PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Flintstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Sanford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Flintstone
vs
Sanford

190 cm
27
240 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

186 cm
28
240 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Flintstone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Sanford!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanford throws a leg kick
and Flintstone counters with a head kick. That will keep Sanford thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Flintstone looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sanford takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Flintstone throws an off balance right hand
and Sanford counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Sanford moves into range and clinches up with Flintstone.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sanford.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanford effectively controlling the action here.
Flintstone misses with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Flintstone.
Flintstone scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Flintstone tries to throw a body punch but Sanford avoids it by throwing Flintstone back against the cage.
Sanford with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Flintstone scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The referee is keeping an eye on Flintstone - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Flintstone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Flintstone working aggressively here.
Sanford misses with an elbow strike.
Sanford is struggling to control the position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice right hand lands inside from Flintstone.

It looks like Fred Sanford has been cut.
Sanford stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Flintstone just leaning against Sanford, taking a breather.
Flintstone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Sanford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Flintstone looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanford is just out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanford.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Flintstone checks a leg kick.
Fred Sanford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flintstone thows a body shot but no joy.
Sanford throws a wild body kick that Flintstone sees coming a mile off.
Flintstone misses with a takedown attempt
and Sanford counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanford circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanford misses with a jab, cross combination.
Flintstone throws a body punch but Sanford moves out of range.
Fred Sanford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanford throws a low kick but Flintstone moves out of range easily.
Sanford misses with a head kick.
Sanford fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sanford is looking to slow Flintstone down with leg kicks.

Sanford closes the distance and clinches.
Sanford throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Flintstone.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Flintstone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sanford tries to land knees in the clinch but Flintstone avoids the damage to the body.
Sanford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Flintstone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Flintstone misses with a punch to the body.
Sanford landing knees to the body.
Flintstone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sanford's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Flintstone fails to land.
Sanford misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Flintstone.
Flintstone displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sanford up against the cage.
Flintstone can't find room to land a body shot as Sanford controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanford controlling the action here for a moment.
Sanford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Flintstone avoiding damage as Sanford throws knees to the body.
Flintstone avoiding damage as Sanford throws knees to the body.
Sanford tries to land a knee to the head but Flintstone blocks with his arms.

Sanford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanford tries to move into range but Flintstone moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sanford throws a sloppy head kick and Flintstone moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Sanford takes the fight into the clinch.
Sanford tries a knee to the head but Flintstone blocks it.
Flintstone scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Sanford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fred Sanford's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sanford slips under a jab.
Sanford moves out of range as Flintstone throws a body kick.
Flintstone connects with a body shot that sends Sanford's belly button to the back.
Flintstone throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Flintstone takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Flintstone lands a leg kick that knocks Sanford off balance momentarily.
Flintstone throws a nice outside leg kick.
Flintstone blocks a head kick by Sanford.
Flintstone tries to clinch up.
Flintstone takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Flintstone moves out of range of the body kick.
Sanford tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Flintstone is able to avoid easily.
A jab from Flintstone finds it's way through Sanford's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A leg kick checked by Flintstone.
Nice body kick from Sanford.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanford fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Flintstone has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Flintstone is looking to wear down Sanford with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Flintstone misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Sanford.
Sanford throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Flintstone misses the shot to the body.
Flintstone will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sanford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Flintstone was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanford.
Flintstone dips to his left and cracks Sanford with an uppercut!
Sanford misses with a hook. Flintstone ducked under it nicely.
Flintstone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanford.
Sanford avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Flintstone looks to land a body kick but Sanford moved away.
Nice jab there from Flintstone.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanford misses with a kick to the body.
Sanford connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flintstone shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sanford pinned against the cage. Sanford gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Flintstone moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Flintstone pushes Sanford up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanford connects with a nasty looking knee right to Flintstone's face.
Flintstone throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanford.

Sanford breaks the clinch.
Fred Sanford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanford throws a hook to the side of Flintstone's head but Flintstone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanford swings widly with a right hand

and Flintstone decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sanford's guard.
Flintstone stopping the sweep attempt from Sanford.
Flintstone trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flintstone landing some decent shots from guard.
Flintstone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Flintstone works over Sanford with some ground and pound from guard.
Sanford not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sanford utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sanford looking to hit a scissor sweep but Flintstone is one step ahead there.
Flintstone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sanford can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanford wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Flintstone pushes down on Sanford's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sanford is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Flintstone's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Flintstone's back!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Flintstone is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from Sanford 's hooks.
Sanford wants to control but Flintstone has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flintstone is controlling Sanford's trapped leg to prevent Sanford from advancing to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Flintstone dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fred Sanford's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Flintstone scores with a jab to the body.
Sanford misses with a low kick as Flintstone jumps back.
Flintstone connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sanford's hands.
Sanford throws a head kick that misses.
Sanford blocks the body kick.
Sanford is looking to land body kicks.
Flintstone checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Sanford! Flintstone is backing up but he can't get away as Sanford lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Flintstone and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Fred Sanford!
Fred Sanford decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.