PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jackie Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hayato Saito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Chan
vs
Saito

180 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
21
175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jackie Chan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hayato Saito!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saito jabs at Chan's body.
Saito jabs Chan right on the nose. Chan blinks but takes it well.
Saito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chan throws a series of punches but Saito avoids them all with ease.
Saito dodges the punch combination from Chan.
Chan takes a swing at Saito's ribcage but misses.

Saito pushes Chan up against the ropes in a clinch.
Chan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Saito walks away with a smile on his face. Chan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Saito shoots in but no luck this time.
Chan misses with a few strikes there.

Chan tries to keep at a distance but Saito has taken the fight into the clinch.

Saito breaks the clinch.
Saito throws a nice looking combination but Chan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chan throws a good cross that connects.
Chan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Saito makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chan throws a sloppy body shot
and Saito counters with a right hand to the body.
Chan is breathing heavily.
Chan throws a combination that misses
enabling Saito to counter with a crisp jab.
Jackie Chan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Saito clinches with his opponent.

Saito's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saito keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chan.
Saito throws a good cross that connects.
Chan throws a hook but Saito blocks it.

Saito gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Saito.
Chan takes a shot to the head.

Saito manages to break the clinch.
Chan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Saito makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Saito.
Saito is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chan rather than just go for the knockout.

Saito has managed to clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.

Saito manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Saito scores a takedown into full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saito with shots to the head and body - Chan looks very uncomfortable down there.
Chan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Saito on the ground.
Chan avoids a series of strikes thrown by Saito.
Saito throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Saito looking to control but Chan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Saito has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saito controlling from the full mount.
Saito putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Chan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chan tries to get out of the position.
Saito misses with a head shot.
Saito punching from mount but Chan doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Chan wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Saito.
Saito controlling the position easily from mount.
Saito's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hayato Saito dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Chan misses with a jab to the body

and Saito counters by clinching up.
Saito stalling against the ropes.

Saito breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saito moves out of range of the strikes.
Chan throws a combination that misses

and Saito counters by moving into the clinch.
Saito stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Saito.
Chan is trying to break free.
Chan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Saito's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chan lands a head shot.
Chan throws a combination that misses

and Saito holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Chan working hard to break the clinch.

Saito escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saito blocks a jab.
Jackie Chan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saito sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Saito.
Saito uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chan.
Jackie Chan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saito. Chan does a little dance to reset his feet.

Saito clinches with his opponent.
Chan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Saito scores with a shoulder strike.

Saito breaks the clinch.
Saito misses with a wild combination.
Hayato Saito seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Saito counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chan's corner calls for a 1-2. Chan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Saito looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chan is fending him off so far but Saito persists. Nope, Chan circles away and we're back to standing.
Saito misses with a double jab.
Chan throws a combination that misses
and Saito counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saito moves away from the strike by Chan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan slips a jab and a cross from Saito.
A big right from Chan misses.

Saito drives through and clinches with Chan against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saito stalling.
Chan is working for takedown but Saito is calmly controlling the position for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chan is looking to break free of the clinch but Saito has double underhooks.
Saito lands with a left to the head.
Saito lands a left hand.
Saito gets through Chan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Saito breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saito lands with an uppercut that bounces Chan off the ropes and back into rage.
Chan throws a left and a right that both miss

and Saito counters by moving into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting on Saito's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Saito breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saito lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Chan tries to keep at a distance but Saito has taken the fight into the clinch.
Saito lands a hook that snaps the head of Chan backwards.
Chan working hard to break the clinch.
Chan being controlled against the ropes.

Saito breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saito looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Saito instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saito slows down the pace here.
Chan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Saito gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackie Chan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saito pushes Chan back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.

Saito breaks from the clinch.
Saito lands with a straight right. Chan didn't see that one coming.
Chan takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Saito counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Saito has closed the distance and engaged Chan in a clinch.
Saito lands an uppercut.

Saito breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Saito closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hayato Saito showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Chan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Chan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Saito counters with a straight right hand.
Chan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Saito counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Saito.
A right hand to the body from Saito.
Saito displaying some good clinch control by pressing Chan up against the ropes.
Chan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Saito slows down the pace here.

Saito pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Saito counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Saito has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Saito closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Saito breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan throws a left and a right that both miss

and Saito counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Saito holding his opponent close, against the ropes.

Saito breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Saito decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Saito not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Saito sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chan defending well though.
Saito is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Saito lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saito landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Saito not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Saito frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Chan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saito misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Saito cracks Chan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Saito with a couple of short strikes.
Saito landing strikes from the mount and Chan is in trouble!
Saito with shots to the head and body - Chan looks very uncomfortable down there.
Saito punching from mount but Chan doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saito controlling the position easily from mount.
Saito throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Chan because Saito loaded up on that one.
Saito lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Chan hang on?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saito lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hayato Saito comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Saito has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 25:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hayato Saito!
Hayato Saito is the new welterweight champion!