PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Connor Davidson (ranked 6400 p4p, 3323 weight class) and Moses Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanders has chosen The Entertainer as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Davidson
vs
Sanders

185 cm
18
215
1 - 1 - 1

191 cm
25
215
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White 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 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Connor Davidson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Moses Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Sanders finds it's way through Davidson's defenses.

It looks like Connor Davidson has been cut.

Davidson shoots in and gets a takedown into Sanders's guard.
Davidson preventing the sweep.
Davidson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Davidson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanders swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Davidson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davidson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanders works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sanders has his hands on Davidson's head, controlling the position.
Davidson throwing strikes from guard but Sanders blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davidson stopping the sweep attempt from Sanders.
Davidson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanders works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanders wants to sweep here but Davidson controlling him for the moment.
Davidson throwing strikes from guard but Sanders blocks nicely.
Davidson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Davidson is in close to Sanders's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Davidson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Davidson throws a big elbow that misses.
Davidson is fighting to break Sanders's control of his arms but Sanders is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Davidson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanders not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Davidson landing with the ground and pound.
Sanders keeping moving, preventing Davidson from controlling successfully.
Davidson pushing down on Sanders's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Davidson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Davidson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Davidson prevents Sanders from improving his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sanders can do anything to dispel that myth.
Davidson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Davidson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sanders wants to improve his position but Davidson is controlling well.
Davidson is trying to control the action in half guard but Sanders is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sanders is trying to get back to full guard.
Davidson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Davidson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Davidson is nestled in close to Sanders, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sanders is trying is best to control the position here.
Davidson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Davidson 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from Davidson there.
Sanders is trying to get back to full guard.
Davidson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Davidson prevents Sanders from improving his position.
Davidson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Davidson thows a huge punch but Sanders dodges it nicely.
Sanders tries to roll over but Davidson keeps him under control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Davidson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Davidson throwing shots but Sanders is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Connor Davidson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Connor Davidson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sanders lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sanders scores with a punch to the head.
Sanders misses with a hook.
Davidson blocks a jab.
Sanders cracks Davidson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Oooooh!!! Sanders has knocked Davidson down with a huge combo! Sanders steps away and waves a wobbly Davidson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davidson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sanders pinned against the cage. Sanders gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sanders lands a jab.

Connor Davidson's cut is getting worse.
Davidson has a takedown stuffed.
A left and a right from Sanders both land. Nice combination.
We've been told by Davidson's head coaches at Cozad MMA Montreal that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders's corner calls for a 1-2. Sanders obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Sanders cracks Davidson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Sanders has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Davidson to stand back up!

Davidson is rocked!
Sanders moves in close and cracks Davidson with a massive right hand! Davidson, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Sanders!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Moses Sanders!
A very excited looking Moses Sanders made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.