PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devon Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wilson's choice of entrance music: the Offspring - Demons. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Sanderson
vs
Wilson

187 cm
23
201 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

190 cm
24
197 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Sanderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devon Wilson!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanderson connects with a crisp jab.
Sanderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sanderson swivels and escapes.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanderson misses the target.
Sanderson throws a looping overhand right but Wilson ducks down to avoid it.
Sanderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wilson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilson shoots in for a double leg but Sanderson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sanderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wilson.
Sanderson throws a lazy right hand but Wilson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanderson missing with a left hand there. Wilson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wilson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ben Sanderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devon Wilson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Wilson moves away from the strike by Sanderson.
Wilson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanderson.
Sanderson misses with an uppercut.
Sanderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wilson closes the distance and clinches up with Sanderson, looking for a takedown. Wilson pushes Sanderson against the cage but Sanderson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sanderson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sanderson throws a body punch but Wilson moves out of range.
Sanderson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wilson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilson manages to avoid it.
Sanderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No joy there for Sanderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wilson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanderson.
Wilson slips a jab from Sanderson.
Wilson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Wilson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wilson looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanderson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Wilson trying to control but Sanderson is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson wants to pass the guard but Sanderson is keeping the position.

Sanderson pushes Wilson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Sanderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Sanderson throws a right hand that Wilson ducks under and follows up with a left that Wilson also avoids with ease.
Sanderson misses the shot to the body.
Sanderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wilson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sanderson throws a one two combo.
Wilson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sanderson. That did some damage!
Sanderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanderson lands a jab.
Sanderson scores with the left hand. Wilson knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sanderson swivels and escapes.
Sanderson thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Sanderson dominated that 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.

Sanderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Sanderson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sanderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sanderson, as that shot connected.
Ben Sanderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanderson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wilson on the side of the head.
A shot to de liver by Sanderson. Beautiful body shot.
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!
Sanderson throws a body punch but Wilson moves out of range.
Sanderson misses the body punch

and Wilson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sanderson!

Wilson is working for a guillotine from mount but Sanderson frees his head quite easily.
Sanderson regains half guard.
Wilson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson is looking for a sweep. Wilson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sanderson is holding on to half guard well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanderson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanderson wants to control but Wilson is keeping busy.

Sanderson is defending against the submission attempts here by Wilson.
Sanderson is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sanderson is pressing down on Wilson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sanderson wants to stand and escape but Wilson is having none of it.
Sanderson keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wilson preventing the sweep.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Sanderson keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wilson slips a straight right by Sanderson.
Sanderson lands a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Sanderson misses.
Sanderson cracks a nice hook into Wilson's ribs.
Sanderson looks to land a right hand but Wilson moved out of range.
Sanderson misses with a wild body shot.
Wilson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wilson ducks under a wild hook from Sanderson.
Wilson slips under a jab from Sanderson.
Wilson avoids the body shot from Sanderson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson misses the shot to the body.
Sanderson looks to throw the jab but Wilson is out of range.
Wilson blocks a jab.
Sanderson misses with a wild body shot.
Sanderson with a hook.
Wilson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wilson shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanderson misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Sanderson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Wilson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wilson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sanderson looks to throw the jab but Wilson is out of range.
Sanderson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wilson is able to avoid easily.
Sanderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanderson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Wilson with that takedown attempt.

Wilson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Wilson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wilson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson tries to hold on but Wilson pushes him away.
Wilson looking to control but Sanderson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sanderson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Wilson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sanderson gets full guard.
Sanderson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sanderson wants to pass the guard but Wilson is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sanderson is tying to control. Wilson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sanderson prevents Wilson from improving his position.
Wilson won't allow Sanderson to pass to mount.

Sanderson stands up out of the half guard.
Sanderson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wilson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sanderson's waist but Sanderson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wilson off to one side.
Ben Sanderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devon Wilson.
Sanderson throws the left hand but Wilson avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wilson.
Ben Sanderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilson manages to avoid it.
Sanderson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wilson at a distance.
Sanderson thuds a left hand into Wilson's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanderson misses the target.
Sanderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilson is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sanderson throws an overhand right that lands on Wilson's shoulder, as Wilson tries to avoid the shot.
Sanderson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sanderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanderson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wilson doesn't seem bothered though.
Wilson walks into a stiff left hand from Sanderson.
Devon Wilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanderson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wilson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wilson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanderson.
Ben Sanderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ben Sanderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Wilson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Sanderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sanderson, 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Sanderson!