PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Odin Wotan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jones Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wotan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pastor Troy- I Want War . Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Wotan
vs
Sanders

188 cm
21
169 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

155 cm
26
177 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Odin Wotan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jones Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wotan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sanders fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A jab from Wotan finds it's way through Sanders's defenses.
Sanders takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wotan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanders.
Wotan scores with a body shot.
Wotan moves away from the strike by Sanders.
Sanders waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wotan.
Sanders looks to land a right hand but Wotan moved out of range.
Sanders throws out a loose jab but Wotan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wotan misses with a jab, cross combination.

Wotan has managed to clinch.
Sanders fails to pull guard.
Odin Wotan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jones Sanders.
Wotan misses with a punch on the inside.
Wotan prevents a takedown attempt there.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wotan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanders.
Wotan has a couple of punches blocked by Sanders.
Sanders tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wotan smiles and moves away.
Wotan scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wotan in his tracks.
Jones Sanders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wotan lands with an overhand left.
Sanders misses with a series of wild punches.
Wotan lands a head shot.
Wotan ducks under a wild hook from Sanders.
Wotan swinging wildly here.
Sanders will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Wotan.
Wotan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wotan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

Sanders drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wotan manages to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wotan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wotan tries to strike from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sanders decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Wotan, up you get!
Wotan stalks Sanders and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sanders's face. Sanders staggers backwards, shaken.
Wotan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wotan keeps the fight on the outside.
Wotan misses with a wild body shot.
Sanders looks to land a right hand but Wotan moved out of range.
Sanders connects with the punch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sanders.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders misses with an uppercut. Wotan saw that one coming.
Wotan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sanders.
Sanders misses with a straight left.
Sanders looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sanders looks gassed!

Wotan clinches.
Wotan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sanders fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wotan pushes Sanders back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanders blocking some punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wotan pushes Sanders back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wotan misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Wotan.
Wotan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sanders.
Sanders blocks an uppercut.
Wotan lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanders tries to break the clinch but Wotan is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Odin Wotan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Wotan misses with a double jab.

Sanders shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Wotan is trying to escape the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

Sanders goes for an armbar but Wotan turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Wotan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wotan chips away with some ground and pound.
Wotan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wotan throws a big right hand that misses.
Wotan won't allow Sanders to sweep him here.
Wotan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sanders's head.
Wotan wanted to stand there but Sanders had control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wotan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wotan stopping the sweep attempt from Sanders.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Sanders had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wotan defends it easily.
Wotan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wotan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wotan throws a big right hand that misses.
Wotan stands up over Sanders, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sanders working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wotan.

Sanders throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sanders is breathing heavily.
Sanders avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanders controlling Wotan's posture.
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 Odin Wotan will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sanders fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Wotan moves into the clinch.
Wotan working aggressively here.
Wotan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanderss head.
A head punch on the inside from Wotan fails to land.
Wotan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wotan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wotan lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wotan.
Wotan misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wotan misses with the head strike.
Wotan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wotan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Wotan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wotan misses with some punches.
Wotan working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wotan working aggressively here.
Wotan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
Wotan throws a head punch that misses.
Wotan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanderss head.
Wotan throws a head punch that misses.
Wotan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
Wotan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
Wotan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wotan lands a nice uppercut.
Sanders blocking some punches.
Wotan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wotan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wotan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanders tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sanders fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Odin Wotan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jones Sanders.

Sanders turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Sanders takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Sanders is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wotan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jones Sanders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wotan manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wotan thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sanders to regain full guard.
Wotan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wotan throws a big right hand that misses.
Wotan is working Sanders over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Sanders is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wotan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanders works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wotan throwing strikes from guard but Sanders blocks nicely.
Wotan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wotan landing with the ground and pound.
Wotan is in close to Sanders's body, working some short punches and elbows.

And that's the end of the fight!
Odin Wotan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wotan, 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Odin Wotan!