PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanderson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I Run the Military. On his way into the cage it seems that Dan Sanderson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dan Sanderson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Sanderson
vs
Davidson

174 cm
25
162 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

185 cm
26
160 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Broken Halo Pride Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Sanderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Davidson !
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanderson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Davidson avoids it really well and circles away.
Davidson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Davidson stuffs the takedown attempt from Sanderson. Sanderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Davidson throws a jab when Sanderson was well out of range.

Davidson gets caught napping as Sanderson dives in and scores a takedown. Davidson manages to retain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanderson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dan Sanderson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Davidson throws a looping overhand right but Sanderson ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Davidson does it's job there.

Sanderson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sanderson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sanderson stands and throws Davidson 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sanderson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Sanderson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Davidson for as long as he can get away with.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dan Sanderson.

Davidson gets tackled into the cage by Sanderson. Sanderson maintains the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Davidson prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Sanderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davidson is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Sanderson has hold of one of Davidson 's legs. Davidson is fighting the takedown attempt but Sanderson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Sanderson looking to pass the guard.

Sanderson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sanderson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Davidson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sanderson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Davidson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sanderson landing some decent shots from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dan Sanderson.
Davidson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Davidson wants it to stay on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Sanderson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sanderson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Davidson sprawls well. Davidson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sanderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Sanderson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Davidson circles away.
Horrible takedown by Sanderson or perhaps it was just good defense by Davidson which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Sanderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big right from Davidson misses.
Davidson misses with a hook.
Sanderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davidson .

Sanderson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Davidson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson happy to just control the position for now.
Sanderson working the head with strikes.
Dan Sanderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sanderson is staying tight to Davidson 's torso, preventing him from escaping.

Sanderson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Davidson , who protects the arm well.
Sanderson scoring with punches from side control.
Sanderson controls the position from side control.
Sanderson advances to full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sanderson landing punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanderson looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sanderson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Sanderson has control of Davidson 's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Davidson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Sanderson lands with some strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson controlling the position easily from mount.
Sanderson landing strikes from the mount and Davidson is in trouble!
Sanderson with good strikes from the mount here!
Davidson is bucking up trying to escape but Sanderson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sanderson controlling his opponent.

Sanderson looking to secure an arm triangle but Davidson defends it well.

Sanderson has control of Davidson 's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Davidson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Sanderson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sanderson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanderson looking to control and managing it successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanderson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sanderson cracks Davidson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Sanderson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Sanderson dives in and grabs Davidson 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Davidson pushes down on Sanderson's head and hops out.

Sanderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sanderson in particular looking to stall.
Sanderson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Davidson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sanderson controlling the pace.
Sanderson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Davidson is bucking up trying to escape but Sanderson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Davidson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sanderson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Davidson hang on?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sanderson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sanderson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Davidson hang on?
Davidson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sanderson controlling the pace for now.
Sanderson with good strikes from the mount here!
Sanderson controlling from the full mount.
Sanderson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sanderson lands a heavy elbow.
Sanderson controlling from mount.
Sanderson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Davidson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sanderson controlling the position easily from mount.

Sanderson looking to secure an arm triangle but Davidson defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson raining down shots from the mount!
Sanderson controlling from mount.
Sanderson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sanderson raining down shots from the mount!

Sanderson has control of Davidson 's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Davidson regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson controlling from mount.
Dave Davidson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanderson working Davidson over with strikes here.
Sanderson looking to control and managing it successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanderson landing punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Sanderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sanderson, 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:25
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Sanderson!
Dan Sanderson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.