PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivo Sanader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Proceso El Chongki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). El Chongki has chosen The Bad Touch as his entrance music. Ivo Sanader could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Proceso El Chongki's chin.

Sanader
vs
El Chongki

192 cm
20
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
230 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivo Sanader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Proceso El Chongki!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sanader throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. El Chongki tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sanader is in El Chongki's guard.
Sanader controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanader's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Sanader forces his way into half guard.
Sanader tries to pass to full mount but El Chongki defends it.
Sanader slows the pace down in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
El Chongki is trying to control but Sanader manages to pass to mount!
Sanader looking to control and managing it successfully.
El Chongki in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sanader landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Chongki tries to lock up and control but Sanader gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sanader will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sanader controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanader has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sanader scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish El Chongki?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sanader content just to control the position here.

Sanader working for a guillotine from mount but El Chongki is in no mood to give up.
Sanader could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Sanader looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Sanader is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But El Chongki has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from El Chongki!
Sanader wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanader is controlling El Chongki's posture.
Sanader wants to stand and escape but El Chongki is having none of it.
Sanader is pulling down on El Chongki's head. It's preventing any offense from El Chongki, at least for the moment.
El Chongki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sanader wants to improve his position but instead El Chongki has moved into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanader is concentrating on defense, preventing El Chongki from advancing position.
Sanader is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivo Sanader dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

El Chongki takes a swing at Sanader's ribcage but misses.

El Chongki gets caught napping as Sanader dives in and scores a takedown. El Chongki manages to retain guard.
Sanader is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've been informed that El Chongki has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

Sanader got a little sloppy there for a moment and El Chongki has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sanader has managed to get both his arms back between El Chongki's legs - danger averted.
Sanader is stalling in the full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ivo Sanader wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Sanader changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. El Chongki looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sanader stands up and beckons El Chongki to his feet.

Sanader drives through with a takedown into El Chongki's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
El Chongki is looking to stand up but Sanader isn't so interested in that idea.
Sanader sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed El Chongki's guard.
El Chongki is breathing heavily.
El Chongki is looking to improve his position.
Sanader controlling the action here.
Sanader seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sanader is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that El Chongki can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanader controlling the action here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Ivo Sanader has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
El Chongki circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanader fails in his attempt to clinch.
El Chongki tries for a takedown but Sanader sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

El Chongki gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sanader controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ivo Sanader has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
El Chongki closes the distance but Sanader moves to the side

and Sanader counters by clinching up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanader tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sanader is pushing El Chongki up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
El Chongki blocks an elbow strike from Sanader.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivo Sanader dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Sanader fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with El Chongki, pushing him back against the cage.

Sanader gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Ivo Sanader overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sanader looking to pass the guard.
Sanader passes into half guard.

Sanader is trying to work for a kimura but El Chongki is defending well.
El Chongki has hold of Sanader's hands but Sanader slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanader stalling.
El Chongki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
El Chongki wants to get back to his feet.
Sanader looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Ivo Sanader just wasn't active enough.
A clash of legs there as El Chongki blocks the low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanader throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sanader shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as El Chongki sprawls well. El Chongki wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sanader gets slowly back to his feet.

El Chongki gets tackled into the cage by Sanader. Sanader maintains the clinch.

Sanader breaks the clinch.
El Chongki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Sanader shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches El Chongki napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanader taking a breather here.

Sanader decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from El Chongki.

Sanader clinches.
Sanader looking for a takedown.
El Chongki pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sanader is looking to break free of the clinch but El Chongki has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

El Chongki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanader throws a left and a right that both miss
and El Chongki counters with a left to the body.
El Chongki lands a nice hook to Sanader's body. Sanader takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sanader tries to score with a low kick but El Chongki moves his leg out of the way.
Nice sprawl there from El Chongki as Sanader shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivo Sanader. That's going to take a lot out of him.
El Chongki swinging wildly here.
El Chongki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanader swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanader displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from El Chongki.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
El Chongki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanader paws at him with a jab and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivo Sanader showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sanader, 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivo Sanader!
In defeat, Proceso El Chongki stepped up to the mic, saying 'tangina. lag!'.