PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Higashi Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renly Vito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Sato
vs
Vito

177 cm
25
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

172 cm
25
152 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Higashi Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Renly Vito!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vito comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vito displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sato throws out the jab.
Vito has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

Sato looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sato prevents Vito from standing back up.
Sato works his way into full mount!
Sato sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sato cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Vito is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sato cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sato landing shots from mount.
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!
Sato scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Vito?
Sato has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Sato connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sato looking to control but Vito is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sato misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Sato working the ground and pound effectively.
Sato in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Vito is rocked!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vito can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Vito wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Sato celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Higashi Sato!