PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Red Forman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Forman
vs
Sanderson

176 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
22
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Red Forman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Richard Sanderson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A combination from Sanderson does no damage.
Forman misses with a hook.
Sanderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanderson is looking to clinch.
Forman misses with a straight right.
Forman jabs Sanderson right on the nose. Sanderson blinks but takes it well.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sanderson has Forman pressed against the cage, preventing Forman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sanderson - that will leave a mark!
Sanderson slips a jab from Forman.
Sanderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Forman.
Sanderson closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Red Forman has been cut.
Sanderson misses with a wild combination.
Sanderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Forman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slow jab from Forman misses its intended target.
Forman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanderson slips under a jab from Forman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanderson looks to land a body kick but Forman moved away.
Forman lands an overhand right.
Forman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanderson.
Sanderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanderson blocks a jab.
Forman throws a hook but Sanderson avoids it easily.
Forman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanderson.
Sanderson works the jab nicely.
Sanderson is looking to clinch but Forman is avoiding it.
Sanderson fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson wants to clinch up but Forman keeps it at a distance.
Sanderson defending well as Forman loads up on a big left hand.
No joy there for Sanderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanderson wants to clinch up but Forman keeps it at a distance.
Sanderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanderson wants to clinch up but Forman keeps it at a distance.
Richard Sanderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Forman throws a hook but Sanderson blocks it.
Forman is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sanderson moves in looking to clinch but Forman pushes him off.
Sanderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Forman.

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 tries to clinch there but Forman circles away.
Forman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Forman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanderson tried to score with a low kick but Forman checks it.
Forman throws a hook but Sanderson blocks it.
Forman keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Forman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Forman throws an overhand right that lands on Sanderson's shoulder, as Sanderson tries to avoid the shot.
Some wild striking there from Sanderson.
Forman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Forman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Sanderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Red Forman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Forman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from Sanderson.
Forman misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Forman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanderson is looking to clinch but Forman is avoiding it.
Richard Sanderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forman throws a lazy right hand but Sanderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Forman throws a hook to the side of Sanderson's head but Sanderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Forman throws a lazy right hand but Sanderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanderson tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Forman.
Sanderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanderson moves out of range as Forman strikes.
Sanderson wants to clinch up but Forman keeps it at a distance.
Forman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanderson misses with a head kick.
Forman throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanderson.
Sanderson scores with a one two! Forman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Forman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanderson.
Sanderson misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson moves away from the strike by Forman.
Sanderson ducks under a wild hook from Forman.
Sanderson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Forman finds it's way round the side to connect with Sanderson's head.
Sanderson tries to clinch there but Forman circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanderson fails in his attempt to clinch.

Sanderson moves into the clinch.
Sanderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Formans head.
Sanderson has Forman pressed against the cage, preventing Forman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Forman just leaning against Sanderson, taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Forman.

Sanderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanderson tries to clinch but Forman is having none of it.
Sanderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Forman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Forman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Forman throws a big shot that misses.
Forman blocks a head kick by Sanderson.
Sanderson tries to clinch there but Forman circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sanderson is looking to clinch but Forman is avoiding it.
Forman keeps the fight on the outside.
Forman misses the shot to the body.
Sanderson tries to clinch up.
Forman moves away from the strike by Sanderson.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sanderson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A head kick misses from Sanderson.
Forman misses with an uppercut.
Sanderson throws a leg kick but Forman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Forman slips a jab and a cross from Sanderson.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanderson is looking to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Forman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Sanderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Red Forman's cut.
That's time! Forman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Forman connects with a body shot.
A punch combination from Forman misses.
Sanderson swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Forman counter with a right hand.
Forman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sanderson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Forman misses with a straight left.
Forman throws a right hand that Sanderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanderson also avoids with ease.
Forman connects with the punch.
Forman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sanderson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice cross by Forman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Forman backs up against the cage.
Sanderson wants to clinch up but Forman keeps it at a distance.
Forman misses with the combination.
Nice defenses there by Sanderson.
A head kick misses from Sanderson.
Forman scores with a jab to the head.
Jab by Forman.
A punch combination from Sanderson misses.
Sanderson darts in trying to clinch
and Sanderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Forman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Forman keeps the fight on the outside.
Red Forman is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanderson tries to clinch
and Forman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanderson misses the shot to the body.
Forman looks to land a left hand but Sanderson moved out of range nicely.
Sanderson misses with a series of wild punches.
A cross from Sanderson lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Forman throws out the jab.
Sanderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Forman manages to avoid it.
Sanderson looks to land a combination but Forman avoids it well.
The fighters circling - Forman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Richard Sanderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Forman misses with a hook. Sanderson ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Forman misses the target.
Forman jabs Sanderson right on the nose. Sanderson blinks but takes it well.
Sanderson moves in looking to clinch but Forman pushes him off.
Sanderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Forman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Forman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sanderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanderson slips under a jab from Forman.
Forman scores with a hook to the body. Sanderson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sanderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sanderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Forman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Red Forman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanderson throws out a loose jab but Forman uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Forman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sanderson in his tracks.
Sanderson tries to clinch there but Forman circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Red Forman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sanderson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Sanderson!