PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sosthene Ndikumana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dark Humors (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Humors has chosen Hurt - Johnny Cash as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Ndikumana
vs
Humors

182 cm
23
184 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

185 cm
23
202 lbs
6 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sosthene Ndikumana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dark Humors!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ndikumana swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ndikumana misses with a wild body shot.
Humors throws out a counter right but Ndikumana avoids it with no problem.
Humors throws a body shot but no joy.
Humors tries for a takedown but Ndikumana sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ndikumana thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ndikumana circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ndikumana counters with a straight right hand.
Humors drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

It looks like Dark Humors has been cut.
Humors uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ndikumana.
Ndikumana throws a looping overhand right but Humors ducks down to avoid it.
Humors lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Humors gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Humors jumps guard but Ndikumana stands there with Humors around his waist. Humors gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ndikumana prevents a body shot from Humors.
Ndikumana jumps guard but Humors stands there with Ndikumana around his waist. Ndikumana gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Humors blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ndikumana is looking to break free of the clinch but Humors has double underhooks.
Ndikumana has a couple of punches blocked by Humors.
Ndikumana presses Humors against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Humors.
Ndikumana lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ndikumana is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ndikumana lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Ndikumana on the inside.
Humors goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ndikumana working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Ndikumana.
Ndikumana tries to work over Humors's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Humors with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ndikumana taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Humors with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ndikumana blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ndikumana pushes Humors back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ndikumana wants a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ndikumana misses with a punch to the body.
Ndikumana is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ndikumana misses with the head strike.
Humors prevents a body shot from Ndikumana.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ndikumana tries to work over Humors's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ndikumana tries to work over Humors's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ndikumana is pushing Humors up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Humors tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sosthene Ndikumana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dark Humors.
Ndikumana prevents a body shot from Humors.
Ndikumana misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ndikumana lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ndikumana trying to control the position but instead, Humors has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ndikumana into the cage.
Humors swings wildly with an uppercut but Ndikumana uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ndikumana has a couple of punches blocked by Humors.
Humors misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Humors scores with a shot to the side of Ndikumana's head.
Ndikumana doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Humors throws an elbow but it misses.

Humors jumps guard.
Ndikumana looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ndikumana trying to control but Humors is working from the bottom.

Ndikumana thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ndikumana won't allow Humors to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ndikumana throws an elbow that misses. Humors uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ndikumana's guard. Nice move by Humors!

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Humors wants to control from the top but Ndikumana keeps moving.
Humors is looking to pass into half guard but Ndikumana pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Ndikumana is in guard.

Ndikumana loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Humors can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ndikumana throws a strike but Humors rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Ndikumana is trying to keep Humors in close.
Ndikumana bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Humors's guard.

Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ndikumana stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Humors swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ndikumana trying to control but Humors is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sosthene Ndikumana dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dark Humors's cut.
That's time! Ndikumana's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Humors wants to clinch up but Ndikumana keeps it at a distance.
Humors shoots in looking for a takedown. Ndikumana tries to sprawl out of it but Humors keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ndikumana manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Humors forces Ndikumana back against the cage and clinches.
Humors lands a knee to the head.
Ndikumana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Ndikumana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ndikumana is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ndikumana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Humors staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Humors tries for a takedown but Ndikumana sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ndikumana swats away the attempt to clinch by Humors.
A bone on bone clash there as Humors blocks the leg kick.
Humors tries to counter with a clinch but Ndikumana shakes him off and moves away.
Ndikumana jabs at Humors's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ndikumana throws a leg kick which misses Humors's front leg but catches the back leg as Humors tries to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Humors blocks the low kick.
Ndikumana swats away the attempt to clinch by Humors.
The fight stays on the outside here - Humors looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ndikumana lands a right hook to the body.
A jab from Ndikumana does it's job there.
Ndikumana digs a good hook to Humors's body.
Dark Humors seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Humors walks into a left hand.
Ndikumana is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Humors can do to turn this around?
Humors staying out of range there.
Sosthene Ndikumana is winning the standup battle so far.
Ndikumana punishes Humors's body with a nice straight punch.
Good exchange - Ndikumana coming out on top.
Humors tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ndikumana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Humors avoids the body shot from Ndikumana.
Ndikumana missing with a left hand there. Humors was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Humors moves out of range as Ndikumana strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Humors tries to clinch up but Ndikumana circles away and keeps his distance.
Humors throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ndikumana's waist but Ndikumana gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Humors off to one side.
Sosthene Ndikumana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dark Humors.
Ndikumana defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Humors.
Humors is breathing heavily.
Ndikumana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Humors tries to clinch there but Ndikumana circles away.
Ndikumana scores with a nice right hand.
Humors fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Humors darts in looking for a takedown but Ndikumana gets double underhooks and turns Humors into the cage.
Ndikumana connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ndikumana swings for the body but Humors moves out of range.
Humors takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Humors darts in looking for a takedown but Ndikumana gets double underhooks and turns Humors into the cage.
Ndikumana displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Humors.
An attempted straight right counter from Ndikumana misses the target.
Good exchange - Ndikumana coming out on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ndikumana misses with an attempted mid kick.
Humors shoots in but no luck this time.
Ndikumana attempts a counter takedown but Humors avoids it well and moves away.
Ndikumana scores with a spinning back kick!
Ndikumana lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Humors at a distance.
Humors takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Humors is rocked!

Ndikumana lands a big head kick that sends Humors tumbling to the mat! Ndikumana takes a step backwards and waves Humors back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Humors is still on wobbly legs! Can Ndikumana finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Humors circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Ndikumana. Humors falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Ndikumana!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sosthene Ndikumana!