PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mohamed Raghdan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raghdan comes to the cage accompanied by behind your lies. Sanders has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Raghdan
vs
Sanders

196 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

196 cm
20
186 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mohamed Raghdan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raghdan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sanders looks gassed!

Sanders shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Raghdan's guard.
Sanders wants to control from the top but Raghdan keeps moving.
Raghdan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Raghdan keeping full guard, as Sanders tries to pass.
Sanders prevents Raghdan from getting back to his feet.
Sanders trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sanders prevents Raghdan from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Raghdan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sanders tries to avoid it but Raghdan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sanders to the ground. Sanders escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Raghdan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sanders tries to avoid it but Raghdan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sanders to the ground. Sanders escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohamed Raghdan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raghdan fails with the takedown

and Sanders counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sanders.
Sanders won't allow Raghdan to get back to his feet.
Sanders looking to sit in guard and control but Raghdan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders has a closed guard, preventing Raghdan from standing up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Raghdan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sanders swivels and escapes.
Raghdan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sanders is fending him off so far but Raghdan persists. Nope, Sanders circles away and we're back to standing.

Sanders shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Raghdan's guard.
Sanders controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders trying to control the position from guard on top but Raghdan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanders stops Raghdan from standing up.
Sanders slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Sanders content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Raghdan has locked up a guillotine! Raghdan's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Sanders is holding on here and Raghdan must be using up a lot of energy. Sanders has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Raghdan gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mohamed Raghdan!