PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kiyoshi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Logan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sakuraba
vs
Logan

175 cm
24
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kiyoshi Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jimmy Logan!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Logan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sakuraba under the eye.
Logan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sakuraba circles away quickly and effectively.
Sakuraba feinted with a counter takedown.
Logan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sakuraba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Logan misses with a hook. Sakuraba ducked under it nicely.
Sakuraba drops down looking for a counter takedown but Logan sprawls and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Logan. Sakuraba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Logan misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakuraba has his takedown stuffed
and Logan counters with a nice body shot.
Sakuraba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Logan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan misses with a wild body shot.
Sakuraba changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Logan throws a body shot but no joy.
Sakuraba fails with the takedown
and Logan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sakuraba moves out of range of the strikes.
Sakuraba appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sakuraba has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Logan finds it's way round the side to connect with Sakuraba's head.

Sakuraba is rocked!
Logan drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Sakuraba right on the button. Sakuraba goes down! Logan follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Logan gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Logan!
Jimmy Logan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.