PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ingemar Anders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lamont Sanford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anders comes to the cage accompanied by Gods Son. Sanford has chosen Theme from Sanford and Son as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Anders
vs
Sanford

175 cm
35
153 lbs
27 - 18 - 0

170 cm
25
167 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Sun-Tzu
Max Octane Fight Wear

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 27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Ingemar Anders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lamont Sanford!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anders swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anders has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sanford misses the shot to the body.
Sanford lands a nice looking body kick.
Anders misses with a low kick.
Sanford scores with a push kick.
Anders will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sanford throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanford uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anders.
Anders swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sanford connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Anders's hands.
Anders fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanford manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sanford.
Sanford lands a nice looking body kick.

Sanford darts in and clinches Anders up against the cage.
Sanford lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Anders.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanford makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sanford lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanford working aggressively here.
Anders is leaning against Sanford and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sanford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anders misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anders blocks a body shot from Sanford.
Anders blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanford keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Anders's efforts to push away.

Sanford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anders missing with a left hand there. Sanford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanford misses with a left hand
and Anders counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anders lands a nice shot to the body.
Anders swings widly with a right hand
and Anders takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanford drops his hands momentarily and Anders takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lamont Sanford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Sanford forces Anders back against the cage and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Anders blocks a body shot from Sanford.
Anders gets through Sanford's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anders goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanford lands with a short shot to the head.
Anders goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanford pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Anders has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Anders prevents a body shot from Sanford.
Sanford tries to land knees in the clinch but Anders avoids the damage to the body.
Sanford lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anders blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Anders breaks from the clinch.
Sanford misses with a hook to the body
and Sanford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anders chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Anders throws a hook but Sanford blocks it.
Sanford throws out a counter right but Anders avoids it with no problem.
Anders staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanford moves to clinch but Anders breaks away
and Anders counters with an outside leg kick.
Anders fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sanford checks it well.
Sanford throws a right hand that misses
and Anders counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Some bone on bone action there as Anders checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sanford checks a low kick from Anders.
Sanford is looking to clinch.
Sanford doesn't manage to clinch there - Anders circles away.
Anders was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Anders misses the shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanford looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanford feints a jab promting Anders to slip. Sanford then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Anders slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A good leg kick by Sanford.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanford throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanford gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sanford lands the left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanford connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Anders's hands.
Anders uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanford.
An attempted straight right counter from Anders misses the target.
Anders takes a kick to the side of the head.
Anders throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sanford.
Sanford connects with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Anders there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sanford misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sanford throws a series of punches but Anders avoids them all with ease.
Anders half committed to a counter leg kick.
Anders swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanford.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lamont Sanford dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sanford cracks Anders with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sanford misses with a head kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short left from Sanford.
A hook to the body from Anders.

Anders breaks from the clinch.
Anders avoids the head kick by Sanford.
Sanford drops his hands momentarily and Anders takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Anders takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanford missing with a left hand there. Anders was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A left and a right from Sanford both land. Nice combination.
Sanford scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anders scores with a jab to the jaw.
Anders is looking to slow Sanford down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanford throws a sloppy head kick and Anders moves out of range easily.
A clash of legs there as Anders blocks the low kick.
Anders connects with a body shot.
Anders will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Anders ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sanford, as that shot connected.
Sanford throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Anders.
Anders throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sanford stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sanford misses with an uppercut.
Anders throwing a counter right hand but Sanford manages to avoid it.
Anders misses the shot to the body.
Anders dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanford chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lamont Sanford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanford tries to clinch but Anders is having none of it.
Sanford takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sanford lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Anders has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Anders and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanford wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A clash of legs there as Sanford blocks the low kick.
A punch combination from Anders misses.
Sanford scores with a head kick.
Anders throws a front kick aimed at Sanford's knee but Sanford avoids it well.
A little jabbing left from Sanford on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Anders, as that shot connected.
Anders lands a two punch combo.
Sanford goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Sanford instigates a clinch.
Anders is trying to push Sanford away but Sanford has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sanford prevents Anders from breaking the clinch.
Sanford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anders can't find room to land a body shot as Sanford controls the action.
Anders is looking to break free of the clinch but Sanford has double underhooks.
Sanford tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Anders breaks from the clinch.
Sanford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanford fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anders swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anders fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anders throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sanford throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Anders counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanford throws a big shot that misses.
Anders misses with a low kick.
Sanford throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anders ducks under a wild hook from Sanford.
Sanford tries to land a leg kick but Anders saw it coming and moves away.
Sanford misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Anders counters with a stiff right hand.
Anders will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Sanford misses.
Anders throws a right and a left that Sanford avoids nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Sanford misses.
Anders looks to land a left hand but Sanford moved out of range nicely.
Sanford throws a sloppy head kick
and Anders counters with a straight right hand.
Sanford scores with a shot to the body.
Anders connects with a body shot that sends Sanford's belly button to the back.
Sanford lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Anders throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sanford.
Sanford takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Anders throws the kick towards the body but Sanford avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanford smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Anders lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sanford staying out of range there.
Anders throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
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 Ingemar Anders 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. This is the final round!

Sanford misses with a kick to the body
and Anders counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anders slips a straight right by Sanford.
Anders throws a right hand that Sanford ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanford also avoids with ease.
Anders looks to land a left hand but Sanford moved out of range nicely.
Anders throws a solid leg kick but Sanford takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Anders.
Sanford misses with a looping right.
Anders is looking for a counter combo.
Good standup being displayed there by Sanford as he connects with a hook.
Sanford throws a jab when Anders was well out of range.
Sanford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anders.
Sanford checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anders takes a swing at Sanford's ribcage but misses.
Anders checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sanford misses with a body kick.
Anders sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Anders will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Anders blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanford gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Anders counter with a right hand.
Anders throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanford keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anders.
Sanford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanford lands a jab-cross combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Anders.

Sanford rushes Anders and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Anders blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anders blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanford.

Sanford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanford throws a jab when Anders was well out of range.
Anders throws a low kick but Sanford avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanford lands with an uppercut that bounces Anders off the cage and back into range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanford misses with a lunging right hand
and Anders counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanford throws a lazy uppercut
and Anders counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanford keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sanford misses with a kick to the body
and Anders counters with a nice uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Anders.
Sanford fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Anders looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sanford tries to clinch up.
A slow jab from Sanford misses its intended target.
Sanford cracks a nice hook into Anders's ribs.
Sanford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanford throws a jab but it's blocked by Anders.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanford throws out the jab.
Anders throws a hook to the side of Sanford's head but Sanford sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanford misses the target.
Anders looks to land a combination. Sanford sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Anders keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anders throws the kick towards the body but Sanford avoids it.
Anders on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Anders misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sanford counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanford misses with a leg kick.
Anders lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Anders keeps the fight on the outside.
Anders takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sanford tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Anders counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanford takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anders tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sanford checks a leg kick.
Sanford scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Anders is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanford.
Sanford tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anders manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sanford throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sanford tries to clinch but Anders moves out of range.
Anders feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sanford throws a lazy uppercut
and Anders counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanford misses with a low kick.
Anders avoids the body shot from Sanford.
It looked like Anders was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sanford.
Anders ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sanford will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Anders seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Anders misses with an uppercut.
Sanford throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lamont Sanford.
Well Sanford has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lamont Sanford!
After winning the bout, Lamont Sanford thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.