Harrison has Sakaki pushed against the cage.
Sakaki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harrison is defending well for now.
Harrison is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sakaki pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakaki keeps control of Harrison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harrison is looking for a takedown.
Harrison avoiding damage as Sakaki throws knees to the body.

Harrison pulls guard.
Harrison is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Harrison working for a triangle but Sakaki defends it easily.
Harrison controlling Sakaki's posture.
Sakaki has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrison lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sakaki!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sebastian Harrison dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sakaki defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Harrison.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sakaki sprawls well. Sakaki wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harrison gets slowly back to his feet.
Sakaki misses with a series of wild punches.
Sakaki throws a combination that misses

and Harrison counters by moving into the clinch.
Harrison is looking to break free of the clinch but Sakaki has double underhooks.
Harrison wants to take the fight to the mat but Sakaki manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Yurei Sakaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastian Harrison.
Sakaki is trying to push Harrison away but Harrison has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Harrison is looking to take this one to the mat.
Harrison is trying to break the clinch but Sakaki has him pressed against the cage.

Harrison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sakaki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yurei Sakaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakaki displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Harrison.
Sakaki stuffs the takedown attempt from Harrison. Harrison gets slowly back to his feet.
Sakaki leaves Harrison with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sakaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Harrison closes the distance and pushes Sakaki back into the cage.

Harrison ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Harrison no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Harrison wriggles free and stands up.
Harrison with a nice cross.
Sakaki throws a head kick that misses.

Harrison moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harrison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sakaki.
Harrison tries for a takedown but Sakaki manages to get underhooks.
Sakaki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sakaki misses with some punches.
Sakaki tries to circle away but Harrison has him pinned against the cage.
Harrison tries to land a knee to the head but Sakaki blocks with his arms.

Harrison manages to pull guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrison pulls Sakaki in close to prevent any damage.
Harrison preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harrison scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Sakaki misses with a wild combination.
Sakaki misses with a double jab

and Harrison counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Harrison.
Harrison can't break the clinch.
Harrison throws an elbow but it misses.
Harrison is looking to break free of the clinch but Sakaki has double underhooks.
Harrison tries for a takedown but Sakaki manages to get underhooks.
Harrison keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sakaki's efforts to push away.
Harrison leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakaki misses with a short punch on the inside.

Harrison successfully pulls guard.
Sakaki postures up in Harrison's guard and throws a big left but Harrison blocks it.
Sebastian Harrison has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harrison avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harrison managing to control the position.

Harrison has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sakaki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrison keeping moving, preventing Sakaki from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sebastian Harrison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Sakaki looks to land a combination but Harrison avoids it well.
Harrison shoots in looking for a takedown but Sakaki manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Harrison's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Harrison misses with a takedown attempt - Sakaki sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yurei Sakaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sakaki throws a right and a left that both miss.

Harrison gets a clinch.
Harrison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sakaki keeps control of Harrison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Harrison pulls guard effortlessly.
Harrison keeping full guard, as Sakaki tries to pass.
Harrison trying to control the position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Sebastian Harrison has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Harrison closes the distance and clinches up with Sakaki, looking for a takedown. Harrison pushes Sakaki against the cage but Sakaki circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yurei Sakaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastian Harrison.
Harrison throws a low kick but Sakaki moves out of range easily.
Sakaki stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sakaki wants it to stay on the feet.
A head kick misses from Sakaki.
Harrison blocks a head kick by Sakaki.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Harrison crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sakaki - the referee stops the clock and Harrison gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sakaki. Harrison manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sakaki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harrison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sakaki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Yurei Sakaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison shoots in but Sakaki avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sakaki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harrison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harrison fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Harrison pushes Sakaki up against the cage in a clinch.
Sakaki looking to throw knees to the head but Harrison is blocking nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harrison.
Harrison drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sakaki pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sakaki scores with a head kick.
Sakaki throws a head kick but Harrison moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sakaki throws a nice looking combination but Harrison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sakaki stuffs the takedown attempt from Harrison. Harrison gets slowly back to his feet.

Harrison drives through with a takedown into Sakaki's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Harrison drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sakaki manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Harrison has Sakaki in his guard.
Sakaki trying to control but Harrison is working from the bottom.
Harrison has his hands on Sakaki's head, controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakaki throwing strikes but missing.
Sakaki throws a big elbow that misses.

Sakaki got a little sloppy there for a moment and Harrison has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sakaki has managed to get both his arms back between Harrison's legs - danger averted.
Harrison is adopting a defensive guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Harrison manages to escape and get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sebastian Harrison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harrison has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sebastian Harrison!