PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aatish Sunuwar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sunuwar has chosen Peace Sells as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Aatish Sunuwar has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with George Mendez's chin.

Mendez
vs
Sunuwar

187 cm
32
215 lbs
16 - 8 - 1

199 cm
29
209 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Mendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aatish Sunuwar!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sunuwar slips under a jab from Mendez.
Mendez slips under a jab from Sunuwar.
Mendez throws a lazy uppercut
and Sunuwar counters with a thumping low kick.
Sunuwar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mendez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Aatish Sunuwar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sunuwar throws a lazy head kick
and Mendez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've been informed that Sunuwar has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sunuwar tries a low kick but Mendez avoids it.
Sunuwar lands a lovely overhand right.

It looks like George Mendez has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Mendez misses the target.
Mendez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sunuwar moves away.
A big left from Mendez misses.
Sunuwar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mendez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sunuwar on the side of the head.
Sunuwar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sunuwar steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Mendez slips under a jab from Sunuwar.
Sunuwar throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Mendez to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Mendez misses the target.
Mendez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sunuwar throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mendez throwing a counter right hand but Sunuwar manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunuwar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mendez. Mendez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mendez slips under a jab from Sunuwar.
Mendez ducks under a wild hook from Sunuwar.
We've been told by Mendez's head coaches at Boston MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sunuwar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sunuwar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mendez slips a straight right by Sunuwar.
Sunuwar with a jab.
A left lands for Sunuwar.
Good shot there by Mendez.
Mendez throws a right hand that misses
and Sunuwar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sunuwar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sunuwar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mendez's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendez throws a combination that misses
and Sunuwar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mendez staying out of range there.
Mendez fails to land with a series of punches.
A clash of legs there as Mendez blocks the low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sunuwar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sunuwar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sunuwar scores with a head kick.
Sunuwar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mendez was well out of range. Poor timing from Sunuwar.
Sunuwar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mendez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mendez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sunuwar.
Sunuwar slips a jab from Mendez.
Sunuwar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mendez checks it well.
Sunuwar dips to his left and cracks Mendez with an uppercut!

Mendez is rocked!
Sunuwar connects with a solid leg kick.
Mendez throws a jab when Sunuwar was well out of range.
Sunuwar just misses with a punch to the body.
Mendez ducks right into an uppercut from Sunuwar.
Sunuwar ducks under a wild hook from Mendez.
Sunuwar slips a jab from Mendez.
Sunuwar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mendez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sunuwar throws a chopping leg kick but Mendez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mendez scores with a jab.
Mendez slips under a jab.
Sunuwar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mendez throws out the jab.
Mendez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sunuwar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mendez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sunuwar missing with a left hand there. Mendez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mendez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sunuwar's head backwards.
Mendez misses with a hook.
Sunuwar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendez.
Sunuwar connects with the punch.
Mendez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mendez misses with an uppercut
and Sunuwar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mendez misses with an uppercut. Sunuwar saw that one coming.
Sunuwar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mendez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sunuwar.
Mendez throws a nice looking combination but Sunuwar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sunuwar throws a lazy head kick
enabling Mendez to counter with a crisp jab.
Mendez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mendez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab from Mendez does it's job there.
Sunuwar throws out a powerful jab.

George Mendez's cut is getting worse.
Sunuwar digs a good body shot into Mendez's ribs.
Mendez throws a combination. Sunuwar tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mendez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A telegraphed right hand from Mendez misses the target.
Sunuwar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mendez's sensitive parts.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Mendez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sunuwar doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sunuwar is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A slow jab from Mendez misses its intended target.
Mendez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sunuwar.
Sunuwar gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mendez counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aatish Sunuwar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Mendez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sunuwar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendez manages to avoid it.
Sunuwar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mendez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It looked like Mendez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mendez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sunuwar cracks Mendez with an open hand slap.
Sunuwar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sunuwar throws a sloppy body shot
letting Mendez counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Sunuwar.
Mendez misses with a hook.
Sunuwar scores with a nice right hand.
Sunuwar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sunuwar slips under a jab from Mendez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sunuwar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mendez doesn't seem bothered though.
Sunuwar throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Oh Mendez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Mendez throws a jab when Sunuwar was well out of range.
Sunuwar throws out a counter right but Mendez avoids it with no problem.
Mendez seems to have got his legs back now.
Mendez throws a shot from downtown. Sunuwar moves away and avoids it.
Sunuwar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sunuwar lands a big right hand that sends Mendez crashing to the mat! Sunuwar stays standing though and waves Mendez back to his feet!
A telegraphed right hand from Mendez misses the target.
Mendez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mendez glances at the clock... BAM! Sunuwar nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Mendez crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Mendez is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aatish Sunuwar!
Aatish Sunuwar was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.