PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mayuri Tatsuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rumina Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tatsuki comes to the cage accompanied by Ronald Jenkees - Throwing Fire. Rumina Sato has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mayuri Tatsuki's chin.

Tatsuki
vs
Sato

170 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mayuri Tatsuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rumina Sato!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatsuki tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sato blocks a jab.
Sato fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tatsuki misses with a straight right.
Tatsuki is looking to clinch.
Sato swinging wilding here.
Tatsuki is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sato.
Sato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Sato tries to keep at a distance but Tatsuki has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sato tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tatsuki lands a shoulder strike.
Sato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tatsuki misses with the head strike.
Tatsuki lands a nice shot to the body.
Sato tries for a takedown but Tatsuki manages to get underhooks.
Mayuri Tatsuki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rumina Sato.
Nice body punch from Tatsuki - that landed with a thud.
Sato looks gassed!
Sato drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sato blocking some punches.
Tatsuki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tatsuki.

It looks like Rumina Sato has been cut.
Tatsuki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tatsuki digs a right hand underneath Sato's ribcage. Sato let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sato takes a shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsuki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good body shot from Tatsuki.
Tatsuki lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sato.
A shot in the inside from Tatsuki.
Tatsuki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tatsuki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tatsuki presses Sato against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tatsuki lands with a light punch inside.
Tatsuki misses with a punch on the inside.
Tatsuki digs a right hand underneath Sato's ribcage. Sato let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tatsuki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tatsuki swings wildly with an uppercut but Sato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tatsuki misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tatsuki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Tatsuki.
Tatsuki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tatsuki.
Tatsuki misses with a punch on the inside.
Tatsuki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tatsuki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tatsuki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Satos head.
Tatsuki scores with a shot to the side of Sato's head.
Tatsuki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tatsuki lands a hook that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
Tatsuki lands with a left to the head.
Tatsuki working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tatsuki lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Tatsuki.
Tatsuki lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tatsuki.
Tatsuki pushes Sato back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tatsuki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
Tatsuki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tatsuki throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Tatsuki.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tatsuki.
Tatsuki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
Tatsuki lands with a short shot to the head.
Tatsuki digs a right hand underneath Sato's ribcage. Sato let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tatsuki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tatsuki.
Sato tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A shot in the inside from Tatsuki.
Tatsuki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tatsuki misses with some punches.
Tatsuki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tatsuki lands with a right to the head.
Sato blocking some punches.
Tatsuki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tatsuki lands a right hand.
Sato tries to pull guard but Tatsuki holds him up against the cage and eventually Sato drops back down to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tatsuki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Satos head.
Tatsuki misses with the head strike.
Tatsuki lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Tatsuki fails to land.
Tatsuki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tatsuki working aggressively here.
Tatsuki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tatsuki lands a nice uppercut.
Sato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tatsuki lands a left hand.
A short right from Tatsuki on the inside.
Tatsuki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
Tatsuki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Tatsuki fails to land.
Tatsuki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tatsuki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tatsuki lands with a light punch inside.
Tatsuki lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Tatsuki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tatsuki working aggressively here.
Tatsuki scores with a shoulder strike.
Tatsuki lands a shoulder strike.
Sato takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tatsuki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sato or not.
Tatsuki misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tatsuki.
Tatsuki throws a head punch that misses.
Tatsuki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Tatsuki.
Tatsuki lands with a left to the head.
Sato blocking some punches.
Tatsuki lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Tatsuki.
Tatsuki misses with a punch on the inside.
Sato is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Tatsuki.
Good body shot from Tatsuki.
Tatsuki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tatsuki throws a punch but it's blocked by Sato.
Tatsuki lands with a short shot to the head.
Tatsuki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tatsuki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tatsuki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tatsuki throws a punch but it's blocked by Sato.
Still in the clinch, Tatsuki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tatsuki lands with a light punch inside.
Tatsuki misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Tatsuki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mayuri Tatsuki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rumina Sato's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Sato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Tatsuki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sato has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tatsuki avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tatsuki.
Tatsuki lands with a short shot to the head.
Sato misses with a knee to the head.
Sato fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mayuri Tatsuki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tatsuki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tatsuki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
Tatsuki working aggressively here.
Sato blocks an uppercut.
Tatsuki lands a hook that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
Tatsuki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tatsuki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sato.
Tatsuki has a couple of punches blocked by Sato.
Nice body punch from Tatsuki - that landed with a thud.
Tatsuki scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Tatsuki.
Tatsuki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tatsuki lands a body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Tatsuki.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tatsuki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Tatsuki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tatsuki lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Tatsuki.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tatsuki.
Tatsuki lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sato.
Tatsuki gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sato.
Mayuri Tatsuki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rumina Sato.
Tatsuki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tatsuki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tatsuki misses with some punches.
Tatsuki scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Tatsuki.
A shot in the inside from Tatsuki.
Tatsuki presses Sato against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Tatsuki.
Tatsuki digs a right hand into Sato's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sato's gas tank.
Tatsuki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tatsuki working aggressively here.
Tatsuki swings wildly with an uppercut but Sato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tatsuki scores with a shoulder strike.
Tatsuki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tatsuki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Tatsuki.
Tatsuki has a couple of punches blocked by Sato.

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.
A short left from Tatsuki.
Tatsuki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tatsuki lands with a left to the head.
Tatsuki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tatsuki lands an uppercut.
A short left from Tatsuki.
Tatsuki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Tatsuki.
Sato is trying to break the clinch but Tatsuki has him pressed against the cage.
Sato takes a shot to the head.
Tatsuki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Satos head.
Tatsuki lands a right hand.
Tatsuki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tatsuki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tatsuki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tatsuki.
Tatsuki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sato tries to score a body lock takedown but Tatsuki shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tatsuki lands a nice uppercut.
Tatsuki lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Tatsuki.
Tatsuki swings wildly with an uppercut but Sato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tatsuki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tatsuki lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Tatsuki.
Still in the clinch, Tatsuki scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tatsuki.
Tatsuki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tatsuki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
Tatsuki lands with a light punch inside.
Tatsuki throws a head punch that misses.
Tatsuki scores with a shoulder strike.
Tatsuki lands a shoulder strike.
Tatsuki working aggressively here.
Tatsuki misses with a punch on the inside.
Tatsuki throws a head punch that misses.
Tatsuki gets through Sato's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tatsuki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tatsuki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tatsuki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
Tatsuki lands a body shot.
Sato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tatsuki swings wildly with an uppercut but Sato uses good head movement to avoid it.

Sato manages to break the clinch.

Tatsuki rushes Sato and presses him up against the cage.
Sato fails to pull guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tatsuki.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tatsuki.
Tatsuki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tatsuki.
Tatsuki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tatsuki digs a right hand underneath Sato's ribcage. Sato let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sato is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tatsuki lands with a right to the head.
Tatsuki misses with some punches.
A short right from Tatsuki on the inside.
Tatsuki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tatsuki gets through Sato's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tatsuki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tatsuki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tatsuki.
Sato wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tatsuki.
Tatsuki pushes Sato back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tatsuki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tatsuki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sato wants to get back to striking at distance but Tatsuki won't allow it.
Tatsuki throws a punch but it's blocked by Sato.
A short uppercut from Tatsuki.
Tatsuki lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mayuri Tatsuki dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rumina Sato's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Sato swats away the attempt to clinch by Tatsuki.
Tatsuki tries to clinch but Sato is having none of it.
Tatsuki misses the shot to the body.
Tatsuki scores with a nice strike.
Tatsuki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sato keeps the fight on the outside.
Sato lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sato throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tatsuki.
Tatsuki tries to clinch up.
Sato shoots in and drives through. Tatsuki sprawls well.
Tatsuki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tatsuki just misses with a punch to the body.
Sato takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A telegraphed right hand from Tatsuki misses the target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tatsuki wants to clinch up but Sato keeps it at a distance.
Sato throws a series of punches but Tatsuki moves out of range.

Tatsuki has closed the distance and engaged Sato in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sato fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tatsuki has a couple of punches blocked by Sato.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sato.
A nice left hand lands by Tatsuki.
Sato has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tatsuki is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mayuri Tatsuki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rumina Sato.
Tatsuki lands with a right to the head.
Tatsuki misses with some punches.
Tatsuki throws a head punch that misses.
Sato fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tatsuki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tatsuki lands a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Tatsuki.
Sato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tatsuki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Satos head.
Tatsuki lands with a right to the head.
Tatsuki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tatsuki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tatsuki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sato blocking some punches.
Tatsuki gets through Sato's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sato tries to pull guard but Tatsuki holds him up against the cage and eventually Sato drops back down to his feet.
Tatsuki swings wildly with an uppercut but Sato uses good head movement to avoid it.

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.
Tatsuki lands an uppercut.
Tatsuki lands a left hand.
Tatsuki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tatsuki lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tatsuki works on Sato's body with a couple of short punches.
Tatsuki has a couple of punches blocked by Sato.
Tatsuki lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Tatsuki.
Sato tries for a takedown but Tatsuki manages to get underhooks.
Sato is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tatsuki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sato or not.
Tatsuki lands with a right to the head.
Tatsuki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
Tatsuki lands a right hand.
Sato tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tatsuki smiles and moves away.
Tatsuki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sato moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Sato drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Tatsuki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sato doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sato manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sato looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuki will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Sato trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sato is fighting to break Tatsuki's control of his arms but Tatsuki is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tatsuki is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sato is controlling him.
Sato wants to control from the top but Tatsuki keeps moving.
Tatsuki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sato manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tatsuki postures up.

Tatsuki gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Tatsuki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sato misses with a double jab
letting Tatsuki counter with a right hand.
Mayuri Tatsuki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mayuri Tatsuki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Tatsuki moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tatsuki.
Tatsuki pushes Sato back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tatsuki lands with a light punch inside.
Rumina Sato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tatsuki swings wildly with an uppercut but Sato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sato tries to pull guard but Tatsuki holds him up against the cage and eventually Sato drops back down to his feet.
Tatsuki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tatsuki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tatsuki gets through Sato's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tatsuki has a couple of punches blocked by Sato.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mayuri Tatsuki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tatsuki has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mayuri Tatsuki!