PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hermann Von Duisberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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?

Von Duisberg
vs
Sanders

191 cm
26
165 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

196 cm
20
265 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

Milwaukee's Best 160 - GO PACK GO!!!!!!!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hermann Von Duisberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damien Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Duisberg connects with an inside leg kick.
Sanders loads up on a big right hand but Von Duisberg slips the punch.

Von Duisberg has Sanders up against the cage in a clinch.
Von Duisberg trying to land knees to the body.
Von Duisberg has a couple of punches blocked by Sanders.
Von Duisberg is stalling here.
Von Duisberg really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sanders lands a right hand that snaps the head of Von Duisberg backwards.
Sanders dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sanders taking a breather.
Still in the clinch, Sanders scores with a nice short uppercut.
Von Duisberg misses with a knee to the head.
Sanders misses with the head strike.
Von Duisberg is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Sanders manages to break the clinch.
Sanders fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders digs a good hook to Von Duisberg's body.
Sanders throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Von Duisberg throws a body punch but Sanders moves out of range.
Von Duisberg connects with a high kick.
Von Duisberg takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Von Duisberg moves away from the strike by Sanders.
Sanders misses with a looping right.
Sanders ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sanders lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Von Duisberg circles away quickly and effectively.
Von Duisberg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanders.
Von Duisberg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Von Duisberg has closed the distance and engaged Sanders in a clinch.
Von Duisberg connects with a knee to the head.
Sanders blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Von Duisberg creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sanders can't find room to land a body shot as Von Duisberg controls the action.
Sanders is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sanders will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Von Duisberg up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Duisberg misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanders.
Von Duisberg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sanders is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Von Duisberg's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Von Duisberg lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Damien Sanders has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sanders.
Sanders is looking to break free of the clinch but Von Duisberg has double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sanders as Von Duisberg tries to tie him up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Von Duisberg tries to land a knee to the head but Sanders blocks with his arms.
Von Duisberg is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sanders is keeping busy.
Von Duisberg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanders's elbow.
Von Duisberg connects with a knee to the head.
Von Duisberg is trying to stall.
Sanders blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Von Duisberg tries a knee to the head but Sanders blocks it.
Sanders tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanders misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Von Duisberg tries to land a knee to the head but Sanders blocks with his arms.
Von Duisberg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Von Duisberg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanders is defending well for now.
Von Duisberg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Von Duisberg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Von Duisberg scores with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders lands an uppercut.
Sanders lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

It looks like Hermann Von Duisberg has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanders misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanders is trying to break free.
Von Duisberg is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sanders avoids the elbow strike from Von Duisberg, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sanders fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Von Duisberg misses with a knee to the head.
Von Duisberg is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sanders is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Von Duisberg scores with a nice hook to the head.
Von Duisberg landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Von Duisberg blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Damien Sanders will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A jab from Sanders does it's job there.
Sanders throws a right and a left that Von Duisberg avoids nicely.
Von Duisberg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanders throws out the jab.
Sanders takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanders scores with a crisp jab that stopped Von Duisberg in his tracks.

Von Duisberg is rocked!
Von Duisberg throws a combination. Sanders tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Oh Von Duisberg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sanders throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Von Duisberg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanders.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Von Duisberg.
Sanders takes a swing at Von Duisberg's ribcage but misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Von Duisberg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Von Duisberg seems to have got his legs back now.
Damien Sanders is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Von Duisberg tries a head kick but it misses.
Von Duisberg misses with a kick to the body.
Sanders takes a swing at Von Duisberg's ribcage but misses.
Sanders blocks a head kick by Von Duisberg.
Sanders scores with a body shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sanders throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Von Duisberg tries a head kick but it misses.
Von Duisberg connects with a solid leg kick.
Damien Sanders seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Von Duisberg lands with a hook. Sanders tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A swing and a miss from Sanders.
Von Duisberg slips under a jab from Sanders.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sanders lands a big uppercut and Von Duisberg crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Von Duisberg looks OK. Sanders waves Von Duisberg back to his feet!
Sanders drops Von Duisberg with a straight right hand, right on the button! Sanders follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damien Sanders!