PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Durgel Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Durgel Sanders has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Durgel Sanders seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Sanders
vs
Hansen

175 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
23
155 lbs
2 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 Hilo, Durgel Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Hansen!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanders shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Hansen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sanders, pushing him back against the cage.
Hansen jumps guard but Sanders stands there with Hansen around his waist. Hansen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Hansen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanders scores with a sloppy right hand. Hansen should have avoided that one.
Hansen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanders.
Sanders shoots for a double leg takedown but Hansen sprawls well. He's pushed Sanders's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A jab from Sanders misses.
Hansen tries to clinch up.
Sanders throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hansen on the side of the head.
Sanders lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanders shoots in looking for a takedown. Hansen tries to sprawl out of it but Sanders keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hansen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Durgel Sanders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanders takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sanders misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sanders misses with a body shot.
Hansen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hansen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hansen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanders misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hansen.
Sanders with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Hansen moves into the clinch.
Sanders misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanders lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Sanders.
Sanders throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Sanders.
A left hand lands to the body for Hansen.
Sanders tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hansen lands an elbow that stopped Sanders in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Durgel Sanders has been cut.
Hansen lands a nice elbow.
Sanders looking for a takedown.
Hansen blocks an uppercut.

Hansen manages to break the clinch.
Sanders connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hansen momentarily.
Durgel Sanders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hansen avoids the body shot from Sanders.
Hansen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanders scores with a hook to the body. Hansen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanders misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanders. Hansen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanders lands a right hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen throws a nice looking combination but Sanders bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanders connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hansen's hands.
A head kick misses from Hansen.
Sanders lands the left hand.
Sanders connects with a nice looking jab.
Sanders lands with a good body shot.
Sanders moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hansen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sanders misses with a body shot.
Sanders digs a good hook to Hansen's body.
Sanders misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hansen.
Hansen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sanders but Sanders pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sanders darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sanders is looking to wear down Hansen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sanders throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanders swings for the body but Hansen moves out of range.
Sanders scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sanders shoots in for a takedown but Hansen shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen slips a straight right by Sanders.
Sanders digs a good hook to Hansen's body.
Sanders works Hansen's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Sanders misses.
Sanders misses with a body shot.
Sanders fails with a takedown attempt.
Hansen walks into a left hand.
Hansen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanders slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sanders lands with a straight right. Hansen didn't see that one coming.
Sanders fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hansen manages to avoid it.
Sanders cracks Hansen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sanders showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hansen.
Sanders throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hansen looks gassed!
Sanders scores with a jab to the head.
Sanders works the jab nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Sanders. Beautiful body shot.
Sanders lands a nice looking body shot.
Hansen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice jab there from Sanders.
Sanders throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sanders throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hansen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sanders swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanders lunges at Hansen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hansen's hand.
Sanders with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot lands for Sanders.
Sanders lands the left hand.

Sanders shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sanders was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hansen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanders wants to control the pace but Hansen is squirming around nicely.

Sanders is working for a guillotine from mount but Hansen frees his head quite easily.
Sanders takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Durgel Sanders dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Durgel Sanders'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.

Sanders throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hansen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sanders lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hansen at a distance.
A big left from Sanders misses.

Sanders feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hansen wants to stand up but Sanders is controlling him.
Hansen can't keep his opponent in guard - Sanders advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Sanders is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hansen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sanders.
Sanders is looking to take a break and control but Hansen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hansen is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sanders wants to work for an arm triangle but Hansen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sanders works his way into full mount!

Hansen has left one of his arms exposed and Sanders doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Hansen screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Durgel Sanders!