PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaska Jokunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Sakurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Jokunen
vs
Sakurai

180 cm
20
200 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

184 cm
23
188 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Organic Extracts

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaska Jokunen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Sakurai!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Sakurai.
Jokunen tries to bench press Sakurai off him but Sakurai keeps the position.
Sakurai wants to control but Jokunen is keeping him busy.
Jokunen tries to buck Sakurai off but Sakurai is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sakurai advances nicely into full mount.
Sakurai lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sakurai trying to control but Jokunen is having none of it.
Jokunen is looking to improve his position but Sakurai isn't that keen on the idea.
Sakurai in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sakurai scoring with strikes but Jokunen is staying in there.

Jokunen is rocked!
Jokunen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sakurai sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokunen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sakurai scoring with strikes but Jokunen is staying in there.
Oh Jokunen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jokunen takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Sakurai's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akira Sakurai!