PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Janice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Sartell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sartell has chosen Nightmare as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Janice
vs
Sartell

185 cm
25
257 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

197 cm
28
281 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matthew Janice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Will Sartell!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sartell moves into the clinch.
Sartell stalling.
Sartell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Janice managing to block the knees to the body from Sartell.
Sartell is looking to control Janice's arms but Janice gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sartell has his back to the cage.
Sartell lands with a light punch inside.
Janice tries to land knees in the clinch but Sartell avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Janice.

It looks like Will Sartell has been cut.
Sartell missing with knees to the body.
Janice blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sartell trying to stall but Janice improves his position.
Janice tries to land knees in the clinch but Sartell avoids the damage to the body.
Janice creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sartell's defenses.
Janice missing with knees to the body.
Sartell pushes Janice back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Janice with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sartell tries to land knees in the clinch but Janice avoids the damage to the body.
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!
Janice misses with a punch to the body.
Sartell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sartell slowing the pace effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janice lands an elbow inside.
Sartell misses with a knee to the head.
Janice lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sartell backwards.
Janice digs a right hand underneath Sartell's ribcage. Sartell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sartell will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Janice up against the cage.
Sartell managing to block the knees to the body from Janice.
Janice pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sartell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Janice lands a nice elbow.
Sartell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sartell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Janice creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Janice connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sartell's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Janice using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sartell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sartell avoiding damage as Janice throws knees to the body.
Sartell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janice throws an elbow but it misses.
Sartell digs a right hand into Janice's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Janice's gas tank.
Janice throws a head punch that misses.
Janice landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sartell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Janice lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Janice tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sartell missing with knees to the body.
Janice lands an elbow that stopped Sartell in his tracks for a moment.
Sartell tries to land knees in the clinch but Janice avoids the damage to the body.
Janice is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sartell is defending well for now.
Janice missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Janice just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sartell's brow.
Janice comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That has opened up Will Sartell's cut even more.
Sartell misses with an elbow over the top.
Sartell missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sartell blocks the elbow strike.
Janice tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Janice using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sartell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Janice throws a head punch that misses.
Sartell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Janice comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A shot in the inside from Sartell.
Janice creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sartell misses with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Sartell.
Sartell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sartell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Janice avoids it.
Janice avoiding damage as Sartell throws knees to the body.
Sartell throws an elbow that misses.
Janice connects with a knee to the head.
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!
Sartell blocks the elbow strike.
Sartell looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sartell avoids the elbow strike from Janice, against the cage.
Sartell avoiding damage as Janice throws knees to the body.
Janice swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Janice pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sartell dodges an elbow strike from Janice.
Janice tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Janice's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Janice misses with a hook from the clinch.
Janice trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sartell throws an elbow but misses.
Sartell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Janice with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Janice landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Janice lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sartell misses with an elbow over the top.
Janice with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Janice lands a hook to the side of the head.
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 Matthew Janice will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Will Sartell's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sartell tries to clinch up but Janice circles away and keeps his distance.
Janice moves in looking to clinch but Sartell pushes him off.

Janice closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Janice swings wildly with an uppercut but Sartell uses good head movement to avoid it.
A knee to the head by Janice.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Janice here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Janice missing with knees to the body.
Sartell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sartell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sartell lands a good knee to the midsection. Janice won't want to take too many of those.
Janice creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Janice lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sartell lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Janice gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sartell.
Janice takes an elbow to the temple.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sartell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Janice misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sartell tries to land a knee to the head but Janice blocks with his arms.
Janice lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Janice throws an elbow but misses.
Janice throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Janice blocks an elbow strike from Sartell.
Sartell takes an elbow to the forehead.

The cut above Will Sartell's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sartell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sartell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Janice's face.
Janice with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Janice tries to land knees in the clinch but Sartell avoids the damage to the body.
Janice landing knees to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Janice misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sartell.
Sartell tries to break the clinch but Janice is controlling the position.
Janice unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sartell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Janice tries a knee to the head but Sartell blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Janice.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sartell throws an elbow but misses.
Janice is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sartell is defending well for now.
Janice trying to land knees to the body.
Janice gets through Sartell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Janice lands an elbow just above Sartell 's eye.
Janice lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Janice tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sartell avoids it.
Janice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Janice looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Janice tries a body shot but Sartell blocks it.
Sartell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Janice avoids it.
Sartell tries to land knees in the clinch but Janice avoids the damage to the body.
Janice throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sartell blocks it with crossed arms.

Sartell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matthew Janice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Janice creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sartell takes an elbow to the temple.

Will Sartell's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Janice pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Janice lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Matthew Janice!
After the fight, Matthew Janice was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.