PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Sander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sick Puppies-Youre going down. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Adams
vs
Sander

190 cm
25
210 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

185 cm
20
210 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Adams!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Sander!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Sander.
Adams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sander moves away.
Adams thuds his right hand into Sander's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

It looks like Tommy Sander has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Adams missing with a left hand there. Sander was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sander rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sander takes a swing at Adams's ribcage but misses.
Sander thuds a left hand into Adams's body.
Adams takes one to the side of the head.
Adams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sander closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Adams misses with a straight right.
Adams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sander comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Adams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sander was well out of range. Poor timing from Adams.
Sander shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Adams sprawls well. Adams wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sander gets slowly back to his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Sander there.
Sander's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Sander duly obliges.
Sander ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adams moves away.
Sander works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice body punch from Sander.
Sander throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adams.
Sander bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Adams's head backwards.
Tommy Sander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adams misses with the combination.
Sander scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sander swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adams takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Adams on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sander connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch but Sander swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adams is looking to clinch but Sander is avoiding it.
A punch combination from Sander misses.

Adams takes the fight into the clinch.
Sander is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Adams is keeping busy.
Sander presses Adams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Sander breaks from the clinch.
Adams misses the shot to the body.

Adams closes the distance and pushes Sander back into the cage.
Sander is trying to break the clinch but Adams has him pressed against the cage.

Adams breaks the clinch.

Sander darts in and clinches Adams up against the cage.
Adams lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sander backwards.
Adams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sander swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sander tries to break the clinch but Adams is controlling the position.
Sander blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sander has had enough of the clinch but Adams keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sander.
Sander misses with some punches.
Adams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adams blocking some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Adams as Sander tries to tie him up.
Sander tries to break free but Adams pushes him back against the cage.
Adams throws a punch but it's blocked by Sander.

Sander breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sander tries to bum rush Adams with a series of wild strikes but Adams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A lazy left from Sander finds it's target.
Sander showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adams.
Sander is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Adams had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A punch combination from Sander misses.
Nice straight punches there by Adams. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Adams.
The fighters circling - Sander throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice body punch from Sander.
Adams takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Adams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adams blocks a jab.
Adams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sander.
Sander scores with a punch to the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sander.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sander throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sander connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sander throws a body punch but Adams moves out of range.
Sander digs a good hook to Adams's body.
Sander keeps the fight on the outside.
Sander scores with a body shot.
Adams is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sander.
Adams swinging wilding here.
Sander swats away the attempt to clinch by Adams.
Adams walks into a jab.
Adams looks to land a combination but Sander avoids it well.
A punch combination from Sander misses.
Sander misses with a wild combination.
Sander ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adams moves away.
Sander misses with a series of wild punches.
Adams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sander ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sander connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Danga de danga de dang - Sander scores with a four punch combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sander moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Adams takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sander lands an overhand right.
Sander cracks a nice hook into Adams's ribs.
Sander uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sander misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sander scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Adams ducks under a wild hook from Sander.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sander paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adams looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sander scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adams misses with a body shot.
Sander stalks Adams and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Adams's face. Adams staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice jab there from Sander.
Sander connects with a body shot.
Adams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Adams is looking to wear down Sander with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Adams ducks right into an uppercut from Sander.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adams throws a nice looking combination but Sander bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Adams walks into a left hand.
Sander lands a with a good body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Sander scores with a four punch combination!
Adams looks to land a combination but Sander avoids it well.
Sander throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Adams on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Sander dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Sander's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sander lands a lovely overhand right.
Sander ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adams moves away.
Sander cracks a nice hook into Adams's ribs.
Adams lands a nice hook to Sander's body. Sander takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Adams throws a jab when Sander was well out of range.
Sander avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A combination from Sander does no damage.
Sander lands a two punch combo.

Adams takes the fight into the clinch.
Adams is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Adams is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Adams is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Adams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adams swings wildly with an uppercut but Sander uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Adams - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Adams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sander to score with a decent uppercut.
Sander throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adams tries to clinch up but Sander circles away and keeps his distance.
Sander connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sander misses with a body shot.

Adams rushes Sander and presses him up against the cage.
A short right from Adams on the inside.
Adams lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Adams fails to land.
Sander lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sander is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Adams.
Adams is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Sander escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sander throws a series of punches but Adams avoids them all with ease.
Adams scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sander connects with a crisp jab.
Sander throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adams slips a jab and a cross from Sander.
Sander thows a body shot but no joy.
Adams doesn't manage to clinch there - Sander circles away.
Sander throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sander misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Adams scores with a punch to the head.
Sander works Adams's body with a nice hook.
Sander connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Adams tries to clinch but Sander moves out of range.
Adams swinging wilding here.
Sander throws a right hand that Adams ducks under and follows up with a left that Adams also avoids with ease.
Adams has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sander misses with a wild body shot.
Adams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sander moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sander lands with a straight right. Adams didn't see that one coming.
Sander bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sander connects with a good right hand that stumbles Adams. Adams circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Adams swings for the body but Sander moves out of range.
Sander misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adams.
Adams takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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!
Adams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sander punishes Adams's body with a nice straight punch.
Adams takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sander fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adams manages to avoid it.
Sander scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Adams doesn't seem bothered though.
Sander lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sander.
Sander is trying to break the clinch but Adams is controlling him.
Adams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sander is pushing Adams up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Adams breaks the clinch.
Adams takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sander misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Adams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adams tries to clinch there but Sander circles away.
Adams takes one to the side of the head.
Adams walks into a stiff left hand from Sander.
Sander dips to his left and cracks Adams with an uppercut!
Some wild striking there from Adams.
Sander dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sander jabs at Adams's body.
Sander throws a series of punches but Adams moves out of range.
Tommy Sander seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sander.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sander paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sander fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams throws out a loose jab but Sander uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sander looks to score with a jab to the body but Adams is just out of range.
Adams takes a swing at Sander's ribcage but misses.
Adams walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sander fails with a takedown attempt.
Adams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sander slips a straight right by Adams.
Sander moves forwards but Adams connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Adams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sander.
Adams misses with a hook. Sander ducked under it nicely.
Sander punishes Adams's body with a nice straight punch.
Adams takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sander throws a series of punches but Adams avoids them all with ease.
Sander misses with a two punch combination.

Adams darts in and clinches Sander up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adams scores with a shoulder strike.
Adams has a couple of punches blocked by Sander.
Adams slowing the pace effectively.
Adams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sander lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adams misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Sander showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tommy Sander's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sander just misses with a punch to the body.
Sander looks to score with a jab to the body but Adams is just out of range.
Sander connects with a body shot.
A jab from Sander does it's job there.
Adams takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice defenses there by Sander.
Sander lands a body shot.
Sander lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sander scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sander throws a combination. Adams tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Adams has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sander finds it's way round the side to connect with Adams's head.
Michael Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sander, as that shot connected.
Adams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Adams misses with a double jab.
Adams lands with a nice body punch.
Sander cracks a nice hook into Adams's ribs.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sander swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sander misses with a two punch combination.
Sander moves out of range as Adams strikes.
Sander throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adams.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sander, as that shot connected.
Sander misses with a two punch combination.
Adams misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Adams.
Sander connects with a nice looking jab.
Sander scores with a shot to the body.
Sander lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Adams backs up against the cage.
Adams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Adams throws a jab but it's blocked by Sander.
Sander throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adams.
Adams on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sander with a nice cross.
Sander digs a good hook to Adams's body.
Some wild striking there from Adams.
Sander swings for the body but Adams moves out of range.
Sander listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sander punishes Adams's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice sprawl there from Adams as Sander shoots in.
Sander throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sander throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sander looks to land a combination but Adams avoids it well.
Sander works over Adams's head and body with a nice combination.
Adams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sander moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Adams is looking to clinch but Sander is avoiding it.
Adams takes one on the button.
Sander with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Adams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sander.
Sander paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sander lands a right hook to the body.
A left and a right from Sander both land. Nice combination.
A left and a right from Adams both land. Nice combination.
Adams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice jab there from Sander.
Sander lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Adams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sander fails to land with a series of punches.
Sander lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Adams circles away quickly and effectively.
Adams drops his hands momentarily and Sander takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Adams swings for the body but Sander moves out of range.
Adams takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Adams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sander clobbers Adams with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sander scores with a body shot.
Sander lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sander just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Sander. Beautiful body shot.
Sander ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sander displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sander has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Some wild striking there from Sander.
A swing and a miss from Adams.
Sander jabs at Adams's body.
Sander lands a nice hook to Adams's body. Adams takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Adams walks into a left hand.
Sander lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Adams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sander stuns Adams with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sander throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Adams stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Adams bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sander scores with a shot to the body.
Adams on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sander tests Adams's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sander scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A shot to de liver by Sander. Beautiful body shot.

Sander closes the distance and clinches.
Sander lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sander looking to slow down the pace here.

Sander manages to break the clinch.
Sander lands a nice looking body shot.
Adams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sander.
Sander throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adams.
Sander is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sander takes a swing at Adams's ribcage but misses.
Sander walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sander ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sander ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Adams missing with a left hand there. Sander was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sander keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sander thuds a left hand into Adams's body.
Sander cracks a nice hook into Adams's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Adams checks a leg kick.
Adams slips a jab and a cross from Sander.
No joy there for Sander, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Adams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sander moves away from the strike by Adams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Sander really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Sander's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Adams takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sander scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sander getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sander throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Adams stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Adams clinches up with Sander and pushes him back against the cage.
Sander is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Adams swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Sander escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sander circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sander swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sander moves away.
Sander keeps the fight on the outside.
Adams tries to clinch but Sander is having none of it.
Adams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sander lands a nice hook to Adams's body. Adams takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sander scores with a jab.
Adams shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sander moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sander fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sander lands with a shot to the body.
Sander wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Adams takes the fight into the clinch.
Sander wants to get back to striking at distance but Adams won't allow it.
Adams is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Adams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adams stalling the fight.

Sander breaks the clinch.
Adams with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sander to score with a decent uppercut.
Sander scores with a nice head shot.
Sander swats away the attempt to clinch by Adams.
Sander scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sander with a jab.
Sander lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Adams takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sander displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sander works Adams's body with a nice hook.
Sander throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adams.
Sander scores with a shot to the body.
Adams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sander misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sander throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Adams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sander scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sander sizes up Adams with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sander throws a one two combo.
Adams takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sander lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Adams takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sander lands with a straight right. Adams didn't see that one coming.
Sander comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jab from Sander.
Adams takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sander punishes Adams's body with a nice straight punch.
Adams doesn't manage to clinch there - Sander circles away.
Nice body punch from Sander.
Sander's corner calls for a 1-2. Sander obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Sander. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sander.
Adams takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sander digs a good hook to Adams's body.
Sander throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sander lands a nice hook to Adams's body. Adams takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sander dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sander lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Adams backs up against the cage.
Adams takes one on the button.
Sander scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
No joy there for Sander, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sander lands a jab-cross combination.
Sander rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sander dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sander misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sander swinging wilding here.
Sander lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sander fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Adams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sander uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sander digs a good hook to Adams's body.
Adams misses with a looping right.
Sander paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sander scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sander connects with the punch.
Sander digs a good body shot into Adams's ribs.
Adams is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sander.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Adams takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sander lands with a nice combination. Adams backs away looking to recover.
Adams takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sander with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sander dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Adams takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sander throws a one two combo.
Sander lands a jab to the head.
Sander scores with a shot to the body.
Sander throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sander moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sander.
Sander misses with a wild combination.
Adams scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No joy there for Sander, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Adams throws a jab but it's blocked by Sander.
Sander swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Adams.
Sander keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice body punch from Sander.
Sander scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Sander dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Sander's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Adams takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Adams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sander lands a nice shot that snaps Adams's head back.
Sander throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sander avoids the body shot from Adams.
Sander bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sander throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Adams tries to clinch up.
Adams takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Adams walks into a left hand.
Nice body punch from Sander.
Sander just misses with a punch to the body.
Sander just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Sander finds it's way through Adams's defenses.
Sander scores with a jab.
Sander smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Adams misses with the combination.
Sander catches Adams with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
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.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sander!
Sander scores with a jab to the head.
Adams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sander, as that shot connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sander connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Adams momentarily.
Adams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sander lands with a nice combination. Adams backs away looking to recover.
Sander throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adams throws a hook to the side of Sander's head but Sander sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sander punishes Adams's body with a nice straight punch.
Sander misses the shot to the body.
Sander scores with a jab to the head.
Adams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sander scores with a sloppy right hand. Adams should have avoided that one.
A left lands for Sander.
Sander pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sander looks to score with a jab to the body but Adams is just out of range.
Sander throws a sloppy head kick and Adams moves out of range easily.
Sander lands a with a good body shot.
Sander pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice cross by Sander.
Adams takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sander tries to clinch but Adams moves out of range.
Adams throws a big shot that misses.
Sander moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams throws a right and a left that Sander avoids nicely.
Adams tries to clinch but Sander is having none of it.
Sander throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sander circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sander lands a two punch combo.
Decent striking displayed by Sander there.
Sander throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Adams misses.
Sander scores with a crisp jab that stopped Adams in his tracks.
Sander misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adams.
Jab by Sander.
Adams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch lands to the side of Adams 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Adams instigates a clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adams. Sander does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sander bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sander throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sander lands a jab.
Adams misses with a wild combination.
Michael Adams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sander scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sander lands a jab to the head.
Sander lands the left hand.
Sander scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sander throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sander misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sander!
Sander lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A nice combination there by Sander.
Sander misses with a few strikes there.
Adams tries to clinch but Sander moves out of range.
Adams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sander.
Adams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sander misses with a two punch combination.
Sander throws a right hand that Adams ducks under and follows up with a left that Adams also avoids with ease.
Adams walks into a stiff left hand from Sander.
Nice shot lands for Sander.
Nice uppercut lands for Sander. That snapped Adams's head back.
Sander scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sander misses with the combination.
Adams misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sander fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Adams.
Sander cracks Adams with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sander throws a combination. Adams tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sander moves into range and connects with a jab.
Adams looks to land a combination but Sander avoids it well.
Sander moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sander just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Sander does no damage.

Adams drives through and clinches with Sander against the cage.
Adams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adams throws a punch but it's blocked by Sander.
A head punch on the inside from Adams fails to land.
Sander is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sander tries to break free but Adams pushes him back against the cage.
Adams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sander is trying to break the clinch but Adams has him pressed against the cage.
Adams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sander is defending well for now.
Tommy Sander is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sander wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sander.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Sander comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sander winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 43:50
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 43:50
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 44:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Sander! Tommy Sander retains his light heavyweight title!