PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matthieu Saunier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yang Xinhai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Saunier might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Muse - Hysteria. Xinhai has chosen Loco as his entrance music. Matthieu Saunier could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Yang Xinhai's chin.

Saunier
vs
Xinhai

184 cm
27
145 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

169 cm
20
143 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Condemned

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matthieu Saunier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yang Xinhai!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saunier misses with an uppercut
and Xinhai makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Xinhai lands with a straight right. Saunier didn't see that one coming.
Saunier misses the shot to the body.
Saunier with a hook.
Saunier with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Xinhai with a hook.
Saunier tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Xinhai swivels and escapes.
Saunier really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Saunier wants to clinch.
Xinhai avoids the body shot from Saunier.
Saunier shoots in for a takedown but Xinhai shows good takedown defense.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xinhai thows a body kick. Saunier tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A cross from Xinhai lands.

Saunier is rocked!
Xinhai scores with a jab. Saunier acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Oh Saunier is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Xinhai takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A cross from Xinhai lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Xinhai gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Xinhai holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Xinhai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saunier's elbow.
Xinhai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saunier tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Xinhai smiles and moves away.
Saunier seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthieu Saunier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saunier takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Xinhai.
Saunier misses with a straight right.

Xinhai lands a big head kick that sends Saunier tumbling to the mat! Xinhai takes a step backwards and waves Saunier back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saunier lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saunier throws out the jab.
Xinhai steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Saunier is out on his feet! Xinhai sets himself and nearly takes Saunier's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Yang Xinhai!
A very excited looking Yang Xinhai made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.