PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Craig Hanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rumina Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sato is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Call to prayer of islam. Rumina Sato looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Hanks
vs
Sato

179 cm
35
175 lbs
31 - 16 - 1

185 cm
37
175 lbs
24 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 31 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craig Hanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Rumina Sato!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanks throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sato stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hanks connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hanks.
Hanks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hanks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sato's coach down at GTI was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sato's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hanks just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Hanks.
Sato fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hanks is out of range.
Hanks takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hanks lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sato looks to throw the jab but Hanks is out of range.
Sato takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rumina Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sato manages to avoid it.
Sato throws a series of punches but Hanks moves out of range.
Hanks throwing a counter right hand but Sato manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sato walks into a jab.
Hanks scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hanks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sato now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sato on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sato throws a leg kick but Hanks sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato misses with a low kick.
Hanks fakes the leg kick and cracks Sato in the body.
Hanks lands a jab to Sato's midsection.
Hanks takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sato takes one to the chin there.
A good leg kick by Hanks.
Hanks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hanks pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sato back to the cage. Hanks follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanks.
Hanks lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sato scores with a jab to the jaw.
A jab from Hanks does it's job there.
Sato fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sato lands a nice looking body shot.
Hanks throws a body punch but Sato moves out of range.
Hanks misses with a right hand
and Sato counters with a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hanks feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Satos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hanks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Hanks drives through and clinches with Sato against the cage.
Hanks lands a hook that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
Hanks throws a punch but it's blocked by Sato.

Sato manages to break the clinch.
Hanks slips a jab from Sato.
Sato scores with a leg kick.
Sato lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Still in the clinch, Hanks scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sato has a couple of punches blocked by Hanks.
Sato prevents a body shot from Hanks.
Hanks lands a left hand.
Sato misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Hanks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sato.
A short right from Hanks.

Sato is rocked!
Hanks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sato is still on wobbly legs! Can Hanks finish him?
Hanks misses with some punches.
Hanks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hanks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hanks has a couple of punches blocked by Sato.
Hanks throws a punch but it's blocked by Sato.
Sato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hanks throws a punch but it's blocked by Sato.
Sato blocks an uppercut.
Hanks misses with the head strike.
Hanks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hanks pushes Sato back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sato looks winded!
Hanks throws a head punch that misses.
Hanks throws a big uppercut that drops Sato! More strikes from Hanks and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Sato lies dazed against the cage as Hanks celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Craig Hanks!
Craig Hanks seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Rumina Sato stepped up to the mic, saying 'It's at times like this, one must reach deeply into his soul,challenge his heart, feel new courage, endure the fuck pain and say 'FUCK ISLAM AND MOHAMMED WAS A PEDOPHILE''.