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 Stevie Wonder - Superstition 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
37
153 lbs
30 - 19 - 1

170 cm
27
170 lbs
15 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Revolution Clothing

Spartan Nutrition 160Q with Proof

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 30 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Ingemar Anders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lamont Sanford!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanford on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Anders ducks under a wild hook from Sanford.
Anders takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Anders fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sanford throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sanford swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Anders bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sanford's head.
Sanford lands with a nice body kick.
Anders looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sanford throws a lazy uppercut
and Sanford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanford swings widly with a right hand
and Anders counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sanford looks to throw a body kick
and Anders counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanford takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anders blocks a leg kick.
Anders jabs at Sanford's body.
Sanford looks to land a body kick but Anders moved away.
Anders fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sanford throws out a loose jab but Anders uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanford throws a jab but it's blocked by Anders.
A shot to the liver by Anders. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders staying out of range there.
Anders lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sanford takes a step back to recover.
Nice defenses there by Sanford.
Anders throws a leg kick but Sanford sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sanford pivots, looking for a leg kick but Anders is out of range and Sanford settles back down.
Sanford dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anders. That did some damage!
The fighters circling - Anders throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anders uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanford.
A counter left hand to the body from Anders misses its target.
Lamont Sanford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanford lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Anders tests Sanford's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anders throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anders just misses with a punch to the body.
Anders swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanford.
Anders lands with a nice body punch.
A swing and a miss from Sanford.
Anders tries to counter by clinching up but Sanford breaks away and moves out of range.
Anders connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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!
Anders misses with a body shot.
Anders smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Anders throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sanford just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanford looks for the body kick but Anders saw that one coming.
Sanford throws a jab when Anders was well out of range.

Anders moves into the clinch.
Sanford lands a shoulder strike.
Sanford struggles to land a body shot inside as Anders controls his hands.
Sanford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anders has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Sanford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anders digs a good body shot into Sanford's ribs.
Anders avoids a kick to the body.
Anders seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sanford cracks a nice hook into Anders's ribs.
Sanford throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sanford.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders missing with a left hand there. Sanford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanford feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Anders's calf.
Anders misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Sanford misses its intended target.
Anders thuds a left hand into Sanford's body.
Anders jabs Sanford right on the nose. Sanford blinks but takes it well.
Anders blocks a jab.
Sanford is looking to clinch but Anders is avoiding it.
Anders lands a nice looking body shot.
Sanford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anders tried to counter with a leg kick but Sanford avoided it.
Anders lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A swing and a miss from Sanford.
Sanford goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice cross by Sanford.
Anders walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sanford checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sanford let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Anders attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Anders takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanford moves forwards but Anders connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sanford misses with a low kick.
Anders swings for the body but Sanford moves out of range.

Sanford gets tackled into the cage by Anders. Anders maintains the clinch.

Anders breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anders blocks a head kick by Sanford.
Anders throws a leg kick
and Sanford counters with a nice body kick.
Anders throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanford rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anders cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anders moves out of range of the body kick from Sanford.
Anders throwing a counter right hand but Sanford manages to avoid it.
A left and a right from Anders both land. Nice combination.
Anders pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sanford back to the cage. Anders follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sanford misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anders throws a leg kick
and Sanford counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sanford looks for the body kick but Anders saw that one coming.
Anders connects with a leg kick. Sanford looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Anders darts in and clinches Sanford up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ingemar Anders dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sanford throws a hook but Anders avoids it easily.
Sanford fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Anders on the side of the head.
Sanford missing with a left hand there. Anders was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Anders on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sanford throws a wild body kick that Anders sees coming a mile off.
Sanford throws an overhand right that lands on Anders's shoulder, as Anders tries to avoid the shot.
Anders throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanford takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sanford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anders doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sanford throws a body punch but Anders moves out of range.
Anders misses with a body shot.
Anders moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anders connects with a body shot.
Anders misses with a few strikes there.
Anders moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSanford.
Anders moves out of range of the body kick from Sanford.
Anders throws a leg kick but Sanford moved away.
Sanford takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanford looks for the body kick but Anders saw that one coming.
Donk. Anders catches Sanford right on the button with a cross.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sanford in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Good shot there by Sanford.
No joy there for Anders, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anders moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSanford.
Ingemar Anders is winning the standup battle so far.
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.
Anders wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sanford takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sanford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anders's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sanford under the eye.
Anders throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanford.
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.
Anders tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sanford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy left from Anders finds it's target.
Sanford misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anders lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sanford misses the body punch
and Anders counters with a straight right hand.
Anders is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanford can do to turn this around?
Sanford misses the body punch
and Sanford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanford connects with the punch.
Sanford lands a nice leg kick that just misses Anders's sensitive parts.
Sanford throws a lazy right hand but Anders sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanford walks into a straight right hand from Anders.
Anders lands an overhand right.
Sanford looks to throw the jab but Anders is out of range.
Anders checks a low kick from Sanford.
Sanford throws a lazy right hand but Anders sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anders tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanford swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanford on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anders. Anders obviously looking to wear him down.
Anders pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanford tries to land a body kick
and Anders counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anders slips a jab from Sanford.
Sanford lands a nice hook to Anders's body. Anders takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A low kick from Anders misses
and Sanford counters with a solid body kick.
Anders throws a leg kick which misses Sanford's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanford tries to avoid it.
Sanford has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sanford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anders was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanford.
Jab by Anders.
Sanford throws a body kick that misses.
Sanford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Anders on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Anders throws a body kick that misses.
Anders misses with a low kick.

Anders darts in and clinches Sanford up against the cage.
Anders tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anders's elbow.

Sanford breaks from the clinch.
Anders throws a leg kick which misses Sanford's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanford tries to avoid it.
Anders uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanford.
Sanford looks to clinch
and Anders counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sanford thinking.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sanford, right into the meat.
Sanford throws a low kick but Anders moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anders throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanford.
Sanford throws a series of punches but Anders moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anders connects with the punch.
Sanford lands a nice hook to Anders's body. Anders takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Anders slips a straight right by Sanford.
Anders throws a hook but Sanford blocks it.
Anders takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sanford misses with a low kick as Anders jumps back.
Sanford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anders looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sanford fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Anders misses with a wild body shot.
Sanford follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Sanford throws a half hearted mid kick.
Anders throwing a counter right hand but Sanford manages to avoid it.
Sanford scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanford throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Anders throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sanford.
Anders moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sanford throws a front kick aimed at Anders's knee but Anders avoids it well.
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 referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Sanford bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Anders's head backwards.
A bone on bone clash there as Sanford blocks the leg kick.
Sanford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anders manages to avoid it.
Sanford misses with a body kick.
Sanford swings away with a body shot that misses
and Anders cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anders tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anders throws a series of punches but Sanford moves out of range.
Sanford throws a head kick that misses.
Anders tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sanford manages to circle out of the way.
Sanford is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sanford fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anders is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sanford.
Sanford displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Anders lands a leg kick that knocks Sanford off balance momentarily.
Anders is looking to slow Sanford down with leg kicks.
Anders lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anders stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Anders lands a nice shot to the body.

Anders closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanford presses Anders against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sanford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanford's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A short left from Sanford.
Sanford tries a body shot but Anders blocks it.
Anders throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanford.

Anders manages to break the clinch.
Sanford on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A left and a right from Sanford both land. Nice combination.
Anders misses with a low kick.
Anders scores with a jab to the head.
A leg kick checked by Sanford.
Sanford tries to work over Anders's front leg with a kick but Anders checks it.
Sanford checks a low kick from Anders.
Sanford misses with an attempted mid kick.
Anders is looking to counter punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anders. Sanford does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lamont Sanford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanford.
Anders scores with a sloppy right hand. Sanford should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Sanford tries to keep at a distance but Anders has taken the fight into the clinch.
Anders wants to break free but Sanford has control.
Anders's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sanford lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sanford working aggressively here.

Anders escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanford throws a low kick, looking for Anders's leg but Anders calmly moves out of range.
Sanford takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sanford throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sanford looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Anders was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sanford throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Anders counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders ducks under a wild hook from Sanford.
Sanford rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anders counters with a straight right hand.
Sanford misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanford fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Anders on the side of the head.
Anders scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sanford doesn't seem bothered though.
Anders avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anders fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sanford just manages to avoid it.
Sanford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sanford rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anders counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anders connects with a solid leg kick.
Sanford throws a looping overhand right but Anders ducks down to avoid it.
Anders buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Anders steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sanford. That one must have hurt.
Sanford gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Anders counters with a thumping low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anders connects with a nice looking jab.
Anders goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ingemar Anders is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anders lands with an overhand left.
Anders throws a leg kick which misses Sanford's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanford tries to avoid it.
Anders keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Anders will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sanford moves in looking to clinch but Anders pushes him off.
Anders was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sanford.
Anders feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A cross from Anders lands.
Anders scores with a shot to the body.
Anders misses with a combination
letting Sanford counter with a right hand.
Anders takes one to the chin there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anders lands a nice hook to Sanford's body. Sanford takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Anders lunges at Sanford with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sanford's hand.
Sanford with a nice cross.
Sanford throws a head kick that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ingemar Anders showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Anders 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ingemar Anders!
Ingemar Anders took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Revolution Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.