PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Sandman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Theodorou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sandman
vs
Theodorou

180 cm
31
210 lbs
16 - 10 - 1

185 cm
37
214 lbs
31 - 12 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

KAISER Nutrition - Q160
Aspire Clothing

FORCEE
Aspire Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, The Sandman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 12 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jake Theodorou!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Theodorou looks to land a right hand but Sandman moved out of range.
Theodorou avoids the body shot from Sandman.
Theodorou pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sandman feinted with a counter takedown.
Sandman lands a jab.
Theodorou takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sandman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Theodorou.
Theodorou takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Sandman closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Theodorou quickly recovers to half guard.
Theodorou wants to control but Sandman is keeping busy.
Theodorou has his hands clasped together around Sandman's back. He's all about the action.
Sandman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Theodorou defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sandman seems to be looking for submissions.

Sandman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Sandman is working for a submission of some sort.
Sandman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Theodorou gets back to full guard.
Sandman wants to control from the top but Theodorou keeps moving.
Theodorou is pulling down on Sandman's head to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Theodorou is on top in guard.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sandman keeping full guard, as Theodorou tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sandman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Theodorou.
Theodorou chips away with some ground and pound.

Theodorou got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sandman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Theodorou has managed to get both his arms back between Sandman's legs - danger averted.
Theodorou must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theodorou working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Theodorou landing with the ground and pound.

Sandman has his foot on Theodorou's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Theodorou works his way back into a safe position though.
Theodorou lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Sandman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Theodorou doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Theodorou manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Theodorou stopping the sweep attempt from Sandman.

Sandman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Theodorou avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sandman is on top in guard.

Sandman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Theodorou is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sandman distracts Theodorou with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sandman wants to control from the top but Theodorou keeps moving.
Sandman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Theodorou works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sandman looking to pass the guard.
Sandman works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sandman shoots in looking for a takedown. Theodorou tries to sprawl out of it but Sandman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Theodorou manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Theodorou scores with a jab. Sandman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Theodorou looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Sandman!
Sandman sneaks back into half guard.
Sandman has hold of Theodorou's hands but Theodorou slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Theodorou lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Theodorou lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Sandman is rocked!
Theodorou thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Theodorou lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Oh Sandman is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sandman moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sandman seems to have got his legs back now.
Theodorou working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Theodorou preventing the sweep.

Sandman is looking for a triangle here but Theodorou uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Sandman manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Sandman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Theodorou pulls his head out easily.
Sandman is staying active underneath Theodorou, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theodorou is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Theodorou winds up and cracks Sandman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Theodorou winds up and cracks Sandman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Theodorou working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Sandman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Theodorou sitting in half guard here. He lands a big elbow that has hurt Sandman! Oh, Sandman is in big trouble! Theodorou lands more strikes and the ref dives in to save him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jake Theodorou!
After winning the bout, Jake Theodorou thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, The Sandman stepped up to the mic, saying 'cunt was doped up'.