PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Howard Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jienaro Marfil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Marfil's choice of entrance music: New Divide. Jienaro Marfil has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Howard Sato's chin.

Sato
vs
Marfil

185 cm
25
185 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

181 cm
22
184 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Howard Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jienaro Marfil!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Marfil. Those never looked like landing.
Marfil keeps the fight on the outside.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch but Marfil swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marfil paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice combination there by Marfil.
Sato misses with a head kick.
Sato tries to clinch up but Marfil circles away and keeps his distance.
Sato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sato slips a straight right by Marfil.
Marfil misses with a wild combination.
Sato is looking to clinch but Marfil is avoiding it.
Sato lands a high kick!
Marfil lands with a hook. Sato tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Sato is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marfil throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Marfil.
The fighters circling - Marfil throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marfil scores with a hook to the body. Sato takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Some wild striking there from Marfil.
Sato scores with a head kick.
Marfil misses with a double jab.
Marfil moves out of range of the leg kick from Sato.
Howard Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marfil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sato was well out of range. Poor timing from Marfil.
Marfil throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marfil misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sato throws a head kick that misses.
Sato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marfil swinging wildly here.
Sato throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marfil tests Sato's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato misses with a head kick.
Sato fails in his attempt to clinch.
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 tries to clinch up but Marfil circles away and keeps his distance.
Sato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marfil works the jab nicely.
Marfil fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marfil will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sato drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Oh Sato is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marfil fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sato seems to have got his legs back now.
Good exchange - Sato coming out on top.
Marfil throws a series of punches but Sato avoids them all with ease.
Sato avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sato misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marfil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marfil looks to land a combination but Sato avoids it well.
Marfil misses with a wild combination.
Sato avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sato lands a head kick. Marfil smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Marfil misses with a few strikes there.
Marfil blocks a head kick by Sato.
Marfil misses with a wild body shot.
Marfil avoids the head kick by Sato.
Sato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marfil.
Sato throws a head kick that half lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato tries a head kick but it misses.
Sato is breathing heavily.
Sato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marfil lands the left hand.
Sato walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Marfil checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sato gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Marfil.
Sato looks up at the clock. Bad move! Marfil lands a right hand from hell, dropping Sato. Marfil pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jienaro Marfil!
During a confident post fight interview, Jienaro Marfil thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.