PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boyd Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Percy Rice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rice has chosen Pretty Boy Percy as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sanders
vs
Rice

182 cm
18
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
245 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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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 New York, Boyd Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Percy Rice!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rice moves in looking to clinch but Sanders pushes him off.
Rice tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanders paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanders shoots in for a takedown but Rice shows good takedown defense.
Sanders swats away the attempt to clinch by Rice.
Horrible takedown by Sanders or perhaps it was just good defense by Rice which made him look bad.
Sanders swats away the attempt to clinch by Rice.

Sanders drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rice pushes Sanders away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sanders gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Sanders throws an elbow but Rice slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders controlling from side mount.
Sanders could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sanders is looking to take a break and control but Rice is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rice avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sanders.
Rice dodges the ground and pound from Sanders.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rice wants to clinch up but Sanders keeps it at a distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Rice checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rice thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sanders if he has to take too many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sanders gets the takedown into side control.
Rice is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Sanders trying to control the action but Rice is working from the bottom.
Sanders sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rice is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Rice wants to get back to his feet but Sanders drags him back down.
Rice avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sanders.
Sanders controls the position.
Rice is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rice wants to clinch up but Sanders keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rice is looking to clinch.
Rice is looking to clinch but Sanders is avoiding it.
Sanders fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rice manages to avoid it.
Rice wants to clinch up but Sanders keeps it at a distance.
Rice wants to clinch.
Rice tries to clinch up but Sanders circles away and keeps his distance.
Rice misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rice stuffs the takedown attempt from Sanders. Sanders gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boyd Sanders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanders is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nice shot lands for Rice.
Sanders fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rice tries to clinch up but Sanders circles away and keeps his distance.
Rice connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sanders's hands.
Rice tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanders swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rice tries to clinch up but Sanders circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rice tries to clinch up but Sanders circles away and keeps his distance.
Rice displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanders throws out the jab.
Rice scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Percy Rice dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rice tries to clinch but Sanders is having none of it.
Rice scores with a one two! Sanders had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rice tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Rice. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Rice fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rice throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rice throws a combination. Sanders tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rice throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sanders.

Sanders shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rice is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders controlling from the full mount.
Rice manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Sanders stops Rice from getting back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Sanders scores with a takedown into Rice's guard.
Rice is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sanders postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders prevents Rice from getting back to his feet.
Sanders looking to sit in guard and control but Rice gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rice trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sanders's guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanders avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Percy Rice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rice tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders swats away the attempt to clinch by Rice.
Sanders avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanders keeps the fight on the outside.
Rice fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanders avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rice wants to clinch.
Rice moves in looking to clinch but Sanders pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rice throws a nice head kick!
Rice is looking to clinch.
Rice wants to clinch.
Rice tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanders swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rice lands a head kick. Sanders smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rice looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rice lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Percy Rice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Rice is looking to clinch.
Rice lands with a kick to the temple. Sanders shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rice wants to clinch.
Sanders loads up on a big right hand but Rice slips the punch.
Rice misses with a two punch combination.
Rice throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sanders stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A right-left combo lands from Rice.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rice tries to clinch up.
Rice tries to clinch there but Sanders circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rice looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rice fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rice tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanders swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Percy Rice seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rice punishes Sanders's body with a nice straight punch.
Rice tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanders keeps the fight on the outside.
Rice scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rice lands a head kick. Sanders smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rice wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rice tries to clinch but Sanders is having none of it.
Rice moves in looking to clinch but Sanders pushes him off.
Rice connects with a jab.
Sanders circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rice fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanders takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rice thows a body kick. Sanders tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sanders circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rice tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanders paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick from Rice lands but Sanders takes it in his stride.
Rice is looking to clinch.
Rice scores with a head kick.
Rice tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rice tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice body kick from Rice.
Rice throws a nice head kick!
Rice tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanders swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders walks into a jab.
Sanders circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanders avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rice tries to clinch there but Sanders circles away.
Rice thuds a left hand into Sanders's body.
Sanders circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rice throws a head kick that half lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rice moves in looking to clinch but Sanders pushes him off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanders takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Boyd Sanders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Percy Rice is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rice fails with an attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Percy Rice comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rice winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 26:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Percy Rice!