PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Sunruz (ranked 2218 p4p, 285 weight class) and Jimmy Zen (ranked 22263 p4p, 571 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Jay Sunruz has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jay Sunruz seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Sunruz
vs
Zen

186 cm
23
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

186 cm
23
180 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Sunruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Zen!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sunruz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Zen's coach down at Pablo's Boxing Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Zen's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Zen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sunruz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zen lands with a slapping head kick.
Sunruz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zen at a distance.
Sunruz misses with a wild body shot.
Zen throws a head kick but Sunruz moves out of range.
Sunruz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sunruz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Sunruz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Zen!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sunruz scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Zen to see if he's OK.
Zen is looking to reverse the position.
Sunruz lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Zen down.
Sunruz scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sunruz scores with punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunruz trying to control the position but Zen is working away.
You can see the frustration on Zen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Zen takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Zen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sunruz working the ground and pound.
Zen can't do much from the bottom here.
Zen is trying to improve his position.
Zen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sunruz is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Zen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sunruz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sunruz.
Zen stops Sunruz from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sunruz is trying to control the position but Zen postures up.
Sunruz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zen is one step ahead there.
Sunruz lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Sunruz is working Zen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sunruz with a nice head shot there.
Sunruz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sunruz passes into half guard.
Sunruz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Zen taking some punishment here, with Sunruz in his half guard.
Sunruz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Zen has hold of Sunruz's hands but Sunruz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Zen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sunruz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sunruz's back!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!

Zen looking for the choke but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zen patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Sunruz tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

Zen swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Sunruz is now in Zen's guard. A big mistake from Zen there, giving up the dominant position!
Sunruz distracts Zen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sunruz is pushing down on Zen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Zen is fighting to maintain full guard but Sunruz has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sunruz slips a nice elbow through Zen's hands, connecting with Zen's forehead.

Zen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Zen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sunruz pulls his head out easily.
Zen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sunruz lands strikes from half guard.

Zen looking for submissions off his back.
Zen wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sunruz working over Zen with some ground and pound. Zen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sunruz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sunruz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sunruz working Zen over with strikes.

Zen is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sunruz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Zen is still in real trouble! Can Sunruz finish him?
Zen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Sunruz is working for a kimura but Zen is defending it quite comfortably.
Sunruz is keen to just control but Zen is a slippery customer.
Sunruz uses his free foot to push down on Zen's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Zen.
Sunruz landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sunruz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sunruz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sunruz loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Zen scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Sunruz land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Sunruz stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Sunruz!
Jay Sunruz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.