PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louis Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Sakamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velasquez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Brother Louie. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Velasquez
vs
Sakamoto

190 cm
24
212 lbs
12 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
212 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Powerful

[JMFC] 160!

Animal Farm

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Louis Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Sakamoto!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakamoto misses with a body punch
and Velasquez counters with a nice uppercut.
Sakamoto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Velasquez counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Velasquez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Velasquez.
Velasquez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sakamoto counters with a stiff right hand.
Velasquez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sakamoto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Velasquez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sakamoto ducks under a wild hook from Velasquez.
Sakamoto displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Louis Velasquez has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velasquez lands a two punch combo.
Sakamoto throws a left and a right that both miss
and Velasquez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sakamoto connects with a right hand. Velasquez shakes it off.
Velasquez jabs Sakamoto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sakamoto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Velasquez counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez throws a right hand that misses
and Sakamoto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Velasquez throws a looping overhand right but Sakamoto ducks down to avoid it.
Velasquez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Velasquez misses with a hook to the body
and Sakamoto counters with a series of strikes. Velasquez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Velasquez thows a body shot but no joy.
Velasquez checks a low kick from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto misses with a double jab
and Velasquez counters with a left and a right that stings Sakamoto.
Velasquez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sakamoto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sakamoto there as he acknowledges the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Velasquez works the jab nicely.
Velasquez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Velasquez looks to score with a jab to the body but Sakamoto is just out of range.
Velasquez lands a nice hook to Sakamoto's body. Sakamoto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Velasquez moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez scores with a nice head shot.
Sakamoto lands a jab-cross combination.
Velasquez just misses with a punch to the body.
Velasquez misses with a jab to the body
and Sakamoto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Velasquez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Velasquez scores with a hook to the body. Sakamoto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sakamoto misses with a straight left.
Velasquez scores with a body shot.
Sakamoto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Velasquez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto throws a lazy uppercut
and Velasquez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sakamoto moves out of range of the strikes.
Velasquez misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez throws a jab when Sakamoto was well out of range.
Velasquez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sakamoto throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Velasquez to counter with a crisp jab.
Velasquez fails to land with a series of punches.
Sakamoto misses with a hook to the body
and Velasquez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Velasquez lands a lovely overhand right.
Sakamoto throws a lazy uppercut
and Velasquez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Sakamoto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Velasquez throws a jab when Sakamoto was well out of range.
Louis Velasquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Velasquez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sakamoto counters with a two punch combo.
Velasquez swings widly with a right hand
and Sakamoto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sakamoto moves forwards but Velasquez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Velasquez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto misses the body punch
and Sakamoto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Velasquez misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez walks into a left hand.
Velasquez moves away from the strike by Sakamoto.
Velasquez misses with a wild body shot.
Sakamoto misses with a left hand
and Velasquez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velasquez cracks Sakamoto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sakamoto misses with a body shot
and Velasquez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sakamoto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Velasquez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sakamoto looks gassed!
Sakamoto lands the left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Velasquez lands a right hook to the body.
Sakamoto swings widly with a right hand
and Sakamoto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Velasquez misses the body punch
and Sakamoto counters with a stiff right hand.
Velasquez throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Paul Sakamoto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Louis Velasquez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Velasquez stuns Sakamoto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sakamoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Velasquez.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sakamoto lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Velasquez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Velasquez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Velasquez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sakamoto in his tracks.
Sakamoto throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Velasquez counters with a straight right hand.
Velasquez throws a body punch but Sakamoto moves out of range.
Velasquez has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Velasquez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sakamoto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sakamoto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Velasquez misses the body punch
and Sakamoto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sakamoto misses with a body punch
and Velasquez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Velasquez lands with a good body shot.
Sakamoto is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Velasquez!
Velasquez lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez works Sakamoto's body with a nice hook.
Velasquez lands with a good body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Velasquez, as that shot connected.
Sakamoto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Velasquez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sakamoto scrambles back to his feet.
Velasquez looks to land a combination but Sakamoto avoids it well.
Velasquez punishes Sakamoto's body with a nice straight punch.
Velasquez misses with a hook. Sakamoto ducked under it nicely.
Velasquez stuns Sakamoto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Velasquez is looking to wear down Sakamoto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Velasquez scores with a body shot.
Velasquez jabs Sakamoto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Velasquez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Velasquez feints a jab promting Sakamoto to slip. Velasquez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sakamoto slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Velasquez cracks Sakamoto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Velasquez connects with a body shot that sends Sakamoto's belly button to the back.
Velasquez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Velasquez lands a nice shot that snaps Sakamoto's head back.
Louis Velasquez is winning the standup battle so far.
Velasquez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Velasquez throws a shot from downtown. Sakamoto moves away and avoids it.
Sakamoto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Donk. Velasquez catches Sakamoto right on the button with a cross.
Sakamoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Velasquez.
A combination from Velasquez does no damage.
Sakamoto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sakamoto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Velasquez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Velasquez.
Velasquez lands a jab to the nose.
Sakamoto swings widly with a right hand
and Velasquez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Sakamoto is rocked!
Sakamoto misses with a combination
and Velasquez counters with a right hand to the body.
Velasquez cracks Sakamoto with an open hand slap.
Sakamoto is still on wobbly legs! Can Velasquez finish him?
Velasquez throws an uppercut from hell that sends Sakamoto clean off his feet! He's out cold! Velasquez stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Louis Velasquez!