PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mustafiq Rana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Sutherland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rana comes to the cage accompanied by Spaceman. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Rana
vs
Sutherland

179 cm
27
179 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
188 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Conquer
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mustafiq Rana!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dean Sutherland!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sutherland throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sutherland scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sutherland pushes Rana away with a front kick.
Sutherland throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sutherland scores with a leg kick.
Sutherland leaves Rana with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sutherland is trying to counter with his kicks.
Rana on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rana takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rana takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sutherland lands a leg kick that knocks Rana off balance momentarily.
Sutherland connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rana. Rana circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rana shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rana takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A chopping leg kick lands by Sutherland.
Dean Sutherland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutherland scores with a hook.
Sutherland fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rana has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sutherland lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rana's sensitive parts.
Sutherland scores with a kick to the body.
Rana takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sutherland fakes the leg kick and cracks Rana in the body.
Rana doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sutherland counters with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mustafiq Rana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sutherland scores with a one two! Rana had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sutherland listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rana is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sutherland sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice body kick there by Sutherland.
Rana definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sutherland.
Rana will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rana avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sutherland throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A lazy left from Sutherland finds it's target.
Sutherland stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sutherland wants it to stay on the feet.

Rana shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sutherland has Rana pulled in close to control his posture.
Rana trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rana trying to control the position from guard on top but Sutherland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sutherland is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland keeping full guard, as Rana tries to pass.
Sutherland seems keen to control Rana's posture.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sutherland keeping full guard, as Rana tries to pass.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Crunch! Sutherland slams his shin into Rana's torso.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rana stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sutherland.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sutherland.
Sutherland throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sutherland scores with a kick to the body.
Nice body kick from Sutherland.
Sutherland thuds his shin into the meat of Rana's side.
Sutherland throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rana misses with a takedown
letting Sutherland counter with a right hand.
Rana has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sutherland.
Sutherland leaves Rana with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sutherland lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dean Sutherland dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rana sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sutherland.
Rana tries for a takedown but Sutherland circles away easily
letting Sutherland counter with a right hand.
Sutherland misses with a two punch combination.
Rana shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sutherland defends it nicely.
Sutherland fakes the leg kick and cracks Rana in the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sutherland lands a nice looking body kick.
Rana on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rana has his takedown stuffed
and Sutherland counters with a low kick, right behind Rana 's knee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mustafiq Rana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sutherland.
Sutherland lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rana takes a step back to recover.
Sutherland has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That kick from Sutherland tenderised Rana's leg. Rana is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dean Sutherland seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sutherland scores with a nice body kick.
Sutherland thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rana if he has to take too many more of those.
Sutherland throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sutherland fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rana has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sutherland has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sutherland lands with a kick to the ribs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sutherland.
Sutherland leaves Rana with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sutherland feints a counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rana walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sutherland.
Rana takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sutherland thuds his shin into the meat of Rana's side.
A good leg kick by Sutherland.
Crunch! Sutherland slams his shin into Rana's torso.
Sutherland chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both fighters circling a little - Sutherland finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sutherland throws a leg kick which misses Rana's front leg but catches the back leg as Rana tries to avoid it.
Sutherland thuds his shin into the meat of Rana's side.
Sutherland turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sutherland throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sutherland connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rana's hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sutherland slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sutherland cracks the inside of Rana's front leg.
Sutherland scores with a leg kick.
Sutherland lands a front kick.
Sutherland thumps Rana with a low kick.
Sutherland lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rana's sensitive parts.
Sutherland connects with an inside leg kick.
Sutherland takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sutherland thuds his shin into the meat of Rana's side.
Sutherland scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sutherland throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sutherland scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Sutherland slams his shin into Rana's torso.
Sutherland tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rana was well out of range. Poor timing from Sutherland.
Rana tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sutherland swivels and escapes.
Sutherland throws a series of punches but Rana avoids them all with ease.
Rana is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sutherland.
Sutherland lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sutherland pushes Rana away with a front kick.
Sutherland throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheers as Sutherland lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rana doesn't seem phased though.
Sutherland scores with a punch to the head.
Nice jab there from Sutherland.

Rana is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sutherland explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Oh Rana is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sutherland ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Rana out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dean Sutherland!
Dean Sutherland is the new middleweight champion!