PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Busta Sunny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sunny has chosen Ludacris Feat. T.I.- WIsh You Would as his entrance music. Barry Wright has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Wright
vs
Sunny

190 cm
18
267 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Barry Wright!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Busta Sunny!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wright.
Wright throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sunny's waist but Sunny gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wright off to one side.
Sunny misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sunny throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wright has closed the distance and engaged Sunny in a clinch.
Sunny is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Wright escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wright fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sunny throws a sloppy head kick and Wright moves out of range easily.
Sunny throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wright.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sunny tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Busta Sunny is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wright will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barry Wright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wright avoids the head kick by Sunny.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sunny is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sunny tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wright swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That round was too close to call.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sunny tries to clinch up

and Wright counters with a crisp one two that drops Sunny! Wright thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Sunny to his feet! Sunny is in big trouble!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sunny counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sunny keeps the fight on the outside.
Wright avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sunny tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sunny throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sunny counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wright misses with a takedown attempt
and Sunny counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sunny looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sunny tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wright counters with an outside leg kick.
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 Barry Wright will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Left hook, right uppercut from Sunny.
Wright with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sunny counters with a nice uppercut.
Wright shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sunny pinned against the cage. Sunny gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

It looks like Barry Wright has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright keeps the fight on the outside.
Sunny tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wright swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright with a poor takedown

and Sunny moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barry Wright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wright wants to get back to striking at distance but Sunny won't allow it.

Sunny's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Busta Sunny seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sunny is looking to clinch but Wright is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wright with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sunny counters with a nice uppercut.
Wright tries to clinch but Sunny moves away
and Sunny cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sunny scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Busta Sunny really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Barry Wright's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Wright misses with a combination

and Sunny counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Wright's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wright lands with a right to the head.

Wright manages to break the clinch.
Sunny with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright avoids the head kick by Sunny.
Sunny circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wright throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sunny's waist but Sunny gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wright off to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a sloppy body shot

and Sunny holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sunny looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Sunny breaks the clinch.
Sunny lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wright's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sunny misses with an attempted mid kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Busta Sunny dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Barry Wright's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Sunny looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright tries for a takedown but Sunny circles away easily
and Sunny counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sunny lands a big head kick that sends Wright tumbling to the mat! Sunny takes a step backwards and waves Wright back to his feet - he wants the finish!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sunny throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wright is defended easily by Sunny.
Sunny circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sunny counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sunny comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barry Wright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sunny defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barry Wright. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Sunny closes the distance and clinches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Busta Sunny comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sunny has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 45:49
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 45:48
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 45:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Busta Sunny! Busta Sunny retains his heavyweight title!