PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between I Sue SamSung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Dark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erik Dark has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with I Sue SamSung's chin.

Sue SamSung
vs
Dark

180 cm
21
155 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

183 cm
19
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, I Sue SamSung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Erik Dark!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - SamSung scores with a four punch combination!
SamSung fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dark shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with SamSung but SamSung pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No joy there for SamSung, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dark tries to close the distance and clinch but SamSung swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice straight punches there by SamSung. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of SamSung.
Dark fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dark with a poor takedown
and SamSung counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
I Sue SamSung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erik Dark.
SamSung throws a one two combo.

Dark is rocked!
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!
SamSung looks to land a combination but Dark avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from SamSung.
SamSung looks to land a combination but Dark avoids it well.
Horrible takedown by Dark or perhaps it was just good defense by SamSung which made him look bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dark dodges the punch combination from SamSung.
Dark tries to close the distance and clinch up but SamSung swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dark tries to score a power double leg takedown but SamSung sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dark somewhat.
Dark misses with a series of wild punches.
SamSung throws a sloppy head kick and Dark moves out of range easily.
Dark takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
I Sue SamSung is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
SamSung misses with a series of wild punches.
Dark has a takedown stuffed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dark tries to clinch up.
Dark shoots in looking for a takedown. SamSung tries to sprawl out of it but Dark keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. SamSung manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
SamSung misses with the combination.
SamSung pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dark back to the cage. SamSung follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A left and a right from SamSung both land. Nice combination.
SamSung swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Dark counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dark.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Dark postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! SamSung is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Dark, into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

SamSung stands and steps away. Dark gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A punch combination from SamSung misses.

Dark moves into the clinch.
Dark is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
SamSung wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dark tries a body shot but SamSung blocks it.
Dark has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. SamSung avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
SamSung looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dark is trying to break the clinch but SamSung has him pressed against the cage.

SamSung breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
SamSung moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dark shoots in for a double leg but SamSung sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dark wants to clinch
and SamSung counters with a left and a right that stings Dark.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dark showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from SamSung.
SamSung misses with a two punch combination.
SamSung throws a head kick but Dark moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Horrible takedown by Dark or perhaps it was just good defense by SamSung which made him look bad.
SamSung swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

I Sue SamSung dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dark throws the kick towards the body but SamSung avoids it.
SamSung swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dark fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
SamSung darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dark misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dark looks to land a combination. SamSung sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like I Sue SamSung has been cut.
SamSung fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dark is looking to clinch.
Dark fails in his attempt to clinch.
SamSung looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
SamSung misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from SamSung. No joy for Dark on that attempt.
A jab from Dark finds it's way through SamSung's defenses.
SamSung misses with a two punch combination.
SamSung pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dark back to the cage. SamSung follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
SamSung's corner calls for a 1-2. SamSung obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
SamSung misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
SamSung tries to bum rush Dark with a series of wild strikes but Dark uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dark slips a jab and a cross from SamSung.
SamSung tries a low kick but Dark avoids it.
Dark shoots and misses
and SamSung connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
I Sue SamSung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erik Dark.
Dark moves in looking to clinch but SamSung pushes him off.
Dark misses with a right hand

and SamSung counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

SamSung stands and steps away. Dark gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Dark fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dark is breathing heavily.
Dark misses with a takedown
and SamSung counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
SamSung misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
SamSung throws a combination that misses
and Dark counters with a three punch combo that has SamSung backing up. SamSung nods at Dark to acknowledge the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from SamSung. Those never looked like landing.
SamSung misses with an attempted mid kick.
SamSung throws a right and a left that both miss.
SamSung throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Dark shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
SamSung wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dark sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. SamSung defending well though.

SamSung manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Dark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but SamSung was well out of range. Poor timing from Dark.
I Sue SamSung is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dark looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? SamSung is fending him off so far but Dark persists. Nope, SamSung circles away and we're back to standing.
Dark is on the wrong end of a nice combination from SamSung.
SamSung keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
SamSung lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by SamSung.
SamSung lands a head shot.
Dark with a jab.
A punch combination from SamSung misses.
SamSung walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dark.
SamSung scores with a body shot.
Dark does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
SamSung misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Dark closes the distance and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
SamSung wants to break free but Dark has control.

SamSung's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

I Sue SamSung dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on I Sue SamSung's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

SamSung throws a nice looking combination but Dark bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dark thows a body shot but no joy.
Dark takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dark lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as SamSung backs up against the cage.
SamSung throws a right hand that Dark ducks under and follows up with a left that Dark also avoids with ease.
No luck for Dark with that takedown attempt.
Dark tries to bum rush SamSung with a series of wild strikes but SamSung uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dark throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dark wants to slow SamSung down by chopping away at his legs.
Dark takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dark moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dark shoots in and drives through. SamSung sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
SamSung swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
SamSung thows a body kick. Dark tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dark is on the wrong end of a nice combination from SamSung.
SamSung misses with a few strikes there.
SamSung misses with a combination
letting Dark counter with a right hand.
SamSung misses with a jab, cross combination.
SamSung displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dark.
I Sue SamSung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erik Dark.
SamSung scores with a jab to the body.
Dark shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says SamSung as he avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
SamSung throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dark avoids the head kick by SamSung.
Dark closes the distance and clinches up with SamSung, looking for a takedown. Dark pushes SamSung against the cage but SamSung circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dark throws a combination but it was largely blocked by SamSung.
Dark avoids a punch combination nicely.
SamSung throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dark is looking to clinch but SamSung is avoiding it.
Dark fails with the takedown
and SamSung counters with a two punch combo.
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!
SamSung lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dark circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
SamSung leaves Dark with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
SamSung throws a front kick that sends Dark stumbling back into the cage.
SamSung throws a one two combo.
Dark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but SamSung was well out of range. Poor timing from Dark.
Danga de danga de dang - SamSung scores with a four punch combination!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dark is defended easily by SamSung.
SamSung looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dark closes the distance and clinches up with SamSung, looking for a takedown. Dark pushes SamSung against the cage but SamSung circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
I Sue SamSung is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dark checks a leg kick.
SamSung lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by SamSung.
SamSung lands a jab-cross combination.
SamSung is working the combinations to good effect here.
SamSung fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from SamSung.
A head kick misses from Dark.
A head kick misses from SamSung.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
SamSung looks to land a combination. Dark sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Dark shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. SamSung manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Erik Dark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

SamSung uses the cage to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
I Sue SamSung showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for SamSung, 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... I Sue SamSung!
I Sue SamSung thanked the fans post fight for their support.