PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balrog Rhino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sanders might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Turbonegro - Prince Of The Rodeo. Rhino has chosen 100 Percent Aggression! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Sanders
vs
Rhino

184 cm
26
265 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

200 cm
21
282 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Balrog Rhino!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Rhino.
Rhino blocks a jab.
Sanders throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sanders throws out a loose jab but Rhino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanders thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanders takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rhino lands with a straight right. Sanders didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders tries to clinch up but Rhino circles away and keeps his distance.
Rhino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanders throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Rhino. Beautiful body shot.
Rhino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rhino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanders was well out of range. Poor timing from Rhino.
Rhino swings for the body but Sanders moves out of range.
Rhino slips under a jab from Sanders.
Rhino uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanders.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanders misses the target.
Sanders walks into a stiff left hand from Rhino.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rhino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rhino misses with a wild body shot.
Balrog Rhino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rhino changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanders connects with a crisp jab.

It looks like Balrog Rhino has been cut.
Sanders misses with a takedown attempt - Rhino sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sanders keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanders misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders throws a right and a left that Rhino avoids nicely.
A swing and a miss from Sanders.
Rhino throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rhino scores with a hook.
Sanders stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sanders fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanders ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rhino moves away.
Sanders misses with a hook to the body
and Rhino counters with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanders.
Rhino thows a body shot but no joy.
Sanders misses with a shot to the body
and Rhino counters with a nice uppercut.
Rhino looks to throw the jab but Sanders is out of range.
Sanders is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice defenses there by Rhino.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanders looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanders connects with a right hand. Rhino shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Sanders dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Balrog Rhino'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.

Sanders tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rhino paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rhino has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice uppercut there from Rhino.
Rhino loads up on a big right hand but Sanders slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Rhino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rhino misses with a hook to the body
and Sanders counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rhino connects with a body shot.
Sanders misses with a hook to the body
and Sanders takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rhino staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Sanders.
Rhino misses the shot to the body.
Sanders takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sanders throws a sloppy body shot
and Rhino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanders misses with an uppercut.
Rhino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanders is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Rhino's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Sanders takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sanders scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rhino in his tracks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Rhino misses
and Sanders counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rhino slips under a jab.
Rhino takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rhino walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sanders slips a straight right by Rhino.
The fighters circling - Rhino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rhino misses the shot to the body.
Sanders cracks Rhino with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sanders, as that shot connected.
Sanders throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanders cracks Rhino with an open hand slap.
Sanders lands with a nice body punch.
Rhino is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanders. Rhino does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Sanders.
Sanders misses with a double jab
and Rhino counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A shot to the body from Rhino misses
and Sanders counters with a straight right hand.

Sanders has closed the distance and engaged Rhino in a clinch.
Rhino tries to break free but Sanders pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Sanders on the inside.
Sanders blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sanders creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sanders lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rhino backwards.
Sanders blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rhino throws a head punch that misses.
Sanders lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rhino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Rhino.
Sanders lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rhino backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Sanders.
Sanders scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Sanders dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Balrog Rhino'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sanders loads up on a big right hand but Rhino slips the punch.
Sanders takes a swing at Rhino's ribcage but misses.
Rhino needs to keep his hands up - Sanders had a free shot at his head there.
Rhino bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rhino throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sanders stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sanders.
Sanders throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rhino swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sanders counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders misses with a body shot
and Rhino counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sanders gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rhino staying out of range there.
Sanders throws a jab but it's blocked by Rhino.
Rhino misses with a hook to the body
and Sanders cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanders misses with an uppercut. Rhino saw that one coming.
Rhino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanders.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders misses with a straight right.
Rhino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanders.
Sanders swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Rhino counter with a right hand.
Rhino misses the shot to the body.
Sanders lands with an overhand left.
Rhino throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sanders stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sanders pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders defending well as Rhino loads up on a big left hand.
Sanders throws a jab but it's blocked by Rhino.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Sanders misses with a wild body shot.
Sanders uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rhino.
Rhino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bruce Sanders is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanders avoids the body shot from Rhino.
Rhino ducks under a wild hook from Sanders.
Rhino ducks under a wild hook from Sanders.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rhino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanders.
Rhino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanders throws out the jab.
A jab from Sanders misses.
Rhino scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sanders in his tracks.
Sanders connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sanders keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanders missing with a left hand there. Rhino was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Sanders showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sanders has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Sanders!