PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dean Hand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richie Cunningham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hand comes to the cage accompanied by Your Betrayal - Bullet For My Valentine. Richie Cunningham is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Hand
vs
Cunningham

202 cm
19
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

199 cm
23
275 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Experienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dean Hand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richie Cunningham!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hand shoots in for a takedown but Cunningham shows good takedown defense.
Hand wants to clinch up but Cunningham keeps it at a distance.
Cunningham has his takedown stuffed

so Hand counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cunningham wants to sweep here but Hand controlling him for the moment.
Cunningham is adopting a defensive guard.
Cunningham keeping moving, preventing Hand from controlling successfully.
Hand stopping the sweep attempt from Cunningham.
Hand wants to control from the top but Cunningham keeps moving.
Cunningham is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hand puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Hand wants to control but Cunningham is keeping him busy.
Cunningham keeping hold of Hand's head, controlling as best he can.
Cunningham is refusing to be controlled, as Hand sits in half guard.

Hand wants to work for an arm triangle but Cunningham is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hand tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cunningham knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cunningham is looking to improve his position.

That's two 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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cunningham keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Cunningham gets a takedown into half guard.
Cunningham passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hand!
Hand is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cunningham with shots to the head and body - Hand looks very uncomfortable down there.
A nice elbow there by Cunningham.
Cunningham scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hand?
Cunningham lands a heavy elbow.
Cunningham lands a nice shot to the head.
Oooh a big shot lands for Cunningham! Hand is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Richie Cunningham!