PBP Commentary

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

Sanders
vs
Sendoh

185 cm
25
220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
216 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrew Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akira Sendoh!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Sendoh. Those never looked like landing.
Sanders moves in looking to clinch but Sendoh pushes him off.
Sendoh with a nice cross.
Sanders throws a right and a left that Sendoh avoids nicely.
Sendoh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sanders counters with a head kick. That will keep Sendoh thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sendoh throws a nice looking combination but Sanders bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sendoh misses with a looping right.
Sendoh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sanders counters with a one-two to the body.
Akira Sendoh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sendoh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sanders counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sendoh throws a shot from downtown. Sanders moves away and avoids it.
Sendoh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sendoh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sendoh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sendoh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanders misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanders slips a jab from Sendoh.
Sendoh fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sanders avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sendoh misses with a double jab
and Sanders makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sendoh looks gassed!
Sendoh misses with a double jab

and Sanders counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sanders.
Sendoh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sanders misses with a knee to the head.
Sanders lands with a short shot to the head.

Sendoh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Sendoh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sendoh throws a lazy uppercut
and Sanders counters with a three punch combo that has Sendoh backing up. Sendoh nods at Sanders to acknowledge the strikes.
Sendoh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanders moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Sanders forces Sendoh back against the cage and clinches.
Sendoh lands a body shot.
Sanders working aggressively here.
Sanders lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sendoh tries a body shot but Sanders blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanders tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sendoh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sendoh connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sanders momentarily.
Sendoh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sendoh scores with a one two! Sanders had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sendoh looks to land a combination but Sanders avoids it well.
Sendoh throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sanders counters with a series of strikes. Sendoh will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sanders lands a head kick!
Sanders displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sanders throws a head kick that Sendoh semi-blocks.
Sendoh throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sanders counters with an outside leg kick.
Sanders fails to land with a series of punches.
Sendoh misses with a double jab
and Sanders counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Sendoh tries to keep at a distance but Sanders has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanders working aggressively here.
Sendoh presses Sanders against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sendoh takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sanders tries a knee to the head but Sendoh blocks it.
Sanders misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanders looking to throw knees to the head but Sendoh is blocking nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sendoh.
Sendoh tries to break free but Sanders pushes him back against the cage.
Sendoh dodges an elbow strike from Sanders.
Sanders doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sendoh blocks an uppercut.
Sanders misses with a punch on the inside.
Sendoh is trying to break the clinch but Sanders is controlling him.
Sanders working aggressively here.
Sanders prevents Sendoh from breaking the clinch.

Sendoh manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sendoh lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanders tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sendoh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sendoh looks to land a combination but Sanders avoids it well.
Sendoh throws a series of punches but Sanders moves out of range.
Sendoh misses with a wild combination.
Sanders throws the left hand but Sendoh avoids the punch easily.
Sendoh misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Sendoh misses.
Sendoh throws a combination that misses

and Sanders counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sanders.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sanders.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanders throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sendoh blocks it with crossed arms.
Sanders misses with a knee to the head.
Sendoh lands a body punch.
A short uppercut from Sendoh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Akira Sendoh will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sanders's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sendoh throws a series of punches but Sanders avoids them all with ease.
Sendoh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sanders counters with a straight right hand.
Nice shot lands for Sendoh.
Sendoh misses with a double jab
and Sanders counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sendoh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sanders counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sanders takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sendoh keeps the fight on the outside.
Sendoh scores with a one two! Sanders had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanders showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sendoh.
Andrew Sanders is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanders moves in looking to clinch but Sendoh pushes him off.
Sendoh throws a combination that misses
and Sanders counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sendoh is breathing heavily.
Sendoh misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanders wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sendoh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sendoh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sanders counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sendoh is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sanders tries to clinch up but Sendoh circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanders tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanders showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sendoh.
Some wild striking there from Sanders.
Sendoh misses with a double jab
and Sanders counters with a head kick.
Sanders wants to clinch up but Sendoh keeps it at a distance.
Sendoh throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sanders counters with a three punch combo that has Sendoh backing up. Sendoh nods at Sanders to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sendoh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanders lands a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanders moves in looking to clinch but Sendoh pushes him off.
Sanders scores with a head kick.
Sendoh throws a right hand that misses
and Sanders counters with a head kick.
Sendoh falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sanders counters with a head kick. That will keep Sendoh thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Sendoh is rocked!

Sanders closes the distance and clinches.
Sanders pushes off an throws an elbow but Sendoh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sanders looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sanders has Sendoh pressed against the cage, preventing Sendoh from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sendoh wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sendoh misses with a punch to the body.
Sanders lands a nice elbow.
Sanders gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sanders just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sendoh's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sendoh backwards.
Sanders misses with a short punch on the inside.

Sendoh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sanders. Sendoh shrugs it off though.
Sanders ducks under a wild hook from Sendoh.
Sendoh throws a combination that misses
and Sanders counters with a three punch combo that has Sendoh backing up. Sendoh nods at Sanders to acknowledge the strikes.
Sanders throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sendoh's head.
Sendoh is still on wobbly legs! Can Sanders finish him?
Sendoh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Sanders counter with a right hand.
Sanders tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sendoh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanders goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Andrew Sanders is winning the standup battle so far.
Sendoh swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanders.
Sendoh works over Sanders's head and body with a nice combination.
Sanders is looking to clinch but Sendoh is avoiding it.
Sendoh throws a lazy uppercut
and Sendoh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Sendoh keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanders lands with a big left! Sendoh is wobbled badly! Sanders comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Sendoh to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Andrew Sanders!