PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ollie Sanders (ranked 1481 p4p, 1645 weight class) and Tarik Oren (ranked 68 p4p, 74 weight class). Tarik Oren will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Sanders
vs
Oren

188 cm
27
220
5 - 2 - 1

205 cm
29
246
12 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 5 - 2 - 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 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tarik Oren!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Oren misses the shot to the body.
Oren falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sanders makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Oren lands a glancing blow to the side of Sanders's head.
Oren lunges at Sanders with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sanders's hand.
Oren gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sanders counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Tarik Oren has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oren scores with a body shot.
Oren is looking to slow Sanders down with leg kicks.
Oren swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oren sizes up Sanders with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Oren lands a leg kick that knocks Sanders off balance momentarily.
Oren scores with a nice strike.
Tarik Oren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanders needs to keep his hands up - Oren had a free shot at his head there.
Sanders showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oren.
As Oren backs away, Sanders returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A punch lands to the side of Sanders 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oren jabs Sanders to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oren misses with a straight right.
Sanders walks into a stiff left hand from Oren.
Sanders walks into a straight right hand from Oren.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oren missing with a left hand there. Sanders was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanders appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Oren misses with a hook. Sanders ducked under it nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Sanders misses its target.
Oren lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Good shot there by Oren.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oren throws a lazy right hand but Sanders sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanders throws a quick counter kick to the body but Oren avoids it.
Oren misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Sanders wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sanders takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oren misses with a kick to the body.
Sanders throwing a counter right hand but Oren manages to avoid it.
Oren punishes Sanders's body with a nice straight punch.
Oren misses with the combination.
Oren lands with an overhand left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oren swings for the body but Sanders moves out of range.
Oren rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sanders counters with an inside leg kick.
Oren pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanders is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Oren throws a right hand that misses

and Sanders counters with a nice right hand that sends Oren toppling to the canvas! Oren scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Sanders finish him?!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Oren misses with a hook.
A quick step to the side and Sanders tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oren throws a left and a right that both miss

and Sanders counters with a crisp right hand that drops Oren! Sanders lets Oren back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Oren is rocked!
Oren thuds a left hand into Sanders's body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Oren throws a body shot but no joy.
Oren misses with a hook. Sanders ducked under it nicely.
Sanders is looking to counter punch.
Oren lands with an overhand left.
Oren is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Oren throws a hook but Sanders blocks it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Sanders might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Oren paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Decent striking displayed by Oren there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Oren.
Sanders was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A low kick lands for Oren.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oren falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sanders counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Oren finds it's way through Sanders's defenses.
Oren connects with an inside leg kick.
Sanders keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oren.
A counter left hand to the body from Sanders misses its target.
A punch lands to the side of Sanders 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Oren feints and then cracks Sanders's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sanders down.
Oren lands with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Oren. Beautiful body shot.
Oren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oren throws a sloppy head kick and Sanders moves out of range easily.
Oren has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oren throws a hook but Sanders blocks it.
It looked like Sanders wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Oren is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Oren misses with a straight right.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Oren.
Oren misses with an uppercut. Sanders saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders moves out of range as Oren throws a body kick.
Oren is looking to land body kicks.
Sanders was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Oren swings widly with a right hand
and Sanders connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That has opened up Tarik Oren's cut even more.
Oren lands a really nice looking cross but Sanders seems unphased.
Nice uppercut there from Oren.
Sanders moves out of range as Oren strikes.
Oren jabs Sanders to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oren throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Oren misses the target.
Sanders bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oren slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Oren throws a lazy right hand but Sanders sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Sanders wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Oren cracks Sanders with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Oren scores with a decent looking hook.
Oren turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tarik Oren showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tarik Oren's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Oren thuds his right hand into Sanders's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Oren throws a nice looking combination but Sanders bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Sanders misses the target.
Oren misses with a body punch

and Sanders counters with a crisp one two that drops Oren! Sanders thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Oren to his feet! Oren is in big trouble!
Oren is still on wobbly legs! Can Sanders finish him?
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sanders checks a leg kick.
Sanders was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Oren rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sanders counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ollie Sanders!
Ollie Sanders decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Tarik Oren spoke after the fight, saying 'Congrats, bro. I'm go back!'.