PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rian Blanket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blanket comes to the cage accompanied by MMA Entrance Theme - Wanderlei Silva. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Blanket
vs
Sanders

175 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rian Blanket!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders moves out of range as Blanket throws a body kick.
Rian Blanket seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blanket cracks the inside of Sanders's front leg.
Sanders avoids the head kick by Blanket.
Blanket uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanders.
Blanket misses with a looping right.
Blanket digs a good body shot into Sanders's ribs.
A solid body kick from Blanket.
Sanders misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanders throws a head kick that misses.
Blanket pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blanket misses with a double jab.
Blanket lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blanket misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blanket misses with a head kick.
Blanket feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sanders's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Blanket misses
and Sanders counters with a head kick.
Blanket throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sanders counters with a nice body kick.
Blanket is breathing heavily.
Sanders looks to land a combination but Blanket avoids it well.
Blanket misses with a leg kick
and Sanders counters with a head kick.
Sanders lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Blanket backs up against the cage.
Blanket throws a head kick but Sanders moves out of range.
Sanders tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanders is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sanders throws a head kick but Blanket moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blanket throws a head kick that misses.
Blanket misses with a few strikes there.
Sanders connects with a high kick.
Sanders misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blanket avoids the head kick by Sanders.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders throws a series of punches but Blanket avoids them all with ease.
Sanders misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanders connects with a high kick.
Blanket avoids the head kick by Sanders.
Sanders throws a right hand that Blanket ducks under and follows up with a left that Blanket also avoids with ease.
Blanket misses with a body shot.
Sanders lands a high kick!
Sanders throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sanders throws a head kick but Blanket moves out of range.
Sanders pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blanket throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanket misses with a head kick.
Sanders pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanders plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sanders avoids the body shot from Blanket.
A head kick misses from Blanket.
Sanders feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blanket's calf.
Sanders throws a head kick but Blanket moves out of range.
Sanders lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sanders stalks Blanket and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Blanket's face. Blanket staggers backwards, shaken.
Blanket throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Sanders.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanket looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Blanket misses with a leg kick
and Sanders counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Blanket is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sanders fails to land with a series of punches.
Blanket cracks Sanders with a good jab.
Sanders will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blanket misses with a head kick.
Sanders dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blanket. That did some damage!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanders tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanders pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Blanket looks to land a body kick but Sanders moved away.
Sanders slips a jab and a cross from Blanket.
Sanders misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blanket throws a head kick that misses
and Sanders counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Blanket is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Blanket misses with an attempted mid kick.
Blanket swinging wildly here.
Blanket misses with a body kick.
Blanket takes a kick to the side of the head.
Blanket looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanders throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blanket goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanket pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanders goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sanders tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blanket throws a hook to the side of Sanders's head but Sanders sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blanket chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanders can pounce on him.
Blanket swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sanders counters with a good, hard body kick but Blanket shrugs it off.
Sanders throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanders tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blanket blocks a head kick by Sanders.
Sanders misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanders connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanket pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Luke Sanders seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blanket takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sanders throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanders pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanders takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Blanket is looking to wear down Sanders with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sanders showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blanket.
Blanket takes one to the chin there.
Sanders throws a head kick but Blanket moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanders misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blanket looks to land a body kick but Sanders moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanket misses with an attempted mid kick.
Blanket throws a body kick that misses
and Sanders counters with a nice leg kick.
Blanket throws a looping overhand right but Sanders ducks down to avoid it.
Sanders throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rian Blanket is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A solid body kick from Sanders.
Sanders closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Blanket throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sanders throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sanders checks a low kick from Blanket.
Sanders misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanket is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanders.
Blanket misses with a kick to the body.
Sanders dodges the punch combination from Blanket.
Sanders tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blanket misses the jab.
Blanket tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanders was well out of range. Poor timing from Blanket.
Sanders uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blanket.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanders shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Blanket eats them both and turns towards Sanders to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sanders throws a head kick but Blanket moves out of range.
Blanket throws a push kick but Sanders slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Sanders showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Blanket takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Blanket throws a push kick but Sanders slaps the foot to one side.
Sanders tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blanket chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice body punch from Blanket.
Blanket is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sanders's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Sanders moves out of range of the strikes.
Blanket scores with a leg kick.
Blanket throws a sloppy head kick and Sanders moves out of range easily.
Sanders slips a jab and a cross from Blanket.
A solid body kick from Sanders.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blanket throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blanket misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanket avoids the head kick by Sanders.
Sanders throws a head kick that Blanket semi-blocks.
Blanket throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sanders counters with a big head kick but Blanket shrugs it off.
Sanders misses with a head kick.
Blanket takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Blanket tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blanket throws a head kick but Sanders moves out of range.
Sanders plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sanders lands with a kick to the temple. Blanket shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sanders pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick from Sanders lands but Blanket takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanket throws a head kick that misses
and Sanders counters with a head kick.
Blanket swings for the body but Sanders moves out of range.
Blanket throws a head kick that misses
and Sanders counters with a big head kick but Blanket shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanders tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blanket misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick from Sanders lands but Blanket takes it in his stride.
A head kick misses from Sanders.
Sanders throws out a loose jab but Blanket uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanders steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blanket.
Sanders avoids the body shot from Blanket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanket looks to throw a body kick
and Sanders counters with a big head kick but Blanket shrugs it off.
Sanders closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Blanket tries to land a front kick but Sanders steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blanket misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanders avoids the head kick by Blanket.
A head kick from Sanders lands but Blanket takes it in his stride.
Sanders defending well as Blanket loads up on a big left hand.
Sanders misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blanket will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanders scores with a head kick. Blanket tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanket avoids the head kick by Sanders.
Blanket scores with a nice strike.
Blanket throws a half hearted mid kick.
Blanket takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sanders moves out of range of the strikes.
Blanket throws a jab when Sanders was well out of range.
Sanders throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blanket throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sanders counters with a thumping low kick.
Blanket throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rian Blanket has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanders throws a head kick that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Sanders comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sanders has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30

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