PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kazuma Kiryu (ranked 1130 p4p, 2259 weight class) and Masa Satake (ranked 169 p4p, 323 weight class). Kazuma Kiryu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kiryu
vs
Satake

184 cm
26
194
4 - 4 - 0

184 cm
26
189
10 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Conviction
Conquer

Brooklyn Apothecary
Brooklyn Threads

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kazuma Kiryu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Masa Satake!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Kiryu misses.
Kiryu throws a hook but Satake blocks it.
Satake tries to clinch but Kiryu moves out of range.
Kiryu misses with a double jab
and Kiryu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Satake tries to close the distance and clinch but Kiryu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Satake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kiryu.
Kiryu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiryu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Satake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Satake tries to clinch but Kiryu is having none of it.
Kiryu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Satake connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kiryu throws a low kick but Satake avoids it.
Satake slips under a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Satake 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kiryu misses with the combination.
Satake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Satake fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kiryu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiryu blocks a jab.
Kazuma Kiryu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Satake is looking to clinch but Kiryu is avoiding it.
Kiryu looks to score with a jab to the body but Satake is just out of range.
Satake defending well as Kiryu loads up on a big left hand.
Kiryu throws a body punch but Satake moves out of range.
Satake takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kiryu misses with a kick to the body

and Satake holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short right from Kiryu on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiryu prevents a body shot from Satake.
Kiryu avoids a wild elbow strike from Satake.
Kiryu prevents a body shot from Satake.

Kiryu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kiryu tried to score with a low kick but Satake checks it.
Kiryu throws a head kick that misses.
Satake moves out of range of the strikes.
Satake motions for Kiryu to come forward. Satake throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Satake takes a swing at Kiryu's ribcage but misses.
Kiryu misses the shot to the body.
Kiryu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Satake has Kiryu up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Satake throws an elbow but misses.
Kiryu scores with a shot to the side of Satake's head.
Kiryu dodges an elbow strike from Satake.
Kiryu works on Satake's body with a couple of short punches.
Satake lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kiryu backwards.
Kiryu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kiryu digs a right hand underneath Satake's ribcage. Satake let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Kiryu manages to break the clinch.
Satake shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kiryu delivers a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick from Kiryu, right into the meat of the thigh.
Satake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kiryu throws out the jab.
Satake feints a counter leg kick.
Satake ducks under a wild hook from Kiryu.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kazuma Kiryu dominated that round.
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.

Kiryu missing with a left hand there. Satake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Satake swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Kiryu feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Satake sprawling to the canvas! Satake rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kiryu finish him?!

Satake is rocked!
Kiryu swings widly with a right hand
and Satake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Satake is still on wobbly legs! Can Kiryu finish him?
Kiryu throws a leg kick
and Satake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Satake seems to have recovered his senses.
Satake misses with a lunging right hand
and Kiryu counters with a crisp right that sends Satake to the canvas! Kiryu follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kazuma Kiryu!
A relieved looking Kazuma Kiryu thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.