PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lamont Sanford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sanford might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Stevie Wonder - Superstition. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Sanford
vs
Bronson

170 cm
30
164 lbs
19 - 9 - 1

164 cm
31
153 lbs
15 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Fast

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)
Hellbent

Hellbent
Bullet Proof System

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 19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lamont Sanford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bill Bronson!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanford takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sanford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bronson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanford.
Bronson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

It looks like Lamont Sanford has been cut.
Sanford ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bronson looks to land a left hand but Sanford moved out of range nicely.
Sanford's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sanford duly obliges.
Sanford has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 5 Star OFC Spar Bazaar in the buildup to the fight.
Sanford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanford tries to clinch there but Bronson circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sanford.
Bronson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bronson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sanford avoids the body shot from Bronson.
Sanford is looking to counter punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanford digs a good hook to Bronson's body.
Sanford lands with a nice body punch.
Sanford misses the shot to the body.
Bronson connects with a jab.
Bronson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sanford circles away.
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 Bronson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bronson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanford uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bronson.
Bronson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bronson avoids the body shot from Sanford.
Sanford is looking to wear down Bronson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sanford just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanford lands a two punch combo.

Bronson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sanford sprawls well initially but Bronson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bronson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bronson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sanford keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bronson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bronson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sanford moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bronson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Sanford has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bronson has passed into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanford is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Bronson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sanford parries the strikes from Bronson easily there. Bronson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sanford to escape.
Bronson tries to score with some ground and pound. Sanford controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bronson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The ground and pound from Bronson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bronson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sanford is avoiding damage well.
Bronson scores with punches from side control.
Bronson lands a nice forearm strike.
Bronson cracks Sanford with a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson is looking to take a break and control but Sanford is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bronson working the ground and pound but Sanford is defending the strikes.
The strikes coming from Bronson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sanford is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sanford parries the strikes from Bronson easily there. Bronson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sanford to escape.
Bronson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sanford is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bronson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bronson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sanford on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sanford is avoiding damage well.
The strikes coming from Bronson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bronson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sanford is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bronson scores with punches from side control.
Bronson tries to score with some ground and pound. Sanford controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bronson throws an elbow but Sanford slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bronson lands a nice forearm strike.
You can see the frustration on Sanford's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bronson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bronson lands a few punches from side control.
Bronson grinds an elbow into Sanford's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Bronson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lamont Sanford's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bronson misses with a straight left.
Bronson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sanford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bronson circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanford scores with a jab.
Bronson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanford.
Bronson tries to clinch up.
Bronson lands a right hook to the body.
Bronson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bronson throws a big shot that misses.
Bronson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanford.
An attempted straight right counter from Sanford misses the target.
Bronson throws a hook to the side of Sanford's head but Sanford sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bronson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bronson connects with a body shot.
Sanford missing with a left hand there. Bronson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bronson fails to land the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Bronson finds it's target.
Sanford tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bronson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sanford tries to land a front kick but Bronson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bronson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sanford tries to score with a low kick but Bronson moves his leg out of the way.
Sanford takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bronson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sanford looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Bronson misses.
Bill Bronson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanford connects with a crisp jab.
Bronson takes one to the chin there.
Bronson scores with a hook to the body. Sanford takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sanford takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bronson looks to land a right hand but Sanford moved out of range.
Bronson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanford throws a looping overhand right but Bronson ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanford throws a body shot but no joy.
Bronson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sanford just misses with a punch to the body.
Bronson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sanford doesn't seem bothered though.
Sanford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanford tries to move into range but Bronson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sanford scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sanford connects with the punch.
Bronson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sanford manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lamont Sanford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bronson scores with a nice strike.
Bronson shoots and misses
enabling Sanford to counter with a crisp jab.
Bronson looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanford is just out of range.
Bronson moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanford needs to keep his hands up - Bronson had a free shot at his head there.
Bronson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Bronson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bronson.
Sanford with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bronson to score with a decent uppercut.
Bronson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Sanford has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bronson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sanford backwards.
Sanford blocks a body shot from Bronson.
Bronson taking a breather.
Bronson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sanford backwards.
Sanford blocks an uppercut.
Sanford tries to work over Bronson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanford throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bronson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bronson misses with the head strike.
Bronson tries to throw a body punch but Sanford avoids it by throwing Bronson back against the cage.
Bronson has a couple of punches blocked by Sanford.
A short left from Bronson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Sanford on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sanford obliges.
Sanford throws a punch but it's blocked by Bronson.
Bronson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bronson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bronson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanford misses with a body punch.
Sanford lands a shot to the body.
Sanford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bronson avoiding damage as Sanford throws knees to the body.
Bronson lands an uppercut.
Bill Bronson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sanford misses with a body punch.
Bronson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sanford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanford stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Bronson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lamont Sanford's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bronson scores with a jab to the body.

Bronson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sanford tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bronson is in Sanford's guard.

Sanford manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Sanford is looking to clinch.
Sanford misses with a left hand
and Bronson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bronson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sanford takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanford is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bronson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bronson! But no joy.
Sanford misses with a wild body shot.
Bronson lands a nice hook to Sanford's body. Sanford takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bronson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sanford defends well and Bronson ends up having to push Sanford into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sanford misses with an attempted mid kick.
A lazy left from Sanford finds it's target.
Sanford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson goes for a double leg but Sanford avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sanford continues to drive forward.
An inside leg kick lands from Sanford.
Bronson lands a jab to Sanford's midsection.
Bronson looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanford is just out of range.
Sanford cracks Bronson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bronson misses with an uppercut.
Sanford takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bronson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanford.
Sanford cracks Bronson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sanford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bronson.
Sanford fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bronson just manages to avoid it.
Sanford swings for the body but Bronson moves out of range.
Sanford jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bronson moves out of range as Sanford strikes.
Lamont Sanford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bill Bronson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanford changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bronson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sanford doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bronson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bronson tries to clinch up.
Bronson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanford.
Sanford wants to slow Bronson down by chopping away at his legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Bronson misses the target.
Bronson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sanford at a distance.
Bronson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sanford back to the cage. Bronson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bronson loads up on a big right hand but Sanford slips the punch.
Sanford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bronson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bronson 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 slips under a jab.
Bronson moves out of range as Sanford strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Bronson.
Sanford misses the shot to the body.
Sanford misses with a hook. Bronson ducked under it nicely.
Bronson works Sanford's body with a nice hook.
Sanford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanford tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bronson manages to circle out of the way.
Bronson fails to land the takedown.
Lamont Sanford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Bronson.
Bronson misses with a two punch combination.
Sanford is looking to counter punch.
Bronson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sanford throws a leg kick that is checked

and Bronson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sanford won't be happy with that.
Bronson is looking to take a break and control but Sanford is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee asks Bronson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Bronson prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Bronson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bronson 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Bronson!
After winning the bout, Bill Bronson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Lamont Sanford spoke after the fight, saying 'https://soundcloud.com/spinmanfinn'.