PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Sakazaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mung McArthur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Sakazaki
vs
McArthur

179 cm
19
165 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

190 cm
21
162 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

HeavyWeight Designs

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 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryo Sakazaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mung McArthur!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakazaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McArthur.
McArthur is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sakazaki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sakazaki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sakazaki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sakazaki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McArthur.
McArthur feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sakazakis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McArthur takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McArthur misses with a body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sakazaki.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sakazaki!
Sakazaki swinging wildly here.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sakazaki.
Sakazaki scores with a jab to the body.
Sakazaki takes a jab right on the kisser.
McArthur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McArthur looks to land a combination but Sakazaki avoids it well.
McArthur looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakazaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sakazaki throws a body punch but McArthur moves out of range.
A combination from McArthur does no damage.
Sakazaki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McArthur changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sakazaki tries to avoid it but McArthur manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sakazaki to the ground. Sakazaki escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
McArthur throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sakazaki makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. McArthur really felt that one!
Sakazaki misses with a head kick.
Sakazaki throws a sloppy head kick and McArthur moves out of range easily.
McArthur throws a right and a left that Sakazaki avoids nicely.
A head kick from Sakazaki lands but McArthur takes it in his stride.
Sakazaki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sakazaki misses with a two punch combination.
Sakazaki throws a sloppy head kick and McArthur moves out of range easily.
McArthur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sakazaki.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakazaki blocks a jab.
McArthur chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sakazaki can pounce on him.
Sakazaki throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Some wild striking there from McArthur.
Sakazaki misses with a body shot.
Sakazaki plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
McArthur takes one to the chin there.

McArthur decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
McArthur not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sakazaki is trying to stand.
Sakazaki is staying active underneath McArthur, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mung McArthur has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
McArthur looks to throw the jab but Sakazaki is out of range.
McArthur steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sakazaki. That one must have hurt.
Sakazaki takes one to the side of the head.
McArthur shoots in for a takedown but Sakazaki shows good takedown defense.
Sakazaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McArthur.
Sakazaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McArthur moves away.
McArthur lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sakazaki misses with a double jab.
Sakazaki has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sakazaki - that will leave a mark!

McArthur looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sakazaki!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakazaki keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
McArthur punching from mount but Sakazaki doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sakazaki wants to control but McArthur is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McArthur with shots to the head and body - Sakazaki looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryo Sakazaki dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

McArthur drives through with a takedown into guard.
McArthur postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McArthur pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sakazaki is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McArthur accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McArthur wants to pass the guard but Sakazaki is keeping the position.
McArthur has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McArthur throwing strikes from guard but Sakazaki blocks nicely.
McArthur trying to control the position from guard on top but Sakazaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McArthur lands a couple of elbows.
Sakazaki keeping moving, preventing McArthur from controlling successfully.
Sakazaki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McArthur sitting in guard, not really doing much.
McArthur with a nice head shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakazaki wants to stand up but McArthur is controlling him.
McArthur postures up in Sakazaki's guard and throws a big left but Sakazaki blocks it.
McArthur pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sakazaki is keeping the position for now.
McArthur not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sakazaki controls McArthur momentarily but McArthur frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sakazaki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sakazaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice sprawl there from Sakazaki as McArthur shoots in.
McArthur misses with the combination.
The fighters circling - McArthur throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sakazaki.
Sakazaki scores with a shot to the body.
Sakazaki lands with an overhand left.
Sakazaki is looking to wear down McArthur with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McArthur misses with a series of wild punches.
McArthur has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sakazaki.
McArthur is breathing heavily.
McArthur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sakazaki.
McArthur misses with a series of wild punches.
Sakazaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McArthur manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McArthur just misses with a punch to the body.
McArthur throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sakazaki throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McArthur misses with a few strikes there.
Sakazaki throws a right and a left that McArthur avoids nicely.
McArthur misses with a few strikes there.
McArthur throws a right hand that Sakazaki ducks under and follows up with a left that Sakazaki also avoids with ease.
Sakazaki throws a nice head kick!
Sakazaki connects with a high kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sakazaki scores with a head kick.
Sakazaki throws a sloppy head kick and McArthur moves out of range easily.
Sakazaki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sakazaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but McArthur swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mung McArthur will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Sakazaki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McArthur's calf.
McArthur throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mung McArthur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

McArthur gets the takedown into side control.
McArthur lands a few punches from side control.
Sakazaki is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
A lull in the action here.
Sakazaki wants to get back to his feet.
Mung McArthur has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McArthur working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sakazaki is working to avoid the ground and pound but McArthur connects with a decent elbow.
Sakazaki is not content to let McArthur control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McArthur is working Sakazaki over with some ground and pound from side control.
McArthur lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sakazaki down.
Sakazaki takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sloppy strikes there by McArthur.
McArthur wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sakazaki keeps working.
McArthur misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakazaki tries to escape but McArthur is in control.
McArthur is working Sakazaki over with some ground and pound from side control.
McArthur wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sakazaki keeps working.
McArthur working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
McArthur lands a few punches from side control.
Sakazaki taking a bit of punishment here - McArthur scoring with strikes.
McArthur landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks McArthur politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. McArthur prefers to stall for the moment though.
McArthur throws a strike aimed at the side of Sakazaki's head but Sakazaki avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sakazaki is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sakazaki is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
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!
McArthur working the ground and pound from side control.
McArthur lands some shots froms side control.
Sakazaki is looking for a sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McArthur working the ground and pound from side control.
McArthur cracks Sakazaki with a big right hand but Sakazaki just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mung McArthur comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McArthur has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight for Mung McArthur!
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight for Mung McArthur!
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight for Mung McArthur!

Mung McArthur wins by unanimous decision!