PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cael Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richie Yang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sanderson
vs
Yang

186 cm
26
193 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

178 cm
20
193 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

ADCC Champion
Brawler
Determined

Australian Xtreme - 159 Energy + Stamina!

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 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cael Sanderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richie Yang!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanderson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yang but Yang pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sanderson shoots in for a takedown but Yang shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sanderson is looking to clinch but Yang is avoiding it.
Yang doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Sanderson counters with a takedown into side control.
Sanderson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Yang is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sanderson working away.
Sanderson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Yang to see if he's OK.
Sanderson throws a strike aimed at the side of Yang's head but Yang avoids it well.
Sanderson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Yang regains half guard.
Sanderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yang on the ground.
Sanderson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yang's head.

Yang is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sanderson pulls his head out easily.
Sanderson thows a huge punch but Yang dodges it nicely.
Sanderson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sanderson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yang defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Yang to regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Yang is looking to sinch up a triangle. Sanderson throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Yang's body to avoid the submission. Yang has instead reached around Sanderson's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Yang arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Richie Yang!