PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sal Denzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sahbandar Sunda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Denzo
vs
Sunda

188 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
25
145 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sal Denzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sahbandar Sunda!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Francis DeMontford and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Denzo.
Sunda feints the counter takedown.
Denzo is looking to clinch but Sunda is avoiding it.
Denzo throws a combination that misses

and Sunda counters with a takedown into side control.
Denzo is trying to control Sunda's posture but Sunda avoids it.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Denzo is trying to get back to half guard.
Denzo is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Sunda is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denzo can't escape the position.
Sunda misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Denzo working to try and regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunda content just to control the position here.
Denzo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sunda is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sunda controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Sunda has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Sunda punching from mount but Denzo doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sunda controlling the position easily from mount.
Denzo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sunda content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denzo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sunda on the ground.
Sunda throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Denzo because Sunda loaded up on that one.
Sunda throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sunda controlling his opponent.

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.
Denzo tries to hold on but Sunda postures up.
Sunda unloads with some shots from mount but Denzo bucks and avoids them well.
Denzo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sunda tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Denzo has left one of his arms exposed and Sunda doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Denzo screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sahbandar Sunda!