PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hayato Sakuraba (ranked 3683 p4p, 6597 weight class) and Jenna Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jenna Salvacion was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Sakuraba
vs
Salvacion

165 cm
28
142
3 - 5 - 0

175 cm
19
143
5 - 8 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hayato Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jenna Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuraba takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sakuraba scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Salvacion shoots in for a takedown but Sakuraba shows good takedown defense.
Sakuraba dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Salvacion fails with the takedown

and Sakuraba counters by moving into the clinch.
Sakuraba works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Salvacion's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sakuraba scores with a shot to the side of Salvacion's head.
Sakuraba pushes Salvacion back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sakuraba creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Salvacion is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakuraba cracks Salvacion with a nice body shot.
Sakuraba lands a right hand.
Salvacion is still on wobbly legs! Can Sakuraba finish him?
Sakuraba throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Salvacions head.

Sakuraba gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sakuraba performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Sakuraba in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Salvacion tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Sakuraba!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hayato Sakuraba!