PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Sunderland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Ryno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sunderland comes into the arena with Placebo - Running up that hill blaring out of the sound system. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Sunderland
vs
Ryno

186 cm
33
182 lbs
20 - 18 - 0

185 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Zipp Zapp

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 20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Sunderland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jake Ryno!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Sunderland finds it's way through Ryno's defenses.
Sunderland throws a front kick that sends Ryno stumbling back into the ropes.
Ryno on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sunderland!
Ryno throws a head kick but Sunderland moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sunderland.
Ryno looks winded!
Sunderland feints and then cracks Ryno's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ryno down.
Ryno's coach down at Amstadam MMA traning center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ryno's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ryno steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sunderland. That one must have hurt.
Sunderland looks to land a combination. Ryno 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!
Sunderland lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sunderland.
Sunderland lands a jab-cross combination.
Sunderland closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sunderland lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice body kick there by Sunderland.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunderland lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sunderland chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That kick from Sunderland tenderised Ryno's leg. Ryno is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sunderland goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Ryno is rocked!
Sunderland scores with a head kick.
Ryno is still on wobbly legs! Can Sunderland finish him?
Sunderland is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sunderland moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ryno takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice body kick from Sunderland.
Sunderland ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Whack! Sunderland lands a heavy head kick that drops Ryno. The ref tackles Sunderland to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Ryno was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). James Sunderland!
Our winner, James Sunderland, 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.