PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Maki Damchaigym (ranked 24401 p4p, 24379 weight class) and Tadao Sato (ranked 472 p4p, 464 weight class). Tadao Sato has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Maki Damchaigym's chin.

Damchaigym
vs
Sato

175 cm
24
145
3 - 4 - 0

152 cm
26
154
2 - 4 - 0

Excellent MT
Experienced

Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maki Damchaigym!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tadao Sato!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sato will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sato throws a series of punches but Damchaigym avoids them all with ease.
Damchaigym half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sato misses with a combination
and Damchaigym makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A combination from Sato does no damage.
Sato looks to land a combination but Damchaigym avoids it well.
Sato will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Sato does no damage.
Damchaigym is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tadao Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damchaigym fails with an attempt to clinch.
Damchaigym looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Damchaigym has Sato up against the ropes in a clinch.
Damchaigym with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Tadao Sato has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Damchaigym escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sato rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Damchaigym moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Sato, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Damchaigym gets a clinch.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Sato has eaten all the pies!
Damchaigym blocks an elbow strike from Sato.
Damchaigym lands with a light punch inside.
Damchaigym avoids the elbow strike from Sato, against the ropes.
Sato misses with an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Damchaigym.
Sato misses with an elbow over the top.

Damchaigym escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sato misses with the combination.
Sato looks winded!
Damchaigym is looking to clinch.
A combination from Sato does no damage.
Damchaigym throws a shot to the body.

Damchaigym has closed the distance and engaged Sato in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Sato just misses with a elbow thrown towards Damchaigym's brow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Damchaigym breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato misses with a few strikes there.
Damchaigym was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Damchaigym tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sato paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Damchaigym tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sato swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Damchaigym's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Damchaigym duly obliges.
Damchaigym throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Damchaigym slips a jab and a cross from Sato.
Damchaigym throws a quick inside leg kick.
Damchaigym is looking to clinch.
Damchaigym moves in looking to clinch but Sato pushes him off.
Sato fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Damchaigym wants to clinch up but Sato keeps it at a distance.
Damchaigym tries to clinch there but Sato circles away.
Good leg kick by Damchaigym.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sato feints a jab promting Damchaigym to slip. Sato then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Damchaigym slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Damchaigym lands a right hook to the body.
Damchaigym swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Maki Damchaigym will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tadao Sato's cut.
That's time! Damchaigym's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Damchaigym is looking to clinch but Sato is avoiding it.
Sato lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Damchaigym circles away quickly and effectively.
Damchaigym lands with an overhand left.
A punch combination from Sato misses.
Sato misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sato throws a nice looking combination but Damchaigym bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Damchaigym thows a body kick. Sato tries to catch it but that hurt him.

Sato tries to keep at a distance but Damchaigym has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sato pushes off an throws an elbow but Damchaigym leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Damchaigym connects with a knee to the head.
Sato throws an elbow but it misses.
Damchaigym stalling the fight.
Sato looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sato throws an elbow that misses.
Sato is breathing heavily.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sato looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damchaigym keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sato's efforts to push away.
Damchaigym blocks the elbow strike.
Sato creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Damchaigym trying to control the position but instead, Sato has worked for underhooks and has pushed Damchaigym into the ropes.

Damchaigym breaks the clinch.
Damchaigym lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sato circles away quickly and effectively.
Tadao Sato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sato swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Damchaigym showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sato.
Sato misses with a series of wild punches.
Damchaigym tries to clinch up but Sato circles away and keeps his distance.
Damchaigym scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damchaigym connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Damchaigym scores with a nice strike.
Sato swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Damchaigym counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Damchaigym breaks from the clinch.
Sato takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damchaigym tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sato misses with a double jab
and Damchaigym counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Sato is rocked!
Damchaigym tries to clinch up but Sato circles away and keeps his distance.
Sato is still on wobbly legs! Can Damchaigym finish him?
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Damchaigym throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Sato is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the ropes! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Maki Damchaigym!