PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sud Saming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Renninger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saming comes to the cage accompanied by Enter the Tiger. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Saming
vs
Renninger

183 cm
27
184 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

184 cm
35
182 lbs
30 - 15 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sud Saming!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Richard Renninger!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Renninger throws a body shot but no joy.
Renninger has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Saming fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Renninger misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Saming on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Donk. Renninger catches Saming right on the button with a cross.
Renninger blocks a jab.
Renninger scores with a punch to the head.
Renninger slips under a jab from Saming.
Saming misses with a right hand
and Renninger makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Renninger misses with a low kick as Saming jumps back.
Saming throwing a counter right hand but Renninger manages to avoid it.
Renninger missing with a left hand there. Saming was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Saming on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Renninger blocks a jab.
Saming definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Renninger tests Saming's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice body punch from Saming.
Saming stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Renninger.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Renninger misses with a hook. Saming ducked under it nicely.
Renninger ducks under a wild hook from Saming.
Renninger throws a body punch but Saming moves out of range.
Renninger blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Renninger misses with a body kick.
Saming pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Renninger staying out of range there.
Renninger on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Saming moves out of range as Renninger strikes.
Saming looks to land a combination. Renninger sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Renninger lands a head kick. Saming smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Renninger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saming uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Renninger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Renninger. Saming does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saming paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A punch combination from Saming misses.
Saming is looking to chop away at Renninger's legs.
Renninger is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Saming rather than just go for the knockout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saming thows a leg kick but Renninger checks it

and Renninger holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Saming wants to stall.
Saming misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Renninger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saming lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Renninger blocks a body shot from Saming.
Saming tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Renninger's elbow.
Saming putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Renninger in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Saming breaks the clinch.
Richard Renninger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Renninger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saming sets himself, and Renninger steps forward looking for the clinch! Saming avoids it this time.
Renninger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Renninger fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Saming checks it well.
Saming takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Saming tries to close the distance and clinch up but Renninger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saming lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Renninger throws a front kick that sends Saming stumbling back into the cage.
Nice cross by Renninger.
Saming throws a head kick but Renninger moves out of range.
Renninger throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Saming misses with a kick to the body.
Renninger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Renninger gets tackled into the cage by Saming. Saming maintains the clinch.
Saming trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saming blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Saming's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Renninger is looking to chop away at Saming's legs.
Renninger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Renninger takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Saming uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Renninger misses with a head kick.
A slow jab from Saming misses its intended target.
Saming connects with a crisp jab.
A big right from Saming misses.
Saming fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Renninger is out of range.
Nice cross by Renninger.
Saming throws a leg kick that misses.
Renninger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saming was well out of range. Poor timing from Renninger.
Renninger lands a head kick. Saming smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saming fails with an attempt to clinch.
Renninger throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renninger scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Saming misses with a body kick.
Renninger throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Renninger slips a jab from Saming.
Saming on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Renninger gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A good leg kick by Renninger.
Saming misses with a straight right.
Saming moves out of range of the body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Saming!
Renninger fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Saming is out of range.
Saming half committed to a counter leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saming takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Renninger is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Saming had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Saming on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Saming throws a nice outside leg kick.
Renninger throws a right hand that misses
and Saming makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Saming lands a leg kick that knocks Renninger off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Richard Renninger will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Saming swings for the body but Renninger moves out of range.
Saming throws a shot from downtown. Renninger moves away and avoids it.
Renninger throws a half hearted mid kick.
Saming bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Renninger's head.
Renninger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saming.
Renninger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Saming's sensitive parts.
Saming swings widly with a right hand
and Renninger counters with a nice uppercut.
A cross from Renninger lands.
Renninger throws a hook but Saming blocks it.
Saming fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Saming tries to score with a low kick but Renninger moves his leg out of the way.
Saming scores with a nice strike.
A clash of legs there as Saming blocks the low kick.
Saming getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Renninger misses with a head kick.
Saming lands a nice shot that snaps Renninger's head back.
Renninger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Saming looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Renninger scores with a jab to the head.
Richard Renninger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saming uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Renninger.
Renninger misses with a looping right.
Saming throwing a counter right hand but Renninger manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Renninger.
Renninger gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Saming counters with a straight right hand.
Saming fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Renninger manages to avoid it.
Renninger replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Saming blocks it well.
Saming waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Renninger.
Renninger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saming takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Renninger walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Saming checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Saming thinks about countering with a body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Saming checks a leg kick.
Renninger throws a looping overhand right but Saming ducks down to avoid it.
Saming steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Renninger.
Saming 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 slow jab from Renninger misses its intended target.
Saming throws a combination. Renninger tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Renninger connects with a nice looking jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saming has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Saming lands a nice hook to Renninger's body. Renninger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A low kick from Renninger is predictable there
and Saming counters with an outside leg kick.
Renninger lands a nice shot to the body.
Renninger takes a swing at Saming's ribcage but misses.
Saming slips a jab from Renninger.
Saming half committed to a counter leg kick.
Renninger throws a leg kick
and Saming connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Renninger, right into the meat.
Renninger throws a body shot but no joy.
Renninger walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Saming lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Renninger at a distance.
Renninger throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Renninger. That snapped Saming's head back.

Saming has closed the distance and engaged Renninger in a clinch.
Renninger avoiding damage as Saming throws knees to the body.
Renninger lands a nice uppercut.
Saming lands a right hand that snaps the head of Renninger backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saming tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Renninger avoids it.
Saming misses with a knee to the head.
Renninger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Renninger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Renninger.
Saming struggles to land a body shot inside as Renninger controls his hands.
Saming lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Saming unloads a knee to the mid-section. Renninger lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Renninger is breathing heavily.
Saming lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sud Saming has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Saming lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Renninger looking to throw knees to the head but Saming is blocking nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Renninger.
Saming lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Renninger tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Renninger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Saming unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Saming lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saming blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saming scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Saming misses with the head strike.
Saming missing with knees to the body.
Saming softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Saming on the inside.
Saming lands a left hand.
Renninger landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Saming pushes Renninger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Renninger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saming is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Renninger misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saming.
Renninger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saming's elbow.
Renninger pushes Saming back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Saming lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Saming lands a knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saming.
Renninger cracks Saming with a nice body shot.
Saming tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Renninger avoids it.
Saming misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sud Saming dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Saming sizes up Renninger with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Renninger throws the kick towards the body but Saming avoids it.
Renninger just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSaming.
Renninger checks a low kick from Saming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saming. Renninger does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Renninger.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saming.
Both fighters circling a little - Renninger finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Renninger on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Saming throws the left hand but Renninger avoids the punch easily.
That kick from Saming tenderised Renninger's leg. Renninger is trying to keep his angry face on.
Renninger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saming fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Renninger checks it well.
Saming moves in looking to clinch but Renninger pushes him off.
Saming lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Saming bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Renninger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saming blocks a jab.
Renninger scores with a body shot.
Renninger scores with a leg kick.
Saming connects with a looping right hand.
Renninger throws a head kick that misses.
Renninger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Renninger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saming bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saming tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Renninger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Renninger let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Renninger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Renninger misses with a low kick.
Saming moves away from the strike by Renninger.
Saming was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Saming keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saming lands with a good body shot.
Renninger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Renninger misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Saming misses the target.
Renninger misses with a leg kick.
Saming throwing a counter right hand but Renninger manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renninger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Renninger throws a hook to the side of Saming's head but Saming sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saming cracks Renninger with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Renninger connects with an inside leg kick.
Renninger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Renninger walks into a left hand.
Renninger looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Renninger misses with a body kick.
Renninger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saming.
Renninger takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Renninger takes one to the side of the head.
That kick from Saming tenderised Renninger's leg. Renninger is trying to keep his angry face on.

Saming lands a big head kick that sends Renninger tumbling to the mat! Saming takes a step backwards and waves Renninger back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Renninger is rocked!
Saming throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Renninger is still on wobbly legs! Can Saming finish him?
Saming lands with an uppercut that bounces Renninger off the cage and back into range.
Saming goes for a small jab and connects. Now Saming goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Renninger stumbles back but Saming runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Renninger to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Renninger will ever be the same after a knockout like that.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sud Saming!
During a confident post fight interview, Sud Saming thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.