|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Gresham Law (ranked 5649 p4p, 109 weight class) and Elie Sounamana (ranked 4999 p4p, 100 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 192 cm
23
215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
|
188 cm
23
195 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible
|
|
World class MT
Good gas tank
|
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gresham Law!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elie Sounamana!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Lou da Vinci and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Sounamana.
Sounamana takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sounamana closes the distance and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Law.
Sounamana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sounamana lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Law backwards.
Sounamana blocking some punches.
Sounamana is trying to push Law away but Law has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Law.
Law has a couple of punches blocked by Sounamana.
Sounamana blocks an uppercut.
Sounamana tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Law's elbow.
Sounamana misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Law gets through Sounamana's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Law swings wildly with an uppercut but Sounamana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Law misses with a punch on the inside.
Law keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sounamana's efforts to push away.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Law creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sounamana blocking some punches.
Law tries to work over Sounamana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Law lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sounamana backwards.
Law scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sounamana looking to stall.
Sounamana takes a shot to the head.
Sounamana wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've been informed that Sounamana 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.
Sounamana wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sounamana lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Law backwards.
Law misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Law.
Sounamana is looking to control Law's arms but Law gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sounamana has his back to the ropes.
Sounamana lands a shot to the body.
Sounamana has a couple of punches blocked by Law.
Law keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sounamana's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Law lands an uppercut.
Law lands with a right to the head.
Sounamana tries to work over Law's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Law swings wildly with an uppercut but Sounamana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Law stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sounamana.
Sounamana looking to slow down the pace here.
Sounamana misses with a body punch.
Sounamana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Law blocks an uppercut.
Sounamana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sounamana.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Law.
Law misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law misses with a punch to the body.
Sounamana wants to break free but Law has control.
Sounamana looking to stall.
Sounamana throws a punch but it's blocked by Law.
Law throws a punch but it's blocked by Sounamana.
Sounamana working hard to break the clinch.
Law misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sounamana tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sounamana struggles to land a body shot inside as Law controls his hands.
Law lands a body punch.
Sounamana throws an elbow but it misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Law.
Law blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sounamana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sounamana has had enough of the clinch but Law keeps him there for the moment.
Law has Sounamana pressed against the ropes, preventing Sounamana from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sounamana breaks the clinch.
Law moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sounamana.
Law can't find room to land a body shot as Sounamana controls the action.
Law makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sounamana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Law.
Law misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sounamana tries to break the clinch but Law is controlling the position.
Law misses with a hook from the clinch.
Law gets through Sounamana's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sounamana is trying to push Law away but Law has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Law misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Law works on Sounamana's body with a couple of short punches.
Law tries a body shot but Sounamana blocks it.
Sounamana breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gresham Law dominated that round.
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.
Sounamana throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sounamana rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Law moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Law swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A big left from Sounamana misses.
A jab from Law misses.
Law just misses with a punch to the body.
Sounamana throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sounamana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sounamana pivots, looking for a leg kick but Law is out of range and Sounamana settles back down.
Sounamana cracks Law with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sounamana staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Law has closed the distance and engaged Sounamana in a clinch.
Law misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sounamana can't break the clinch.
Law lands with a light punch inside.
Gresham Law has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sounamana wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Law has him pressed against the ropes.
Law fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Law lands with a left to the head.
Law misses with some punches.
Law tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sounamana working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sounamana.
Sounamana lands with a light punch inside.
Law struggles to land a body shot inside as Sounamana controls his hands.
Law makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Law is working Sounamana over against the ropes.
Sounamana takes a shot to the head.
Law is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sounamana can do to turn this around?
Sounamana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Law blocking some punches.
Sounamana wants to break free but Law has control.
Sounamana is looking to control Law's arms but Law gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sounamana has his back to the ropes.
Law's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Law swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Law misses with a punch on the inside.
Law lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sounamana backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Law.
Law doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sounamana blocking some punches.
Sounamana wants to break free but Law has control.
A short uppercut from Sounamana.
Sounamana blocks an uppercut.
Sounamana tries to circle away but Law has him pinned against the ropes.
Law lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sounamana backwards.
Law blocking some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sounamana lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sounamana misses with a body punch.
Law throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sounamanas head.
Law misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sounamana lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sounamana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sounamana is trying to break free.
Sounamana can't find room to land a body shot as Law controls the action.
Law swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Law.
Sounamana blocks a body shot from Law.
Law lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sounamana misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sounamana lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Law.
A frustrated look appears on Sounamana's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sounamana doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Law blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sounamana swings wildly with an uppercut but Law uses good head movement to avoid it.
Law has Sounamana pressed against the ropes, preventing Sounamana from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law lands a right hand.
Sounamana lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Law backwards.
Sounamana tries to throw a body punch but Law avoids it by throwing Sounamana back against the ropes.
Sounamana is trying to maintain a safe position but Law gets an underhook and turns Sounamana into the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sounamana.
Law throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Law.
Sounamana looking to stall.
Sounamana scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Law lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sounamana.
Sounamana misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Law.
Law lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sounamana swings wildly with an uppercut but Law uses good head movement to avoid it.
Law fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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 Gresham Law will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Law swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sounamana counters with a nice body kick.
Sounamana throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Law stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sounamana looks to score with a jab to the body but Law is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Law on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sounamana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Law throwing a counter right hand but Sounamana manages to avoid it.
Sounamana avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Elie Sounamana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Law has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sounamana finds it's way round the side to connect with Law's head.
Sounamana throws a hook to the side of Law's head but Law sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Law throws a hook but Sounamana blocks it.
Sounamana lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The fighters circling - Law throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Law lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Law throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Law clinches up with Sounamana and pushes him back against the ropes.
Sounamana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sounamana looking to slow down the pace here.
Law has Sounamana pressed against the ropes, preventing Sounamana from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sounamana is trying to maintain a safe position but Law gets an underhook and turns Sounamana into the ropes.
Law tries a body shot but Sounamana blocks it.
Sounamana has had enough of the clinch but Law keeps him there for the moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Law.
Sounamana lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sounamana misses with the head strike.
Law has Sounamana pressed against the ropes, preventing Sounamana from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Law blocks an uppercut.
Law has a couple of punches blocked by Sounamana.
Sounamana misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sounamana is trying to break the clinch but Law is controlling him.
Law fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Law tries to throw a body punch but Sounamana avoids it by throwing Law back against the ropes.
Law tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sounamana's elbow.
Law softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Law misses with a punch to the body.
Sounamana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Law tries a body shot but Sounamana blocks it.
Sounamana is trying to force a seperation but Law has the dominant position.
A short uppercut from Sounamana.
Law tries to throw a body punch but Sounamana avoids it by throwing Law back against the ropes.
Law tries to work over Sounamana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Law is working Sounamana over against the ropes.
Sounamana blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Law lands a nice shot to the body.
Sounamana wants to break the clinch but can't.
Law blocking some punches.
Sounamana blocks an uppercut.
Law lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sounamana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Law misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Law creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sounamana softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Law fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sounamana lands with a light punch inside.
Law lands a right hand.
Sounamana blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Law lands an uppercut.
Law misses with a punch on the inside.
Gresham Law is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sounamana presses Law against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sounamana is trying to push Law away but Law has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A short body shot lands from Law as the two fighters clinch.
Sounamana tries to stall but Law uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sounamana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sounamana misses with a wild combination.
Law paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Law throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Law moves into range and clinches up with Sounamana.
Elie Sounamana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sounamana tries a body shot but Law blocks it.
Sounamana wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Law lands a body shot.
Sounamana tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Law's elbow.
Sounamana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Law forces Sounamana back against the ropes and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gresham Law showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Law, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gresham Law!
A very excited looking Gresham Law made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Elie Sounamana stepped up to the mic, saying 'thanks sully's sponsor for support'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
54% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
