PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lawrence Sanders (ranked 8585 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tam Bam (ranked 6577 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawrence Sanders has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Sanders
vs
Bam

173 cm
24
279 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

196 cm
25
252 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lawrence Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tam Bam!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bam throws a combination. Sanders tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Lawrence Sanders has been cut.
Sanders fails with the takedown
and Bam cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Sanders manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bam on his heels. He'll look to pass Bam's guard now, I'm sure.
Bam is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sanders looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders prevents Bam from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders works over Bam with some ground and pound from guard.
Sanders landing some decent shots from guard.
Sanders scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sanders slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sanders is working Bam over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sanders has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bam has momentary wrist control but Sanders slips an elbow through the middle.
Bam really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sanders. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders is in close to Bam's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sanders is stalling in the full guard.
Sanders is in close to Bam's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sanders looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bam wants to stand but Sanders is controlling the position.
Sanders lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sanders chips away with some ground and pound.

Sanders stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bam misses with a shot to the body

and Sanders counters by clinching up.

Sanders turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Bam is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sanders has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Sanders lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sanders in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bam wants to get back to his feet but Sanders is dominant here and he's now got Bam's back!
Sanders could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sanders is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Sanders gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Sanders gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Sanders apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Bam throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sanders on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bam with a jab.
Bam scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bam tries to bum rush Sanders with a series of wild strikes but Sanders uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanders seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tam Bam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bam misses with a double jab

and Sanders moves into the clinch.
The referee calls for Sanders to work.
Sanders avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lawrence Sanders dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lawrence Sanders's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Sanders got wobbled bad by a big combination! Bam presses forward with punches and knees until Sanders stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Sanders closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tam Bam!