PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cael Sanderson Bot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buri Grimnir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Sanderson Bot
vs
Grimnir

177 cm
22
287 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

196 cm
20
285 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Great wrestler
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cael Sanderson Bot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buri Grimnir!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimnir avoids the body shot from Bot.
Donk. Grimnir catches Bot right on the button with a cross.

It looks like Cael Sanderson Bot has been cut.
Bot avoids the body shot from Grimnir.
Grimnir thuds his right hand into Bot's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Grimnir connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grimnir fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bot looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bot looks to throw the jab but Grimnir is out of range.
Grimnir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grimnir lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bot at a distance.
Bot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grimnir.
Grimnir is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grimnir manages to avoid it.
Grimnir shoots in but no luck this time.
Cael Sanderson Bot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bot darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bot looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimnir is pressing down on Bot's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bot postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bot stopping the sweep attempt from Grimnir.
Bot tries to free his leg and advance position but Grimnir is retaining full guard.
Grimnir working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bot.
Grimnir utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bot cracks Grimnir with a solid left hand.
Bot won't allow Grimnir to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bot throwing strikes from guard but Grimnir blocks nicely.
Grimnir is trying to keep Bot in close.
Bot might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bot throwing strikes from guard but Grimnir blocks nicely.
Bot has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bot in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bot missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grimnir wants to sweep but no luck.
Bot scoring with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bot postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bot with a flurry of punches that miss.
Grimnir keeping full guard, as Bot tries to pass.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bot throwing strikes but missing.
Bot keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Grimnir's head.
Grimnir keeping full guard, as Bot tries to pass.
Grimnir is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bot throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bot trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bot throws a strike but Grimnir rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bot looking to hit a scissor sweep but Grimnir is one step ahead there.
Bot working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grimnir.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grimnir lands a couple of decent looking shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bot escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Grimnir gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Grimnir wants to pass the guard but Bot is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Cael Sanderson Bot will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cael Sanderson Bot's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bot takes a swing at Grimnir's ribcage but misses.
Grimnir on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Bot throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Grimnir was covering up waiting for the punch and Bot finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Grimnir has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bot has passed into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bot throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bot misses with the ground and pound.
Bot throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Grimnir manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimnir seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bot does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bot is looking to improve his position.
Grimnir working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bot manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bot keeping full guard, as Grimnir tries to pass.
Bot tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bot manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Grimnir manages to get himself to full guard.
Grimnir working a defensive guard here.
Grimnir working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimnir working a defensive guard here.
Bot tries to free his leg and advance position but Grimnir is retaining full guard.
Grimnir wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Bot is now in half guard.
Bot working over Grimnir with some ground and pound. Grimnir looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bot not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Grimnir keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Grimnir trying to control but Bot postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bot throwing shots but Grimnir is blocking nicely.
Bot thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Grimnir's head.
Bot looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Grimnir avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bot.
Bot seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Grimnir wants to control but Bot is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Grimnir regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bot.
Bot landing some decent shots from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bot with a flurry of punches that miss.
Grimnir is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bot postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bot is looking to work some ground and pound but Grimnir has wrist control.
Bot pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grimnir is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grimnir not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cael Sanderson Bot dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cael Sanderson Bot's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bot misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grimnir scores with a hook to the body. Bot takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Buri Grimnir seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No luck for Grimnir with that takedown attempt.
Grimnir misses the jab.
Bot fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Grimnir avoids it really well and circles away.
Bot avoids the body shot from Grimnir.
Bot connects with a crisp jab.
Bot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grimnir throws out a loose jab but Bot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bot throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grimnir stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bot takes a swing at Grimnir's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Bot.
Grimnir takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bot looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cael Sanderson Bot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bot lands a right hook to the body.
Grimnir stuffs the takedown.
Bot is looking to wear down Grimnir with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Grimnir looks to score with a jab to the body but Bot is just out of range.
Bot lands a right hook to the body.
Bot avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Grimnir gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Bot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grimnir throws a shot from downtown. Bot moves away and avoids it.
Bot jabs Grimnir to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grimnir moves away.
Grimnir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Buri Grimnir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimnir misses with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bot moves out of range of the strikes.
Bot scores with the left hand. Grimnir knows he should have avoided that one.
Bot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grimnir connects with a single shot there.
Bot looks to score with a jab to the body but Grimnir is just out of range.
Bot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grimnir.
Bot connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bot missing with a left hand there. Grimnir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grimnir 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.
Grimnir with a jab.
Grimnir lands a nice looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grimnir tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grimnir takes a swing at Bot's ribcage but misses.
Grimnir takes a swing at Bot's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimnir tries to close the distance and clinch but Bot swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grimnir throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grimnir ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Grimnir feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bots jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Grimnir connects with a nice looking jab.

Bot feints and as Grimnir raises his hands in defense, Bot changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bot postures up.
Cael Sanderson Bot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bot trying to control the position from guard on top but Grimnir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Grimnir can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Cael Sanderson Bot wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Bot manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Grimnir on his heels. He'll look to pass Grimnir's guard now, I'm sure.
Grimnir is trying to keep Bot in close.
Bot throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grimnir works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bot makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bot wants to control from the top but Grimnir keeps moving.
Bot stays in close to Grimnir's body and controls the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Buri Grimnir.
I think Bot 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Cael Sanderson Bot!
Cael Sanderson Bot managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, CEC Nutrition Q159, into his post fight interview.