PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Sanas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sanas
vs
Couture

225 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Will Sanas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Couture!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sanas misses the jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Couture shoots in looking for a takedown. Sanas tries to sprawl out of it but Couture keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sanas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Couture takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sanas throws a hook but Couture avoids it easily.
Sanas lands with an overhand left.
Couture takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Couture shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sanas but Sanas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Will Sanas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Couture.
Sanas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jab from Sanas.
Couture on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Couture looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sanas connects with a single shot there.
Couture gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sanas cracks Couture with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Couture shoots in for a takedown but Sanas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture slips a jab from Sanas.
Sanas tests Couture's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sanas throws a right and a left that Couture avoids nicely.
Couture tries for a takedown but Sanas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Couture looks gassed!
Sanas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Couture.
Couture throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sanas's waist but Sanas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Couture off to one side.
Will Sanas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Couture looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanas scores with a jab.
Couture takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sanas stalks Couture and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Couture's face. Couture staggers backwards, shaken.
Sanas scores with a hook.
Sanas connects with a single shot there.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanas misses the target.
Sanas lands with an overhand left.
Sanas lands with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanas cracks Couture with a good jab.
Sanas shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Couture eats them both and turns towards Sanas to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sanas scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sanas scores with a jab. Couture acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanas lands a body shot.
Couture shoots and misses
letting Sanas counter with a right hand.
Sanas throws a one two combo.
Couture drops his hands momentarily and Sanas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sanas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Couture shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Sanas to counter with a crisp jab.
Couture throws a big shot that misses.
Sanas lands with a straight right. Couture didn't see that one coming.
Sanas lands with a shot to the body.
Sanas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Sanas misses.
Couture is trying desperately to land a takedown but Sanas is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Couture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture shoots and misses
letting Sanas counter with a right hand.
Sanas throws a one two combo.
A lazy left from Sanas finds it's target.
A cross from Sanas lands.
Jab, jab by Sanas - just one landing.
Sanas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Couture's head.
Sanas missing with a left hand there. Couture was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Couture takes one to the side of the head.
Couture fails with the takedown.
Sanas cracks Couture with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sanas throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sanas is working the combinations to good effect here.
Good standup being displayed there by Sanas as he connects with a hook.
Sanas lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sanas throws a good cross that connects.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanas slaps away a takedown attempt from Couture, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Couture takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sanas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Couture changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sanas tries to avoid it but Couture manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sanas to the ground. Sanas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Couture with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sanas to score with a decent uppercut.
Sanas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Couture has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Couture there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sanas throws a series of punches but Couture avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Couture shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sanas pinned against the cage. Sanas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sanas throws a series of strikes that have Couture backpedaling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanas stuffs the takedown.
Sanas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sanas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sanas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sanas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sanas throws a big shot that misses.
Sanas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Couture moves away.
Sanas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
No luck for Couture with that takedown attempt.
Couture has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sanas finds it's way round the side to connect with Couture's head.
Sanas throws a good cross that connects.
Couture fails with the takedown.

Couture shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Sanas is trying to stand up.
Couture postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sanas looks a forlorn figure.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanas is trying to stand up.
Couture looking to finish with strikes here!
Sanas holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Couture tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sanas trying desperately to get to his feet.
Couture has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Couture with good strikes from the mount here!
Couture dominating with strikes here.
Sanas is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Couture lands a heavy elbow.
Sanas squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanas trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Couture with the ground and pound from mount.
Sanas is trying to stand.
A nice elbow there by Couture.
Sanas really wants to buck Couture off and get back to his feet.
Couture working the ground and pound effectively.
Sanas is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Couture landing strikes from the mount.
Couture landing strikes from the mount and Sanas is in trouble!
Sanas is trying to stand up.
Couture is landing with some decent strikes but Sanas is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sanas is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Sanas on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sanas tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Couture putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Couture dominating with strikes here.
Sanas is trying to stand up.
Couture has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sanas's face.
Sanas wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Couture.
Couture misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Sanas's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Sanas takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sanas is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Couture dominating with strikes here.
Couture is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Couture throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Sanas because Couture loaded up on that one.
Couture misses with a head shot.
Couture thowing shots but they're missing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanas is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture landing punches.
Sanas takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Couture punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sanas is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Couture lands a big elbow.
Sanas taking shots to the head.
Sanas is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Couture breaks from Sanas's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sanas is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Sanas is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Sanas is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Couture showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Sanas throws the left hand but Couture avoids the punch easily.
Sanas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Couture.
Nice uppercut lands for Sanas. That snapped Couture's head back.
Sanas is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Couture fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sanas avoids it really well and circles away.
Sanas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sanas throws out a loose jab but Couture uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ryan Couture is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Couture fails to land with a series of punches.
A lazy left from Sanas finds it's target.
Sanas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanas lands a head shot.
Couture slips a straight right by Sanas.
Sanas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Couture.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Couture takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanas throws a right and a left that Couture avoids nicely.
Sanas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanas connects with the punch.
Sanas throws a looping overhand right but Couture ducks down to avoid it.
Couture fails with a takedown attempt.
Will Sanas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Couture.
Sanas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sanas lands with a nice combination. Couture backs away looking to recover.
Couture shoots in for a takedown but Sanas shows good takedown defense.
Will Sanas is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Couture.
Nice shot lands for Sanas.
Sanas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Couture.
Couture takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Couture gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sanas but Sanas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sanas lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Couture backs up against the cage.
Couture shoots in looking for a takedown but Sanas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Couture's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
No luck for Couture with that takedown attempt.
Couture showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanas.
Sanas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sanas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sanas misses with a hook. Couture ducked under it nicely.
Couture moves forwards but Sanas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanas misses with an uppercut

and Couture counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sanas is trying to break the clinch but Couture is controlling him.
Couture tries for a takedown. No joy.
Couture lands a left hand.
Sanas tries to pull guard but Couture won't allow it.
Couture has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sanas avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sanas is trying to break the clinch but Couture has him pressed against the cage.
Couture lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sanas working hard to break the clinch.
Couture can't get the takedown.
Sanas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanas jumps guard but Couture stands there with Sanas around his waist. Sanas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Couture scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture wants a takedown.
Couture misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanas can't break the clinch.
Couture has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sanas is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Couture has Sanas pressed against the cage, preventing Sanas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sanas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Couture looking for a takedown.
Couture misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Couture just stands there and leans against the cage.
Couture wants a takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Couture drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanas tries to pull guard but Couture holds him up against the cage and eventually Sanas drops back down to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Will Sanas showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sanas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Sanas!