PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Valentin Saric (ranked 2098 p4p, 5312 weight class) and Sutarjo Sukarman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Saric
vs
Sukarman

200 cm
35
195
15 - 10 - 0

185 cm
28
176
9 - 48 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Fantasy Threads

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Valentin Saric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 48 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sutarjo Sukarman!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saric scores with a nice body kick.
Saric really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sukarman looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
A slapping leg kick lands for Saric.
Saric looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Saric throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sukarman tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Saric is in Sukarman's guard.
Saric's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Saric pushing down on Sukarman's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sukarman has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Canucks Combat Club. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Saric keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sukarman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Saric. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Saric is trying for a kimura here. Sukarman looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Saric wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Valentin Saric!
Valentin Saric was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Sutarjo Sukarman had this to say: 'Next i'll win'.