PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Earl Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanders comes to the cage accompanied by LL Cool J. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sanders
vs
Green

172 cm
22
162 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
24
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Earl Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Green!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Green takes the fight into the clinch.
Sanders on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Green is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sanders tries to break the clinch but Green is controlling the position.
Sanders trying to stall but Green improves his position.
Green tries a body shot but Sanders blocks it.
Green lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sanders or not.
Green missing with knees to the body.
Sanders tries to pull guard but Green holds him up against the cage and eventually Sanders drops back down to his feet.

Sanders breaks from the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Green as he connects with a hook.
Sanders fails with a takedown attempt.
Green takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sanders slow jab from Green misses its intended target.

Green shoots in and bounces Sanders off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sanders is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Green is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Green trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Sanders throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sanders wants to sweep but no luck.
Green is in close to Sanders's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Green trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Green with a nice head shot there.
Sanders wants to sweep but no luck.
Green is stalling in the full guard.
Green has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Green trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanders is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Green is in close to Sanders's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sanders manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Green manages to get himself to full guard.
Sanders is breathing heavily.
Green bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sanders's guard.
Sanders has momentary wrist control but Green slips an elbow through the middle.
Green thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Green distracts Sanders with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Green pushing down on Sanders's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Green lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sanders looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Green lands strikes from half guard.
Green seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Green lands with a punch from half guard.
Green lands strikes from half guard.
Green slips a nice elbow through Sanders's hands, connecting with Sanders's forehead.
Green is nestled in close to Sanders, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Green working Sanders over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green passes to full mount!
Green with shots to the head and body - Sanders looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sanders wants to control but Green is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Sanders defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Green.
Green unloading with bombs!
Green landing strikes from the mount and Sanders is in trouble!
Sanders working to try and regain half guard.
Green unloads with some shots from mount but Sanders bucks and avoids them well.
Sanders is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sanders swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Sanders is looking to improve his position but Green isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Green looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Green shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sanders as he jumps to the side.
Green avoids the head kick by Sanders.
Sanders has a takedown stuffed.
Earl Sanders is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanders tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Green counters with a single leg into guard. Sanders didn't expect that.
Sanders tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Green content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Sanders working for submissions but it's allowed Green to get to half guard.

Sanders kicks off Green and gets to his feet.
Sanders throws a combination that misses

and Green counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sanders!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanders is trying desperately to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Green is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Green lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Green is landing with some decent strikes but Sanders is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Green postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sanders looks a forlorn figure.
Green lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Green lands with some strikes.
Green scoring with strikes but Sanders is staying in there.
Sanders is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Green landing strikes from the mount and Sanders is in trouble!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green raining down shots from the mount!
Green with a couple of short strikes.
Sanders tries to lock up and control but Green gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Green landing strikes, looking to finish!
Green is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Green lands a big shot there that rocks Sanders but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Green unloading with bombs!
Green lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Green connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Green with the ground and pound from mount.
Sanders avoids a strike by Green and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Green's guard! Fantastic escape!
Green manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Green landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green blocks Sanders's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Green putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sanders tries to hold on but Green postures up.
Green is landing with some decent strikes but Sanders is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Green working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Sanders is rocked!
Green with the ground and pound from mount.
Oh Sanders is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Green fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Green fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Green landing strikes from the mount and Sanders is in trouble!
Green punishing his opponent with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Green in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Sanders defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Green.
Green pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Green.
Sanders tries to reverse the position but Green maintains control.
Green dominating with strikes here.
Green putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Green landing strikes from the mount and Sanders is in trouble!
Green lands with some strikes.
Green is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sanders can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
A nice elbow there by Green.
Green putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanders is looking to improve his position but Green isn't that keen on the idea.
Green has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Green in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sanders keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Green showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Sanders tries for a takedown but Green circles away easily

and Green counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sanders seems to have got his legs back now.
Green thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sanders's head.
Green is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Green lands strikes from half guard.
Green throwing shots but Sanders is blocking nicely.

Sanders looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Green is working for a submission of some sort.
Green trying to mount his opponent but Sanders defends it.
Billy Green has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sanders is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Green scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sanders avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Green.
Green lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sanders down.
Green lands an elbow.
Green is putting a hurting on Sanders here, landing some big shots from side control.
Green is looking to take a break and control but Sanders is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sanders is looking to regain half guard here but Green keeps moving and retains side control.
Green scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sanders to see if he's OK.
Sanders stops Green from passing to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders wants to control but Green postures up.
A lull in the action here.
Sanders can't do much from the bottom here.
Sanders takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Green is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sanders knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sanders is looking for a sweep.
Check out the look on Green's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Green working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Green wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanders keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Green is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sanders doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Green.
Sanders regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Green.

Sanders has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Green should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Sanders has tightened it up now! Green should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Earl Sanders!