PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Sunshine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Byrne
vs
Sunshine

184 cm
29
206 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

172 cm
27
220 lbs
25 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, David Byrne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Sunshine!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sunshine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Byrne was well out of range. Poor timing from Sunshine.
Byrne throwing a counter right hand but Sunshine manages to avoid it.
Byrne looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Byrne cracks the inside of Sunshine's front leg.
Byrne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sunshine. That did some damage!
Byrne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Byrne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sunshine throws out the jab.
Byrne lands with a nice body punch.
Byrne lands with a straight right. Sunshine didn't see that one coming.
Sunshine throws a hook to the side of Byrne's head but Byrne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sunshine misses with a double jab.
Byrne throws an off balance right hand
and Sunshine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Byrne fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Byrne tries to clinch but Sunshine moves out of range.
Sunshine blocks a head kick by Byrne.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Byrne scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sunshine misses with the combination.
Byrne scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunshine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Byrne is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sunshine.
Sunshine misses with a double jab.
Sunshine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Byrne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Byrne throws a nice head kick!
Byrne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sunshine.
Sunshine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sunshine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Sunshine on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A punch combination from Sunshine misses.
Byrne pushes Sunshine away with a front kick.
Byrne cracks a nice hook into Sunshine's ribs.
Sunshine is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Sunshine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Byrne looks for the body kick but Sunshine saw that one coming.
Byrne connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Sunshine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Byrne closes the distance and clinches.
Byrne creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sunshine is trying to break the clinch but Byrne is controlling him.
Sunshine wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sunshine looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sunshine lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sunshine is looking to break free of the clinch but Byrne has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sunshine.
Sunshine scores with a shoulder strike.

Sunshine breaks the clinch.
Byrne misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Sunshine on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Byrne slips under a jab.
Byrne scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Byrne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sunshine appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sunshine throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Byrne on the side of the head.
A combination from Sunshine does no damage.
Byrne is looking to wear down Sunshine with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sunshine avoids the head kick by Byrne.
Byrne walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Oooooh!!! Sunshine has knocked Byrne down with a huge combo! Sunshine steps away and waves a wobbly Byrne back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Byrne is rocked!

It looks like David Byrne has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrne throws a leg kick but Sunshine checks it.
Oh Byrne is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sunshine misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Sunshine.
Byrne seems to have got his legs back now.
Sunshine looks to land a right hand but Byrne moved out of range.
Byrne just misses with a punch to the body.
Sunshine takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Byrne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sunshine.
Sunshine throws a right and a left that Byrne avoids nicely.
Byrne is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sunshine.
Sunshine dodges the punch combination from Byrne.
Sunshine takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Byrne clinches up with Sunshine and pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sunshine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Byrne.
Byrne with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrne lands a good knee to the midsection. Sunshine won't want to take too many of those.
Sunshine is trying to push Byrne away but Byrne has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Byrne lands an elbow that stopped Sunshine in his tracks for a moment.
Byrne keeps control of Sunshine as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Byrne prevents Sunshine from breaking the clinch.
Byrne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Byrne using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sunshine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Sunshine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sunshine falls off balance throwing a combination
and Byrne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sunshine looks to score with a jab to the body but Byrne is just out of range.
Sunshine walks into a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Byrne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sunshine scores with a shot to the body.

Byrne has taken the fight to the clinch.
Byrne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sunshine is defending well for now.
Byrne lands an elbow inside that Sunshine shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that David Byrne will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on David Byrne's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Byrne lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sunshine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Byrne was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good leg kick by Byrne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Byrne moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sunshine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
David Byrne is winning the standup battle so far.
Byrne throws a head kick but Sunshine moves out of range.
Sunshine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sunshine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Byrne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Byrne moves away from the strike by Sunshine.
Some wild striking there from Sunshine.
Peter Sunshine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sunshine throws out a loose jab but Byrne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sunshine misses with a hook.
Byrne dodges the punch combination from Sunshine.
Byrne throwing a counter right hand but Sunshine manages to avoid it.
Byrne lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunshine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Byrne was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sunshine misses with a straight right.
Byrne wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Byrne tries to score with a low kick but Sunshine moves his leg out of the way.
Sunshine connects with a jab.
Byrne avoids the body shot from Sunshine.
Byrne throwing a counter right hand but Sunshine manages to avoid it.

Sunshine tries to keep at a distance but Byrne has taken the fight into the clinch.
Byrne keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sunshine's efforts to push away.
Byrne prevents Sunshine from breaking the clinch.

Sunshine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sunshine throws a jab when Byrne was well out of range.
Byrne slips under a jab from Sunshine.
Byrne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Sunshine. Those never looked like landing.
Sunshine misses with an uppercut.
Sunshine gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Byrne.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Sunshine.

Byrne connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Sunshine to the floor! Byrne dives in looking for the finish!

Sunshine is rocked!

It looks like Peter Sunshine has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Byrne wants to pass to mount but Sunshine is defending the position.
Sunshine is looking to escape.
Byrne tries to pass to full mount but Sunshine defends it.

Byrne is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sunshine is trying to maintain the position but Byrne is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sunshine is in trouble now - Byrne has advanced to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Byrne is trying to take his opponent's back.
Byrne moves to back control.
Sunshine looking very determined here, making life difficult for Byrne.

Byrne has got his arm under Sunshine's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Sunshine has spun round into Byrne's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrne has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sunshine looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Byrne wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Byrne dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Byrne swings for the body but Sunshine moves out of range.
Byrne moves away from the strike by Sunshine.
Sunshine paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Byrne is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sunshine looks to land a right hand but Byrne moved out of range.
And Byrne counters with a quick kick to the body but Sunshine blocks it.
Sunshine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Byrne is looking to chop away at Sunshine's legs.
Sunshine on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Byrne. Byrne obviously looking to wear him down.
Byrne has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sunshine looks to land a right hand but Byrne moved out of range.

Byrne forces Sunshine back against the cage and clinches.
Byrne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sunshine blocks it with crossed arms.
Byrne trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byrne lands a nice elbow.
Byrne crunches a lovely knee into Sunshine's ribcage.
Sunshine has had enough of the clinch but Byrne keeps him there for the moment.
David Byrne has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sunshine misses with some punches.
Byrne takes a shot to the head.
Sunshine has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne keeps control of Sunshine as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sunshine is trying to force a seperation but Byrne has the dominant position.
Sunshine wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Byrne has him pressed against the cage.
Byrne lands an elbow that stopped Sunshine in his tracks for a moment.
Byrne with a knee to the head.
Sunshine's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Byrne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sunshine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Byrne using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Byrne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Byrne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sunshine's face.
Byrne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Byrne obliges.
Nice elbow from Byrne.
Byrne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sunshine's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Byrne misses with a knee to the head.
Byrne using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sunshine lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Byrne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sunshine in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Byrne using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Byrne working Sunshine over with knees to the body.
Byrne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Byrne lands a nice elbow.
Byrne landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sunshine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Byrne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Byrne lands a damaging elbow.
Byrne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sunshine working aggressively here.
Byrne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Byrne just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sunshine's brow.
Byrne has Sunshine pressed against the cage, preventing Sunshine from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sunshine's face.
Still in the clinch, Byrne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Byrne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sunshine is still on wobbly legs! Can Byrne finish him?
Byrne working Sunshine over with knees to the body.
Byrne landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Byrne obliges.
Byrne working Sunshine over with knees to the body.
Sunshine takes an elbow to the temple.
Byrne landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Byrne working the clinch nicely. Sunshine is working for position but Byrne cracks him with a big knee to the head! Sunshine crumples up against the cage and Byrne lands two more shots before the ref can save Sunshine! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). David Byrne!
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