PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pupp Eye (ranked 5140 p4p, 24064 weight class) and Tadao Sato (ranked 488 p4p, 540 weight class). Pupp Eye has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Eye
vs
Sato

174 cm
20
165
0 - 0 - 0

152 cm
27
154
2 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pupp Eye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tadao Sato!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato misses with a double jab.

Eye instigates a clinch.
Eye dodges an elbow strike from Sato.
Sato should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Eye pulls guard effortlessly.
Sato stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Eye swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sato must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Eye wants to sweep here but Sato controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eye has Sato pulled in close to control his posture.

Sato is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Eye is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Eye has escaped and now he's on top!

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eye is looking to work some ground and pound but Sato has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Eye accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Sato has eaten all the pies!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Eye accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Eye sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Sato is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Eye wants to stand but Sato has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Eye controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Eye accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Eye controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Sato throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Eye escapes and throws Sato's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Eye sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sato is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Eye advances to full mount.
Eye controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eye's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Sato is trying to escape the mount.
Eye takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Eye thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Sato tries to lock up and control but Eye gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Eye tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sato wants to control but Eye is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eye throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

Eye wants to finish this one by submission but Sato is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Eye.
Eye content just to control the position here.
Eye wants to stand but Sato is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.

Eye stands up from mount. Strange move.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Eye drives through and clinches with Sato against the cage.

Sato is fighting off a takedown attempt but Eye is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Sato to the mat. Sato regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Eye content to stall in guard here.
Eye slips nicely into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pupp Eye dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Eye is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sato's half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Eye has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Eye not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Eye is controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sato actively working from the bottom here.

Sato looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Eye works his way into side control.
The referee asks Eye politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Eye prefers to stall for the moment though.
An elbow from Eye crashes against the mat.
Eye content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

Eye stands up and beckons Sato to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Eye clinches.

Eye has clasped his hands together around Sato's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Sato struggling a bit here.
Eye throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sato tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Eye in side control, throwing shots but Sato defends.
Eye fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Eye will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sato tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Eye presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Eye controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eye landing shots from mount.
Eye cracks Sato with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Eye controlling the position easily from mount.
Sato keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Eye controlling the position easily from mount.
Eye is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sato can do to turn this around?

Eye is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sato is surviving well by controlling Eye's body position as best he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato tries to lock up and control but Eye gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sato working to try and regain half guard.
Eye throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Eye looking to ground and pound but Sato is blocking nicely.
Pupp Eye overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Eye tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sato is in all sorts of trouble here.
Eye punishing his opponent with strikes.
Eye unloads with some shots from mount but Sato bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eye tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Eye is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Sato has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pupp Eye dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Eye closes the distance and clinches.
Sato throws an elbow but it misses.
Sato pushes off an throws an elbow but Eye leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Eye has Sato pressed against the cage, preventing Sato from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sato throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sato wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Eye is looking for a takedown.
Eye lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Eye escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Eye.

Eye moves into the clinch successfully.
Eye has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sato avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Eye's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sato misses with a combination
and Eye counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato throws a series of punches but Eye moves out of range.

Eye throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sato tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Eye is in Sato's guard.

Eye gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Sato throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sato takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Eye cracks Sato with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sato rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Eye moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Eye shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Eye controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tadao Sato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eye stands and throws Sato's legs to the side, diving into side control.
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!

Eye thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Sato's face as Eye controls the position.
Eye seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sato for as long as he can get away with.
Eye tries to stand but Sato is controlling his head.
Sato is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Eye politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Eye prefers to stall for the moment though.
Further stalling from Eye.
Eye working away.
Eye throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Eye takes advantage of some sloppy striking from Sato to pass into mount.
Eye controlling the pace for now.
Sato is in all sorts of trouble here.

Eye working for a guillotine from mount but Sato is in no mood to give up.
Sato is looking to improve his position but Eye isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Sato reaches up to try and control the position but Eye seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Sato rolls and tries to escape and now Eye has his back!
Eye really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Sato.

Eye patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Eye is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Sato has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Pupp Eye is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Sato defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Eye's arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pupp Eye showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Eye, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pupp Eye!