PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and che celeb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aaron Sanders has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sanders
vs
celeb

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
19
300 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, che celeb!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders shoots in and drives through. celeb sprawls well.
Sanders is looking to clinch.
Sanders looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? celeb is fending him off so far but Sanders persists. Nope, celeb circles away and we're back to standing.
celeb throws a right and a left that both miss.

celeb gets caught flat footed, as Sanders shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sanders preventing the sweep.
celeb manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sanders manages to get himself to full guard.
Sanders is pulling down on celeb's head to control his posture.
Sanders's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Sanders is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
celeb wants to improve his position but Sanders is controlling well.
celeb gets full guard.
Sanders trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders stopping the sweep attempt from celeb.
celeb is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
celeb takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanders keeps control of the position for the meantime.
celeb looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from celeb.
celeb uses his free foot to push down on Sanders's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sanders.
Sanders is wriggling around trying to escape.
celeb fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
celeb unloads with some shots from mount but Sanders bucks and avoids them well.
celeb looks gassed!
Sanders is working to get back to half guard.
celeb lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
celeb has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
celeb lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanders working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
celeb throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Sanders because celeb loaded up on that one.
Sanders is working to get back to half guard.
celeb punching from mount but Sanders doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sanders is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
celeb thowing shots but they're missing.
Sanders knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for celeb on the ground.
celeb prevents Sanders from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders tries to lock up and control but celeb gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
celeb putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sanders wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by celeb.
celeb thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
celeb misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
celeb throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
celeb looking to finish with strikes here!
Sanders tries to hold on but celeb pushes him away.
celeb looking to finish Sanders with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sanders!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
celeb throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Sanders throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The referee warns Sanders that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
celeb landing punches.
celeb with good strikes from the mount here!
celeb lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
celeb lands with some strikes.
Sanders wants to control but celeb is having none of it.
celeb looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
celeb scoring with strikes but Sanders is staying in there.
celeb throwing strikes here but Sanders is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
You get the feeling that Sanders really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Sanders is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

che celeb dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

celeb looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

celeb gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sanders to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sanders content to stall in guard here.
celeb looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Sanders puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Sanders decides to stand up.

celeb gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sanders to score an easy takedown into full guard.
celeb wants to sweep here but Sanders controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
celeb is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
celeb is looking to sweep but instead, Sanders has passed into half guard.
celeb tries to get to full guard but Sanders has control of the leg.
Sanders wants to pass the guard but celeb is defending well.
celeb moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
celeb manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
celeb postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sanders looks a forlorn figure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sanders tries to hold on but celeb pushes him away.
che celeb has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sanders blocking the ground and pound.
celeb misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Sanders is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
celeb avoids the attempt from Sanders to control.
Sanders on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sanders tries to get out of the position.
celeb punching from mount but Sanders doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sanders tries to reverse the position but celeb maintains control.
celeb avoids the attempt from Sanders to control.
celeb landing strikes from the mount and Sanders is in trouble!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
celeb unloading with bombs!
celeb lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
BOOM! celeb connects with a massive shot to the dome!
celeb landing punches.
celeb with a couple of short strikes.
celeb in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
celeb looking to finish Sanders with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sanders!
Sanders slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
celeb is pressing down on Sanders's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sanders is holding on for now.
Sanders is trying to control but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
celeb won't allow Sanders to sweep him here.
Sanders has his hands on celeb's head, controlling the position.
celeb advances position into side control!
celeb sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sanders is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sanders tries to bench press celeb off him but celeb keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Sanders dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

celeb misses with a series of wild punches.
che celeb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Sanders shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
celeb wants to improve his position but Sanders is controlling well.
celeb has hold of Sanders's hands but Sanders slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sanders trying to pass the guard but celeb defending well.
celeb is looking to improve his position.
Sanders slips a nice elbow through celeb's hands, connecting with celeb's forehead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sanders is trying to work for a kimura but celeb is defending well.
Sanders content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are battling for position here. celeb manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sanders tries to stand but celeb is controlling from the bottom.
celeb keeping moving, preventing Sanders from controlling successfully.
celeb tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two 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 content to stall in guard here.
Sanders wants to control from the top but celeb keeps moving.
celeb manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sanders manages to get himself to full guard.
celeb preventing the sweep.
celeb forces his way into half guard.
Sanders tries to roll over but celeb keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
celeb missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
celeb moves into full mount! Sanders won't be happy about that!
Sanders keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sanders is working hard here to advance position.
celeb throws some wild stikes that Sanders manages to avoid easily.
celeb with good strikes from the mount here!
celeb lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sanders hang on?
celeb landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sanders is desperately trying to improve his position but celeb has a good base and remains in mount.
celeb throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Sanders is desperately trying to improve his position but celeb has a good base and remains in mount.
celeb working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sanders is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
celeb postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sanders looks a forlorn figure.
celeb postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sanders looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanders is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to che celeb.
Well celeb 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... che celeb!