PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Sander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Halperin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halperin has chosen Jimmy Buffet - Margaritaville as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sander
vs
Halperin

185 cm
25
210 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

191 cm
26
213 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Sander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Halperin!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halperin moves out of range of the body kick from Sander.
Sander lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Halperin fails with a takedown attempt.
Sander looks to throw the jab but Halperin is out of range.
Halperin looks to clinch
and Sander counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Halperin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sander counters with a straight right hand.
Tommy Sander is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sander misses with a hook.
Halperin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sander.
Sander rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Halperin moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Sander's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Halperin scores with a nice short uppercut.

It looks like Tommy Sander has been cut.
Sander has a couple of punches blocked by Halperin.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sander wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Halperin has him pressed against the cage.
Halperin misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Halperin fails to land.
Halperin prevents a body shot from Sander.
Sander misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sander is trying to maintain a safe position but Halperin gets an underhook and turns Sander into the cage.
Sander is trying to break free.
Halperin misses with the head strike.
Sander is working Halperin over against the cage.

Sander escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sander loads up on a big right hand but Halperin slips the punch.
Sander misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sander cracks Halperin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sander throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Halperin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Halperin has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sander uses from the top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Halperin looking for a sweep. Not yet Halperin, not yet.
Halperin is controlling Sander's posture.
Sander knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Halperin on the ground.
Sander looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sander forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halperin is looking to control Sander's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Halperin avoid being mounted?
Halperin tries to roll over but Sander keeps him under control.
Halperin keeping control of the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sander throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Sander dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Sander'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.

Halperin wants to clinch but Sander slips to the side
and Sander counters with a three punch combo that has Halperin backing up. Halperin nods at Sander to acknowledge the strikes.
Halperin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sander circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sander counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halperin tries to clinch up
and Sander connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Halperin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sander counters with a straight right hand.
Halperin darts in trying to clinch
and Sander counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sander lands a jab.
Sander is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sander!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halperin looks to clinch
and Sander counters with a nice uppercut.
Halperin tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Sander to counter with a crisp jab.
Halperin closes the distance but Sander moves to the side
and Sander counters with a nice uppercut.
Sander swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halperin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sander.
Halperin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sander counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Decent striking displayed by Sander there.
Sander scores with a jab. Halperin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Sander dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Sander'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. This is the final round!

Halperin tries to clinch but Sander moves away
and Sander cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Halperin moves into the clinch.
Sander working hard to break the clinch.
Sander slowing the pace effectively.
A body shot lands from Sander.
Sander effectively controlling the action here.
Sander tries to break free but Halperin pushes him back against the cage.
Sander is trying to push Halperin away but Halperin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sander wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sander blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halperin keeps control of Sander as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sander taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sander tries to circle away but Halperin has him pinned against the cage.
Halperin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sander tries to break the clinch but Halperin is controlling the position.
Sander tries to circle away but Halperin has him pinned against the cage.
Sander is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Halperin throws a punch but it's blocked by Sander.
Halperin misses with some punches.
Sander tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halperin's elbow.
Sander is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sander stalling the fight.
Halperin prevents a body shot from Sander.
Sander misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halperin jumps guard but Sander stands there with Halperin around his waist. Halperin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Halperin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sander's efforts to push away.
A shot in the inside from Halperin.
Sander tries to break free but Halperin pushes him back against the cage.
Sander controlling the action here for a moment.
Halperin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Halperin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Halperin misses with the head strike.
Sander prevents a body shot from Halperin.

Sander's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sander lands with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sander fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halperin manages to avoid it.
Halperin tries to close the distance and clinch but Sander swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Halperin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sander counters with a nice uppercut.
Sander throws a lazy uppercut

and Halperin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Halperin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sander looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Halperin can't find room to land a body shot as Sander controls the action.
Halperin throws a punch but it's blocked by Sander.
Sander wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tommy Sander is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sander blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sander blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Halperin fails to pull guard.
Tommy Sander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Halperin.
Halperin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halperin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sander smiles and moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Sander showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sander, 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Sander!