PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drevin Sakurai (ranked 5491 p4p, 5806 weight class) and PotterStone Livingstone (ranked 548 p4p, 564 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Sakurai
vs
Livingstone

225 cm
18
170
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
170
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Drevin Sakurai !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, PotterStone Livingstone!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sakurai drives through and clinches with Livingstone against the cage.
Livingstone being controlled against the cage.
The referee calls for Sakurai to work.
Sakurai cracks Livingstone with a nice body shot.

Sakurai breaks the clinch.
Sakurai throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like PotterStone Livingstone has been cut.
Livingstone misses with a leg kick

and Sakurai holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Livingstone is trying to pull guard but Sakurai has him pressed against the cage.
Sakurai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Livingstone tries to pull guard but Sakurai won't allow it.
Sakurai scores a nice knee to the body.
Our sources have told us that Sakurai has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Sakurai is working Livingstone over against the cage.
Sakurai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sakurai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakurai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Livingstone takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short left from Sakurai .

Livingstone is rocked!
Livingstone looks winded!
Sakurai lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Livingstone to his knees! Sakurai keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drevin Sakurai !