PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Satomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slaven Zlatko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonny Satomi had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 147.5lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Satomi
vs
Zlatko

164 cm
18
157 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
20
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonny Satomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Slaven Zlatko!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satomi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zlatko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zlatko plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jonny Satomi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Satomi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zlatko circles away.
A head kick misses from Zlatko.
No luck for Satomi with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Satomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Satomi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Zlatko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Satomi fails with the takedown.
Satomi fails with a takedown attempt.

Zlatko takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zlatko pulls guard effortlessly.
Zlatko wants to stand up but Satomi is controlling him.
Satomi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Zlatko controlling Satomi's posture.
Zlatko trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Satomi wants to control from the top but Zlatko keeps moving.

Zlatko manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Satomi closes the distance and clinches up with Zlatko, looking for a takedown. Satomi pushes Zlatko against the ropes but Zlatko circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Satomi could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Satomi is breathing heavily.
Nice takedown defense from Zlatko. No joy for Satomi on that attempt.
Zlatko misses with the combination.
Zlatko avoids the body shot from Satomi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zlatko moves into range and clinches up with Satomi.

Zlatko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zlatko throws a head kick that half lands.

Zlatko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Satomi, pushing him back against the ropes.
Satomi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Zlatko breaks from the clinch.
Zlatko stuffs the takedown attempt from Satomi. Satomi gets slowly back to his feet.
Zlatko lands a head kick!

Zlatko shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Satomi is in trouble now - Zlatko has advanced to mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zlatko tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Satomi throwing punches despite being mounted.
Zlatko avoids the attempt from Satomi to control.
Satomi tries to reverse the position but Zlatko maintains control.
Satomi wants to hold on but Zlatko pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slaven Zlatko dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Zlatko fails to land with a series of punches.
Satomi has his takedown stuffed
and Zlatko counters with a head kick. That will keep Satomi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Zlatko.
Satomi manages to work his way to half guard, despite Zlatko's best efforts.
Satomi is looking to control Zlatko's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Satomi avoid being mounted?
Satomi controlling the position for now.
Zlatko tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Satomi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Satomi looks like he's trying to stand up.

Satomi is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Zlatko pulls his head out easily.
Zlatko content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Satomi is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Zlatko pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Zlatko wants to stand up but Satomi has a hold of him and won't allow it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Satomi has his takedown stuffed
and Zlatko counters with a big head kick but Satomi shrugs it off.

Zlatko moves into the clinch successfully.

Zlatko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zlatko plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Satomi scores with a nice right hand.
Zlatko throws a head kick that misses.

Zlatko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Satomi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zlatko smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Satomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satomi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Zlatko counters with a big head kick but Satomi shrugs it off.
Zlatko lands a high kick!

Zlatko gets a clinch.

Zlatko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zlatko throws a head kick that half lands.
Zlatko connects with a high kick.
Zlatko throws a head kick that misses.
Zlatko throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Zlatko misses with a head kick.
Satomi throws a leg kick
and Zlatko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Zlatko lands a high kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satomi looks to clinch

and Zlatko counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Zlatko taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Zlatko breaks the clinch.
Satomi with a poor takedown

and Zlatko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Zlatko manages to pull guard.
Satomi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Satomi tries to free his leg and advance position but Zlatko is retaining full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Satomi wants to control from the top but Zlatko keeps moving.
Zlatko wants to stand and escape but Satomi is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slaven Zlatko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Satomi throws a sloppy head kick
and Zlatko counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Satomi is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Satomi avoids the head kick by Zlatko.
Satomi fails with a takedown attempt.
Satomi throws a chopping leg kick but Zlatko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Satomi throws a body kick the misses
and Zlatko counters with a three punch combo that has Satomi backing up. Satomi nods at Zlatko to acknowledge the strikes.
Zlatko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Satomi darts in trying to clinch
and Zlatko counters with a head kick. That will keep Satomi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Zlatko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Satomi tries to clinch but Zlatko moves away
and Zlatko counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Satomi throws a lazy head kick

and Zlatko counters with a shoot takedown. Satomi fights it but they end up in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Satomi has a closed guard, preventing Zlatko from standing up.
Zlatko stops Satomi from standing up.
Satomi is trying to keep Zlatko in close.
Satomi looking for a sweep. Not yet Satomi, not yet.

Zlatko gets to his feet - Satomi follows without any prompting.
Zlatko tries a head kick but it misses.
Satomi throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Zlatko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Satomi tries for a takedown but Zlatko circles away easily

and Zlatko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Zlatko breaks the clinch.
Satomi closes the distance but Zlatko moves to the side
and Zlatko counters with a big head kick but Satomi shrugs it off.
Zlatko lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Zlatko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Satomi. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Satomi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Zlatko counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Satomi is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Satomi tries to clinch

and Zlatko counters by moving into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zlatko manages to break the clinch.
Satomi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Zlatko counters with a body kick.
Satomi waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Zlatko.
Zlatko throws a head kick but Satomi moves out of range.
A head kick by Satomi misses

and Zlatko counters with a nice double leg into side control. Satomi won't be happy with that.
Satomi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satomi regains half guard.
Satomi is trying to get back to full guard.
Satomi is working hard here to advance position.
Satomi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Zlatko's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Zlatko's back!

Zlatko preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Satomi.
Zlatko is taking damage to the body and head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Slaven Zlatko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zlatko 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slaven Zlatko!