PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clint Eastwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oruku Saki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eastwood's entrance music is Smokie - Living Next Door To Alice. A fine choice. Saki has chosen Ninja Rap - Vanilla Ice as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Eastwood
vs
Saki

200 cm
19
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

195 cm
23
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Clint Eastwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oruku Saki!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eastwood takes a swing at Saki's ribcage but misses.
Saki has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Eastwood is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Eastwood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eastwood moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Eastwood throws a poor cross that misses

and Saki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Saki.
Saki lands with a right to the head.
Saki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Saki lands an elbow inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Eastwood takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Clint Eastwood has been cut.
Eastwood has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Saki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Eastwood backwards.
Saki pushes Eastwood back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eastwood avoids the elbow strike from Saki, against the cage.
Saki misses with an elbow over the top.
Saki lands an elbow that stopped Eastwood in his tracks for a moment.
Saki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saki throws an elbow but it misses.
Saki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Saki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Eastwood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eastwood swings widly with a right hand

and Saki moves into the clinch.
Saki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Saki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Eastwood's brow.
Saki pushes Eastwood back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eastwood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eastwood blocks an elbow strike.
Saki lands an elbow that stopped Eastwood in his tracks for a moment.

Clint Eastwood's cut is getting worse.
Saki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Eastwood tries to break the clinch but Saki is controlling the position.
Saki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Eastwood's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saki lands an elbow inside that Eastwood shrugs off.
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!
Eastwood working hard to break the clinch.
Eastwood takes an elbow to the forehead.

Clint Eastwood's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Eastwood is trying to force a seperation but Saki has the dominant position.
Eastwood prevents a body shot from Saki.
Saki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from Eastwood.
Saki pushes off an throws an elbow but Eastwood leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Saki keeps control of Eastwood as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Eastwood misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Saki throws an elbow but misses.
Saki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Saki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Saki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Eastwood's brow.
Saki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Saki lands an elbow inside.
Saki lands an elbow that stopped Eastwood in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Saki.
Saki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eastwood tries to break the clinch but Saki is controlling the position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Saki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Eastwood's brow.
Eastwood prevents a body shot from Saki.
Eastwood avoids the elbow strike from Saki, against the cage.
Saki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Eastwood's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eastwood.
Saki has a couple of punches blocked by Eastwood.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eastwood dodges an elbow strike from Saki.
Eastwood takes an elbow to the temple.

Jeez, Clint Eastwood's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Saki lands an elbow inside that Eastwood shrugs off.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Clint Eastwood's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Oruku Saki!
In his post fight interview, Oruku Saki gave a big smile as he said 'Call me Master Shredder. I have trained in the ways of ninjustsu my entire life and I've sharpened my skills to the highest level. An old enemy of mine, Splinter, is hiding in New York City and training a peculiar band of ninjas. The time has come to pay them all a visit, and nothing will keep me f'.