PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oroku Saku (ranked 1948 p4p, 233 weight class) and Kaz Fujita (ranked 2198 p4p, 261 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Saku
vs
Fujita

200 cm
26
245 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
265 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Woodhouse's

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Oroku Saku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kaz Fujita!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saku lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fujita throws a hook to the side of Saku's head but Saku sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saku tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Fujita manages to circle out of the way.
Fujita misses with a straight left.
Saku throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fujita.
Saku buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kaz Fujita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fujita fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saku manages to avoid it.
Saku throws a leg kick that misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Saku.
Saku throws a head kick that misses.
Fujita misses with an uppercut. Saku saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saku swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Saku displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fujita throws out the jab.
Saku throws a nice outside leg kick.
Saku walks into a left hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fujita checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saku lands with a kick to the ribs.
Saku avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fujita takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Saku seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Fujita misses with a wild combination.
Fujita cracks Saku with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fujita swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saku with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fujita misses with an uppercut.
Saku fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fujita.
Saku moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fujita checks a leg kick.
Fujita looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice defenses there by Fujita.

Saku forces Fujita back against the cage and clinches.
Fujita wants to get back to striking at distance but Saku won't allow it.
Fujita tries to circle away but Saku has him pinned against the cage.
Saku misses with the head strike.
Nice elbow from Saku.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saku misses with an elbow strike.
Saku lands a good knee to the midsection. Fujita won't want to take too many of those.
Saku lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Kaz Fujita has been cut.
Saku misses with a knee strike.
Saku comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fujita managing to block the knees to the body from Saku.
Saku lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fujita is trying to break free.
Saku keeps control of Fujita as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Saku misses with some punches.
Saku is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fujita looks winded!

Fujita escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saku fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Fujita checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Saku lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Saku takes a swing at Fujita's ribcage but misses.
Saku lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fujita waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saku.
Fujita misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saku.

Saku closes the distance and pushes Fujita back into the cage.
Fujita has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fujita tries to break the clinch but Saku is controlling the position.
Fujita is looking to break free of the clinch but Saku has double underhooks.
Fujita looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Saku utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Saku unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fujita lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Saku landing knees to the body.
Saku keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fujita's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saku tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fujita takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Saku.

That has opened up Kaz Fujita's cut even more.
Saku lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saku prevents Fujita from breaking the clinch.
Saku lands a knee to the head.
Fujita takes an elbow to the forehead.
Saku holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Saku creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fujita's defenses.

The cut above Kaz Fujita's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Saku lands a damaging elbow.
Saku lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Saku.
Saku is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fujita is defending well for now.
Saku putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fujita in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Saku slowing the pace effectively.
Fujita tries to circle away but Saku has him pinned against the cage.
Fujita's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head punch on the inside from Saku fails to land.
Fujita looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Saku tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fujita avoids it.
Saku lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oroku Saku dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kaz Fujita's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Saku lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fujita's sensitive parts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fujita. Saku does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fujita has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A good leg kick by Saku.
Saku cracks Fujita with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fujita throws a series of punches but Saku avoids them all with ease.
Saku lands with a thumping leg kick.
Saku is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fujita can do to turn this around?
Saku takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Saku throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fujita misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saku.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saku.
Saku avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fujita is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saku throws a lazy right hand but Fujita sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saku tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fujita swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fujita takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Saku throws a nice outside leg kick.
Saku connects with a leg kick. Fujita looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Saku.
Saku tries a low kick but Fujita avoids it.
Fujita misses with a left hand
and Saku counters with an inside leg kick.
Saku throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fujita has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Saku.
Saku tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fujita was well out of range. Poor timing from Saku.
Fujita throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saku tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Fujita on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fujita missing with a left hand there. Saku was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fujita throws a hook but Saku blocks it.
Saku moves out of range of the strikes.
Saku lands with a thumping leg kick.
Saku lands a leg kick that knocks Fujita off balance momentarily.

Saku clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saku lands an elbow inside that Fujita shrugs off.
Saku lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Kaz Fujita's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Saku lands a knee to the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kaz Fujita's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Oroku Saku!
An out of breath Oroku Saku thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.