PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ollie Sanders (ranked 1415 p4p, 1738 weight class) and Jorlan Vieira (ranked 53 p4p, 102 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Sanders
vs
Vieira

188 cm
26
220
4 - 1 - 1

188 cm
36
275
24 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
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 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ollie Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jorlan Vieira!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vieira misses with a lunging right hand
and Sanders counters with a leg kick.
Vieira connects with a high kick.

It looks like Ollie Sanders has been cut.
Vieira misses with a hook.

Sanders moves into the clinch.
Sanders tries to throw a body punch but Vieira avoids it by throwing Sanders back against the cage.
We've been informed that Vieira has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Vieira is pushing Sanders up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A right hook to the body lands for Sanders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Sanders.
Vieira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vieira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vieira throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sanders makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira pushes Sanders back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vieira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vieira is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sanders is keeping busy.
A shot in the inside from Sanders.

Vieira manages to break the clinch.
Vieira throws an off balance right hand
and Sanders counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vieira thinking.
Vieira misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vieira misses with a left hand
and Sanders counters with a straight right hand.

Sanders moves into range and clinches up with Vieira.
Vieira misses with a punch on the inside.
Vieira has a couple of punches blocked by Sanders.
Sanders lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanders.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieira blocking some punches.
Sanders lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanders.
Vieira throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sanders blocks the elbow strike.
Vieira wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sanders tries a body shot but Vieira blocks it.
Sanders tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Sanders.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanders.
Vieira misses with a body punch.
Sanders throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vieira throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vieira just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sanders's brow.
Sanders tries to work over Vieira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vieira is trying to force a seperation but Sanders has the dominant position.
Vieira misses with an elbow strike.
Sanders is working Vieira over against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vieira breaks from the clinch.
Sanders staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Sanders misses the target.

Sanders gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vieira scores with a shot to the side of Sanders's head.
Vieira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vieira lands an elbow inside that Sanders shrugs off.
Vieira blocking some punches.
Sanders misses with the head strike.
Sanders fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vieira pushes off an throws an elbow but Sanders leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sanders lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vieira backwards.
Vieira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vieira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanders fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanders prevents a body shot from Vieira.
Vieira lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Vieira.
Sanders blocks a body shot from Vieira.
Vieira scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Vieira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vieira throws an off balance right hand
and Sanders counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice straight punches there by Vieira. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vieira.
Sanders wants to clinch up but Vieira keeps it at a distance.
Vieira let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sanders uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vieira.
Sanders moves out of range of the strikes.
Vieira throws a poor cross that misses
and Sanders counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vieira throws an off balance right hand
and Vieira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ollie Sanders dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ollie Sanders's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Vieira missing with a left hand there. Sanders was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good shot there by Vieira.
Vieira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Sanders drives through and clinches with Vieira against the cage.
Sanders working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vieira prevents a body shot from Sanders.
Sanders tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanders lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders throws a punch but it's blocked by Vieira.
Vieira looking to stall.
Sanders swings wildly with an uppercut but Vieira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vieira is struggling to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Vieira receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Vieira is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sanders is keeping busy.
Vieira misses with a punch to the body.
Vieira misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Sanders fails to land.
Vieira blocking some punches.
Vieira is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vieira swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanders uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vieira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vieira working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vieira.
Sanders avoids a wild elbow strike from Vieira.
Vieira works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vieira throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Sanders on the inside.
Sanders has a couple of punches blocked by Vieira.
Nice body punch from Sanders.
Vieira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanders dodges an elbow strike from Vieira.
Sanders working aggressively here.
Vieira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanders.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sanders creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sanders doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanders lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vieira misses with some punches.
Vieira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vieira's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sanders misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Sanders.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanders.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vieira.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanders lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sanders working aggressively here.
Sanders is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vieira can do to turn this around?
Sanders misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vieira is trying to force a seperation but Sanders has the dominant position.
Sanders throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vieiras head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vieira.
Vieira throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vieira.
Vieira stalls.
Vieira is trying to stall.
Vieira is working Sanders over against the cage.
Vieira is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Vieira lands an elbow inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders misses with some punches.
Vieira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanders's elbow.
Sanders lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sanders swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanders blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanders.
Sanders misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanders misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vieira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vieira is looking to control Sanders's arms but Sanders gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vieira has his back to the cage.
Vieira misses with a body punch.
Sanders is working Vieira over against the cage.
Vieira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanders.
Vieira trying to stall but Sanders improves his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ollie Sanders dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ollie Sanders's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Sanders tries to clinch there but Vieira circles away.
Vieira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanders was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sanders uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vieira.
As Vieira backs away, Sanders returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Vieira swings widly with a right hand
and Sanders counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vieira throws a right hand that misses
and Sanders counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vieira throws a combination that misses
and Sanders counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jorlan Vieira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vieira uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sanders moves out of range as Vieira strikes.
Ollie Sanders is winning the standup battle so far.
Vieira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanders.
Sanders fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vieira might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sanders moves away from the strike by Vieira.
A counter left hand to the body from Sanders misses its target.
Vieira misses with a hook
and Sanders counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Vieira! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Sanders!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ollie Sanders!
After the big win, Ollie Sanders made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Real Men Juice and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.