PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Luatua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sota Sankari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luatua's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Puff Daddy feat Jimmy Page - Come with me. Sankari is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: For Heavy Metal we will die!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Luatua
vs
Sankari

189 cm
28
262 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

195 cm
29
260 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robbie Luatua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sota Sankari!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sankari uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luatua.
Sankari wants to counter with a clinch but Luatua pushes him away.
Luatua throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sankari counters with a straight right hand.
Sankari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luatua.
Sankari darts in trying to clinch
and Luatua counters with an outside leg kick.
Luatua throws a solid leg kick but Sankari takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Luatua.
Luatua throws a jab but it's blocked by Sankari.
Luatua looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Luatua misses with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sankari.
Sankari with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sankari lands with a kick to the temple. Luatua shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luatua throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sankari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luatua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sankari moves away.
Sankari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luatua ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Luatua swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sankari slips a jab and a cross from Luatua.
Sankari moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Luatua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Luatua throws out a powerful jab.
Sankari throws a leg kick that misses.
Sankari misses with an uppercut.
Luatua misses with a leg kick.
Luatua scores with a nice right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Luatua.
Luatua blocks a head kick by Sankari.
Luatua steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sankari. That one must have hurt.
Luatua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sankari moves away.
Sankari looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Sota Sankari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sankari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Luatua.
Sankari checks a leg kick.
Sankari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sankari. Luatua does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sankari jabs Luatua to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sankari misses with a low kick.
Sankari looks to land a left hand but Luatua moved out of range nicely.
Luatua looks to land a combination but Sankari avoids it well.
Luatua misses with a low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Luatua.
Luatua blocks a head kick by Sankari.
Luatua swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sankari fakes the leg kick and cracks Luatua in the body.
Luatua scores with a nice strike.
Sankari slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Luatua.
Sankari swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Luatua counters with a good low kick that Sankari was not able to check.
Good work by Sankari as he checks the leg kick.
Sankari tries a quick counter leg kick but Luatua is wise to it.
Sankari throws a body kick that misses
and Luatua counters with a left to the body.
Sankari feints and then cracks Luatua's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Luatua down.
Sankari fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sankari throws an overhand right that lands on Luatua's shoulder, as Luatua tries to avoid the shot.
Luatua ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Luatua lands with a shot to the body.
Luatua misses with a low kick.
Sankari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Luatua.
Luatua dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sankari. That did some damage!
Sankari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luatua takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sankari changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Luatua throws a low kick but Sankari moves out of range easily.

Sankari has closed the distance and engaged Luatua in a clinch.
Luatua misses with a hook from the clinch.

Luatua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sankari scores with a jab to the head.
Luatua swings for the body but Sankari moves out of range.
Sankari appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Luatua chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sankari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Luatua will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luatua moves out of range as Sankari throws a body kick.
Luatua throws a body shot but no joy.
Luatua jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Luatua doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sankari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and Luatua tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sankari lunges at Luatua with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Luatua's hand.
Luatua misses with a body shot.
Luatua misses with a hook. Sankari ducked under it nicely.
Luatua throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sankari tries to move into range but Luatua moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sankari throws a body shot but no joy.
Sankari takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sankari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Luatua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sankari misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Robbie Luatua will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sankari showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Luatua.
Sankari avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sankari dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Luatua. That did some damage!
Luatua cracks Sankari with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sankari misses with a lunging right hand
and Luatua counters with a right hand to the body.
Luatua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sankari.
Sankari misses with a looping left.
It looked like Luatua wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sankari is looking to slow Luatua down with leg kicks.
Luatua misses with a wild body shot.
Luatua turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sankari is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Luatua rather than just go for the knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sankari scores with a kick to the body.
Sankari tries to clinch but Luatua moves out of range.
Luatua displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sankari throws out the jab.
Luatua swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Luatua uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A big right from Luatua misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luatua throws the left hand but Sankari avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sankari clobbers Luatua with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Luatua. Sankari shrugs it off though.
A clash of legs there as Luatua blocks the low kick.
A big right from Luatua misses.
Sankari connects with a looping right hand.
Luatua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sankari manages to avoid it.
Luatua throws a leg kick but Sankari moved away.
Sankari avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sankari misses with a head kick.
Sankari lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sankari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luatua.
Sankari throws an off balance right hand
and Luatua counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sankari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luatua manages to avoid it.
Luatua looks to land a body kick but Sankari moved away.
Sankari lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luatua throws a low kick but Sankari moves out of range easily.
Sankari throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Luatua was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sankari.
Luatua has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sankari.
Luatua tries a head kick but it misses.
Luatua connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sankari. Sankari circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sankari fails to land with a series of punches.
Sankari walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Luatua checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sankari takes a swing at Luatua's ribcage but misses.
Sankari does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Luatua is looking to land body kicks.
Sankari looks to score with a jab to the body but Luatua is just out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Luatua misses its target.
Luatua avoids a kick to the body.
Sankari motions for Luatua to come forward. Sankari throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Luatua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sankari.
Sankari on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luatua misses with an uppercut. Sankari saw that one coming.
Sankari takes one to the chin there.
Sankari throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Luatua lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sankari scores with a punch to the head.
Luatua misses with a low kick.
Luatua swings for the body but Sankari moves out of range.
Luatua avoids a kick to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Luatua throws out a loose jab but Sankari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sankari's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Luatua lands with a thumping leg kick.
Luatua throws an off balance right hand
and Sankari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sankari moves in looking to clinch but Luatua pushes him off.
Sankari lands a head kick. Luatua smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sankari.
Luatua has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sankari.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luatua pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luatua takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Luatua lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sankari has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sankari and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A nice inside leg kick there by Luatua. That's going to slow Sankari down.
Sankari moves away from the strike by Luatua.

Luatua lands a left and a right that send Sankari crashing to the mat, dazed. Luatua thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Sankari is rocked!
Luatua ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sankari is still on wobbly legs! Can Luatua finish him?
Sankari is breathing heavily.
Luatua lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Sankari up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Luatua from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Sankari's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Robbie Luatua!
Robbie Luatua tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.