PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitsuomi Sakata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Optimus Rimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sakata might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ketsunoke vs Shirinoke by Gintama OST. Rimes has chosen Sweet Dreams by Marilyn Manson as his entrance music. Optimus Rimes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sakata
vs
Rimes

183 cm
30
210 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

204 cm
32
217 lbs
19 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mitsuomi Sakata!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Optimus Rimes!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakata throws a body shot but no joy.
Sakata jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rimes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice body punch from Rimes.
Rimes clobbers Sakata with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rimes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sakata looks to land a left hand but Rimes moved out of range nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rimes.
Sakata cracks Rimes with a good jab.
Sakata lands with a cross.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rimes.
Rimes throws a low kick but Sakata avoids it.
It looked like Sakata wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sakata misses the body punch
and Rimes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sakata lands an overhand right.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rimes, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakata throws a body punch but Rimes moves out of range.
Sakata misses with a body shot.
Rimes throws a big counter head kick but Sakata avoids it with no problem.
Sakata throws out a powerful jab.
Rimes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sakata cracks Rimes with a good jab.
Sakata with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sakata misses with a looping left.
Sakata misses with an uppercut.
Sakata throws a lazy right hand but Rimes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rimes has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rimes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Rimes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sakata. Rimes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sakata throws a head kick that misses.
Sakata swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rimes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rimes.
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!
Sakata throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rimes doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rimes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sakata under the eye.
Sakata slips a straight right by Rimes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rimes. That's going to slow Sakata down.
Rimes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sakata looks to land a right hand but Rimes moved out of range.
Rimes throws out a counter right but Sakata avoids it with no problem.
Rimes connects with a right hand. Sakata shakes it off.
Sakata thows a left - swing and a miss!
Despite the aggression on Rimes's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sakata finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rimes thuds a left hand into Sakata's body.
Sakata misses with a body shot.
Sakata tests Rimes's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakata takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sakata throws a poor cross that misses
and Rimes counters with a nice body shot.
Rimes lands a nice shot to the body.
Rimes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sakata.
A little jabbing left from Rimes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sakata misses with a right hand
and Rimes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rimes moves out of range of the strikes.
Sakata swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sakata. Rimes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rimes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sakata was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sakata just misses with a punch to the body.
Sakata scores with a hook to the body. Rimes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sakata tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rimes counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakata throws a jab but it's blocked by Rimes.
Rimes was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some bone on bone action there as Sakata checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sakata thumps Rimes with a low kick.
A big right from Rimes misses.
Sakata steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rimes.
Rimes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rimes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sakata throws a body shot but no joy.
Sakata lands a jab.
Rimes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rimes has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A jab from Sakata misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mitsuomi Sakata will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Rimes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rimes throws out a counter right but Sakata avoids it with no problem.
Rimes cracks Sakata with an open hand slap.
Sakata stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sakata misses with a hook. Rimes ducked under it nicely.
Rimes is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rimes connects with the punch.
Sakata loads up on a big right hand but Rimes slips the punch.
Rimes feints a counter leg kick.
Sakata looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rimes moves out of range as Sakata strikes.
Sakata is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rimes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rimes throws a looping overhand right but Sakata ducks down to avoid it.
Sakata feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Rimes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sakata fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rimes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sakata takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakata lands a jab.
An inside leg kick from Rimes misses.
Sakata wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sakata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sakata lands with a nice body punch.
Sakata looks to land a body kick but Rimes moved away.
Sakata lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rimes's sensitive parts.
Sakata throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Rimes.
Sakata moves forwards but Rimes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rimes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sakata swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rimes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rimes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sakata looks to score with a jab to the body but Rimes is just out of range.
Sakata takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rimes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rimes defending well as Sakata loads up on a big left hand.
Rimes throws a wild body kick that Sakata sees coming a mile off.
Sakata is looking to counter the offense by Rimes and move into the clinch.
Sakata lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rimes at a distance.
Sakata scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sakata is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sakata keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rimes connects with a right hand. Sakata shakes it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rimes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sakata wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Some wild striking there from Rimes.
Sakata is looking to counter the offense by Rimes and move into the clinch.
Rimes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sakata.
Mitsuomi Sakata is winning the standup battle so far.
Sakata misses with a body shot
and Rimes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rimes is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rimes ducks under a wild hook from Sakata.
Sakata swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sakata tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rimes was well out of range. Poor timing from Sakata.
Sakata is looking to chop away at Rimes's legs.
Rimes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sakata scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rimes is looking to land body kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rimes.
Sakata throws a body punch but Rimes moves out of range.
Sakata misses the shot to the body.
Rimes follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Sakata throws a wild body kick that Rimes sees coming a mile off.
Both fighters circling a little - Rimes finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sakata lands with an uppercut that bounces Rimes off the ropes and back into range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rimes tries a head kick but it misses.
Sakata lands a head shot.
Rimes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sakata lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rimes's sensitive parts.
Good standup being displayed there by Rimes as he connects with a hook.
Sakata throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rimes throws out a counter right but Sakata avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mitsuomi Sakata will probably get the nod.
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.

Sakata throws a hook to the side of Rimes's head but Rimes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rimes lunges at Sakata with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sakata's hand.
A swing and a miss from Sakata.
Sakata finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sakata backing away here, and Rimes unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sakata throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rimes raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Rimes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sakata has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sakata lands a front kick.
Rimes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sakata with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rimes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sakata looks to land a right hand but Rimes moved out of range.
Sakata swings widly with a right hand

and Rimes counters with a crisp one two that drops Sakata! Rimes thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Sakata to his feet! Sakata is in big trouble!

Sakata is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rimes misses with a low kick as Sakata jumps back.
Sakata is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rimes.
Oh Sakata is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rimes lands a big head kick that sends Sakata to the canvas! Rimes follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Optimus Rimes!
Optimus Rimes is the new light heavyweight champion!
Optimus Rimes decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.