PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daiki Sorachi (ranked 4777 p4p, 4405 weight class) and Pat Poutine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daiki Sorachi had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Sorachi
vs
Poutine

186 cm
25
184
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
176
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daiki Sorachi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pat Poutine!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sorachi lands a glancing blow to the side of Poutine's head.
Sorachi scores with a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sorachi.
Poutine tries a head kick but it misses.
Sorachi lands with a good body shot.
Poutine looks winded!
Sorachi scores with a sloppy right hand. Poutine should have avoided that one.
Poutine drops his hands momentarily and Sorachi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Sorachi darts in and clinches Poutine up against the cage.
Sorachi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sorachi scores with a shot to the side of Poutine's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sorachi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Poutine tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sorachi is trying to push Poutine away but Poutine has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sorachi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sorachi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sorachi lands a shot to the body.

Sorachi pulls guard effortlessly.
Sorachi wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorachi pulls Poutine in close to prevent any damage.
Sorachi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Poutine manages to get himself to full guard.

Sorachi chips away with some ground and pound.
Sorachi is working Poutine over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sorachi distracts Poutine with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sorachi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sorachi working some strikes from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poutine keeping moving, preventing Sorachi from controlling successfully.
Sorachi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sorachi is stalling in the full guard.
Sorachi lands a couple of digs.
Sorachi trying to control the position from guard on top but Poutine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sorachi is in close to Poutine's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sorachi postures up and lands a big shot to Poutine's brow.
Sorachi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sorachi passes Poutine's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sorachi is keen to just control but Poutine is a slippery customer.
Nice strikes from Sorachi there.

Poutine is rocked!
Sorachi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Poutine is still in real trouble! Can Sorachi finish him?
Sorachi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Poutine trying to control here.
Nice strikes from Sorachi there.
Sorachi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Poutine is staying active underneath Sorachi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sorachi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sorachi lands a nice short elbow.
Sorachi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sorachi stands up out of the half guard.

Sorachi has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short uppercut from Sorachi.
A shot in the inside from Sorachi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sorachi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Poutine up against the cage.
Sorachi is trying to pull guard but Poutine has him pressed against the cage.
Sorachi can't break the clinch.
We've been informed that Poutine has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Poutine has Sorachi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sorachi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Poutine keeps control of Sorachi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sorachi tries to pull guard but Poutine won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daiki Sorachi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sorachi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Daiki Sorachi dominated that round.
That's time! Sorachi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sorachi darts in and clinches Poutine up against the cage.

Poutine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Poutine seems to have recovered his senses.
Sorachi connects with a jab.
Daiki Sorachi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sorachi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sorachi drops Poutine with a big left hand! Poutine is injured, injured bad! Sorachi jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daiki Sorachi!