PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hipolito Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Fisher
vs
Sanderson

162 cm
18
140 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

172 cm
20
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hipolito Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryan Sanderson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Fisher misses its intended target.
Sanderson shoots in but no luck this time.
Sanderson misses with a takedown
enabling Fisher to counter with a crisp jab.

Sanderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Fisher looking for submissions off his back.
Fisher regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fisher is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fisher looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sanderson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Fisher's legs.
Sanderson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sanderson tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Fisher looking for a sweep but Sanderson has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Sanderson avoids the attempt from Fisher to control.
Sanderson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fisher wants to control but Sanderson is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson tries to control but Fisher wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fisher tries to get back to half guard but can't.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sanderson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Sanderson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Fisher is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fisher wants to control but Sanderson is having none of it.
BOOM! Sanderson connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson working Fisher over with strikes here.
Sanderson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Fisher working to try and regain half guard.
Sanderson controlling his opponent.
The referee warns Fisher that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fisher tries to hold on but Sanderson pushes him away.
Sanderson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sanderson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher tries to reverse the position but Sanderson maintains control.
Fisher is working hard here to advance position.
Fisher is breathing heavily.
Fisher tries to hold on but Sanderson pushes him away.
Sanderson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Let's hope that Sanderson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Sanderson with a couple of short strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fisher is desperately trying to improve his position but Sanderson has a good base and remains in mount.
Sanderson lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Sanderson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sanderson closes the distance and clinches.

Sanderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bryan Sanderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanderson scores with a hook.
Nice sprawl there from Sanderson as Fisher shoots in.

Sanderson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sanderson wants to control but Fisher is keeping him busy.
Fisher gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sanderson trying to control the action but Fisher is working from the bottom.
Sanderson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson controlling from the full mount.
Sanderson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fisher's face.
Sanderson content just to control the position here.
Sanderson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sanderson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sanderson lands with some strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sanderson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sanderson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sanderson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fisher tries to reverse the position but Sanderson maintains control.
Sanderson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson is landing with some decent strikes but Fisher is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fisher is desperately trying to improve his position but Sanderson has a good base and remains in mount.
Fisher is bucking up trying to escape but Sanderson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sanderson is landing with some decent strikes but Fisher is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanderson controlling from mount.

Sanderson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Fisher manages to avoid the submission attempt.
A lull in the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher is looking to reverse the position.
Sanderson working away.
Sanderson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Fisher some visible discomfort.

Sanderson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fisher is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fisher struggling a bit here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanderson working the head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Sanderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Sanderson tries to clinch but Fisher moves out of range.
Fisher throws a sloppy head kick and Sanderson moves out of range easily.

Sanderson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sanderson trying to control from half guard but Fisher is working away.
Fisher is trying to get back to full guard.
Fisher is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sanderson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sanderson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sanderson is trying to control the action in half guard but Fisher is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Bryan Sanderson was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Sanderson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sanderson stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fisher trying to hold on to Sanderson's head to control him but Sanderson postures up.
Sanderson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sanderson scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sanderson controlling the position easily from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fisher wants to hold on but Sanderson pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson trying to control but Fisher is having none of it.
Sanderson with the ground and pound from mount.
Bryan Sanderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sanderson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sanderson landing punches.

Fisher is rocked!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sanderson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Oh Fisher is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanderson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fisher can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Sanderson has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Fisher is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bryan Sanderson!