PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Fabinho (ranked 962 p4p, 2383 weight class) and Junichi Sasai (ranked 142 p4p, 341 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fabinho might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Glowed Up - Kaytranada. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sasai's choice of entrance music: I Love Trash. Roberto Fabinho could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Junichi Sasai's chin.

Fabinho
vs
Sasai

193 cm
24
200
5 - 2 - 0

188 cm
24
194
11 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Apothecary

Carnage Clothing

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roberto Fabinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Junichi Sasai!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fabinho misses with an uppercut. Sasai saw that one coming.
Junichi Sasai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sasai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sasai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fabinho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Sasai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sasai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fabinho lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Junichi Sasai has been cut.
Fabinho takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sasai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sasai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sasai tries to close the distance and clinch but Fabinho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sasai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fabinho misses with a looping right.
Fabinho takes one to the chin there.
Sasai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabinho moves in looking to clinch but Sasai pushes him off.
Donk. Fabinho catches Sasai right on the button with a cross.

Sasai moves into the clinch.
Sasai blocking some punches.
Fabinho scores with a nice hook to the head.

Fabinho jumps guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fabinho looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Sasai puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Fabinho manages to get to full guard.
Sasai stopping the sweep attempt from Fabinho.
Sasai wants to stand but Fabinho has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fabinho is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sasai tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fabinho connects with a couple of short punches.
Fabinho is fighting to break Sasai's control of his arms but Sasai is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sasai wants to sweep but no luck.
Fabinho wants to control from the top but Sasai keeps moving.
Fabinho is fighting to break Sasai's control of his arms but Sasai is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've been hearing that Fabinho has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Sasai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fabinho.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabinho tries to free his leg and advance position but Sasai is retaining full guard.
Fabinho is stalling in the full guard.
Sasai can't keep his opponent in guard - Fabinho advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fabinho wants to advance to full mount but Sasai doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Fabinho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fabinho controls from within his opponent's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Fabinho wants to pass the guard but Sasai is keeping the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fabinho takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sasai misses the jab.
Fabinho feinted with a counter takedown.
Fabinho shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sasai as he jumps to the side.

Fabinho looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fabinho perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Junichi Sasai will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Junichi Sasai's cut.
That's time! Fabinho's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Fabinho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sasai.
Sasai takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sasai jabs Fabinho to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fabinho avoids the body shot from Sasai.
Fabinho scores with a nice right hand.
Sasai connects with a jab.
Fabinho doesn't manage to clinch there - Sasai circles away.
Sasai throws a body punch but Fabinho moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sasai throws the left hand but Fabinho avoids the punch easily.
Fabinho shoots in and drives through. Sasai sprawls well.
Fabinho is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sasai.

It looks like Roberto Fabinho has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sasai misses with a hook. Fabinho ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Sasai. That snapped Fabinho's head back.

Fabinho pushes Sasai up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fabinho.
Sasai stops a takedown attempt from Fabinho.

Sasai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fabinho throws a hook but Sasai blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sasai! But no joy.
Sasai jabs Fabinho right on the nose. Fabinho blinks but takes it well.
Sasai moves forwards but Fabinho connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fabinho takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fabinho walks into a jab.
Fabinho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fabinho shoots in looking for a takedown but Sasai manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fabinho's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Fabinho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fabinho needs to keep his hands up - Sasai had a free shot at his head there.

Fabinho is rocked!
Sasai shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Fabinho takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Sasai sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Fabinho bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Junichi Sasai!
Junichi Sasai managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Carnage Clothing , into his post fight interview.
Roberto Fabinho was interviewed post fight and said 'Man that was a tough fight. I didn�t take my opponent very seriously leading up to this fight but I�ll keep going. I know I�m the most dangerous in this division and will get that gold eventually'.