PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billiary Sclerosis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrew Sanders has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sclerosis
vs
Sanders

187 cm
25
216 lbs
2 - 25 - 0

185 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billiary Sclerosis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrew Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sclerosis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Sanders moves into the clinch successfully.
Knees to the body from Sanders.

Sanders's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sclerosis misses with the combination.

Sanders gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Sanders pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sclerosis.
Sclerosis on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Sclerosis.
Sclerosis is breathing heavily.

Sanders moves into the clinch.
Sanders lands a good knee to the midsection. Sclerosis won't want to take too many of those.
Sanders is pushing Sclerosis up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Sanders drags the fight down to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sanders manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sanders working the ground and pound effectively.
Sanders controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes 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 avoids the attempt from Sclerosis to control.
Sanders throws some wild stikes that Sclerosis manages to avoid easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

It looks like Billiary Sclerosis has been cut.
Sclerosis is looking to get to half guard.
Sanders looking to control and managing it successfully.
Let's hope that Sanders has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanders putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Billiary Sclerosis's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Sanders get's back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Sanders dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billiary Sclerosis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sanders swinging wildly here.
Sanders wants to clinch.

Sanders gets a clinch.
Sclerosis is trying to push Sanders away but Sanders has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sanders tries to pull guard but Sclerosis won't allow it.
Sanders lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sanders missing with knees to the body.

Sanders breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Sanders closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Sanders.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sclerosis pulls his leg out and moves away.

Sanders moves into the clinch successfully.

Sanders breaks the clinch.
Sclerosis checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Sanders misses
and Sclerosis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sclerosis moves out of range as Sanders throws a body kick.
Sclerosis misses with a jab, cross combination.

Sanders rushes Sclerosis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Sanders.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanders unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short uppercut from Sanders.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sanders escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanders scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sanders has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sanders's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sanders duly obliges.

Billiary Sclerosis's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

Sanders clinches up against the cage.
Sanders lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sclerosis backwards.
Sanders misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sclerosis.
Sanders lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Sanders.
Sclerosis stops a takedown attempt from Sanders.
Billiary Sclerosis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Sanders.
Sanders with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Andrew Sanders seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Sanders breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sanders gets a clinch.
Sclerosis wants to break the clinch but can't.

Sanders breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanders throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Jeez, Billiary Sclerosis's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Sanders is looking to chop away at Sclerosis's legs.

Sanders gets a clinch.
Sanders stalling the fight.
Sanders continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Sanders lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sclerosis is pressed up against the cage. Sanders has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sclerosis down to the mat. Sclerosis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Sanders rushes Sclerosis and presses him up against the cage.

Sanders escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sclerosis swinging wildly here.
Andrew Sanders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanders throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sanders misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Sanders moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Sanders.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanders tries a knee to the head but Sclerosis blocks it.
Sanders stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Sanders showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Billiary Sclerosis's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Sanders clinches.
Sanders lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Billiary Sclerosis's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Andrew Sanders!