PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marion Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Levin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray Levin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marion Sanders's chin.

Sanders
vs
Levin

213 cm
19
177 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

182 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marion Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ray Levin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sanders moves into the clinch.
Levin blocks an elbow strike.
Sanders tries to pull guard but Levin holds him up against the cage and eventually Sanders drops back down to his feet.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Levin.
Sanders is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Levin pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Levin has hold of one of Sanders's legs. Sanders is fighting the takedown attempt but Levin gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Levin throws a strike but Sanders rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Levin is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Sanders dives into side control.
Sanders working the ground and pound but Levin is defending the strikes.
Levin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Levin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sanders. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Levin wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.

Sanders tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sanders prevents Levin from escaping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Levin is looking for a sweep.

Sanders decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Levin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sanders counters with a left to the body.
Ray Levin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Levin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanders is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Levin.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sanders or perhaps it was just good defense by Levin, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marion Sanders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanders gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Levin gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Levin!