PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitsuomi Sakata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Trejo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakata comes to the ring accompanied by Ketsunoke vs Shirinoke by Gintama OST. Trejo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dire Straits- Six Blade Knife. 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.

Sakata
vs
Trejo

183 cm
28
210 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

191 cm
33
204 lbs
20 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mitsuomi Sakata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Danny Trejo!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sakata drops Trejo with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Trejo looks back up at him and smiles so Sakata waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

It looks like Danny Trejo has been cut.
Sakata swinging wildly here.

Trejo clinches up with Sakata and pushes him back against the ropes.
Sakata tries to land a knee to the head but Trejo blocks with his arms.
Sakata looking to throw knees to the head but Trejo is blocking nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakata misses with a hook to the ribs.
Our sources have told us that Sakata has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Trejo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Mitsuomi Sakata has been cut.
Sakata misses with a body punch.
Sakata utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Trejo tries to pull guard but Sakata forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Sakata tries a body shot but Trejo blocks it.
Sakata looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Trejo throws an elbow but misses.
Sakata goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sakata tries to land a knee to the head but Trejo blocks with his arms.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Sakata just misses with a elbow thrown towards Trejo's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Trejo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sakata throws a right hand that Trejo ducks under and follows up with a left that Trejo also avoids with ease.

Trejo has managed to clinch.
Sakata scores with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Trejo.

Trejo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sakata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trejo lands a high kick!
Trejo seems to be stalking Sakata here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Sakata drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Danny Trejo!
In his post fight interview, Danny Trejo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.