PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cael Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Day Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Sanderson
vs
Man

186 cm
23
193 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

180 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Hellbent, Inc.

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cael Sanderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Day Man!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Man looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Sanderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanderson shoots in but Man avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sanderson.
Sanderson misses with the combination.
Sanderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Man gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sanderson looking to pass the guard.
Sanderson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Man is trying to control the position but Sanderson postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson stays in close to Man's body and controls the position.
Sanderson postures up in Man's guard and throws a big left but Man blocks it.
Sanderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanderson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sanderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sanderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sanderson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanderson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Man keeping moving, preventing Sanderson from controlling successfully.
Sanderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Man swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Man trying to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanderson shoots in for a double leg but Man sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cael Sanderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanderson connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice sprawl there from Man as Sanderson shoots in.

Sanderson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson tries to stand but Man is controlling from the bottom.
Sanderson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sanderson looking to pass the guard.
Man keeping moving, preventing Sanderson from controlling successfully.
Man wants to stand but Sanderson is controlling the position.
Sanderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Man on the ground.
Man keeping moving, preventing Sanderson from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Man can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sanderson controls the pace.
Man trying to control the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sanderson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Man as he jumps to the side.
Sanderson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Man is fending him off so far but Sanderson persists. Nope, Man circles away and we're back to standing.

Man clinches.

Sanderson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Man regains guard immediately.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cael Sanderson dominated that round.
That's time! Sanderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Horrible takedown by Sanderson or perhaps it was just good defense by Man which made him look bad.
Man avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanderson avoids the head kick by Man.
Cael Sanderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanderson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Man sprawls well. Man wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sanderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Man stuffs the takedown attempt from Sanderson. Sanderson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cael Sanderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanderson fails to land the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanderson shoots in for a double leg but Man sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sanderson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sanderson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sanderson tries to clinch up
and Man counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sanderson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Man moves into the clinch.
Man wants to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanderson fails with the takedown

and Man holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sanderson is trying to break free.

Man is fighting off a takedown attempt but Sanderson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Man to the mat. Man regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Man working a defensive guard here.
Man is looking to stand back up but Sanderson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Man.
Sanderson prevents Man from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson is controlling the pace.
Sanderson passes into side control, despite Man's attempt to control the position.
Man is looking for a sweep.
Sanderson working the head with strikes.
Sanderson landing a few strikes.
Man takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson looks up at the clock and then as Man takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sanderson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Man taking a bit of punishment here - Sanderson scoring with strikes.
Man wants to get back to his feet.
Sanderson trying to control the action but Man is working from the bottom.
Sanderson working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanderson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Man to see if he's OK.
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 Cael Sanderson will probably get the nod.
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!

Sanderson fails to land the takedown.

Sanderson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Man did well to prevent Sanderson getting side control.
Sanderson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sanderson slows the pace down in half guard.
Sanderson wants to pass the guard but Man is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanderson working the head and body with strikes.
Sanderson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Man defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sanderson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Man's head.
Sanderson is taking a breather. Man says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Sanderson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sanderson scoring with strikes but Man is staying in there.
Sanderson controlling from mount.
Man can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
BOOM! Sanderson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sanderson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sanderson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sanderson dominating with strikes here.
Sanderson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cael Sanderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sanderson lands a big elbow.
Sanderson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Man hang on?
Cael Sanderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Man taking shots to the head.
Sanderson controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson looking to finish Man with some ground and pound. This is bad for Man!
Sanderson raining down shots from the mount!
Sanderson controlling the pace for now.
Man tries to reverse the position but Sanderson maintains control.
Sanderson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Man really wants to buck Sanderson off and get back to his feet.
Sanderson controlling from the full mount.
Sanderson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sanderson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sanderson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Man looks a forlorn figure.
Sanderson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Day Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Man is trying to escape the mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cael Sanderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sanderson, 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cael Sanderson!