PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hiroyuki Saitou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sang Min Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Saitou
vs
Min Kim

188 cm
21
176 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

188 cm
27
186 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroyuki Saitou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sang Min Kim!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saitou takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kim takes one to the side of the head.
Kim tries a head kick but it misses.
A leg kick checked by Saitou.

Saitou pushes Kim up against the cage in a clinch.
Saitou's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kim keeps control of Saitou as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kim tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kim scores with a shoulder strike.
Saitou trying to stall but Kim improves his position.

Saitou escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kim is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A shot to the liver by Saitou. Beautiful body shot.
Kim throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saitou sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Kim feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kim trying to control the position from guard on top but Saitou is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Saitou is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kim loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Saitou throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Saitou keeping full guard, as Kim tries to pass.

Saitou working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kim doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kim manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Saitou trying to keep a closed guard but Kim is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kim postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kim wants to pass the guard but Saitou is keeping the position.

Kim is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Saitou has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Kim is looking to defend but Saitou has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Kim! Saitou pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Kim taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Hiroyuki Saitou!