PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Seng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aki Sunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sunn comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Yngwie Malmsteen Rising Force kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Eddie Seng has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Seng
vs
Sunn

189 cm
26
165 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

175 cm
25
168 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eddie Seng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aki Sunn!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sunn punishes Seng's body with a nice straight punch.
Sunn lands a nice looking body shot.
Seng throws a sloppy head kick and Sunn moves out of range easily.
Seng takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Seng takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sunn scores with a nice right hand.
Seng is looking to clinch but Sunn is avoiding it.
Sunn misses with a straight right.
Sunn throws out a loose jab but Seng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seng thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Seng misses its intended target.
Sunn ducks under a wild hook from Seng.
Seng misses with a straight left.
Seng really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sunn misses the jab.
Sunn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sunn clobbers Seng with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sunn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sunn slips under a jab from Seng.
Sunn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seng.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seng just misses with a punch to the body.
Seng takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sunn lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Seng tries to clinch up
and Sunn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Seng.
Sunn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sunn just misses with a punch to the body.
Seng gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sunn.
Sunn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Sunn looking to score a takedown here. Seng is defending well but Sunn drives through and ends up in Seng's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Seng avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Seng looking for a sweep. Not yet Seng, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sunn is looking to work some ground and pound but Seng has wrist control.
Sunn throws a strike but Seng rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Seng will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sunn controlling the position.

Aki Sunn has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sunn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sunn lands a body shot.
Sunn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Seng tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sunn paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seng takes a jab right on the kisser.
Eddie Seng is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sunn cracks a nice hook into Seng's ribs.
Seng moves out of range of the strikes.
Sunn loads up on a big right hand but Seng slips the punch.
Sunn lunges at Seng with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Seng's hand.
Sunn is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Seng had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Seng throws a jab but it's blocked by Sunn.
Sunn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Seng on the side of the head.
Seng misses with a body shot.
Seng moves out of range as Sunn strikes.
Sunn looks to land a right hand but Seng moved out of range.
Sunn thuds his right hand into Seng's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sunn with a hook.
Sunn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Seng.
Seng takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A slow jab from Sunn misses its intended target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seng ducks under a wild hook from Sunn.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sunn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seng takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sunn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Decent striking displayed by Sunn there.
A telegraphed right hand from Sunn misses the target.
Sunn keeps the fight on the outside.
Sunn misses with a double jab.
Seng is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sunn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Seng under the eye.
Jab, jab by Sunn - just one landing.
Seng fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sunn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sunn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sunn throws the left hand but Seng avoids the punch easily.
Seng wants to clinch
and Sunn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aki Sunn dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Seng tries to clinch up but Sunn circles away and keeps his distance.
Sunn connects with a right hand. Seng shakes it off.
Seng takes one to the side of the head.
Jab by Sunn.

Sunn throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Seng was covering up waiting for the punch and Sunn finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Sunn thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sunn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Seng is keeping the position for now.
Sunn lands a couple of digs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seng avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sunn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Seng has momentary wrist control but Sunn slips an elbow through the middle.
Seng is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sunn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sunn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Seng keeping moving, preventing Sunn from controlling successfully.
Sunn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sunn wants to control from the top but Seng keeps moving.
Sunn throws a strike but Seng rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sunn wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Eddie Seng wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sunn ducks under a wild hook from Seng.
Sunn scores with a body shot.
Sunn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Seng tries to clinch up
and Sunn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sunn misses with a head kick.
Sunn takes a swing at Seng's ribcage but misses.
Sunn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seng.
Seng walks into a left hand.
Seng looks to land a right hand but Sunn moved out of range.
Sunn connects with a right hand. Seng shakes it off.
Nice uppercut there from Sunn.
Sunn throws a shot to the body.
Seng has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seng needs to keep his hands up - Sunn had a free shot at his head there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seng misses with a looping left.
Sunn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Seng takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sunn throws a hook but Seng avoids it easily.
Seng closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sunn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sunn cracks Seng with a good jab.
Sunn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sunn lands a nice shot to the body.
Seng slips a straight right by Sunn.
Sunn with a nice cross.
Sunn has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Seng wants to clinch.
Seng fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aki Sunn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Seng throws a shot from downtown. Sunn moves away and avoids it.
Eddie Seng seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seng throws a head kick that misses.
Sunn digs a good hook to Seng's body.
Sunn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Seng ducks right into an uppercut from Sunn.
Sunn scores with a punch to the head.
Sunn works the jab nicely.
Sunn scores with a hook.

Seng is rocked!
Seng tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sunn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oh Seng is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Seng throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sunn counters with a nice uppercut.
Sunn pounces like a tiger and cracks Seng with a vicious hook! Seng is down but not out! Sunn follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Aki Sunn!
After winning the bout, Aki Sunn thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.