PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nakkikioskin Sankari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakkikioskin Sankari has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Foreman
vs
Sankari

183 cm
25
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

196 cm
18
216 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George Foreman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nakkikioskin Sankari!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sankari moves in looking to clinch but Foreman pushes him off.
Sankari wants to clinch but Foreman slips to the side
and Foreman counters with a left and a right that stings Sankari.
Foreman swats away the attempt to clinch by Sankari.
Foreman tries to bum rush Sankari with a series of wild strikes but Sankari uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Foreman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sankari tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Foreman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sankari tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Foreman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sankari wants to slow Foreman down by chopping away at his legs.
Foreman scores with a punch to the head.
Sankari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sankari wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman throws a jab but it's blocked by Sankari.
Foreman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sankari tried to score with a low kick but Foreman checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Foreman. Sankari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sankari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Foreman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sankari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sankari tries to clinch up
letting Foreman counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sankari avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sankari pivots, looking for a leg kick but Foreman is out of range and Sankari settles back down.
Sankari slips a jab and a cross from Foreman.
Sankari misses with a leg kick.
Sankari wants to clinch.
Foreman lands a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sankari moves away.

Sankari closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Foreman wants a takedown but no success here.
Sankari lands a damaging elbow.
Foreman managing to block the knees to the body from Sankari.
Sankari pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sankari looking to stall.
Sankari throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Foreman blocks the elbow strike.
Foreman is trying to break the clinch but Sankari has him pressed against the cage.
Foreman blocks an elbow strike from Sankari.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sankari pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Foreman dodges an elbow strike from Sankari.
Foreman takes an elbow to the temple.
Foreman avoids a wild elbow strike from Sankari.
Foreman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Foreman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sankari lands an elbow inside that Foreman shrugs off.
Foreman lands a nice shot to the body.
Sankari throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Foreman blocks it with crossed arms.
Sankari tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Foreman avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foreman jumps guard but Sankari turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sankari wants to stall.
Foreman avoids the elbow strike from Sankari, against the cage.
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 George Foreman will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sankari darts in trying to clinch
enabling Foreman to counter with a crisp jab.
Foreman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Foreman circles away from the clinch attempt

and Foreman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Foreman.
Sankari wants to sweep here but Foreman controlling him for the moment.
Foreman trying to control but Sankari is working from the bottom.

Foreman drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Sankari dives on top into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sankari wanted to stand there but Foreman had control of the position.
Sankari trying to control but Foreman is working from the bottom.
Foreman pulls Sankari in to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because George Foreman just wasn't active enough.
Foreman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foreman tries to bum rush Sankari with a series of wild strikes but Sankari uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Foreman throws a right hand that Sankari ducks under and follows up with a left that Sankari also avoids with ease.
Sankari tries to clinch there but Foreman circles away.
Foreman throws a nice looking combination but Sankari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some bone on bone action there as Foreman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sankari blocks a jab.
Foreman checks the leg kick nicely there.
George Foreman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sankari fails in his attempt to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Foreman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sankari is looking to clinch.
Foreman goes for a double leg but Sankari avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sankari continues to drive forward.
Sankari is trying to stall.
Sankari lands an elbow inside.

It looks like George Foreman has been cut.
Sankari lands an elbow just above Foreman 's eye.
Sankari creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sankari throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sankari just misses with a elbow thrown towards Foreman's brow.
Sankari pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Foreman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sankari gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Foreman. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foreman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sankari misses with an elbow strike.
Sankari slows down the pace here.
Sankari misses with an elbow strike.
Foreman blocks an elbow strike from Sankari.
Sankari creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sankari is trying to stall.
Sankari comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foreman blocks an elbow strike.
Sankari lands an elbow inside that Foreman shrugs off.
Sankari is pressed up against the cage. Foreman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sankari down to the mat. Sankari avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that George Foreman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on George Foreman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Sankari fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sankari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sankari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sankari fails in his attempt to clinch.
A combination from Foreman does no damage.
Foreman lands an overhand right.
George Foreman is winning the standup battle so far.
Foreman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sankari manages to avoid it.
Foreman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Foreman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sankari manages to avoid it.
Sankari moves away from the strike by Foreman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sankari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sankari misses with a leg kick.
Nakkikioskin Sankari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sankari wants to clinch but Foreman slips to the side
and Foreman counters with a three punch combo that has Sankari backing up. Sankari nods at Foreman to acknowledge the strikes.
Foreman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sankari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sankari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Foreman keeps the fight on the outside.
Foreman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sankari as he avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sankari closes the distance but Foreman moves to the side
and Sankari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Foreman circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sankari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Foreman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Foreman trying to control the action but Sankari is working from the bottom.
Sankari wants to control but Foreman postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sankari manages to get back to half guard.
Sankari is not content to let Foreman control the position.
Nakkikioskin Sankari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Foreman thows a huge punch but Sankari dodges it nicely.
Sankari wants to control but Foreman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sankari gets back to full guard.
Foreman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Foreman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sankari wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foreman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sankari works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sankari looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Foreman throws a strike but Sankari rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sankari trying to control the position from guard on top but Foreman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sankari postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Foreman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Foreman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... George Foreman!
During a confident post fight interview, George Foreman thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.