PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hirohito Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Antonio Camacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Antonio Camacho looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Sato
vs
Antonio Camacho

178 cm
24
185 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

182 cm
25
177 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hirohito Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Antonio Camacho!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sato closes the distance and pushes Camacho back into the cage.
Sato lands an elbow just above Camacho 's eye.

It looks like Jose Antonio Camacho has been cut.
Sato lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sato.
Camacho looks winded!
Sato throws a knee to the head but misses.
Camacho takes a shot to the head.
Sato with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Camacho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Camacho fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sato using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Camacho has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sato creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Camacho's defenses.
Sato unloads a knee to the mid-section. Camacho lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sato unloads a knee to the mid-section. Camacho lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sato with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sato lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sato working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sato throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato lands a shoulder strike.
Sato lands a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sato.

That has opened up Jose Antonio Camacho's cut even more.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Camacho has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Sato misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Sato.
Camacho takes an elbow to the temple.
Sato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice elbow from Sato.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Camacho.
Sato lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Sato.

Camacho is rocked!

The cut above Jose Antonio Camacho's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sato lands a knee to the head.
Camacho is still on wobbly legs! Can Sato finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sato unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Camacho! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Sato is unloading with more strikes now! Camacho drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hirohito Sato!
In his post fight interview, Hirohito Sato started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.