PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Geoff Sanburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward McCown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanburg's entrance music is Black Sabbath - War Pigs. A fine choice. McCown has chosen One Day, by Matisyahu as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Geoff Sanburg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sanburg
vs
McCown

179 cm
22
155 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
163 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Vandal Fight Boutique & Laundry
CEC Nutrition Q160

Sex Panther Supplements
Mango Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Geoff Sanburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edward McCown!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Sanburg.
McCown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanburg moves away.
McCown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCown misses with a hook.
Sanburg lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McCown scores with a punch to the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sanburg.
Sanburg lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McCown misses with a looping right.
McCown misses with a wild body shot.
McCown checks the leg kick nicely there.
McCown misses with a hook
and Sanburg counters with a thumping low kick.
McCown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanburg connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sanburg misses with a two punch combination.
Edward McCown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Sanburg.
McCown misses with a hook.
McCown chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanburg can pounce on him.
A left and a right from McCown both land. Nice combination.
Sanburg looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McCown is fending him off so far but Sanburg persists. Nope, McCown circles away and we're back to standing.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sanburg.
Sanburg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from McCown misses its intended target.
A jab lands there for McCown.

Sanburg shoots in and gets a takedown into McCown's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
McCown can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sanburg controls the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanburg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McCown looking to control.
Sanburg stays in close to McCown's body and controls the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

McCown has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sanburg can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sanburg controlling from the top position.
Sanburg is pushing down on McCown's leg trying to pass to half guard. McCown is fighting to maintain full guard but Sanburg has managed to sneak the leg through.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCown wants to improve his position but Sanburg is controlling well.

McCown actively working from the bottom here.
Sanburg winds up and cracks McCown with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McCown is trying to get back to full guard.
McCown is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
McCown controlling the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sanburg seems to be looking for submissions.
Sanburg stalling.

McCown actively working from the bottom here.
McCown wants to control but Sanburg is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Sanburg is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, McCown has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geoff Sanburg dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

McCown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanburg moves away.
McCown misses with a lunging right hand
and Sanburg counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanburg fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McCown looks to throw the jab but Sanburg is out of range.
McCown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McCown checks a low kick from Sanburg.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sanburg.
Nice uppercut lands for McCown. That snapped Sanburg's head back.
McCown blocks a head kick by Sanburg.
Sanburg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCown.
McCown misses with a hook to the body
and Sanburg counters with a nice low kick that buckles McCown's knee momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sanburg scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sanburg takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Sanburg is working for a submission of some sort.
Sanburg takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sanburg wants to lay and pray for a moment but McCown keeps working.
Sanburg passes to side control.
Sanburg works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCown can't do much from the bottom here.
McCown tries to improve position but can't.
McCown defending against the ground and pound.
McCown tries to bench press Sanburg off him but Sanburg keeps the position.
Sanburg working the ground and pound from side control.
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!
You can see the frustration on McCown's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sanburg trying to control the action but McCown is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sanburg looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
McCown struggling a bit here.

Sanburg tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sanburg has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Geoff Sanburg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Sanburg working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sanburg is trying to get an arm triangle but McCown is defending well.
Sanburg lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCown parries the strikes from Sanburg easily there. Sanburg is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable McCown to escape.
McCown wants to control but Sanburg postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geoff Sanburg 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 get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Some wild striking there from McCown.
Sanburg avoids the body shot from McCown.
Geoff Sanburg is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanburg fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McCown has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Crunch! Sanburg slams his shin into McCown's torso.
McCown throws a good cross that connects.
Sanburg tries a low kick but McCown avoids it.
Sanburg scores with a push kick.
McCown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McCown throws a jab when Sanburg was well out of range.
Sanburg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanburg throws a chopping leg kick but McCown manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sanburg slips under a jab from McCown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCown misses with a straight right.
Sanburg slips a straight right by McCown.
McCown throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sanburg counters with a low kick, right behind McCown 's knee.
Sanburg throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McCown.
McCown throws a body kick that misses.
McCown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McCown ducks under a wild hook from Sanburg.
McCown clobbers Sanburg with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McCown thows a left - swing and a miss!
McCown darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sanburg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCown.
McCown jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Sanburg.
McCown attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sanburg.
Sanburg moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sanburg looks for the body kick but McCown saw that one coming.
McCown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCown. Sanburg does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from McCown misses.
Sanburg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCown.
McCown's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sanburg shoots in looking for a takedown but McCown manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sanburg's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCown loads up on a big right hand but Sanburg slips the punch.
McCown throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A solid body kick from Sanburg.
Sanburg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body punch from McCown.
Sanburg shoots in for a takedown but McCown shows good takedown defense.
Edward McCown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Geoff Sanburg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanburg misses with a wild body shot.

McCown tries to sprawl but Sanburg drives through with a takedown into half guard.

McCown is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sanburg pulls his head out easily.
Sanburg performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCown tries to roll over but Sanburg keeps him under control.
Geoff Sanburg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sanburg performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanburg is looking to take a break and control but McCown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Geoff Sanburg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sanburg has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geoff Sanburg!
Geoff Sanburg made sure to mention his sponsor, Vandal Fight Boutique & Laundry in his post fight interview.