PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroshi Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Campbell comes to the cage accompanied by Steel Panther - Party all Day. Hiroshi Sato has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Campbell
vs
Sato

180 cm
21
193 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

184 cm
28
197 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hiroshi Sato!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato cracks a nice hook into Campbell's ribs.
Campbell misses with a double jab
and Sato counters with a left to the body.
Campbell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sato counters with a left to the body.
Sato scores with a sloppy right hand. Campbell should have avoided that one.
Sato stuns Campbell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Campbell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sato counters with a leg kick.
Campbell misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sato fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Campbell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sato is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Campbell rather than just go for the knockout.
Campbell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sato scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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!
Campbell misses with a right hand
and Sato counters with a nice low kick that buckles Campbell's knee momentarily.

Sato has managed to clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Campbell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Campbell is leaning against Sato and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sato has Campbell pressed against the cage, preventing Campbell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sato lands a shoulder strike.
Campbell is looking to break free of the clinch but Sato has double underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sato.
Campbell wants to get back to striking at distance but Sato won't allow it.
Campbell takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Bruce Campbell has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sato gets through Campbell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sato gets through Campbell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Campbell wants to get back to striking at distance but Sato won't allow it.
Campbell is breathing heavily.
Come on Sato - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Campbell takes an elbow to the forehead.

Campbell is rocked!
Sato lands an elbow that stopped Campbell in his tracks for a moment.
Oh Campbell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sato takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Campbell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Campbell tries to break free but Sato pushes him back against the cage.

Sato breaks from the clinch.
Sato lands a nice hook to Campbell's body. Campbell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Campbell seems to have got his legs back now.
Sato paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Campbell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sato lands a jab to Campbell's midsection.
Sato changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sato ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Campbell misses with a lunging right hand
and Sato counters with an outside leg kick.
Sato cracks a nice hook into Campbell's ribs.
Campbell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato lands a nice shot that snaps Campbell's head back.

Sato takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sato.
Campbell tries to break the clinch but Sato is controlling the position.
Sato controlling the action here for a moment.
Campbell takes a shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sato pushes Campbell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Campbell takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Sato on the inside.
Sato creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Campbell with a big uppercut! Campbell tries to clinch up but Sato pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Campbell to the mat! Campbell covers up and Sato unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hiroshi Sato!