PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Barry Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ka Boom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sanders
vs
Boom

170 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Barry Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, ka Boom!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Sanders misses.
Sanders misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boom shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sanders pinned against the cage. Sanders gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sanders misses with a series of wild punches.
Boom will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boom is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sanders sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sanders thumps Boom with a low kick.
Boom avoids the head kick by Sanders.
Sanders misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Sanders. Those never looked like landing.
Boom tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sanders swivels and escapes.
Barry Sanders has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ka Boom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom dives in and grabs Sanders's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sanders pushes down on Boom's head and hops out.
Sloppy strikes from Sanders. Those never looked like landing.
Sanders misses with a double jab

and Boom counters by moving into the clinch.

Boom breaks from the clinch.
Boom throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sanders blocks a head kick by Boom.
Sanders leaves Boom with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Boom fails with the takedown.
Sanders misses with a telegraphed body shot

so Boom counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Boom looks gassed!
Sanders is looking to stand up but Boom isn't so interested in that idea.
Sanders keeping moving, preventing Boom from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boom won't allow Sanders to get back to his feet.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. ka Boom wasn't active enough on the ground.
Danga de danga de dang - Sanders scores with a four punch combination!

Boom takes the fight into the clinch.

Boom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanders. Boom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boom misses with a takedown attempt - Sanders sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanders circles away.
Sanders scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Boom moves forwards but Sanders connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sanders misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boom is looking to clinch.
Sanders looks to land a combination but Boom avoids it well.
A punch combination from Sanders misses.
Sanders lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sanders cracks Boom with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sanders sizes up Boom with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sanders slaps away a takedown attempt from Boom, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Boom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanders.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Boom, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanders fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boom manages to avoid it.
Sanders scores with a nice strike.
Sanders leaves Boom with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sanders with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanders tries to bum rush Boom with a series of wild strikes but Boom uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Sanders does no damage.
Sanders connects with the punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Sanders.
Sanders misses with a body shot.
Boom tries for a takedown but Sanders sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barry Sanders dominated that round.
That's time! Sanders's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sanders throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boom shoots in and drives through. Sanders sprawls well.
Boom dodges the punch combination from Sanders.
Boom shoots in but Sanders avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sanders throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Boom fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Barry Sanders has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ka Boom.
Sanders fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boom dodges the punch combination from Sanders.
Sanders swinging wildly here.
Barry Sanders is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boom is breathing heavily.

Boom scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sanders is refusing to be controlled, as Boom sits in half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

OK we're going to have a standup here. ka Boom hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Boom fails with a takedown attempt.
Sanders is looking to score with low kicks.
A nice combination there by Sanders.
Sanders misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boom takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barry Sanders is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boom slips a jab and a cross from Sanders.
Boom slips under a jab.
Sanders misses with a few strikes there.
Boom avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Sanders. Those never looked like landing.
Sanders misses with a hook to the body

and Boom holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Boom is working for takedown but Sanders is calmly controlling the position for now.
Boom prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sanders wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boom has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders is trying to break the clinch but Boom is controlling him.
Sanders taking a breather.
Sanders is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Sanders pulls guard.
Boom looking to pass the guard.

Boom drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Sanders dives on top into guard.
Sanders trying to stand up but can't free himself from Boom's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sanders misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanders fails to land with a series of punches.
Boom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanders.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanders. Boom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanders cracks Boom with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Boom showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanders.
Sanders throws a right hand that Boom ducks under and follows up with a left that Boom also avoids with ease.
Boom fails with the takedown.
Boom rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanders moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanders throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Boom holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sanders is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Boom pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Boom pulls guard successfully.
Boom pulls Sanders in close to his closed guard and prevents Sanders from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanders throws a one two combo.
Boom swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boom tries a head kick but it misses.
Boom takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boom fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sanders will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sanders comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sanders connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boom momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders throws a series of punches but Boom moves out of range.
Boom takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Boom clinches up with Sanders and pushes him back against the cage.
Sanders is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Boom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boom tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sanders sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Boom somewhat.
Barry Sanders has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ka Boom.
Sanders tries to bum rush Boom with a series of wild strikes but Boom uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanders throws a series of strikes that have Boom backpedaling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanders catches Boom with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Barry Sanders is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanders lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boom circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders misses with a straight left.
Sanders throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanders paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Sanders.
Barry Sanders is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sloppy strikes from Sanders. Those never looked like landing.
Sanders thows a body shot but no joy.
Sanders looks to score with a jab to the body but Boom is just out of range.
Boom dodges the punch combination from Sanders.
Barry Sanders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanders lands with a straight right. Boom didn't see that one coming.
Sanders connects with a right hand. Boom shakes it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boom.
Boom misses with a body kick.
Sanders tries to bum rush Boom with a series of wild strikes but Boom uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanders throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanders connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sanders scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Boom shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sanders pinned against the cage. Sanders gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Horrible takedown by Boom or perhaps it was just good defense by Sanders which made him look bad.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanders misses with a double jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Sanders showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sanders, 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Sanders!