PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Assuerio Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorma Jeba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeba has chosen Volbeat Sad Man`s Tongue as his entrance music. Jorma Jeba will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Sanderson
vs
Jeba

182 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

185 cm
19
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Assuerio Sanderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorma Jeba!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jeba shoots in but Sanderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jorma Jeba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanderson has a takedown stuffed.
Jeba fails with an attempt to clinch.

Sanderson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jeba sprawls well initially but Sanderson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sanderson prevents Jeba from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanderson controlling the pace.
Jeba looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sanderson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeba is trying to stand back up but Sanderson is controlling him
Sanderson passes to side control.
Sanderson prevents Jeba from escaping the position.
Sanderson staying calm.
Jeba is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sanderson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jeba on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Jeba wants to get back to his feet but Sanderson drags him back down.
Jeba looks gassed!
Jeba being controlled for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jeba is trying to buck Sanderson off.
Sanderson landing a few strikes.
Jeba is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Jeba being controlled for a moment.
Sanderson is chipping away with strikes.
Jeba is pushing Sanderson's head away, looking to escape. Sanderson manages to hold on to the position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson controls the position.
Jeba is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sanderson is controlling him well.
Sanderson staying calm.
Jeba is trying to buck Sanderson off.
Sanderson staying calm.
Jeba wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sanderson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jeba is fending him off so far but Sanderson persists. Nope, Jeba circles away and we're back to standing.

Sanderson rushes Jeba and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jeba missing with knees to the body.

Sanderson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sanderson is looking to advance position but Jeba won't allow it.
Sanderson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jeba tries to kick Sanderson off in order to stand up. Sanderson Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Jeba pushes Sanderson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sanderson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
A lull in the action here.
Jeba wants to get back to his feet but Sanderson drags him back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jeba closes the distance but Sanderson moves to the side

and Sanderson counters with a shoot takedown. Jeba fights it but they end up in guard.
Jeba wants to stand but Sanderson is controlling the position.
Sanderson content to stall in guard here.
Jeba wants to get back to his feet but Sanderson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sanderson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanderson forces his way into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson content to control rather than advance.
Jeba is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jeba kicks Sanderson off and gets back to his feet.
Jeba tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Sanderson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jeba's guard.
Jeba wants to stand and escape but Sanderson is having none of it.
Sanderson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sanderson won't allow Jeba to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson stays in close to Jeba's body and controls the position.
Sanderson prevents Jeba from getting back to his feet.
Sanderson advances to half guard.
Sanderson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
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.
Jeba is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson controlling the action here.
Sanderson prevents Jeba from standing back up.
Sanderson slows the pace down in half guard.
Jeba avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanderson.
Sanderson prevents Jeba from standing back up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sanderson shoots in for a takedown but Jeba shows good takedown defense.
Jeba tries to clinch there but Sanderson circles away.
Jeba stuffs the takedown attempt from Sanderson. Sanderson gets slowly back to his feet.

Sanderson shoots in and bounces Jeba off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson controlling from the top position.
Sanderson won't allow Jeba to get back to his feet.
Jeba is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jeba is looking to stand back up but Sanderson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Jeba.
Sanderson just content to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Assuerio Sanderson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Nice takedown defense from Jeba. No joy for Sanderson on that attempt.
Sanderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Jeba.
Jeba wants to clinch up but Sanderson keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Sanderson as Jeba shoots in.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jeba tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Sanderson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jeba!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson controlling from mount.
Jeba is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Sanderson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jeba looks a forlorn figure.
Jeba is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Assuerio Sanderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

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 landing punches.
Jeba's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Sanderson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeba's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A nice elbow there by Sanderson.
Sanderson won't let Jeba get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Sanderson looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You get the feeling that Jeba really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Jorma Jeba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jeba throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Jeba flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Assuerio 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

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