PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chito Hua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Sakurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakurai has chosen Knock Me Down as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Hua
vs
Sakurai

190 cm
29
180 lbs
15 - 14 - 0

184 cm
23
180 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Good gas tank

MMA ANIMAL

TITAN
MMA ANIMAL

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chito Hua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kazushi Sakurai!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sakurai has managed to clinch.
Sakurai is trying to maintain a safe position but Hua gets an underhook and turns Sakurai into the cage.
Hua lands a damaging elbow.
Hua lands an elbow that stopped Sakurai in his tracks for a moment.
Hua stops a takedown attempt from Sakurai.
Sakurai changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hua fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Oooooh!!! Hua has knocked Sakurai down with a huge combo! Hua steps away and waves a wobbly Sakurai back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Sakurai is rocked!

It looks like Kazushi Sakurai has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Hua fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sakurai, pushing him back against the cage.
Hua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sakurai has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hua working Sakurai over with knees to the body.
Sakurai looks gassed!
Knees to the body from Hua.
Hua with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hua leaning against his opponent.
Hua unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sakurai lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hua lands a damaging elbow.
Hua just leaning against Sakurai, taking a breather.
Hua crunches a lovely knee into Sakurai's ribcage.
Sakurai is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hua pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Chito Hua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazushi Sakurai.
Hua stops a takedown attempt from Sakurai.
Hua lands an elbow just above Sakurai 's eye.
Sakurai takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sakurai is still on wobbly legs! Can Hua finish him?
Sakurai jumps guard but Hua turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hua landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sakurai seems to have recovered his senses.
Hua lands an elbow just above Sakurai 's eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakurai is trying to stall.
Hua with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sakurai trying to stall but Hua improves his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Hua.
Hua lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hua lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hua lands an elbow just above Sakurai 's eye.
Hua lands an elbow that stopped Sakurai in his tracks for a moment.
Hua connects with a knee to the head.
Hua has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Sakurai - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Hua, and another! Sakurai is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Chito Hua!
A very excited looking Chito Hua rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.