PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daley Bornstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammo Hung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bornstein's entrance music is Men at Work - Land Down Under. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bornstein
vs
Hung

190 cm
27
315 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

215 cm
21
299 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daley Bornstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sammo Hung!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hung misses with a hook. Bornstein ducked under it nicely.
Bornstein shoots in for a double leg but Hung sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hung throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bornstein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bornstein throws a hook to the side of Hung's head but Hung sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hung moves out of range as Bornstein strikes.
Hung moves out of range as Bornstein throws a body kick.
A jab from Hung misses.
Hung drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hung moves out of range as Bornstein throws a body kick.
Sammo Hung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Hung misses.
Bornstein misses the jab.
Hung dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hung looks to land a right hand but Bornstein moved out of range.
Hung lands a nice shot to the body.
Bornstein is breathing heavily.
Hung lands with an overhand left.

It looks like Daley Bornstein has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bornstein swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hung throws a big shot that misses.
Bornstein blocks a jab.
Hung stuns Bornstein with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Hung cracks Bornstein with a big right hand and Bornstein goes down!
Hung in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hung throws a big right hand that misses.
Hung working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hung postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hung thows a big elbow that misses.
Hung working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bornstein preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hung with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hung pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bornstein is keeping the position for now.
Hung postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bornstein preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Hung thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Hung drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bornstein manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hung has Bornstein in his guard.
Bornstein is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hung throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Bornstein has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bornstein trying to control but Hung is working from the bottom.
Hung has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bornstein slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hung tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bornstein is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Daley Bornstein just wasn't active enough.
Bornstein walks into a left hand.

Daley Bornstein's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hung drops Bornstein with a straight right hand, right on the button! Hung follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sammo Hung!