PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Good (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroshi Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Good comes to the cage accompanied by The Boxer. Sato has chosen In The Morning as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Good
vs
Sato

183 cm
26
198 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

185 cm
24
200 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonny Good!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hiroshi Sato!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato lands with a hook. Good tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Good pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good exchange - Good coming out on top.
Good uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sato.
Good tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sato was well out of range. Poor timing from Good.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sato. Good shrugs it off though.
Good keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sato connects with a good right hand that stumbles Good. Good circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sato throws a leg kick that misses.
Sato stuns Good with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good closes the distance and clinches up with Sato, looking for a takedown. Good pushes Sato against the cage but Sato circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sato lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sato cracks Good with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato throws a nice head kick!
Hiroshi Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good avoids the body shot from Sato.
Good throws a head kick that misses.
Sato lands a jab to the nose.
Sato looks to land a left hand but Good moved out of range nicely.
Good work by Sato as he checks the leg kick.
Sato throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Good's head.

Sato clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stalling in the clinch from Good.
Sato misses with the head strike.
Good stalling in the clinch but Sato improves position.
A short right from Sato.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good is trying to force a seperation but Sato has the dominant position.
Good managing to block the knees to the body from Sato.
Sato utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sato lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sato scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sato blocks an elbow strike from Good.
Sato stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sato is leaning against Good and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good is breathing heavily.
Sato lands with a short shot to the head.
Sato lands a shoulder strike.
Good is trying to force a seperation but Sato has the dominant position.
Sato digs a right hand underneath Good's ribcage. Good let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sato scores with a shoulder strike.
Sato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Good's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sato lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Sato on the inside.
Sato lands an uppercut.
Good lands a right hand.
Good is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sato is keeping busy.
Good throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Good prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sato lands a right hand.
Sato working aggressively here.
Sato lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Sato.
Sato lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Good backwards.
Sato keeps control of Good as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Sato as the two fighters clinch.
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!
Good is looking to control Sato's arms but Sato gets an underhook and turns him. Now Good has his back to the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sato creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sato tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Good avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sato obliges.
Sato tries a body shot but Good blocks it.
Sato landing knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Sato.
Sato tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Good avoids it.
Sato blocks a body shot from Good.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sato putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Good in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sato is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Good pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sato scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sato.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hiroshi Sato dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Good on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sato finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sato thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good tries to clinch up.
Sato ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Good closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sato is trying to control Good's posture but Good avoids it.
Sato tries to escape but Good is in control.
Sato controls the position for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato is looking to reverse the position.
Good is looking to take a break and control but Sato is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sato has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sato can't do much from the bottom here.
Sato is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Sato's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato is trying to improve his position.
Sato tries to escape but Good is in control.
Good working away.
Sato might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Good kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hiroshi Sato.
Sato has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Good finds it's way round the side to connect with Sato's head.
Sato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Good was well out of range. Poor timing from Sato.
Good uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sato.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Good shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sato is trying to maintain the position but Good is very close to passing his half guard.
Good missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sato is trying is best to control the position here.
Good tries to pass to full mount but Sato defends it.
Sato tries to get to full guard but Good has control of the leg.
Good missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato tries to get to full guard but Good has control of the leg.
Sato is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sato is pressing down on Good's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Good with a flurry of punches that miss.

Sato looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sato wants to sweep but no luck.
Sato wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good wants to control from the top but Sato keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Hiroshi Sato will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Sato tries for a takedown but Good sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Good uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hiroshi Sato seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sato avoids a kick to the body.
Sato leaves Good with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Good shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sato defends it nicely.
A nice combination there by Sato.

It looks like Jonny Good has been cut.
Good scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato throws a jab but it's blocked by Good.
Good stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Good wants it to stay on the feet.
Sato shoots in looking for a takedown but Good manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sato's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jonny Good has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiroshi Sato.
An inside leg kick lands from Good.
Sato takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good lands a jab-cross combination.
Good swings for the body but Sato moves out of range.
Sato looks for a takedown but Good sprawls well.

Sato gets a double leg takedown into Good's guard.
Sato looking to pass the guard.
Hiroshi Sato is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Good is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sato postures up.
Sato not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hiroshi Sato has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Good wants to sweep here but Sato controlling him for the moment.
Sato slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jonny Good.
Sato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Good was well out of range. Poor timing from Sato.
Good tries to clinch but Sato moves out of range.
Sato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Good.

Good changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sato looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Good trying to control the position but Sato is working away.
Sato is pushing Good's head away, looking to escape. Good manages to hold on to the position though.
Jonny Good has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Good trying to control the action but Sato is working from the bottom.
Sato wants to get back to his feet but Good drags him back down.
Sato is looking for a sweep.
Sato managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Good.

Sato throws Good to one side and escapes!
Good shoots in for a double leg but Sato sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sato attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sato lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hiroshi Sato.
Well Sato has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiroshi Sato!
Our winner, Hiroshi Sato, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.