PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Hoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akifumi Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sato has chosen ''A Passage In Time'' by Authority Zero as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Hoshi
vs
Sato

183 cm
23
199 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

182 cm
20
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryu Hoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akifumi Sato!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoshi avoids the head kick by Sato.
A combination from Sato does no damage.
Sato swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoshi.

Hoshi has closed the distance and engaged Sato in a clinch.
Hoshi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sato.
Sato wants to get back to striking at distance but Hoshi won't allow it.

Sato breaks from the clinch.
Hoshi doesn't manage to clinch there - Sato circles away.
Hoshi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sato swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hoshi slaps away a takedown attempt from Sato, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hoshi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hoshi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sato, pushing him back against the ropes.
Sato fails to pull guard.
Hoshi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sato's defenses.

It looks like Akifumi Sato has been cut.
Hoshi trying to land knees to the body.
Hoshi misses with a knee strike.
Hoshi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sato has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hoshi missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato avoiding damage as Hoshi throws knees to the body.
Hoshi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sato has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hoshi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sato's efforts to push away.
Hoshi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sato takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sato is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Hoshi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ryu Hoshi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akifumi Sato.
Hoshi tries a knee to the head but Sato blocks it.
Hoshi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sato avoiding damage as Hoshi throws knees to the body.
Sato is trying to break the clinch but Hoshi has him pressed against the ropes.
Hoshi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Hoshi.
Hoshi tries to land knees in the clinch but Sato avoids the damage to the body.
Sato avoiding damage as Hoshi throws knees to the body.
Hoshi looking to throw knees to the head but Sato is blocking nicely.
Sato managing to block the knees to the body from Hoshi.
Hoshi looking to throw knees to the head but Sato is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sato tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hoshi just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Hoshi trying to land knees to the body.
Hoshi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hoshi tries a knee to the head but Sato blocks it.
Hoshi misses with an elbow over the top.

Sato jumps guard.
Sato trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hoshi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hoshi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Hoshi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sato has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hoshi has managed to get both his arms back between Sato's legs - danger averted.
Sato looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hoshi stands up and waves to Sato to follow him.
Hoshi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hoshi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sato looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hoshi is fending him off so far but Sato persists. Nope, Hoshi circles away and we're back to standing.
Hoshi tries to clinch there but Sato circles away.
Hoshi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hoshi tries to close the distance and clinch but Sato swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoshi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hoshi moves in looking to clinch but Sato pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sato keeps the fight on the outside.
Sato throws a leg kick but Hoshi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sato tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hoshi swivels and escapes.
Hoshi tries to clinch up but Sato circles away and keeps his distance.
Sato tries to land a leg kick but Hoshi saw it coming and moves away.
Sato keeps the fight on the outside.
Hoshi tries to clinch up.
Sato shoots in for a takedown but Hoshi shows good takedown defense.
Hoshi doesn't manage to clinch there - Sato circles away.
Hoshi wants to clinch up but Sato keeps it at a distance.
Hoshi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sato shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hoshi but Hoshi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sato circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryu Hoshi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Akifumi Sato's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sato shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hoshi sprawls well. Hoshi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sato gets slowly back to his feet.
Sato shoots in for a takedown but Hoshi shows good takedown defense.
Hoshi tries to clinch but Sato moves out of range.
Sato swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoshi.

Hoshi rushes Sato and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Hoshi connects with a knee to the head.
Hoshi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sato has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Hoshi drops Sato with a big knee straight up the middle! Sato is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Sato is rocked!

Hoshi has Sato up against the ropes in a clinch.
Sato is still on wobbly legs! Can Hoshi finish him?
Hoshi throws an elbow but it misses.
Sato is breathing heavily.
Hoshi has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Sato - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Hoshi, and another! Sato is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Ryu Hoshi!