PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Sunderland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Denton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sunderland comes to the cage accompanied by Placebo - Running up that hill. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Sunderland
vs
Denton

186 cm
19
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
186 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Prefers standup

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Sunderland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Denton!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denton misses with a double jab.
Thomas Denton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Denton moves out of range of the body kick from Sunderland.
Sunderland avoids the body shot from Denton.
Sunderland avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Denton tries to clinch up.
Sunderland is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sunderland lands a really nice looking cross but Denton seems unphased.
Sunderland keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sunderland throws a body kick that misses.
Sunderland throws a wild body kick that Denton sees coming a mile off.
Sunderland blocks a jab.
Sunderland throws a push kick but Denton slaps the foot to one side.
Denton misses with a double jab.
A solid body kick from Sunderland.
Denton tries to bum rush Sunderland with a series of wild strikes but Sunderland uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sunderland dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Denton. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sunderland pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Denton forces Sunderland back against the cage and clinches.
Denton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sunderland is keeping busy.
Sunderland with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Denton is trying to stall.
Sunderland is trying to break the clinch but Denton is controlling him.
Sunderland is trying to break free.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Denton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sunderland in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Denton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Denton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sunderland avoids it.
Denton lands a damaging elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denton can't break the clinch.
Sunderland blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sunderland tries to break free but Denton pushes him back against the cage.
Denton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sunderland.
Denton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sunderland avoids it.
Denton wants to break free but Sunderland has control.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Denton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sunderland's brow.
Denton lands an elbow that stopped Sunderland in his tracks for a moment.
Denton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sunderland is defending well for now.
Sunderland blocks an elbow strike.
Denton has Sunderland pressed against the cage, preventing Sunderland from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sunderland managing to block the knees to the body from Denton.
Denton stalling in the clinch but Sunderland improves position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sunderland creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sunderland on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Denton missing with knees to the body.
Sunderland blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Sunderland manages to break the clinch.
Sunderland explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Denton tries to clinch up.
Denton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sunderland lands with a nice body kick.
Sunderland misses with a kick to the body.
Sunderland circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sunderland makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Denton really felt that one!
Denton looks gassed!
Denton moves out of range of the body kick from Sunderland.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denton takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Thomas Denton has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Denton misses with a shot to the body
and Sunderland counters with a solid body kick.
Denton wants to clinch
and Sunderland makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Denton really felt that one!
Denton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sunderland counters with a thumping low kick.
Denton has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sunderland.
Sunderland lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sunderland lands a nice looking kick to the body. Denton takes a step back to recover.
Sunderland thuds his right hand into Denton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sunderland tries a head kick but it misses.

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

Denton is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Denton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Denton is still on wobbly legs! Can Sunderland finish him?
Denton takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sunderland lands a brutal head kick. Denton looks out on his feet and Sunderland throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). James Sunderland!
During a confident post fight interview, James Sunderland thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.