PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aki Sunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sunn comes to the cage accompanied by Yngwie Malmsteen Rising Force. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sunn
vs
Henderson

175 cm
25
168 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

177 cm
34
162 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aki Sunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sunn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sunn throws the left hand but Henderson avoids the punch easily.
Henderson scores with a sloppy right hand. Sunn should have avoided that one.
Sunn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Henderson tries to land a front kick but Sunn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sunn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henderson.
Henderson misses with a few strikes there.
Henderson moves away from the strike by Sunn.
Henderson throws a hook but Sunn avoids it easily.
Henderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sunn throws out a loose jab but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Sunn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sunn slips under a jab from Henderson.
Sunn misses the shot to the body.
A cross from Sunn lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson throws a looping overhand right but Sunn ducks down to avoid it.
Sunn throws a big shot that misses.
Sunn swings for the body but Henderson moves out of range.
Sunn misses with a right hand
and Henderson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Henderson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sunn pinned against the cage. Sunn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Henderson misses with a looping left.
Sunn throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Henderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Henderson swings widly with a right hand
and Sunn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Henderson moves out of range as Sunn strikes.
Sunn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Henderson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sunn misses with a left hand
and Henderson counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with a lunging right hand

and Sunn counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sunn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Henderson is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Henderson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Henderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Henderson wants to stand up but Sunn is controlling him.
Sunn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Henderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson keeping full guard, as Sunn tries to pass.
Sunn postures up in Henderson's guard and throws a big left but Henderson blocks it.
Henderson keeping moving, preventing Sunn from controlling successfully.

Sunn drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Henderson dives on top into guard.
Hendersonis looking to pass into half guard but Sunn pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Sunn is in guard.
Sunn looking to pass the guard.
Henderson has Sunn pulled in close to control his posture.
Sunn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson wants to stand up but Sunn is controlling him.
Sunn advances to half guard.
Henderson is trying to control but can't.
Henderson tries to kick Sunn off but Sunn keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sunn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Henderson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sunn.
Sunn drops an elbow to the side of Henderson's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sunn's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sunn's back!
Henderson thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sunn covering up well under a barage of strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Aki Sunn will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sunn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Henderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Henderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sunn.
Sunn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Sunn closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sunn lands in his opponent's guard.
Henderson pulls Sunn in close to prevent any damage.
Sunn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Henderson is keeping the position for now.
Sunn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sunn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Henderson wants to control the position but Sunn says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson trying to hold on to Sunn's head to control him but Sunn postures up.
Henderson is looking for a sweep. Sunn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Henderson trying to hold on to Sunn's head to control him but Sunn postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sunn looks to land a strike but Henderson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

Sunn stands and steps away. Henderson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Sunn takes one on the button.
Henderson slips a jab from Sunn.
A jab from Henderson misses.
Sunn throws a shot to the body.
Sunn thows a body shot but no joy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Henderson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sunn cracks Henderson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sunn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henderson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sunn looks to land a combination. Henderson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sunn misses with a wild combination.
Henderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Henderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Henderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sunn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Henderson avoids the head kick by Sunn.
Henderson feints and then cracks Sunn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sunn down.
Sunn throws a hook but Henderson blocks it.
Sunn with a nice cross.
Sunn takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sunn throws out a loose jab but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sunn throws a right hand that misses
and Henderson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sunn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henderson.
Sunn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henderson.
Aki Sunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sunn misses with a lunging right hand
and Henderson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sunn really felt that one!
Sunn lands with a straight right. Henderson didn't see that one coming.
Henderson avoids the body shot from Sunn.
Sunn lands a head shot.
Henderson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sunn doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice straight punches there by Sunn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sunn.
Henderson lands with a right hand.
Henderson connects with a right hand. Sunn shakes it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sunn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henderson.
Sunn misses with a left hand
and Henderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Sunn throws a big shot that misses.
Henderson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Henderson misses with a looping right.
Sunn throws a body punch but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Henderson moves out of range as Sunn strikes.
Sunn just misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henderson shoots in but Sunn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Henderson blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Aki Sunn will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Sunn misses with a series of wild punches.
Henderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sunn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Henderson.
Henderson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Henderson.
Sunn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sunn takes a swing at Henderson's ribcage but misses.
Sunn works Henderson's body with a nice hook.
Henderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Sunn.
Sunn dodges the punch combination from Henderson.
Sunn misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunn ducks under a wild hook from Henderson.
Sunn missing with a left hand there. Henderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sunn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henderson.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sunn.
Henderson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Sunn - just one landing.
Sunn misses with a takedown attempt - Henderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Henderson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sunn will feel that in the morning.
Henderson throws a hook but Sunn blocks it.
Henderson moves out of range as Sunn strikes.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sunn but Sunn pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws an overhand right that lands on Sunn's shoulder, as Sunn tries to avoid the shot.
Henderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sunn.
Sunn connects with a jab.
Sunn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Henderson as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aki Sunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sunn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henderson.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sunn.
Henderson tries to bum rush Sunn with a series of wild strikes but Sunn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sunn avoids the body shot from Henderson.
Sunn thuds his right hand into Henderson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Matt Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Henderson. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a body punch but Sunn moves out of range.
Henderson swinging wildly here.
Sunn cracks Henderson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Henderson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sunn.
Henderson throws a lazy right hand but Sunn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sunn misses with a straight right.
Sunn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Henderson thumps Sunn with a low kick.
Sunn shoots in and drives through. Henderson sprawls well.
Sunn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henderson.
Sunn stuns Henderson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sunn throws a body punch but Henderson moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson catches Sunn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sunn moves out of range as Henderson strikes.
Sunn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sunn.
Sunn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Sunn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sunn throws the left hand but Henderson avoids the punch easily.
Henderson throws a jab when Sunn was well out of range.
Sunn just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Henderson misses its intended target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henderson misses with a few strikes there.
Sunn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Henderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sunn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Henderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sunn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aki Sunn!
Our winner, Aki Sunn, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.