PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dinsdale Piranha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanderson's entrance music is Take Me Away. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sanderson
vs
Piranha

183 cm
24
155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

176 cm
23
164 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Black Skull Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Sanderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dinsdale Piranha!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Piranha.
Horrible takedown by Sanderson or perhaps it was just good defense by Piranha which made him look bad.
Piranha throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sanderson.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sanderson avoiding damage as Piranha throws knees to the body.

Sanderson manages to break the clinch.
Piranha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanderson jabs at Piranha's body.
Sanderson misses with a low kick.
Piranha is looking to clinch but Sanderson is avoiding it.
Sanderson throws a shot to the body.
Piranha is looking to clinch.
Piranha takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanderson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sanderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Piranha doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanderson circles away.
Sanderson throws a hook to the side of Piranha's head but Piranha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanderson lands a nice hook to Piranha's body. Piranha takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sanderson throws a looping overhand right but Piranha ducks down to avoid it.
Piranha takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piranha tries to clinch there but Sanderson circles away.
Piranha throws a head kick but Sanderson moves out of range.
Sanderson connects with a jab.
Piranha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Piranha has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sanderson finds it's way round the side to connect with Piranha's head.
Sanderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Piranha misses with an attempted mid kick.
Piranha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanderson.
Sanderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice takedown defense from Piranha. No joy for Sanderson on that attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sanderson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Sanderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Piranha lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Piranha throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Sanderson misses.
Piranha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanderson misses with a hook. Piranha ducked under it nicely.
Sanderson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Piranha throws a head kick that half lands.
Piranha wants to clinch up but Sanderson keeps it at a distance.
Piranha moves in looking to clinch but Sanderson pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson lands a with a good body shot.
Piranha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanderson misses the jab.
Piranha tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Piranha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanderson with a hook.
Sanderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Piranha takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Piranha checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sanderson cracks Piranha with a good jab.
Piranha has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sanderson finds it's way round the side to connect with Piranha's head.
Sanderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab from Sanderson.
Piranha chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Piranha wants to clinch up but Sanderson keeps it at a distance.
Piranha throws a head kick but Sanderson moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Sanderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Piranha tries to clinch up but Sanderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanderson scores with a punch to the head.
Sanderson lunges at Piranha with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Piranha's hand.
Sanderson lands the left hand.
Sanderson scores with a punch to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Sanderson.
A good leg kick by Sanderson.
Piranha throws a head kick that half lands.
Dinsdale Piranha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Piranha has taken the fight to the clinch.
Piranha misses with an elbow over the top.
Sanderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Piranha throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanderson.
Piranha tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanderson avoids the damage to the body.
Piranha has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Sanderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Piranha on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Piranha looks gassed!
A slapping leg kick lands for Sanderson.
A swing and a miss from Sanderson.
Sanderson throws a hook but Piranha avoids it easily.
Piranha is looking to clinch but Sanderson is avoiding it.
Sanderson misses with a two punch combination.
Piranha is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Piranha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Piranha.

Piranha has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piranha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Sanderson breaks from the clinch.
Piranha throws a head kick that misses.
Sanderson loads up on a big right hand but Piranha slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Sanderson.

Piranha has Sanderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Piranha prevents the takedown attempt.
Piranha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Piranha breaks from the clinch.
Ryan Sanderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Piranha instigates a clinch.

Piranha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Piranha on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanderson with a jab.
Sanderson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sanderson throws out a powerful jab.
Sanderson scores with a sloppy right hand. Piranha should have avoided that one.
Piranha tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sanderson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Piranha's head backwards.
Sanderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Piranha walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Piranha drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Piranha gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Piranha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Piranha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanderson lands a lovely overhand right.
Sanderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Piranha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Sanderson.
Dinsdale Piranha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanderson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Piranha as he jumps to the side.
The crowd cheers as Sanderson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Piranha doesn't seem phased though.
Piranha has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Piranha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Piranha throws a leg kick that misses.
Sanderson lands with a hook. Piranha tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sanderson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Piranha doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Piranha needs to keep his hands up - Sanderson had a free shot at his head there.
Piranha is looking to clinch but Sanderson is avoiding it.

Piranha moves into the clinch successfully.
Piranha misses with a knee strike.
Piranha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Piranha is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piranha swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Piranha is working Sanderson over against the cage.
Piranha leaning his opponent against the cage.
Piranha lands a nice elbow.
Piranha has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Piranha's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Piranha is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sanderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Piranha has him pressed against the cage.
Piranha tries to circle away but Sanderson has him pinned against the cage.
Sanderson wants to break free but Piranha has control.
Piranha throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sanderson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

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.
Piranha creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sanderson's defenses.
Piranha tries a knee to the head but Sanderson blocks it.
Sanderson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Piranha pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Sanderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Piranha gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sanderson.
Piranha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Piranha taking a breather.
Sanderson is looking to control Piranha's arms but Piranha gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sanderson has his back to the cage.
Sanderson is trying to break the clinch but Piranha has him pressed against the cage.
Piranha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Piranha keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sanderson's efforts to push away.
Piranha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Piranha tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanderson avoids the damage to the body.
Piranha lands a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piranha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Piranha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sanderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sanderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Piranha has double underhooks.
Piranha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sanderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Piranha trying to land knees to the body.
Sanderson wants to break the clinch but can't.

Piranha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanderson works Piranha's body with a nice hook.
Piranha tries to clinch up but Sanderson circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sanderson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sanderson lands a glancing blow to the side of Piranha's head.
Sanderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanderson scores with a jab.
Sanderson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sanderson lands a really nice looking cross but Piranha seems unphased.
Sanderson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sanderson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Piranha's head.
Sanderson works Piranha's body with a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sanderson, as that shot connected.
Sanderson throws a leg kick which misses Piranha's front leg but catches the back leg as Piranha tries to avoid it.
Piranha walks into a stiff left hand from Sanderson.
Nice body punch from Sanderson.
Sanderson connects with the punch.
Sanderson tests Piranha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sanderson lands with an overhand left.
Piranha has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sanderson finds it's way round the side to connect with Piranha's head.
Sanderson lands a right hook to the body.
Sanderson scores with a punch to the head.
Sanderson scores with a shot to the body.
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!
A combination from Sanderson does no damage.
Sanderson with a nice cross.
Ryan Sanderson is winning the standup battle so far.

Piranha gets caught flat footed, as Sanderson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Piranha utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Piranha keeping moving, preventing Sanderson from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Sanderson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A nice inside leg kick there by Sanderson. That's going to slow Piranha down.

Piranha closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Piranha on the inside.
Piranha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Piranha looking to throw knees to the head but Sanderson is blocking nicely.
Piranha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanderson is defending well for now.
Piranha misses with a knee strike.
Piranha gets underhooks to prevent Sanderson's takedown attempt.
Piranha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Piranha looking to throw knees to the head but Sanderson is blocking nicely.
Piranha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sanderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanderson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Piranha is trying to maintain a safe position but Sanderson gets an underhook and turns Piranha into the cage.
Piranha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sanderson can't get the takedown.

Sanderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice cross by Sanderson.
Sanderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Piranha.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson digs a good hook to Piranha's body.

Sanderson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sanderson wants to control but Piranha is keeping him busy.
Sanderson is really struggling to control Piranha but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Sanderson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Piranha is trying to stand back up but Sanderson is controlling him
Sanderson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Sanderson with good strikes from the mount here!
Piranha wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sanderson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piranha wants to try and get back to his feet.
Sanderson landing strikes from the mount and Piranha is in trouble!
Sanderson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sanderson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Sanderson is working for a guillotine from mount but Piranha frees his head quite easily.
Piranha is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sanderson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Piranha manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanderson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Piranha is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Ryan Sanderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Piranha is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sanderson is controlling him well.
Sanderson slows the pace down.
Sanderson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Sanderson has hold of Piranha's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Piranha seems comfortable defending it but Sanderson has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Piranha is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Piranha is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Sanderson couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ryan Sanderson!