PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Radar Salter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Sunderland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sunderland has chosen Placebo - Running up that hill as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Salter
vs
Sunderland

180 cm
26
176 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

186 cm
25
182 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $140

KO Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Radar Salter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Sunderland!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salter misses with a wild combination.
Sunderland stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sunderland does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sunderland scores with a jab.
We've been told by Salter's head coaches at ACME! Thai Boxing Academy 13 ELITE COACHES! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sunderland shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sunderland dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Salter throws a looping overhand right but Sunderland ducks down to avoid it.
Sunderland blocks the body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Sunderland.
Salter scores with a jab.
Salter blocks the body kick.
A big right from Sunderland misses.
Salter cracks Sunderland with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sunderland uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salter.
Salter displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sunderland throws a half hearted mid kick.
Salter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sunderland.
Some wild striking there from Salter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sunderland slips under a jab from Salter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunderland moves out of range as Salter strikes.
Sunderland feints and then cracks Salter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Salter down.
Sunderland has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sunderland throws a leg kick but Salter checks it.
Sunderland avoids the head kick by Salter.
Salter lands a jab to the nose.
Salter avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Salter misses with a two punch combination.
Sunderland misses with a leg kick.
Salter scores with a shot to the body.
Salter throws an off balance right hand
and Sunderland counters with a nice uppercut.
Sunderland swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Salter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sunderland.
A big right from Salter misses.
Sunderland tries to land a front kick but Salter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sunderland looks to land a body kick but Salter moved away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sunderland.
Salter looks to land a right hand but Sunderland moved out of range.
Salter missing with a left hand there. Sunderland was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Salter throws a hook but Sunderland avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salter lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sunderland lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salter tries to bum rush Sunderland with a series of wild strikes but Sunderland uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Salter throws a hook but Sunderland blocks it.
Danga de danga de dang - Salter scores with a four punch combination!
Sunderland scoring well with a low kick there.
Salter misses with a looping right.
Salter lands with a nice combination. Sunderland backs away looking to recover.
Sunderland throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Good work by Salter as he checks the leg kick.
Sunderland on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Radar Salter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salter misses with a two punch combination.
Salter misses with a looping right.
Salter jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Salter throws a lazy uppercut
and Sunderland counters with a good, hard body kick but Salter shrugs it off.
Sunderland throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sunderland avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No joy there for Salter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sunderland displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salter throws out the jab.
Sunderland connects with a solid leg kick.
A big left from Salter misses.
Sunderland moves out of range of the strikes.
Salter misses with a two punch combination.
Sunderland throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sunderland throws out a leg kick but Salter moves out of range and Sunderland only half commits.
Salter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sunderland, right into the meat.
Sunderland explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sunderland connects with a jab.
Salter misses with a wild combination.
Sunderland shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sunderland digs a good body shot into Salter's ribs.
Salter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Some wild striking there from Salter.
Sunderland uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sunderland.
Sunderland scores with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salter loads up on a big right hand but Sunderland slips the punch.
Salter misses with a hook.
Sunderland with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sunderland lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sunderland throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sunderland wants to slow Salter down by chopping away at his legs.
Salter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Salter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sunderland throws a chopping leg kick but Salter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sunderland slips a jab and a cross from Salter.
Sunderland swings for the body but Salter moves out of range.
Salter moves out of range of the body kick from Sunderland.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sunderland bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sunderland looks to score with a jab to the body but Salter is just out of range.
Salter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sunderland was well out of range. Poor timing from Salter.
Salter thows a body shot but no joy.
Sunderland lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but James Sunderland will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sunderland lands with a hook. Salter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sunderland wants to land a leg kick but Salter is out of range.
Salter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sunderland.
A head kick by Salter misses
and Sunderland counters with a good low kick that Salter was not able to check.
Left hook, right uppercut from Salter.
Salter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sunderland.
Salter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sunderland showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Salter.
Salter misses the jab.
Salter takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sunderland avoids the head kick by Salter.
Radar Salter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sunderland avoids the body shot from Salter.
Salter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Salter avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sunderland throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Salter checks a leg kick.
Salter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salter scores with a jab to the head.
Salter lands a jab-cross combination.
Salter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sunderland chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sunderland.
Sunderland walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Salter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sunderland lands a leg kick that knocks Salter off balance momentarily.
Sunderland lands a jab.
James Sunderland seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sunderland ducks under a wild hook from Salter.
Salter lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Salter.
Salter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sunderland ducks under a wild hook from Salter.
Salter digs a good body shot into Sunderland's ribs.
Salter misses with an uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sunderland lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Salter has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Salter and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sunderland showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Salter.
Salter checks a leg kick nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sunderland lands a leg kick that knocks Salter off balance momentarily.
Sunderland moves away from the strike by Salter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salter misses with a few strikes there.
Salter throws a good cross that connects.
Sunderland misses with a looping left.
Sunderland uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Salter.
Salter avoids the body shot from Sunderland.
Salter throws a combination that misses
and Sunderland counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Salter thinking.
Sunderland chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sunderland throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Salter.
Sunderland walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Salter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sunderland misses with an uppercut.
Sunderland explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Salter will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Salter swings for the body but Sunderland moves out of range.
Sunderland throws a jab but it's blocked by Salter.
A jab from Salter misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salter looks to score with a jab to the body but Sunderland is just out of range.
Salter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sunderland misses with a wild body shot.
Salter works over Sunderland's head and body with a nice combination.
Sunderland throws a leg kick but Salter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Salter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Salter scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sunderland in his tracks.
Salter closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That kick from Sunderland tenderised Salter's leg. Salter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Salter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salter misses with a combination
and Sunderland makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Good leg kick by Sunderland there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sunderland is looking to slow Salter down with leg kicks.
Salter misses with a wild combination.
Sunderland looks to land a body kick but Salter moved away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Salter throws a combination that misses
letting Sunderland counter with a right hand.
Sunderland misses with a body kick.
Sunderland with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sunderland sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sunderland throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salter misses with a straight left.
Sunderland moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Salter misses.
Salter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sunderland counters with a slapping leg kick.
Salter throws a series of punches but Sunderland avoids them all with ease.
Sunderland scores with a nice right hand.
Sunderland connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sunderland uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Salter has time to react.
Sunderland scores with a kick to the midsection.
Salter throws a right and a left that Sunderland avoids nicely.
Salter checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Sunderland showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Salter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Sunderland looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sunderland, right into the meat.
Sunderland ducks right into an uppercut from Salter.
Salter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Salter throws a body punch but Sunderland moves out of range.
Sunderland keeps Salter at a distance using the push kick.
Sunderland uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Salter has time to react.
Sunderland feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Salter's calf.
Sloppy strikes from Salter. Those never looked like landing.
Sunderland takes a swing at Salter's ribcage but misses.
Salter swinging wildly here.
Sunderland lands a body shot.
Sunderland buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sunderland lands a nice hook to Salter's body. Salter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sunderland.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sunderland throws a leg kick but Salter moved away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sunderland throws a wild body kick that Salter sees coming a mile off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salter moves out of range as Sunderland throws a body kick.
Sunderland misses the shot to the body.
Sunderland takes a swing at Salter's ribcage but misses.
Salter misses with an uppercut. Sunderland saw that one coming.
Sunderland throws a leg kick but Salter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sunderland staying out of range there.
Salter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Salter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Salter throws a head kick but Sunderland moves out of range.
Nice shot by Sunderland.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sunderland.
Salter takes one on the button.
Sunderland throws out a powerful jab.
Salter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Salter looks to land a combination but Sunderland avoids it well.
Salter misses with a hook.
Sunderland throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sunderland jabs Salter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sunderland tries a low kick but Salter avoids it.
Sunderland showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Salter.
A swing and a miss from Salter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sunderland doesn't seem bothered though.
Salter throws the left hand but Sunderland avoids the punch easily.
A punch lands to the side of Sunderland 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A cross from Salter lands.
Sunderland walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Salter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Salter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sunderland was well out of range. Poor timing from Salter.
Sunderland avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
James Sunderland is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Salter gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sunderland counters with a low kick, right behind Salter 's knee.
Sunderland steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Salter.
Sunderland throws a leg kick but Salter moved away.
Salter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A leg kick checked by Salter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sunderland keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sunderland connects with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Sunderland.
Salter misses with a few strikes there.
Sunderland throws a front kick that sends Salter stumbling back into the cage.
Salter tries a head kick but it misses.
Sunderland lands with a kick to the ribs.
Salter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Salter takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sunderland lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Sunderland misses.
Sunderland has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sunderland there as he acknowledges the shot.
Salter misses with the combination.
Salter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sunderland pushes Salter away with a front kick.
Salter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sunderland sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salter misses with the combination.
Sunderland looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sunderland thows a body shot but no joy.
Salter looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Salter connects with the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sunderland feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Salter's calf.
Salter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Salter throws a hook but Sunderland avoids it easily.
Sunderland uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salter.
Sunderland just misses with a punch to the body.
Sunderland attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sunderland lunges at Salter with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Salter's hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salter throws a poor cross that misses
and Sunderland counters with a nice low kick that buckles Salter's knee momentarily.
Salter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sunderland.
An inside leg kick lands from Sunderland.
Radar Salter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Salter closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Salter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Sunderland comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sunderland 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Sunderland!
James Sunderland decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.