PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Geoffrey Chaucer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cael Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanderson has chosen Dope - Debonair as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Cael Sanderson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Chaucer
vs
Sanderson

186 cm
23
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

189 cm
30
196 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Hell's Balls Recovery
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Geoffrey Chaucer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cael Sanderson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaucer moves out of range as Sanderson strikes.
Chaucer misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Sanderson misses.
Chaucer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanderson cracks Chaucer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sanderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chaucer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chaucer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chaucer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sanderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Chaucer counters with a straight right hand.
Sanderson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chaucer is fending him off so far but Sanderson persists. Nope, Chaucer circles away and we're back to standing.
Chaucer throws a series of punches but Sanderson avoids them all with ease.

Sanderson forces Chaucer back against the cage and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chaucer looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanderson just leaning against Chaucer, taking a breather.
Chaucer wants to get back to striking at distance but Sanderson won't allow it.
Sanderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sanderson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sanderson taking a breather.
Chaucer pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson blocks an uppercut.
Chaucer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sanderson.
Geoffrey Chaucer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cael Sanderson.
Sanderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaucer misses with a punch to the body.
Chaucer wants to break free but Sanderson has control.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Chaucer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Chaucer working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaucer pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sanderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sanderson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Chaucer is trying to push Sanderson away but Sanderson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Chaucer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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 Geoffrey Chaucer will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Chaucer throws a hook but Sanderson blocks it.
Sanderson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Chaucer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sanderson somewhat.
Chaucer connects with a looping right hand.
Chaucer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chaucer throws a lazy right hand but Sanderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanderson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chaucer momentarily.
Chaucer misses with a body shot
and Sanderson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sanderson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chaucer lands with an uppercut that bounces Sanderson off the cage and back into range.
Chaucer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chaucer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanderson.
Sanderson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chaucer misses with a hook to the body
enabling Sanderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Chaucer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Sanderson is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson throws a nice looking combination but Chaucer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Chaucer finish him?
Sanderson throws a hook but Chaucer avoids it easily.
Chaucer drops Sanderson with a big left hand! Sanderson is injured, injured bad! Chaucer jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Geoffrey Chaucer!