PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boyd Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Twist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Twist's choice of entrance music: Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Sanders
vs
Twist

182 cm
18
270 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
263 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

One Dollar Store

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 - 2 - 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Twist!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Twist fails to land with a series of punches.
Twist moves out of range of the strikes.

Sanders changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Twist looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sanders controls the position from side control.
Sanders in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sanders in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Sanders scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Twist to see if he's OK.
Sanders wants to control but Twist is keeping him busy.
Twist sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sanders is taking a breather. Twist says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Twist is refusing to be controlled, as Sanders sits in half guard.
Twist preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Sanders sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sanders prevents Twist from improving his position.
Sanders controlling the action here.
Sanders missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sanders is just content to waste time from the top position. Twist takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Twist tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sanders wants to control from the top but Twist keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanders missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Twist preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Twist throws a series of punches but Sanders moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Twist.
Horrible takedown by Sanders or perhaps it was just good defense by Twist which made him look bad.
Sanders is breathing heavily.
Twist scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Twist.
Twist lands a glancing blow to the side of Sanders's head.

Sanders is rocked!
Sanders slips a jab and a cross from Twist.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Twist.
Anthony Twist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanders walks straight into a right hand from Twist - that's dropped him! Twist jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Sanders from any more punishment! Sanders complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Anthony Twist!