PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Raygun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Sten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Raygun
vs
Sten

172 cm
27
143 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

150 cm
27
140 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ronald Raygun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dan Sten!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sten has Raygun up against the cage in a clinch.
Raygun misses with a punch to the body.
Sten is working Raygun over against the cage.

Raygun breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Raygun misses with a leg kick.
Raygun swings for the body but Sten moves out of range.
Sten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sten dodges the punch combination from Raygun.
Raygun seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sten looks to land a left hand but Raygun moved out of range nicely.
Raygun steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sten.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raygun punishes Sten's body with a nice straight punch.
Raygun misses the shot to the body.
Sten tries to counter by closing the distance.
Raygun thows a leg kick but Sten checks it
and Sten counters with a nice body shot.
Raygun takes a swing at Sten's ribcage but misses.
Sten swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sten misses with a body shot.
Raygun moves out of range of the strikes.
Sten moves out of range of the body kick from Raygun.
Sten just misses with a punch to the body.
Sten slips a jab from Raygun.
Sten avoids the body shot from Raygun.
Raygun swats away the attempt to clinch by Sten.
Raygun scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raygun manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sten looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raygun tries to score with a low kick but Sten moves his leg out of the way.
Sten wants to counter with a clinch but Raygun pushes him away.

Sten takes the fight into the clinch.
Sten looking to throw knees to the head but Raygun is blocking nicely.
Sten lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sten.
A head punch on the inside from Raygun fails to land.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sten.
A hook to the body from Sten.
Sten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sten working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raygun tries to work over Sten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sten working Raygun over with knees to the body.
Sten putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Raygun in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raygun.
Raygun has a couple of punches blocked by Sten.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raygun misses with a body punch.
A short right from Sten.
Sten looking to throw knees to the head but Raygun is blocking nicely.
Sten with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Raygun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Raygun has a couple of punches blocked by Sten.
Raygun wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sten.
Raygun throws a head punch that misses.
Raygun struggles to land a body shot inside as Sten controls his hands.
Raygun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sten is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sten lands a right hand that snaps the head of Raygun backwards.
Knees to the body from Sten.
Knees to the body from Sten.
Sten landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sten lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sten lands a nice knee to the body.
Raygun takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raygun wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Raygun misses with the head strike.
Raygun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sten working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Raygun is rocked!
Sten utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Sten.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sten as Raygun tries to tie him up.
Raygun tries a body shot but Sten blocks it.
Sten lands an uppercut.
Oh Raygun is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sten connects with a nasty looking knee right to Raygun's face.
A right hand to the body from Sten.
Raygun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sten gets through Raygun's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sten scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sten utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Raygun tries a body shot but Sten blocks it.
Raygun misses with a body punch.
Knees to the body from Sten.
Sten scores with a knee to the head.
Raygun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Sten dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sten darts in and clinches Raygun up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dan Sten seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sten putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Raygun in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sten has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sten using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sten connects with a nasty looking knee right to Raygun's face.
Raygun's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Raygun misses with a body punch.
Sten has Raygun pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Raygun is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Sten - that's hurt Raygun badly! Oh, another knee lands and Raygun is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Raygun doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Dan Sten!