PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cael Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waway The Wildman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanderson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hurricane. The key to victory for Cael Sanderson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Sanderson
vs
The Wildman

183 cm
23
185 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

190 cm
30
182 lbs
3 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Very confident

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cael Sanderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Waway The Wildman!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Wildman throws a combination that misses

and Sanderson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sanderson.

Sanderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanderson tries to clinch up.
The Wildman throws a series of punches but Sanderson avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Wildman. Sanderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanderson misses with a takedown attempt - The Wildman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The Wildman fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanderson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The Wildman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Wildman throws a head kick that misses
and Sanderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Waway The Wildman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Sanderson as he checks the leg kick.
The Wildman throws a sloppy head kick and Sanderson moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sanderson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sanderson misses with a two punch combination.
Sanderson avoids the body shot from The Wildman.
Sanderson tries to clinch but The Wildman moves out of range.
The Wildman throws a leg kick
and Sanderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanderson misses with a few strikes there.
Sanderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Wildman misses with the combination.
The Wildman pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sloppy strikes from Sanderson. Those never looked like landing.
The Wildman circles away from the clinch attempt
and The Wildman counters with a one-two to the body.
The Wildman misses with a straight left.
The Wildman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanderson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sanderson avoids a kick to the body.
The Wildman misses with an attempted mid kick.
The Wildman misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Wildman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sanderson tries to clinch up but The Wildman circles away and keeps his distance.
The Wildman throws a sloppy head kick
and Sanderson counters with a series of strikes. The Wildman will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sanderson tries to clinch but The Wildman moves out of range.
Sanderson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. The Wildman defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cael Sanderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanderson moves to clinch but The Wildman breaks away
and The Wildman counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Wildman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Wildman throws a right and a left that Sanderson avoids nicely.
A leg kick checked by Sanderson.
The Wildman swinging wildly here.
The Wildman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Wildman throws a sloppy head kick
and Sanderson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The Wildman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanderson wants to clinch up but The Wildman keeps it at a distance.
Sanderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Waway The Wildman will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sanderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sanderson closes this distance looking for a takedown but The Wildman circles away.
The Wildman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The Wildman avoids the head kick by Sanderson.
The Wildman slips a jab and a cross from Sanderson.
Sanderson blocks a head kick by The Wildman.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Wildman. Sanderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Sanderson.
The Wildman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanderson throws a series of punches but The Wildman moves out of range.
The Wildman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Wildman. Sanderson does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Wildman. Sanderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanderson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sanderson throws a series of punches but The Wildman moves out of range.
The Wildman throws a sloppy head kick and Sanderson moves out of range easily.
The Wildman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sanderson rather than just go for the knockout.
Sanderson shoots in and drives through. The Wildman sprawls well.
Sanderson checks a low kick from The Wildman.
The Wildman misses with the combination.
Sanderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Wildman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanderson.
The Wildman throws a wild body kick that Sanderson sees coming a mile off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson is trying hard to land a takedown here. The Wildman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cael Sanderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Wildman.
The Wildman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanderson wants to clinch up but The Wildman keeps it at a distance.
The Wildman misses with a kick to the body.
The Wildman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Waway The Wildman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Wildman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Wildman misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Wildman throws a lazy head kick
and Sanderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanderson feints a jab promting The Wildman to slip. Sanderson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. The Wildman slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sanderson is trying hard to land a takedown here. The Wildman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sanderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from The Wildman in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Sanderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Wildman tries a head kick but it misses.

Sanderson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sanderson tries to break the clinch but The Wildman is controlling the position.

Sanderson breaks from the clinch.
The Wildman throws a series of punches but Sanderson avoids them all with ease.
Sanderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson throws a nice head kick!
The Wildman throws a right and a left that Sanderson avoids nicely.
The Wildman throws a head kick that misses

and Sanderson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sanderson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The Wildman is pulling down on Sanderson's head to control his posture.
Sanderson trying to control but The Wildman is working from the bottom.
Sanderson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Sanderson gets to his feet. The Wildman looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The Wildman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cael Sanderson dominated that second round.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A head kick by The Wildman misses

and Sanderson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The Wildman tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The Wildman is trying to stand up here but Sanderson is controlling him well.
The Wildman manages to get to full guard.
The Wildman pulls Sanderson in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The Wildman trying to keep a closed guard but Sanderson is proving a slippery customer.
Sanderson looking to pass the guard.

Sanderson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Wildman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sanderson trying to control but The Wildman is working from the bottom.
The Wildman seems keen to control Sanderson's posture.
Sanderson wants to control from the top but The Wildman keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sanderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Wildman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The Wildman tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The Wildman throws a lazy head kick
and Sanderson counters with a two punch combo.
Waway The Wildman seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Wildman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Wildman fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sanderson checks it well.
The Wildman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanderson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and The Wildman counters with a head kick. That will keep Sanderson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The Wildman fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sanderson checks it well.
The Wildman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sanderson to score with a decent uppercut.
Sanderson connects with a crisp jab.
Sanderson blocks the body kick.
The Wildman throws a series of punches but Sanderson avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Wildman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanderson shoots in for a double leg but The Wildman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanderson avoids a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sanderson. That's going to slow The Wildman down.

Sanderson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The Wildman is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sanderson off and has taken his back!
The Wildman is punishing Sanderson with strikes - can he finish him?!
Sanderson is trying to get back to his feet but The Wildman has full control of the position and if anything, Sanderson has just worked his way into a worse spot.

The Wildman has got one arm under Sanderson's chin. This could be trouble... Sanderson trying to control the other hand but The Wildman gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Sanderson has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Waway The Wildman!