PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Ronaldo (ranked 1060 p4p, 2388 weight class) and Ekkei Satori (ranked 127 p4p, 258 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Ronaldo
vs
Satori

170 cm
29
146
7 - 3 - 1

180 cm
30
155
9 - 4 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

MKFC
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Ronaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ekkei Satori!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satori moves away from the strike by Ronaldo.

Satori clinches up with Ronaldo and pushes him back against the cage.
Satori wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ronaldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Satori manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Satori scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Ronaldo.
Satori looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ronaldo working aggressively here.
Satori misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Satori lands a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ronaldo fails to land.
Ronaldo misses with some punches.
Ronaldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Satori.
Satori prevents a body shot from Ronaldo.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Satori just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ronaldo's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Satori breaks the clinch.
Satori blocks a jab.
As Ronaldo backs off Satori throws a huge counter combo but Ronaldo manages to avoid it all.
Ronaldo throws a jab but it's blocked by Satori.
Ronaldo swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Satori counter with a right hand.

Satori clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ronaldo.
Satori stalls.
Satori using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ronaldo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Satori is stalling here.
Ronaldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ronaldo tries a body shot but Satori blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Satori.
Ronaldo throws a head punch that misses.
Ronaldo scores with a shot to the side of Satori's head.
Satori blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo throws a head punch that misses.
Ronaldo slowing the pace effectively.
Ronaldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ronaldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Satori controls his hands.
Ronaldo misses with a punch on the inside.

Satori breaks the clinch.

Satori has closed the distance and engaged Ronaldo in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ronaldo avoiding damage as Satori throws knees to the body.
I was talking to Ronaldo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ronaldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ronaldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Satori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ronaldo can't find room to land a body shot as Satori controls the action.
Satori stalling the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Satori.
Ronaldo misses with some punches.
Ronaldo working aggressively here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Satori's elbow.
Satori blocking some punches.
Ronaldo blocking some punches.
Satori lands a shoulder strike.
Satori blocking some punches.
A short right from Satori on the inside.
Satori throws an elbow that misses.
Satori blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ronaldo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ronaldo throws a head punch that misses.
Satori blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Satori is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ronaldo is defending well for now.
Satori is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ronaldo is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Satori.
Satori looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Satori.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo misses with some punches.
Satori connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ronaldo's face.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ronaldo.
Satori pushes off an throws an elbow but Ronaldo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Satori is trying to break free.
Satori tries to land knees in the clinch but Ronaldo avoids the damage to the body.
Ronaldo blocks a body shot from Satori.
A short right from Ronaldo.
Satori is trying to push Ronaldo away but Ronaldo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ronaldo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ronaldo working aggressively here.
Ronaldo presses Satori against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ronaldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ronaldo tries to work over Satori's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Satori blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ronaldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Satori uses good head movement to avoid it.

Satori manages to break the clinch.
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 Jose Ronaldo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Satori slips a jab from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo throws a hook but Satori blocks it.
Satori takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Satori has Ronaldo up against the cage in a clinch.
Ronaldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ronaldo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Ronaldo fails to land.
Satori has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ronaldo throws a head punch that misses.
Satori lands a hook that snaps the head of Ronaldo backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Satori is trying to break free.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Satori displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ronaldo up against the cage.
Satori trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo avoiding damage as Satori throws knees to the body.
Satori has Ronaldo pressed against the cage.
Jose Ronaldo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Satori missing with knees to the body.
Satori with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ronaldo prevents Satori from breaking the clinch.
Ronaldo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ronaldo is working Satori over against the cage.
Ronaldo prevents Satori from breaking the clinch.
Satori is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ronaldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Satori is trying to stall.
Ronaldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Satori blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ronaldo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satori tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ronaldo avoids it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Satori as Ronaldo tries to tie him up.
Satori prevents a body shot from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo blocks a body shot from Satori.
Ronaldo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ronaldo lands with a light punch inside.
Ronaldo prevents Satori from breaking the clinch.
Ronaldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ronaldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ronaldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Satori.
Ronaldo can't find room to land a body shot as Satori controls the action.
Ronaldo works on Satori's body with a couple of short punches.
Ronaldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Satori controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ronaldo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ronaldo tries a body shot but Satori blocks it.
Satori is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Satori creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Satori holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ronaldo throws a head punch that misses.
Ronaldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Satori controls his hands.
Satori is looking to control Ronaldo's arms but Ronaldo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Satori has his back to the cage.
Ronaldo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Satori looking to slow down the pace here.
Satori lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ronaldo or not.
Ronaldo throws a head punch that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Satori.
A nice right hand lands inside from Satori.
Satori blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Satori pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ronaldo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ronaldo misses with a body shot.
As Ronaldo backs off Satori throws a huge counter combo but Ronaldo manages to avoid it all.
Satori rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ronaldo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ronaldo tries to clinch but Satori is having none of it.

Ronaldo moves into range and clinches up with Satori.
Ronaldo lands a body punch.
Ronaldo misses with a body punch.
Ronaldo stalling in the clinch but Satori improves position.
Ronaldo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ronaldo controlling the action here for a moment.
Ronaldo tries to stall but Satori uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ronaldo controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jose Ronaldo.

Ronaldo gets tackled into the cage by Satori. Satori maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Ronaldo dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Ronaldo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Satori does no damage.
Satori bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Satori scores with a nice head shot.
Sloppy strikes from Satori. Those never looked like landing.
Ekkei Satori is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Satori keeps the fight on the outside.
Satori lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ronaldo lands a nice shot to the body.
Ronaldo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Satori slips a straight right by Ronaldo.
Satori pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Satori.
Ronaldo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Satori tries a body shot but Ronaldo blocks it.
Satori is trying to break the clinch but Ronaldo is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ronaldo tries to throw a body punch but Satori avoids it by throwing Ronaldo back against the cage.
Satori fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ronaldo prevents a body shot from Satori.
Good body shot from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ronaldo scores with a shoulder strike.
Ronaldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Satori lands a body shot.
Satori tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ronaldo avoids it.
Ronaldo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Satori's elbow.
Ronaldo is working Satori over against the cage.
Ronaldo misses with the head strike.
Satori effectively controlling the action here.
Ronaldo has a couple of punches blocked by Satori.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satori misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ronaldo is working Satori over against the cage.
Ronaldo blocks a body shot from Satori.
Ronaldo is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Satori's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Satori misses with some punches.
Ronaldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ronaldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ronaldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Satori blocks a body shot from Ronaldo.
Satori with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Satori misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo has Satori pressed against the cage, preventing Satori from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ronaldo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ronaldo scores with a shot to the side of Satori's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ronaldo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Satori blocks a body shot from Ronaldo.
Satori tries a knee to the head but Ronaldo blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satori can't break the clinch.
Satori wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ronaldo has him pressed against the cage.
Satori trying to control the position but instead, Ronaldo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Satori into the cage.
Satori blocks an uppercut.
Ronaldo working aggressively here.
Ekkei Satori has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ronaldo.
Jose Ronaldo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ronaldo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Satori is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ronaldo is defending well for now.
Ronaldo lands with a right to the head.
Ronaldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Satori controls his hands.
Ronaldo misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo tries to stall but Satori uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Satori avoiding damage.
Ronaldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Satori tries to circle away but Ronaldo has him pinned against the cage.
Ronaldo lands a shoulder strike.
Satori blocking some punches.
Satori with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ronaldo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Satori can do to turn this around?
Satori prevents a body shot from Ronaldo.
Nice body punch from Satori - that landed with a thud.
Satori has had enough of the clinch but Ronaldo keeps him there for the moment.
Ronaldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ronaldo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Ronaldo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ronaldo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Ronaldo!