PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sami Salama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kumina Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Salama
vs
Sato

180 cm
21
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

167 cm
20
169 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sami Salama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kumina Sato!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sato moves out of range of the leg kick from Salama.
Salama misses the shot to the body.
Sato blocks the body kick.
Salama's corner calls for a 1-2. Salama obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sato takes a kick to the side of the head.
Salama stuffs the takedown attempt from Sato. Sato gets slowly back to his feet.
Salama slips a straight right by Sato.
Sato misses with an uppercut.
Salama misses with a looping right.
Salama throws a low kick, looking for Sato's leg but Sato calmly moves out of range.
Salama thumps Sato with a low kick.
Sato throws a big shot that misses.
Sato slips a jab and a cross from Salama.
Salama tries a low kick but Sato avoids it.
Salama misses with a leg kick.
Sato connects with a good right hand that stumbles Salama. Salama circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A combination from Salama does no damage.
Sato swings for the body but Salama moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sato.
Salama blocks a jab.
Sato throws out a loose jab but Salama uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Sato throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Salama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salama throws the kick towards the body but Sato avoids it.
Sato is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Sato swats away the attempt to clinch by Salama.
Salama doesn't manage to clinch there - Sato circles away.
Salama pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Salama wants to clinch.
Sato slips a straight right by Salama.
Salama throws a sloppy head kick and Sato moves out of range easily.
Salama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sato misses with an uppercut. Salama saw that one coming.
Salama is looking to clinch.
Salama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sato tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Salama swivels and escapes.
Salama has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sato finds it's way round the side to connect with Salama's head.
Salama misses with a head kick.

Sato closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Salama did well to prevent Sato getting side control.
Salama tries to roll over but Sato keeps him under control.
Sato tries to pass to full mount but Salama defends it.
Salama has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sato is working away from the top position though.
Sato wants to lay and pray for a moment but Salama keeps working.
Salama on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Salama tries to get out of the position.
Salama trying to control but Sato postures up.
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.
Salama keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Salama is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salama blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sato.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Salama misses with a jab, cross combination.
Salama is looking to clinch but Sato is avoiding it.

Salama closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sato fails to pull guard.
Sami Salama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kumina Sato.
Salama effectively controlling the action here.
Sato blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Salama takes a shot to the head.
Salama tries to land knees in the clinch but Sato avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sato has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Salama tries to land knees in the clinch but Sato avoids the damage to the body.
Sato stalling in the clinch.
Salama is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sato is keeping busy.
Sato has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Salama tries to land knees in the clinch but Sato avoids the damage to the body.
Sato jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Salama walks away with a smile on his face. Sato gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fighters circling - Sato throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sato takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sato lands with a nice body punch.
Salama missing with a left hand there. Sato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Salama throws a lazy right hand but Sato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sato misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sato throws an overhand right that lands on Salama's shoulder, as Salama tries to avoid the shot.
Salama looks to land a left hand but Sato moved out of range nicely.
Salama moves out of range as Sato strikes.
Salama throws a head kick but Sato moves out of range.
Sato has a takedown stuffed.
Sato moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sami Salama dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sato throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Salama throws a leg kick which misses Sato's front leg but catches the back leg as Sato tries to avoid it.
Salama fails in his attempt to clinch.

Salama gets caught flat footed, as Sato shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sato has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Salama looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Salama controls Sato momentarily but Sato frees himself.
Sato tries to free his leg and advance position but Salama is retaining full guard.
Sato postures up.
Salama is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Salama keeping moving, preventing Sato from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salama is trying to control the position but Sato postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Salama is looking to clinch.
Salama fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sato checks it well.
Salama tries to clinch there but Sato circles away.
Salama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sato.
Salama slaps away a takedown attempt from Sato, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sato fails with a takedown attempt.
Salama tries to clinch up.
Jab by Sato.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salama motions for Sato to come forward. Salama throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sato comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sato just misses with a punch to the body.
Salama lands with an overhand left.
Nice uppercut lands for Salama. That snapped Sato's head back.
Salama feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sato's calf.
Salama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sato.
Salama digs a good hook to Sato's body.
A punch combination from Salama misses.
Salama is looking to clinch.
Salama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salama throws a head kick but Sato moves out of range.
Sato throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sato takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sato takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sato with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sato lands a jab.
Salama throws a leg kick which misses Sato's front leg but catches the back leg as Sato tries to avoid it.
Sato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sami Salama is winning the standup battle so far.
Salama tries to clinch up but Sato circles away and keeps his distance.
Sato blocks a low kick nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Salama, right into the meat.
Salama is looking to slow Sato down with leg kicks.
Sato is breathing heavily.
Sato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sami Salama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Salama misses with a hook. Sato ducked under it nicely.
A head kick misses from Salama.
Salama tests Sato's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A clash of legs there as Sato blocks the low kick.
A right-left combo lands from Salama.

Sato is rocked!
Salama fakes the body blow, causing Sato to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Sato goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sami Salama!