PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darren Robson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Assuerio Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Robson
vs
Sanderson

190 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

182 cm
19
185 lbs
4 - 6 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Tends to cut

PURE

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darren Robson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Assuerio Sanderson!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Robson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sanderson to the mat! Sanderson manages to get full guard.
Sanderson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Robson is one step ahead there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sanderson can do anything to dispel that myth.

Sanderson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Robson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Robson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sanderson is keeping the position for now.
Sanderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Robson works over Sanderson with some ground and pound from guard.
Sanderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Sanderson is working an open guard so Robson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Robson shoots in but Sanderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Robson shoots in for a double leg but Sanderson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Sanderson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Robson's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson wants to sweep here but Sanderson controlling him for the moment.
Sanderson passes Robson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Robson is defending against the submission attempts here by Sanderson.
Robson trying to control but Sanderson postures up.
Robson is looking to improve his position.
Robson is breathing heavily.

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.
Sanderson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Robson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Robson with a poor takedown

and Sanderson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Robson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robson stops a takedown attempt from Sanderson.

Robson jumps into guard, dragging Sanderson to the mat.
Sanderson pushing down on Robson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Sanderson trying to control the pace.
Robson is looking to improve his position.
Robson trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson is in trouble now - Sanderson has advanced to mount!
Robson is trying desperately to improve position.
Robson tries to lock up and control but Sanderson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Robson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Robson is trying to stand up.
Robson tries to lock up and control but Sanderson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Robson can't escape the position.
Robson tries to hold on but Sanderson postures up.
Robson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sanderson wants to control the pace but Robson is squirming around nicely.
Robson is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Assuerio Sanderson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Robson shoots and misses

and Sanderson counters with a takedown into side control.
Robson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Sanderson is controlling the pace.
Robson is not content to let Sanderson control the position.
Robson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sanderson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Robson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Robson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Robson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson tries to get to full guard but Sanderson has control of the leg.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Robson fails with the takedown

and Sanderson counters with a takedown into side control.
Robson seems a little lost for a moment, as Sanderson dominates the positioning.
Robson tries to improve position but can't.
Assuerio Sanderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Robson is working hard here to advance position.
Robson throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Robson is looking to regain half guard here but Sanderson keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Robson fails with the takedown

and Sanderson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Robson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sanderson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Robson with a lazy takedown attempt

and Sanderson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
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!
Robson is looking for a sweep. Sanderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sanderson is thwarting Robson's attempts to control the position.
Robson wants to improve his position but Sanderson is controlling well.
Sanderson trying to control from half guard but Robson is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson tries to get to full guard but Sanderson has control of the leg.
Sanderson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Robson is looking for a sweep. Sanderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sanderson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Robson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sanderson slows the pace down in half guard.
Robson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sanderson on the ground.
Sanderson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sanderson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Robson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sanderson controlling from mount.
Robson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Assuerio Sanderson 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! This is the final round!

Nice sprawl there from Sanderson as Robson shoots in.
Robson doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Sanderson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sanderson.
Robson can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Robson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robson is working for takedown but Sanderson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Robson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sanderson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sanderson tries to break the clinch but Robson is controlling the position.
Sanderson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Robson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sanderson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Robson fails to pull guard.
Sanderson is trying to break free.
Sanderson has Robson pushed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Sanderson breaks from the clinch.
Sanderson fails with the takedown

and Robson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Sanderson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Sanderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Robson missing with punches from the bottom.
Sanderson drops an elbow to the side of Robson's head.
Sanderson passes to side control.
Sanderson works to advance to full mount. Robson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sanderson controlling the pace for now.
Sanderson with a couple of short strikes.

Sanderson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Sanderson scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sanderson with good strikes from the mount here!
Sanderson controlling from the full mount.
Robson is bucking up trying to escape but Sanderson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sanderson looking to finish Robson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Robson!
Robson is trying desperately to improve position.
Sanderson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Robson is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson working Robson over with strikes here.
Robson is looking to get to half guard.
Robson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Robson regains half guard.
Darren Robson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Assuerio Sanderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sanderson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Assuerio Sanderson!