PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lawrence Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duncan Cameltoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sanders
vs
Cameltoe

173 cm
24
279 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

199 cm
25
263 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lawrence Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duncan Cameltoe!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cameltoe with a poor takedown

and Sanders counters by clinching up.
Sanders goes for a takedown attempt but Cameltoe pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Cameltoe shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sanders has Cameltoe pulled in close to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cameltoe cracks Sanders with a solid left hand.

Cameltoe drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sanders looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sanders looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sanders!

Cameltoe tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sanders wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Sanders postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Check out the look on Sanders's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sanders trying to control the position but Cameltoe is working away.
Cameltoe is trying to control Sanders's posture but Sanders avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sanders throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Cameltoe is not content to let Sanders control the position.
Cameltoe is looking to reverse the position.
Sanders in side control, throwing shots but Cameltoe defends.
Sanders staying calm.
Cameltoe is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Sanders is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders unloading with bombs!
Sanders can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cameltoe is looking to escape.
Cameltoe blocking the ground and pound.
Sanders really is a fat lump.
Cameltoe slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Sanders is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sanders is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Cameltoe reverses the position - he's now on top in Sanders's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cameltoe trying to control but Sanders is working from the bottom.
Sanders seems keen to control Cameltoe's posture.
Sanders might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cameltoe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanders works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cameltoe trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cameltoe is looking to pass into half guard but Sanders pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Sanders is in guard.

Sanders looking to pass the guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanders looking to sit in guard and control but Cameltoe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Lawrence Sanders will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Cameltoe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sanders.
Cameltoe wants to counter with a clinch but Sanders pushes him away.
Duncan Cameltoe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanders closes the distance and clinches up with Cameltoe, looking for a takedown. Sanders pushes Cameltoe against the cage but Cameltoe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cameltoe with the counter takedown but Sanders avoids it easily.
Sanders displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cameltoe.
Cameltoe shoots in for a double leg but Sanders sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sanders is looking to counter the offense by Cameltoe and move into the clinch.
Sanders stuffs the takedown.
Lawrence Sanders has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duncan Cameltoe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cameltoe throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sanders tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cameltoe is in Sanders's guard.
Cameltoe trying to control but Sanders is working from the bottom.
Cameltoe seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cameltoe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanders swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Cameltoe is breathing heavily.
Sanders working the ground and pound but Cameltoe is defending the strikes.
Sanders is looking to take a break and control but Cameltoe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sanders throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Cameltoe works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cameltoe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sanders lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cameltoe trying to control but Sanders postures up.
Sanders not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sanders is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sanders working over Cameltoe with some ground and pound. Cameltoe looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cameltoe manages to get to full guard.
Cameltoe trying to control the position here.
Cameltoe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sanders throws a big elbow that misses.
Cameltoe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cameltoe wants to sweep but no luck.
Cameltoe keeping moving, preventing Sanders from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cameltoe shoots and misses

and Sanders decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cameltoe's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanders accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanders forces his way into half guard.
Nice strikes from Sanders there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lawrence Sanders dominated that second round.
That's time! Sanders's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Cameltoe scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sanders trying to hold on to Cameltoe's head to control him but Cameltoe postures up.
Sanders is controlling Cameltoe's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanders wants to improve his position but Cameltoe is controlling well.
Cameltoe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cameltoe looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sanders with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders is trying to maintain the position but Cameltoe is very close to passing his half guard.
Sanders is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Sanders regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders working a defensive guard here.
Sanders pulls Cameltoe in close to prevent any damage.
Cameltoe trying to control but Sanders is working from the bottom.
Cameltoe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanders works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sanders being controlled here, momentarily.
Cameltoe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sanders seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cameltoe works over Sanders with some ground and pound from guard.
Cameltoe trying to control but Sanders is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cameltoe's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cameltoe trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cameltoe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

It looks like Lawrence Sanders has been cut.
Sanders working a defensive guard here.
Cameltoe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cameltoe tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sanders defends well and Cameltoe ends up having to push Sanders into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cameltoe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cameltoe has his takedown stuffed

so Sanders counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders scoring with some ground and pound.
Sanders throwing strikes but missing.
Sanders makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sanders looking to sit in guard and control but Cameltoe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Sanders utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cameltoe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sanders wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders wants to sweep but no luck.
Sanders manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cameltoe manages to get himself to full guard.

Sanders trying to control but Cameltoe is working from the bottom.
Cameltoe controls Sanders momentarily but Sanders frees himself.
Sanders trying to control the position from guard on top but Cameltoe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duncan Cameltoe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lawrence Sanders is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Cameltoe is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Duncan Cameltoe.
Well Sanders has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Lawrence Sanders!