PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximilian Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroshi Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiroshi Sato is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Anderson
vs
Sato

200 cm
19
250 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

175 cm
23
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maximilian Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroshi Sato!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson misses with a two punch combination.
Hiroshi Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sato doesn't manage to clinch there - Anderson circles away.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Sato shows good takedown defense.

Sato rushes Anderson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sato misses with a knee strike.
Sato using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anderson can't get the takedown.

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

Sato clinches.
Sato with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sato throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sato lands a knee to the head.
Sato tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sato tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Sato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Anderson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Anderson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Anderson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Anderson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Anderson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sato defending well though.
Anderson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sato does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Anderson.
Anderson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sato is refusing to be controlled, as Anderson sits in half guard.
Anderson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sato's head.
Anderson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sato wants to get back to his feet.
Anderson is nestled in close to Sato, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Anderson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Anderson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sato has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sato with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Anderson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sato is trying to stand.
Anderson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Anderson is trying to control. Sato wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Anderson is really struggling to control Sato but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Anderson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Anderson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Anderson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sato is trying to stand back up but Anderson is controlling him
Sato looks gassed!
Anderson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sato defending well though.

Anderson is working for a kimura but Sato is defending it quite comfortably.
Sato is trying to stand back up but Anderson is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maximilian Anderson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sato goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sato tries to clinch but Anderson moves out of range.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sato sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Sato gets a clinch.
Sato tries to land a knee to the head but Anderson blocks with his arms.

Sato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
No luck for Anderson with that takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Anderson.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Anderson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maximilian Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sato throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson shoots for a double leg takedown but Sato sprawls well. He's pushed Anderson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Sato gets a clinch.
Anderson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sato gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sato. That one must have hurt.
Sato throws a front kick that sends Anderson stumbling back into the cage.

Sato closes the distance and pushes Anderson back into the cage.
Sato with a knee to the head.
Anderson takes a knee right on the jaw!

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

Sato instigates a clinch.
Sato landing knees to the head.
Sato pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sato lands a good knee to the midsection. Anderson won't want to take too many of those.
Sato throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Sato tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Sato breaks from the clinch.
Sato doesn't manage to clinch there - Anderson circles away.
Sato connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sato clinches up with Anderson and pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Sato's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sato has Anderson pushed against the cage.
Sato tries to land a knee to the head but Anderson blocks with his arms.
Sato tries a knee to the head but Anderson blocks it.
Sato throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sato is pressed up against the cage. Anderson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sato down to the mat. Sato avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anderson shoots for a double leg takedown but Sato sprawls well. He's pushed Anderson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anderson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sato tries to avoid it but Anderson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sato to the ground. Sato escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Sato has managed to clinch.

Sato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson fails to land the takedown.
Sato lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
No luck for Anderson with that takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato tries to clinch up but Anderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Sato tries to clinch but Anderson is having none of it.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sato wants to clinch.

Anderson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Anderson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Anderson lands a nice short elbow.
Anderson is trying to control the action in half guard but Sato is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sato's head.

Anderson maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Sato could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Anderson has cracked it and Sato is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Anderson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Maximilian Anderson!