PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Stglitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Sandman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stglitz's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Feuer frei!. Sandman has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Stglitz
vs
Sandman

180 cm
23
155 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

175 cm
25
152 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Hugo Stglitz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Shawn Sandman!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stglitz looks to land a combination but Sandman avoids it well.
Stglitz doesn't manage to clinch there - Sandman circles away.
Sandman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sandman misses with a leg kick
enabling Stglitz to counter with a crisp jab.
Stglitz with a nice cross.
Stglitz misses with a wild body shot.
Sandman scores with a shot to the body.
Sandman throws a poor cross that misses
and Stglitz counters with an inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Sandman.
Stglitz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stglitz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sandman counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stglitz misses with a jab to the body
and Sandman counters with a nice body shot.
Stglitz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sandman.
A low kick from Sandman misses

and Stglitz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Stglitz wants to take a breather but Sandman is having none of it.
Sandman tries to roll over but Stglitz keeps him under control.
Stglitz trying to mount his opponent but Sandman defends it.
Sandman trying to control here.
Stglitz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sandman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sandman seems keen to control Stglitz's posture.

Sandman has his foot on Stglitz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stglitz works his way back into a safe position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stglitz stopping the sweep attempt from Sandman.
Sandman manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Stglitz working to try and regain half guard.
Sandman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stglitz is looking to escape.
Stglitz is working to get back to half guard.
Stglitz tries to lock up and control but Sandman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Stglitz is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Stglitz has given up his back. Will we see Sandman going for some submissions?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stglitz tries to escape but Sandman has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Sandman struggling to keep hold of the position.
Stglitz trying to control the hands but Sandman breaks the grip.
Will Sandman go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Stglitz trying to control but not successfully.

Sandman is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Stglitz has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Sandman tries to keep control of the position but Stglitz is staying busy.
Sandman has the hooks in. Stglitz is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Sandman tries to keep control of the position but Stglitz is staying busy.

Stglitz showing good submission defense here.
Stglitz trying to get back to his feet but Sandman is in full control for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sandman is persistently looking for the submission but Stglitz is defending it well.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Sandman's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Sandman gets his hands free as Stglitz looks to control.

Sandman is looking for the choke from the back position but Stglitz is controlling his hands well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stglitz staying busy and making it hard for Sandman to control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Stglitz turns into Sandman and is now in his guard.
Sandman wants to sweep here but Stglitz controlling him for the moment.

Sandman working for a triangle but Stglitz defends it easily.
Stglitz wanted to stand there but Sandman had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Shawn Sandman will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Stglitz misses with a double jab
and Sandman counters with a leg kick.
Sandman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stglitz misses with a right hand
and Sandman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sandman swings for the body but Stglitz moves out of range.
Stglitz with a poor takedown
and Sandman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stglitz misses the body punch
and Sandman counters with a right hand to the body.
Stglitz throws a combination that misses
and Sandman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A lazy body kick from Sandman

and Stglitz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Stglitz works his way into full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandman is trying to escape the mount.

Stglitz goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Sandman turns into him and now he's in Stglitz's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stglitz keeping moving, preventing Sandman from controlling successfully.

Sandman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sandman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Stglitz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shawn Sandman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sandman trying to control but Stglitz is working from the bottom.
Sandman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's two 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.
Sandman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Stglitz gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Stglitz wants to get back to his feet.
Sandman prevents Stglitz from improving his position.
Sandman works his way into full mount!
Sandman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Stglitz is in all sorts of trouble here.

Sandman looking to secure an arm triangle but Stglitz defends it well.
Sandman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stglitz is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stglitz somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Stglitz connects with a solid leg kick.
Sandman connects with a single shot there.
Stglitz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sandman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stglitz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sandman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sandman takes a swing at Stglitz's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stglitz avoids the body shot from Sandman.
Sandman lands a nice shot to the body.
Sandman misses with a looping right.
Sandman tests Stglitz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sandman thows a body shot but no joy.
Stglitz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sandman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sandman. Stglitz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stglitz takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shawn Sandman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Stglitz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Stglitz takes one to the side of the head.
Stglitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sandman.
Sandman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stglitz misses with a double jab
and Sandman counters with a straight right hand.
Stglitz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Stglitz fails with the takedown
and Sandman counters with a nice kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stglitz lands with a hook. Sandman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stglitz avoids the body shot from Sandman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stglitz throws a combination that misses
and Sandman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stglitz throws a right hand that misses
and Sandman counters with a three punch combo that has Stglitz backing up. Stglitz nods at Sandman to acknowledge the strikes.
Stglitz misses with a takedown attempt
and Sandman counters with a left to the body.
Sandman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stglitz was well out of range. Poor timing from Sandman.
Sandman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stglitz manages to avoid it.
Sandman looks for the body kick but Stglitz saw that one coming.
Shawn Sandman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stglitz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sandman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sandman looks to score with a jab to the body but Stglitz is just out of range.
Stglitz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stglitz misses with a combination
and Sandman counters with an inside leg kick.
Stglitz checks a leg kick nicely.
Stglitz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sandman counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Stglitz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sandman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stglitz's calf.
Stglitz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sandman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sandman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stglitz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sandman lands with a kick to the temple. Stglitz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stglitz tries to clinch up but Sandman circles away and keeps his distance.
Stglitz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sandman counters with a good, hard body kick but Stglitz shrugs it off.
Sandman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Stglitz rather than just go for the knockout.
Stglitz with a poor takedown
and Sandman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Stglitz throws a combination that misses
and Sandman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stglitz thinking.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sandman, as that shot connected.
A jab lands there for Sandman.
Hugo Stglitz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sandman throws a sloppy head kick and Stglitz moves out of range easily.
Stglitz misses with a takedown attempt
and Sandman counters with a left to the body.
Shawn Sandman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sandman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stglitz's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandman tries a head kick but it misses.
Sandman scores with a jab. Stglitz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stglitz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stglitz throws a poor cross that misses
and Sandman counters with a left to the body.
Stglitz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Stglitz tries a head kick but it misses.
Stglitz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stglitz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sandman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shawn Sandman really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A looping hook to the body misses from Sandman. Stglitz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stglitz misses with a takedown attempt
and Sandman counters with a left to the body.
Stglitz misses with a takedown attempt
and Sandman counters with a nice uppercut.
Stglitz tries for a takedown but Sandman circles away easily
and Sandman counters with a nice body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Stglitz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sandman scores with a decent looking hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sandman.
Jab by Sandman.
Sandman lands the left hand.
Stglitz throws a sloppy head kick
and Sandman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stglitz is looking to slow Sandman down with leg kicks.
Stglitz shoots and misses
and Sandman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stglitz has his takedown stuffed
and Sandman counters with a right hand to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sandman. Stglitz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sandman throws a combination. Stglitz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sandman misses with a body shot.
Sandman lands with a shot to the body.
Sandman thuds a left hand into Stglitz's body.
Hugo Stglitz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Sandman lands.
Stglitz scores with a shot to the body.
Sandman connects with a nice looking jab.
Sandman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Stglitz shoots and misses
and Sandman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stglitz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sandman throws a leg kick which misses Stglitz's front leg but catches the back leg as Stglitz tries to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Sandman.
Stglitz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sandman counters with a good low kick that Stglitz was not able to check.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandman lands with a good body shot.
Sandman thows a body shot but no joy.
Stglitz tries for a takedown but Sandman circles away easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Stglitz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stglitz avoids the head kick by Sandman.
Sandman digs a good body shot into Stglitz's ribs.
Sandman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sandman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stglitz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Sandman.
Stglitz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stglitz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sandman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sandman jabs at Stglitz's body.
Stglitz throws a poor cross that misses
and Sandman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sandman scores with a shot to the body.
Sandman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sandman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stglitz throws a body punch but Sandman moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shawn Sandman dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sandman throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Stglitz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sandman jabs Stglitz right on the nose. Stglitz blinks but takes it well.
Sandman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sandman scores with a body shot.
Sandman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good exchange - Sandman coming out on top.
Stglitz throws a lazy uppercut
and Sandman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sandman misses with a body shot.
Sandman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stglitz.
Stglitz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sandman throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sandman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stglitz.
Stglitz just misses with a punch to the body.
Stglitz with a poor takedown
and Sandman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stglitz tries to clinch up.
Sandman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stglitz moves in looking to clinch but Sandman pushes him off.
Sandman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stglitz sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Stglitz fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sandman to the ground. Stglitz is now in Sandman's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Stglitz drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sandman looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sandman looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sandman!
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Stglitz is letting Sandman control him for a moment.
Sandman misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Sandman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sandman advances nicely into full mount.
Sandman won't let Stglitz get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Stglitz in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sandman tries to control but Stglitz wriggling away.
Stglitz is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sandman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stglitz is looking to escape.
Sandman fails to take his opponent's back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandman can't control as he wanted to and Stglitz manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Stglitz is looking to control Sandman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stglitz avoid being mounted?
Sandman stops Stglitz from getting back to his feet.
Sandman uses his free foot to push down on Stglitz's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Stglitz.
Stglitz is working to get back to half guard.
Sandman looking to control but Stglitz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sandman raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sandman trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stglitz is controlling an arm, preventing Sandman from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.

Sandman looking for a guillotine from mount but Stglitz is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stglitz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Shawn Sandman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sandman wants to control the pace but Stglitz is squirming around nicely.
Hugo Stglitz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stglitz is trying desperately to improve position.

Sandman goes for an armbar but Stglitz turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Stglitz.
Sandman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stglitz's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Sandman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sandman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Shawn Sandman!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Shawn Sandman!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Shawn Sandman!

Shawn Sandman wins by unanimous decision!
Shawn Sandman is the new featherweight champion!