PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damagon Enchãrya (ranked 595 p4p, 2328 weight class) and Eron Saunders (ranked 85 p4p, 297 weight class). Enchãrya comes to the cage accompanied by Blaxcaliber. Eron Saunders told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Enchãrya
vs
Saunders

189 cm
37
209
29 - 14 - 2

194 cm
32
218
16 - 12 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Damagon Enchãrya!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eron Saunders!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Enchãrya just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the body from Saunders misses
and Enchãrya connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Saunders clinches with his opponent.
Saunders lands a damaging elbow.
Saunders takes a shot to the head.
Enchãrya pushes Saunders back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Enchãrya blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Saunders has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Enchãrya clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saunders doesn't have the hooks in and Enchãrya manages to turn into his guard.

Enchãrya stands up from Saunders's guard - Enchãrya perhaps looking for a knockout.
Enchãrya lands with an uppercut that bounces Saunders off the cage and back into range.
Enchãrya connects with a right hand. Saunders shakes it off.
Saunders has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

Saunders fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Enchãrya, pushing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders prevents a body shot from Enchãrya.
Enchãrya struggles to land a body shot inside as Saunders controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saunders.
Enchãrya throws a punch but it's blocked by Saunders.
Saunders working aggressively here.
Saunders throws a punch but it's blocked by Enchãrya.
Good body shot from Saunders.
Saunders tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Enchãrya's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Saunders fails to land.
Saunders doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saunders blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Enchãrya lands a left hand.

Saunders turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Saunders wants to control but Enchãrya is keeping him busy.
Enchãrya tries to bench press Saunders off him but Saunders keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enchãrya manages to get back to half guard.
Enchãrya is trying to get back to full guard.
Saunders is trying to control the action in half guard but Enchãrya is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Enchãrya is looking to improve his position.
Saunders keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Enchãrya needs to keep his hands up - Saunders had a free shot at his head there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Saunders takes the fight into the clinch.
Enchãrya swings wildly with an uppercut but Saunders uses good head movement to avoid it.
Enchãrya blocks a body shot from Saunders.
Saunders blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saunders swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saunders misses with a hook to the ribs.
Enchãrya blocking some punches.
Saunders throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Enchãryas head.
Still in the clinch, Enchãrya scores with a nice short uppercut.
Saunders pushes off an throws an elbow but Enchãrya leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Saunders struggles to land a body shot inside as Enchãrya controls his hands.
Enchãrya looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Saunders misses with a body punch.
Enchãrya dodges an elbow strike from Saunders.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saunders misses with a punch on the inside.
Saunders tries to work over Enchãrya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saunders lands a hook that snaps the head of Enchãrya backwards.
Saunders lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Enchãrya.
Enchãrya misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Saunders throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saunders.
Saunders lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saunders goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Enchãrya throws a punch but it's blocked by Saunders.
Enchãrya fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saunders tries to throw a body punch but Enchãrya avoids it by throwing Saunders back against the cage.
Enchãrya avoids a wild elbow strike from Saunders.
Enchãrya tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Enchãrya swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saunders misses with a punch on the inside.
Enchãrya struggles to land a body shot inside as Saunders controls his hands.
Enchãrya keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saunders's efforts to push away.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saunders.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Eron Saunders will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Saunders takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Saunders tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Enchãrya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Saunders steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Enchãrya.
Saunders blocks a low kick nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Enchãrya. That's going to slow Saunders down.
Enchãrya throws a hook but Saunders blocks it.
Saunders misses the body punch
and Enchãrya counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saunders cracks a nice hook into Enchãrya's ribs.
Saunders ducks under a wild hook from Enchãrya.
Saunders slips under a jab.
Saunders tries to clinch up but Enchãrya circles away and keeps his distance.
Enchãrya connects with a leg kick.
Saunders takes a jab right on the kisser.

Saunders moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saunders doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Enchãrya goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Enchãrya has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Saunders lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Enchãrya fails to land.
Saunders blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Saunders.
Saunders swings wildly with an uppercut but Enchãrya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saunders blocks an uppercut.
Saunders tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Enchãrya throws a punch but it's blocked by Saunders.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saunders.
Saunders throws a head punch that misses.
Enchãrya gets through Saunders's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Enchãrya on the inside.
Eron Saunders seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Saunders blocks an uppercut.
Enchãrya misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Saunders just misses with a elbow thrown towards Enchãrya's brow.
Enchãrya can't find room to land a body shot as Saunders controls the action.
Enchãrya swings wildly with an uppercut but Saunders uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Enchãrya fails to land.
Saunders blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Saunders.
Enchãrya fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Saunders.
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!
Enchãrya fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Enchãrya lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Saunders.
Enchãrya tries to throw a body punch but Saunders avoids it by throwing Enchãrya back against the cage.
Enchãrya lands with a light punch inside.
Saunders misses with a punch to the body.

Saunders breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Enchãrya throws a lazy right hand but Saunders sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Saunders on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Saunders tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saunders moves in looking to clinch but Enchãrya pushes him off.
Enchãrya misses with a hook.
It seemed like Saunders was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Saunders tries to close the distance and clinch but Enchãrya swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Enchãrya misses the jab.
Saunders checks a low kick from Enchãrya.
Saunders checks a low kick from Enchãrya.
A swing and a miss from Enchãrya.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enchãrya throws a nice inside leg kick.
Saunders moves in looking to clinch but Enchãrya pushes him off.
Saunders lands with an uppercut that bounces Enchãrya off the cage and back into range.
Eron Saunders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Enchãrya circles away from the clinch attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Enchãrya misses the target.
Saunders misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Enchãrya.
Saunders tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Saunders moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Saunders fails to land.
Enchãrya blocks a body shot from Saunders.
Saunders pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Enchãrya lands a hook that snaps the head of Saunders backwards.
Saunders blocking some punches.
Enchãrya dodges an elbow strike from Saunders.
Saunders has a couple of punches blocked by Enchãrya.
Enchãrya working aggressively here.
Enchãrya throws a punch but it's blocked by Saunders.
A nice left hand lands by Saunders.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enchãrya misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Enchãrya.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Enchãrya gets through Saunders's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Saunders throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Saunders looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Enchãrya struggles to land a body shot inside as Saunders controls his hands.
Enchãrya has a couple of punches blocked by Saunders.
Saunders lands a nice elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Enchãrya.
Enchãrya working aggressively here.
Enchãrya misses with a punch to the body.
Saunders blocks a body shot from Enchãrya.
Enchãrya tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saunders tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Enchãrya's elbow.
Saunders misses with an elbow strike.
Saunders tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Enchãrya's elbow.
Enchãrya fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Enchãrya misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Saunders takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Saunders needs to keep his hands up - Enchãrya had a free shot at his head there.
Saunders fails with an attempt to clinch.
Enchãrya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saunders.
Saunders tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Enchãrya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice jab there from Enchãrya.
Saunders swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Enchãrya finds it's way through Saunders's defenses.

Saunders is rocked!
Saunders tries to clinch but Enchãrya is having none of it.
Enchãrya thinks about countering with a body kick.
Saunders is still on wobbly legs! Can Enchãrya finish him?
The fight stays on the outside here - Saunders looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Saunders rushes Enchãrya and presses him up against the cage.
Enchãrya lands a shoulder strike.
Saunders misses with a punch on the inside.
Enchãrya misses with a punch on the inside.
Saunders seems to have recovered his senses.
Saunders lands an elbow inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Enchãrya.
Saunders working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Saunders's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Enchãrya lands a left hand.
Enchãrya throws a head punch that misses.
Enchãrya scores with a hook to the body.
Saunders lands a hook to the side of the head.
Enchãrya lands a nice uppercut.
Enchãrya pushes Saunders back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saunders misses with a hook from the clinch.
Enchãrya throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Saunderss head.
Enchãrya dips a shoulder and cracks Saunders with a mighty uppercut! Saunders falls back against the cage and Enchãrya unloads with a barrage of strikes! Saunders is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Enchãrya screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damagon Enchãrya!
Damagon Enchãrya is the new light heavyweight champion!
Damagon Enchãrya thanked the fans post fight for their support.