PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mighty Mike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cale Sanders Son (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mike
vs
Sanders Son

167 cm
28
178 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mighty Mike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cale Sanders Son!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mike has his takedown stuffed
and Sanders Son counters with a nice body shot.

Mike shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sanders Son's guard.
Mike trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Mike thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sanders Son not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mike slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Mike is trying to get an arm triangle but Sanders Son is defending well.

Mike wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sanders Son, who protects the arm well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Mike is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sanders Son knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mike is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sanders Son is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Mike working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sanders Son can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sanders Son can do anything to dispel that myth.

Mike tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Mike tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mike has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sanders Son can't do much from the bottom here.
Mike has knee on belly and moves into mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Mike looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Sanders Son keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mike looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Mike is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sanders Son is surviving well by controlling Mike's body position as best he can.

Mike is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sanders Son is surviving well by controlling Mike's body position as best he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sanders Son is desperately trying to improve his position but Mike has a good base and remains in mount.

Mike is working for a guillotine from mount but Sanders Son frees his head quite easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mike is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sanders Son can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Sanders Son is desperately trying to improve his position but Mike has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mike is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Sanders Son has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mike prevents Sanders Son from getting the reversal.

Mike working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Sanders Son looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Mike! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mighty Mike!