PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hiroshi Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sato comes to the cage accompanied by In The Morning. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Lyoto Silva enters the cage!

Sato
vs
Silva

185 cm
22
203 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

180 cm
24
190 lbs
9 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Good low kicks
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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hiroshi Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lyoto Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Sato counters with a low kick, right behind Silva 's knee.
Silva misses with the body kick
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva misses with a combination

and Sato counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.
Silva wants to control but Sato postures up.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Sato in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sato postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Silva is looking to reverse the position.
Silva sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sato drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Sato thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva wants to improve his position but Sato is controlling well.
Sato working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to control but Sato is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sato is taking a breather. Silva says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sato trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away.
Silva is trying to stand.
Sato is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sato takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

We're going to have a standup here because Hiroshi Sato wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sato is defended easily by Silva.
A low kick from Silva misses

and Sato counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silva's guard now.
Sato preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sato landing with the ground and pound.
Sato throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Sato throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sato postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Sato from controlling successfully.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sato manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato looking for a sweep. Not yet Sato, not yet.
Sato pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Silva slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Silva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sato is just riding it out for now. Silva eventually gives up the hold.
Sato tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sato makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sato.
Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sato is proving hard to escape from.
Sato manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.
Sato in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva looking to control.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Sato from controlling successfully.
Silva controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Sato counters with a takedown into side control.
Silva throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Sato has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Sato throws an elbow but Silva slips to the side and avoids it well.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sato tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Sato throws a strike aimed at the side of Silva's head but Silva avoids it well.

Sato is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a strike from the bottom.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Sato in side control, throwing shots but Silva defends.
Sato throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sato scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sato throws an elbow but Silva slips to the side and avoids it well.
Silva is looking to reverse the position.
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
Sato trying to control the position but Silva is working away.

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 works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sato trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Silva is trying to control Sato's posture but Sato avoids it.
Sato wants to take a breather but Silva manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Sato.
Hiroshi Sato overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva lands with a heel strike from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva is trying to control the position but Sato postures up.
Silva has his hands on Sato's head, controlling the position.
Sato postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sato working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sato is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Sato throws a strike but Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sato wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Sato gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sato postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
Sato lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sato in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sato slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sato in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sato trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Sato scoring with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hiroshi Sato dominated that second round.
That's time! Sato's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Silva misses with the body kick

and Sato counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
Sato is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Sato is proving a slippery customer.
Sato stands up over Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sato wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Sato postures up.
Silva doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Sato won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
Sato scoring with some ground and pound.
Silva controls Sato momentarily but Sato frees himself.
Sato trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Lyoto Silva.
Sato has his takedown stuffed
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sato's knee momentarily.
Lyoto Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hiroshi Sato is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Silva looks to throw a body kick
and Sato counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silva throws a head kick that half lands.
Sato misses with a wild body shot.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Sato.
Silva misses with a combination

and Sato counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
Sato stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
Silva trying to strike off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva 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.
Sato looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sato has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

We're going to have a standup here because Hiroshi Sato wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sato feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Silvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sato makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Silva really felt that one!
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lyoto Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sato tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
Silva throws a push kick but Sato slaps the foot to one side.

Sato darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sato is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sato looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroshi Sato showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sato, 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiroshi Sato!