PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cael Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luck Chidell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luck Chidell acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Sanderson
vs
Chidell

189 cm
23
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
21
186 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cael Sanderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luck Chidell!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chidell throws a series of punches but Sanderson avoids them all with ease.
Chidell throws a right and a left that both miss.

Sanderson gets a takedown into half guard.
Sanderson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Chidell is trying to stand back up but Sanderson is controlling him
Sanderson is looking to advance position but Chidell won't allow it.
Sanderson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sanderson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chidell is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chidell is refusing to be controlled, as Sanderson sits in half guard.
Chidell is trying to stand.
Sanderson is trying to control. Chidell wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chidell is trying to stand.
Sanderson wants to control but Chidell is keeping him busy.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sanderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chidell.
Chidell looks to land a combination but Sanderson avoids it well.
Chidell looks gassed!
A jab from Chidell misses.
Chidell tries to bum rush Sanderson with a series of wild strikes but Sanderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanderson fails with a takedown attempt.

Sanderson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chidell keeps working.
Chidell taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sanderson working the head and body with strikes.
Check out the look on Sanderson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

Sanderson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Chidell knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chidell can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sanderson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sanderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chidell keeps working.
Chidell is pushing Sanderson's head away, looking to escape. Sanderson manages to hold on to the position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sanderson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Chidell is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Chidell taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sanderson lands a nice forearm strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sanderson wants to control but Chidell is keeping him busy.
Chidell is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sanderson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Sanderson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Chidell some visible discomfort.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sanderson working the ground and pound.
Chidell is trying to buck Sanderson off.
Sanderson is working Chidell over with some ground and pound from side control.
Chidell takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sanderson lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cael Sanderson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A big right from Chidell misses.
Chidell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanderson.
Chidell misses with a series of wild punches.
Luck Chidell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chidell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chidell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Sanderson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Chidell's guard.
Chidell is looking to stand up but Sanderson isn't so interested in that idea.
Sanderson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sanderson won't allow Chidell to get back to his feet.
Chidell is breathing heavily.
Chidell keeping moving, preventing Sanderson from controlling successfully.
Chidell is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sanderson is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson is working Chidell over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chidell is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sanderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sanderson trying to control but Chidell is working from the bottom.
Sanderson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chidell keeping moving, preventing Sanderson from controlling successfully.
Sanderson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sanderson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sanderson postures up and lands a big shot to Chidell's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chidell is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chidell keeping moving, preventing Sanderson from controlling successfully.
Sanderson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chidell's head.
Chidell is wriggling around but Sanderson manages to pass to half guard.
Chidell looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sanderson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sanderson is trying to control. Chidell wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sanderson connects with a nice short shot to Chidell's temple.
Nice strikes from Sanderson there.
Sanderson prevents Chidell from standing back up.
Sanderson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sanderson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sanderson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chidell with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sanderson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chidell defending well though.
Sanderson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sanderson connects with a nice short shot to Chidell's temple.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sanderson connects with a nice short shot to Chidell's temple.
Sanderson is trying to control. Chidell wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sanderson drops an elbow to the side of Chidell's head.
Sanderson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sanderson is trying to control the action in half guard but Chidell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chidell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sanderson.
Chidell pushes Sanderson off but Sanderson dives into side control.
Cael Sanderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sanderson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Chidell is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sanderson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Chidell some visible discomfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cael Sanderson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Horrible takedown by Sanderson or perhaps it was just good defense by Chidell which made him look bad.
Chidell throws a series of punches but Sanderson avoids them all with ease.
Chidell doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanderson circles away.

Sanderson 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.
Chidell wants to stand but Sanderson is controlling the position.

Sanderson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Chidell is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Chidell has escaped and now he's on top!
Sanderson has a closed guard, preventing Chidell from standing up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sanderson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sanderson is just content to waste time from the top position. Chidell takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Sanderson trying to control but Chidell is working from the bottom.
Cael Sanderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sanderson stops Chidell from standing up.
Chidell keeping moving, preventing Sanderson from controlling successfully.
Sanderson looking to pass the guard.
Chidell wants to get back to his feet but Sanderson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sanderson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Chidell manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Chidell wants to stand and escape but instead Sanderson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chidell keeping moving, preventing Sanderson from controlling successfully.
Sanderson stops Chidell from standing up.
Sanderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Chidell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four 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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Sanderson shoots in and bounces Chidell off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Sanderson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sanderson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sanderson trying to control but Chidell is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanderson won't allow Chidell to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cael Sanderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sanderson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

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