PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between tim sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rubert Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think sanderson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Don johnson big band- Running man. Mendez has chosen Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

sanderson
vs
Mendez

195 cm
20
207 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

184 cm
20
211 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, tim sanderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rubert Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

sanderson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mendez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
sanderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mendez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mendez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
sanderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Mendez wants to break the clinch but can't.
sanderson connects with a knee to the head.
Mendez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mendez takes a knee right on the jaw!

Mendez is rocked!
sanderson has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Mendez - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from sanderson, and another! Mendez is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). tim sanderson!