PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cael Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyle Odelein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanderson comes to the cage accompanied by Dope - Debonair. Cael Sanderson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Sanderson
vs
Odelein

189 cm
30
196 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

200 cm
23
201 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Hellbent, Inc.™

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 12 - 5 - 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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lyle Odelein!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Odelein is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Odelein thows a leg kick but Sanderson checks it
enabling Sanderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Sanderson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Odelein throws a low kick but Sanderson moves out of range easily.
Sanderson throws a jab when Odelein was well out of range.
Odelein misses the body punch
and Sanderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanderson misses with a looping right.
Sanderson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sanderson slips a jab and a cross from Odelein.
Odelein staying out of range there.
Odelein lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson blocks a head kick by Odelein.
Lyle Odelein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Odelein misses with a straight right.
Sanderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Odelein throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Odelein misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Odelein throws a sloppy body shot
and Sanderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Odelein takes one to the side of the head.
Odelein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Odelein attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sanderson tests Odelein's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Odelein rushes Sanderson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sanderson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Odelein up against the cage.
Odelein leaning against his opponent.
Sanderson pushes Odelein back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Odelein trying to stall but Sanderson improves his position.
Odelein working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sanderson stops a takedown attempt from Odelein.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Odelein.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odelein misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Odelein lands with a short shot to the head.
Sanderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sanderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Odelein.
Sanderson working aggressively here.
Odelein is stalling here.
Odelein lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanderson.
Sanderson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Odelein.
Odelein misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Odelein just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sanderson's brow.
Odelein misses with a hook to the ribs.
Odelein goes for a takedown attempt but Sanderson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cael Sanderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lyle Odelein.
Sanderson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Odelein fails with an attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Odelein scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Odelein swings for the body but Sanderson moves out of range.
Sanderson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lyle Odelein dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A cross from Sanderson lands.
Sanderson throws a looping overhand right but Odelein ducks down to avoid it.
Odelein fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slow jab from Sanderson misses its intended target.
Sanderson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Odelein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Odelein throws a quick inside leg kick.
Odelein moves to clinch but Sanderson breaks away
and Sanderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Odelein attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sanderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Odelein makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sanderson really felt that one!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Odelein moves out of range of the strikes.
Odelein misses with a head kick.
Sanderson moves out of range of the body kick.
Odelein tries to clinch up but Sanderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanderson blocks the body kick.
Lyle Odelein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanderson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Odelein pinned against the cage. Odelein gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Odelein tried to score with a low kick but Sanderson checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Odelein looks for the body kick but Sanderson saw that one coming.
Sanderson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Odelein avoids it really well and circles away.
Odelein tries to clinch but Sanderson is having none of it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sanderson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cael Sanderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanderson misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odelein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Odelein forces Sanderson back against the cage and clinches.
Sanderson stops a takedown attempt from Odelein.
Odelein is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sanderson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sanderson avoids the elbow strike from Odelein, against the cage.
Odelein trying to control the position but instead, Sanderson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Odelein into the cage.
Sanderson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Odelein.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odelein tries a body shot but Sanderson blocks it.
Odelein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanderson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Odelein putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sanderson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Odelein looking for a takedown.
Odelein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Odelein wants a takedown but no success here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanderson has a couple of punches blocked by Odelein.
Sanderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lyle Odelein showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Odelein lands a nice hook to Sanderson's body. Sanderson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sanderson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Odelein clinches.
Odelein tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Odelein lands a body shot in the clinch.
Odelein misses with a punch on the inside.
Odelein holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sanderson blocks the elbow strike.
Lyle Odelein seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sanderson prevents the takedown attempt.
Sanderson misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson tries a body shot but Odelein blocks it.
Sanderson blocks a body shot from Odelein.
A right hook to the body lands for Odelein.
Odelein misses with a short punch on the inside.
Odelein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Odelein manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Odelein drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sanderson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Odelein.
Cael Sanderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odelein ducks right into an uppercut from Sanderson.
Odelein connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Odelein tries to clinch but Sanderson moves away
and Sanderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Odelein throws a solid leg kick but Sanderson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Odelein.
Odelein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanderson throws the left hand but Odelein avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Odelein throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Odelein throws a solid leg kick but Sanderson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Odelein.
Odelein takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odelein misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Odelein misses with a low kick.
Sanderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Odelein.
Sanderson avoids a kick to the body.
Sanderson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Odelein takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A slow jab from Sanderson misses its intended target.
Odelein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanderson.
Lyle Odelein is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odelein tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sanderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Odelein gets a clinch.
Odelein is trying to stall.
Sanderson blocks a body shot from Odelein.
Odelein throws an elbow but it misses.
Odelein tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Odelein.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Odelein misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanderson.
Lyle Odelein is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanderson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lyle Odelein comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Odelein 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyle Odelein!