PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chem Spaletti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideo Sakurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Hideo Sakurai was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Spaletti
vs
Sakurai

178 cm
28
166 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

173 cm
21
166 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chem Spaletti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hideo Sakurai!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spaletti on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sakurai scores with a nice head shot.
Sakurai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spaletti half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sakurai misses with a hook. Spaletti ducked under it nicely.
Spaletti attempts a counter takedown but Sakurai avoids it well and moves away.
Sakurai misses with a lunging right hand

and Spaletti counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sakurai!

Spaletti has an Americana. Sakurai didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Spaletti is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Spaletti hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Chem Spaletti!