PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rehti Ladi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Van Gundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ladi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is You Will Never Walk Alone. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Ladi
vs
Van Gundy

195 cm
28
191 lbs
19 - 6 - 0

183 cm
30
194 lbs
21 - 6 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Hellbent

//buriedALIVE// Fight Gear

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 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rehti Ladi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Stan Van Gundy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ladi tries to score with a low kick but Van Gundy moves his leg out of the way.
Van Gundy throws a series of punches but Ladi moves out of range.
Ladi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Van Gundy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ladi.
Ladi throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Van Gundy counters with an outside leg kick.
Ladi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Van Gundy avoids a kick to the body.
Van Gundy is looking to land body kicks.
Van Gundy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Ladi rushes Van Gundy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Van Gundy looking to throw knees to the head but Ladi is blocking nicely.
Ladi throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Gundy.
Van Gundy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ladi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ladi prevents a body shot from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy lands a knee to the body.
Ladi is breathing heavily.
Ladi is trying to break the clinch but Van Gundy has him pressed against the cage.
Van Gundy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Van Gundy.
Ladi misses with a body punch.
Van Gundy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ladis head.
Van Gundy takes a shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Van Gundy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Gundy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Gundy pushes Ladi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Van Gundy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ladis head.
Ladi throws a head punch that misses.
Van Gundy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Van Gundy lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Van Gundy - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by Van Gundy.
Ladi takes a shot to the head.

Ladi is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Van Gundy on the inside.
Oh Ladi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clinched against the cage, Van Gundy lands a big elbow that drops Ladi! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Ladi is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stan Van Gundy!
After winning the bout, Stan Van Gundy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.