PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tim St John (ranked 6554 p4p, 590 weight class) and Tatsuya Sakuraba (ranked 7688 p4p, 628 weight class). St John's entrance music is Machine gun Kelly - Till I Die. A fine choice. Tim St John has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

St John
vs
Sakuraba

185 cm
23
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Juggernaut And Gladiators(90% Laundry)

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tim St John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tatsuya Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St John lands with a straight right. Sakuraba didn't see that one coming.
Sakuraba swings widly with a right hand
and St John counters with an outside leg kick.
Sakuraba fails to land the takedown.
It looked like St John wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sakuraba shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as St John sprawls well. St John wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sakuraba gets slowly back to his feet.
St John jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice cross by St John.
St John smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
St John dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sakuraba. That did some damage!
Nice body punch from St John.
St John lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakuraba with a lazy takedown attempt
and St John counters with a three punch combo that has Sakuraba backing up. Sakuraba nods at St John to acknowledge the strikes.
Tim St John has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tatsuya Sakuraba.
St John lands a glancing blow to the side of Sakuraba's head.
Sakuraba throws out a loose jab but St John uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sakuraba misses with a right hand

and St John counters with a crisp one two that drops Sakuraba! St John thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Sakuraba to his feet! Sakuraba is in big trouble!

Sakuraba is rocked!
Sakuraba looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sakuraba is still on wobbly legs! Can St John finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba throws a series of punches but St John moves out of range.
St John connects with a single shot there.
St John jabs Sakuraba to the body, keeping him at a distance.
St John is looking to slow Sakuraba down with leg kicks.

St John drops Sakuraba with a beautiful combination! Sakuraba stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - St John is looking for the KO!
Sakuraba throws a big shot that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St John throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Sakuraba's jaw, knocking him onto his back! St John dives in looking to finish as Sakuraba flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block St John's strikes! St John is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Sakuraba's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Sakuraba was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim St John!
An out of breath and clearly excited Tim St John thanked Juggernaut And Gladiators(90% Laundry) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).