PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julian Sandar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Danson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danson has chosen Country Boy Can Survive as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sandar
vs
Danson

195 cm
22
250 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
278 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Plays chess

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julian Sandar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ted Danson!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandar tries to clinch there but Danson circles away.
Sandar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jab, jab by Sandar - just one landing.
Danson misses with a double jab.

Sandar gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Sandar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Danson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Danson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sandar keeping moving, preventing Danson from controlling successfully.
Sandar controls Danson momentarily but Danson frees himself.
Danson preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sandar is tying to control. Danson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sandar working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Danson's thigh. Danson counters though and makes it back to full guard.

Sandar gets to his feet - Danson follows without any prompting.
Sandar is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandar missing with a left hand there. Danson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Danson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Danson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Danson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Danson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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!
Danson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sandar throws a series of punches but Danson avoids them all with ease.
Sandar throws a body punch but Danson moves out of range.
Sandar fails with the takedown
and Danson counters with a nice body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danson with a hook.
Sandar tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ted Danson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Danson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sandar.
Danson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sandar shoots in for a takedown but Danson shows good takedown defense.
Sandar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Danson counters with a straight right hand.
No joy there for Danson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Danson misses with a series of wild punches.
Sandar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sandar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sandar dodges the punch combination from Danson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandar has a takedown stuffed.
Sandar looks to land a combination. Danson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sandar is looking to clinch but Danson is avoiding it.
Danson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sandar counters with a left to the body.
Sandar tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Danson counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Danson misses with a wild body shot.
Sandar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Danson manages to avoid it.
Sandar darts in trying to clinch

and Danson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandar is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Danson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Danson stopping the sweep attempt from Sandar.
Sandar is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ted Danson 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!

Danson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sandar.
Sandar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Danson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Danson takes a swing at Sandar's ribcage but misses.
Danson misses with a looping right.
Danson throws a nice looking combination but Sandar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sandar takes a swing at Danson's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danson throws a series of punches but Sandar avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sandar misses with a wild combination.
Sandar is looking to wear down Danson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sandar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Danson is out of range and Sandar settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Danson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Danson.
Sandar can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Danson controls the pace.
Sandar trying to keep a closed guard but Danson is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sandar looking for a guillotine here but Danson defends easily.
Danson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sandar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Danson's guard.
Sandar looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sandar misses with a takedown
and Danson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Danson misses with a few strikes there.
Danson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sandar misses with a double jab.
Danson scores with a jab.
Danson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sandar. That did some damage!
Danson misses with a double jab

and Sandar counters with a single leg into guard. Danson didn't expect that.
Sandar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sandar wants to control from the top but Danson keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Danson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Danson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Danson looking for a sweep. Not yet Danson, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandar wants to pass the guard but Danson is keeping the position.
Sandar trying to control but Danson is working from the bottom.
Danson being controlled here, momentarily.
Sandar slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danson wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Danson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Sandar is tying to control. Danson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sandar thows a huge punch but Danson dodges it nicely.
Danson tries to roll over but Sandar keeps him under control.
Sandar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sandar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Danson defending well though.
Sandar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Danson keeps working.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Sandar tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julian Sandar had his way with Ted Danson in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Danson throws a nice looking combination but Sandar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Danson scores with a leg kick.
Danson misses with the combination.
Sandar throws a body punch but Danson moves out of range.
Sandar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Danson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Danson throws a nice looking combination but Sandar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sandar doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Danson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandar dodges the punch combination from Danson.
Danson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danson swinging wilding here.
Danson misses with a series of wild punches.
Sandar misses with a takedown attempt
and Danson counters with a low kick, right behind Sandar 's knee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julian Sandar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sandar misses with a left hand
enabling Danson to counter with a crisp jab.
Sandar misses with a body punch
enabling Danson to counter with a crisp jab.
Sandar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sandar throws a series of punches but Danson moves out of range.
Sandar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sandar scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sandar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Danson swivels and escapes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandar lands a lovely overhand right.
Sandar has a takedown stuffed.
Sandar stalks Danson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Danson's face. Danson staggers backwards, shaken.
Sandar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sandar misses with a double jab.
Danson looks to land a right hand but Sandar moved out of range.
Danson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sandar.
Danson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Julian Sandar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Danson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ted Danson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Danson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 46:49
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 46:49
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ted Danson!
Ted Danson is the new heavyweight champion!