PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hiroshimo Sakamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Kindmark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Sakamoto
vs
Kindmark

168 cm
24
170 lbs
8 - 5 - 1

185 cm
25
185 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250
Sun-Tzu

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 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hiroshimo Sakamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pekka Kindmark!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakamoto tries to land a front kick but Kindmark steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hiroshimo Sakamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakamoto checks a leg kick.
Sakamoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sakamoto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kindmark is out of range.
Sakamoto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kindmark is out of range.
Sakamoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sakamoto tries to work over Kindmark's front leg with a kick but Kindmark checks it.
Sakamoto misses with a body kick.
Kindmark tries a quick counter leg kick but Sakamoto is wise to it.
Kindmark tries a low kick but Sakamoto avoids it.
Kindmark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sakamoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Kindmark.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakamoto looks for the body kick but Kindmark saw that one coming.
Kindmark now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A clash of legs there as Kindmark blocks the low kick.
Kindmark looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Kindmark takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kindmark lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kindmark avoids a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Kindmark lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sakamoto doesn't seem phased though.
Sakamoto's corner calls for a 1-2. Sakamoto obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sakamoto throws a body shot but no joy.
Kindmark blocks a low kick nicely.
Sakamoto lands with a straight right. Kindmark didn't see that one coming.
Kindmark has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sakamoto throws a shot to the body.
Kindmark scores with a nice strike.

It looks like Hiroshimo Sakamoto has been cut.
Kindmark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sakamoto manages to avoid it.
Pekka Kindmark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sakamoto.
That kick from Sakamoto tenderised Kindmark's leg. Kindmark is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kindmark connects with a nice looking jab.
Kindmark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kindmark counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakamoto jabs Kindmark right on the nose. Kindmark blinks but takes it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kindmark swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sakamoto misses with a low kick.
Sakamoto jabs at Kindmark's body.
Sakamoto throws a low kick but Kindmark moves out of range easily.
Sakamoto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sakamoto staying out of range there.
Kindmark gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sakamoto.
Sakamoto shoots in but Kindmark avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kindmark looks to land a right hand but Sakamoto moved out of range.
Sakamoto connects with a leg kick. Kindmark looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sakamoto lands with a kick to the temple. Kindmark shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kindmark misses with a low kick.
Sakamoto explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kindmark looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kindmark walks into a stiff left hand from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto throws a jab but it's blocked by Kindmark.
A jab from Sakamoto misses.
Kindmark looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sakamoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kindmark moves away.
Kindmark on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sakamoto misses with a hook to the body
and Kindmark counters with a nice leg kick.
Sakamoto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sakamoto misses with a straight right.

Sakamoto drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sakamoto looking to sit in guard and control but Kindmark gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakamoto looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto looking for a sweep. Not yet Sakamoto, not yet.
Sakamoto trying to control the position.
Kindmark trying to control but Sakamoto is working from the bottom.
Kindmark preventing the sweep.
Kindmark stays in close to Sakamoto's body and controls the position.
Sakamoto is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hiroshimo Sakamoto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hiroshimo Sakamoto's cut.
That's time! Sakamoto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kindmark closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sakamoto.
Sakamoto does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kindmark has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kindmark swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sakamoto.
Sakamoto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kindmark clobbers Sakamoto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kindmark takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big left from Kindmark misses.
Sakamoto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kindmark can do to turn this around?
Kindmark throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kindmark sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sakamoto connects with a crisp jab.
Kindmark lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That kick from Kindmark tenderised Sakamoto's leg. Sakamoto is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakamoto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kindmark smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kindmark throws a body punch but Sakamoto moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kindmark.
A combination from Sakamoto does no damage.
Sakamoto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sakamoto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sakamoto gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Kindmark counter with a right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kindmark. That's going to slow Sakamoto down.
Kindmark misses with a wild body shot.
Sakamoto wants to land a leg kick but Kindmark is out of range.
Sakamoto throws a body punch but Kindmark moves out of range.
Kindmark lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakamoto connects with a leg kick. Kindmark looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kindmark on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab from Sakamoto does it's job there.
Kindmark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kindmark ducks under a wild hook from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto cracks a nice hook into Kindmark's ribs.
Sakamoto connects with a jab.
Sakamoto takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Kindmark is rocked!
A leg kick checked by Sakamoto.
Sakamoto changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sakamoto throws the kick towards the body but Kindmark avoids it.
A jab from Kindmark misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kindmark swats away the attempt to clinch by Sakamoto.
Sakamoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Kindmark is just out of range.
Sakamoto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sakamoto sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A solid body kick from Sakamoto.
The crowd cheers as Kindmark lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sakamoto doesn't seem phased though.
Sakamoto checks the leg kick.
Kindmark scores with the left hand. Sakamoto knows he should have avoided that one.

Hiroshimo Sakamoto's cut is getting worse.
Kindmark looks for the body kick but Sakamoto saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick from Sakamoto misses.
Kindmark throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Sakamoto counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kindmark!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sakamoto tries to score with some ground and pound. Kindmark controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kindmark managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sakamoto.
The ground and pound from Sakamoto seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kindmark is being controlled here.
Sakamoto landing strikes.
Kindmark is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sakamoto looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kindmark is avoiding damage well.
Kindmark is looking to regain half guard here but Sakamoto keeps moving and retains side control.
Sakamoto advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Hiroshimo Sakamoto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hiroshimo Sakamoto's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Kindmark takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A countering left hand to the body from Kindmark misses.
Kindmark darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sakamoto thows a leg kick but Kindmark checks it
and Kindmark counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Sakamoto looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sakamoto looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kindmark with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sakamoto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sakamoto in particular looking to stall.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sakamoto connects with a nice short shot to Kindmark's temple.
Kindmark is still in real trouble! Can Sakamoto finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakamoto throwing shots but Kindmark is blocking nicely.
Kindmark seems to have recovered his senses.
Sakamoto is looking to stall here but Kindmark recovers full guard.
Kindmark not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sakamoto throwing strikes but missing.
Sakamoto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sakamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Kindmark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sakamoto preventing the sweep.
Pekka Kindmark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sakamoto makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kindmark keeping moving, preventing Sakamoto from controlling successfully.
Kindmark not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kindmark takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sakamoto sizes up Kindmark with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sakamoto keeps Kindmark at a distance using the push kick.
Sakamoto lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kindmark will feel that in the morning.
Kindmark connects with a body shot.
Sakamoto throws a wild body kick that Kindmark sees coming a mile off.
Kindmark stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sakamoto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto jabs Kindmark right on the nose. Kindmark blinks but takes it well.
Sakamoto checks a leg kick nicely.
Kindmark throws a solid leg kick but Sakamoto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kindmark.
Sakamoto digs a good hook to Kindmark's body.
Sakamoto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kindmark avoids a kick to the body.
Kindmark gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sakamoto misses with a straight left.
Kindmark 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.
Kindmark seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Sakamoto shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Kindmark is backing up but Sakamoto catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Kindmark covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Sakamoto Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hiroshimo Sakamoto!
Hiroshimo Sakamoto decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.