PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alen Sola (ranked 5731 p4p, 7447 weight class) and Bernard Sunday (ranked 502 p4p, 577 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sola
vs
Sunday

200 cm
18
227
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
22
270
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alen Sola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bernard Sunday !
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sunday tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sola manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sunday or perhaps it was just good defense by Sola, which made it look bad.
Sola throwing a counter right hand but Sunday manages to avoid it.
Sunday tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sola counters with a straight right hand.

Sunday has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sola throws a head punch that misses.
Sola misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sunday .
Sunday looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sunday escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice body punch from Sola.
Sunday lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

It looks like Alen Sola has been cut.
Sunday fails with a takedown attempt.
Sola is looking to counter punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunday takes one to the chin there.
A combination from Sunday does no damage.
Alen Sola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sunday darts in trying to clinch
and Sola counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sunday shoots in and drives through. Sola sprawls well.
Alen Sola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bernard Sunday .
A leg kick checked by Sunday .

Sunday fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sola sprawls well initially but Sunday persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sunday working over Sola with some ground and pound. Sola looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Sunday decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Sunday fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A quick step to the side and Sola tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

Sunday closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sola to the mat! Sola manages to get full guard.

Sola kicks Sunday off and gets to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sola throws a jab but it's blocked by Sunday .
Sola throws out a loose jab but Sunday uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sola blocks a head kick by Sunday .
Sola throwing a counter right hand but Sunday manages to avoid it.
Sola's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sola duly obliges.

Sunday forces Sola back against the cage and clinches.
Sunday wants to get back to striking at distance but Sola won't allow it.
Sola misses with the head strike.
Sola has a couple of punches blocked by Sunday .
Sola misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sunday lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sola fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sola working aggressively here.
Sola misses with a punch on the inside.
Sola fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sola tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Sunday pulls guard successfully.

Sola gets to his feet. Sunday looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sunday wants to clinch but Sola slips to the side
and Sola counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sola dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sunday looks winded!
Sola misses with a straight left.
Bernard Sunday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sunday doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sola connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sunday goes for a double leg but Sola avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sola continues to drive forward.
A little feinted left hand from Sola on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alen Sola dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alen Sola's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Sunday scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Sola sneaks out the side door and pushes Sunday away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Sola is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sunday can do to turn this around?
Sunday scores with a one two! Sola had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sunday throws a right and a left that Sola avoids nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sola throws a jab but it's blocked by Sunday .
A lazy body kick from Sunday
enabling Sola to counter with a crisp jab.
Sunday throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sola is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sunday is breathing heavily.
Sunday looks to land a combination but Sola avoids it well.
Sunday fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunday with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sola counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sunday with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Sola counter with a right hand.
Alen Sola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bernard Sunday .
Sola scores with a nice head shot.

Sola lands a big right hand that sends Sunday crashing to the mat! Sola stays standing though and waves Sunday back to his feet!

Sunday is rocked!
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!
Nice defenses there by Sunday .
Sola scores with a jab to the body.
Sola takes a swing at Sunday 's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sola throws a body punch but Sunday moves out of range.
As Sola backs off Sunday throws a huge counter combo but Sola manages to avoid it all.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Sola here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Sola throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sola digs a good hook to Sunday 's body.

Sola cracks Sunday with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Sunday looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Sola finish him?
Sunday is still on wobbly legs! Can Sola finish him?
Sunday looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A quick step to the side and Sola tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sola lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Sunday head around and knocks him out cold! Sola hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alen Sola!