PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Sutherland (ranked 18391 p4p, 782 weight class) and Sam Malone (ranked 5354 p4p, 551 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Sutherland
vs
Malone

188 cm
29
188 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

190 cm
31
195 lbs
4 - 12 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dean Sutherland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Malone!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sutherland misses with a body shot
and Malone counters with a straight right hand.
Malone looks to land a left hand but Sutherland moved out of range nicely.
Malone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Malone connects with a nice looking jab.
Malone throws an overhand right that lands on Sutherland's shoulder, as Sutherland tries to avoid the shot.
Malone takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Malone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sutherland throws a quick inside leg kick.
Malone thuds his right hand into Sutherland's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Malone swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sutherland.
Sutherland fails to land with a series of punches.
Dean Sutherland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Sutherland misses.
Malone drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sutherland defends it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sutherland digs a good body shot into Malone's ribs.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Malone has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Malone needs to keep his hands up - Sutherland had a free shot at his head there.
Sutherland slips a jab and a cross from Malone.
Sutherland misses with a wild body shot.
Sutherland lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutherland walks into a left hand.
Malone slips a jab and a cross from Sutherland.
Sutherland slips a straight right by Malone.
Good shot there by Malone.
Malone lands a jab to the nose.
Malone on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sutherland. Sutherland obviously looking to wear him down.
Malone slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sutherland lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sutherland.
A swing and a miss from Malone.
Malone cracks Sutherland with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malone defending well as Sutherland loads up on a big left hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Sutherland scores with a four punch combination!
A jab from Sutherland misses.
Malone scores with a decent looking hook.
Sutherland is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Malone like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Malone from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dean Sutherland!