PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fyodor Pending (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rikiya Sonoda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Pending
vs
Sonoda

150 cm
35
130 lbs
38 - 52 - 0

192 cm
27
272 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Knox Energy

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 52 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fyodor Pending!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rikiya Sonoda!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonoda tries to clinch but Pending is having none of it.
Sonoda throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A head kick misses from Sonoda.
Sonoda goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sonoda explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Sonoda throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Pending stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Sonoda follows into mount!

Pending is rocked!

It looks like Fyodor Pending has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sonoda lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Pending! Sonoda sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Pending and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rikiya Sonoda!
Post fight, Rikiya Sonoda took to the microphone: 'Bringin' the pain Thanks to Team Goroshi - Blacksmith Gym - Tokyo United Fightwear - Zombie Nutrition'.