PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sprint Asap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Sutherland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Asap
vs
Sutherland

188 cm
26
196 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

188 cm
27
188 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sprint Asap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dean Sutherland!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Asap takes the fight into the clinch.
Asap using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sutherland has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Asap softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Asap misses with a body punch.
Asap misses with a hook from the clinch.
Asap tries to land a knee to the head but Sutherland blocks with his arms.
Sutherland stalling the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Sutherland fails to land.
Sutherland misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sutherland's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Asap throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asap blocking some punches.
Asap fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sutherland working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Sutherland.
Sutherland blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sutherland.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asap holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sutherland throws a punch but it's blocked by Asap.
A shot in the inside from Asap.
Sutherland misses with a punch to the body.
Asap goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Asap throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sutherland blocks it with crossed arms.
Asap blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sutherland tries to break the clinch but Asap is controlling the position.

Sutherland pulls guard effortlessly.
Sutherland looking to hit a scissor sweep but Asap is one step ahead there.

Asap gets to his feet - Sutherland follows without any prompting.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Sutherland scores with a four punch combination!
A combination from Sutherland does no damage.
Asap slips a jab and a cross from Sutherland.
A swing and a miss from Sutherland.
Asap is looking to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Asap rushes Sutherland and presses him up against the cage.
Sutherland working aggressively here.
Sutherland looking to slow down the pace here.
Asap misses with a knee to the head.
Sutherland trying to control the position but instead, Asap has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sutherland into the cage.
Asap lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Asap.
Sutherland is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland throws a head punch that misses.
Asap tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sutherland cracks Asap with a nice body shot.
A short left from Sutherland.
Nice body punch from Asap.
Sutherland misses with a hook from the clinch.

Sutherland breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab, jab by Asap - just one landing.
Asap is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sutherland.
Sutherland lands a slapping body shot.
Sutherland lands with a right hand.
Asap showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sutherland.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A cross from Sutherland lands.

Asap has taken the fight to the clinch.
Asap lands with a short shot to the head.
Sutherland misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland avoiding damage.
Asap tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sutherland throws a head punch that misses.
Sutherland lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sutherland lands a hook to the side of the head.
Asap lands with a left to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Sutherland's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sutherland misses with the head strike.
Sutherland looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Asap takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A nice left hand lands by Sutherland.
Sutherland lands an uppercut.
Asap stalling in the clinch.
Asap throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Asap looking to throw knees to the head but Sutherland is blocking nicely.
Asap throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sutherland blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dean Sutherland dominated that round.
That's time! Asap's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sutherland swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Asap sizes up Sutherland with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Asap moves into the clinch successfully.
Asap blocks an uppercut.
Sutherland can't find room to land a body shot as Asap controls the action.
Asap manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Sutherland's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Asap.
Asap blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Asap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Asap seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Good body shot from Sutherland.
Sutherland misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sutherland misses with some punches.
Asap has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asap tries a knee to the head but Sutherland blocks it.
Asap lands with a right to the head.
Sutherland misses with a body punch.
Asap blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sutherland is trying to break the clinch but Asap is controlling him.
Sutherland is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Asap with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Asap with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sutherland is looking to break free of the clinch but Asap has double underhooks.
Sutherland lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sutherland.
Asap lands a knee to the body.
Sutherland is breathing heavily.
Asap lands a body shot.
Asap works on Sutherland's body with a couple of short punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Asap - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sutherland struggles to land a body shot inside as Asap controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Asap lands a body shot.
Asap with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Asap gets through Sutherland's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sutherland throws a punch but it's blocked by Asap.
Sprint Asap has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sutherland on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sutherland misses with a short punch on the inside.
Asap blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sutherland jumps guard but Asap stands there with Sutherland around his waist. Sutherland gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Asap goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Asap prevents a body shot from Sutherland.
Asap lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Asap - that landed with a thud.
The referee is keeping an eye on Asap - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Asap missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asap taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asap.
Asap is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sutherland is defending well for now.
A short right from Asap.
Asap effectively controlling the action here.
Asap lands a nice uppercut.
Asap lands a hook that snaps the head of Sutherland backwards.
Asap unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sutherland struggles to land a body shot inside as Asap controls his hands.
Sutherland is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sutherland wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Asap has him pressed against the cage.
Asap misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sutherland.
A short uppercut from Asap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asap has Sutherland pressed against the cage, preventing Sutherland from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Asap lands a nice shot to the body.
Sutherland blocks a body shot from Asap.
Sutherland swings wildly with an uppercut but Asap uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sutherland throws a head punch that misses.
Asap scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Asap fails to land.
Asap stalling.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sutherland misses with a punch to the body.
Asap's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sutherland lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Asap pressing his opponent against the cage.
Asap leaning against his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sprint Asap dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Asap tries to clinch up.
A countering left hand to the body from Sutherland misses.
Sutherland misses with an uppercut.
Sutherland falls off balance throwing a combination
and Asap counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sutherland lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Asap connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sutherland momentarily.

It looks like Dean Sutherland has been cut.
Sutherland pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Asap back to the cage. Sutherland follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Asap tries to clinch up.
Sutherland takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Sutherland is rocked!

Asap forces Sutherland back against the cage and clinches.
Asap tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Sutherland pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sutherland keeps the fight on the outside.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Asap moves into the clinch successfully.
Sutherland pushes Asap back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sutherland tries to throw a body punch but Asap avoids it by throwing Sutherland back against the cage.

Sutherland manages to break the clinch.
Asap tries to clinch
and Sutherland counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sprint Asap is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutherland throws a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Asap looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Asap closes the distance and clinches.
Sutherland blocks a body shot from Asap.
Asap avoiding damage.
Asap connects with a knee to the head.
Sutherland is still on wobbly legs! Can Asap finish him?
Asap dips a shoulder and cracks Sutherland with a mighty uppercut! Sutherland falls back against the cage and Asap unloads with a barrage of strikes! Sutherland is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Asap screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sprint Asap!