PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Hutchinson (ranked 4382 p4p, 4318 weight class) and Coronel Sanders Flanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hutchinson
vs
Sanders Flanders

225 cm
18
225
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
18
266
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jamie Hutchinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Coronel Sanders Flanders!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hutchinson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hutchinson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sanders Flanders lands a jab.
The fighters circling - Sanders Flanders throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanders Flanders feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hutchinsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hutchinson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sanders Flanders avoids it really well and circles away.
Sanders Flanders misses with a hook. Hutchinson ducked under it nicely.

Hutchinson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hutchinson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanders Flanders struggling a bit here.
Hutchinson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sanders Flanders is avoiding damage well.
Sanders Flanders really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hutchinson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hutchinson advances to full mount.
Sanders Flanders working to try and regain half guard.
Hutchinson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hutchinson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sanders Flanders should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Hutchinson'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.
Sanders Flanders is trying to reverse the position but instead Hutchinson has taken his back - oops!
Sanders Flanders is covering up but some of the strikes from Hutchinson are getting through and doing damage.

Hutchinson looking for the RNC.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hutchinson controlling well, preventing Sanders Flanders from escaping the position.
Hutchinson is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Sanders Flanders is trying to get back to his feet but Hutchinson has full control of the position and if anything, Sanders Flanders has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Hutchinson is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
The referee is taking a good look at Sanders Flanders as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Hutchinson!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hutchinson cracks Sanders Flanders with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Sanders Flanders from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Sanders Flanders trying to control the action but Hutchinson just sinks the hooks in.

Sanders Flanders defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Hutchinson's arms.

Hutchinson working for the choke.
Sanders Flanders trying to control the hands but Hutchinson won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hutchinson missing with punches from the back.
Hutchinson is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Sanders Flanders tries to escape but Hutchinson has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Sanders Flanders wants to control his opponent's hands but Hutchinson gets his hands free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Hutchinson has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Sanders Flanders has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Sanders Flanders is covering up but some of the strikes from Hutchinson are getting through and doing damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Hutchinson dominated that round.
That's time! Hutchinson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hutchinson avoids the body shot from Sanders Flanders.
Hutchinson dives in for a single leg takedown but Sanders Flanders sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Sanders Flanders manages to break the clinch.
Sanders Flanders lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hutchinson shoots in looking for a takedown but Sanders Flanders manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hutchinson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hutchinson ducks under a wild hook from Sanders Flanders.
Sanders Flanders lands a slapping body shot.
Sanders Flanders chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hutchinson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sanders Flanders is fending him off so far but Hutchinson persists. Nope, Sanders Flanders circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Hutchinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hutchinson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanders Flanders.
Hutchinson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders Flanders with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hutchinson shoots in looking for a takedown but Sanders Flanders manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hutchinson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A cross from Sanders Flanders lands.
Sanders Flanders lands a head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanders Flanders scores with a hook to the body. Hutchinson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders Flanders lands with an uppercut that bounces Hutchinson off the cage and back into range.
Hutchinson slips a jab from Sanders Flanders.
Sanders Flanders cracks Hutchinson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Coronel Sanders Flanders seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanders Flanders leaves Hutchinson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A jab from Sanders Flanders misses.
Sanders Flanders dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hutchinson. That did some damage!
Sanders Flanders lands with a cross.
Sanders Flanders takes a swing at Hutchinson's ribcage but misses.
Sanders Flanders lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nice body kick from Sanders Flanders.
Sanders Flanders fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanders Flanders takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sanders Flanders connects with a body shot that sends Hutchinson's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanders Flanders scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sanders Flanders takes a swing at Hutchinson's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders Flanders scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sanders Flanders with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sanders Flanders lands an overhand right.
Danga de danga de dang - Sanders Flanders scores with a four punch combination!
Hutchinson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Hutchinson is rocked!
Sanders Flanders cracks Hutchinson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Oh Hutchinson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Are you kidding me?! Sanders Flanders ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Hutchinson clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Coronel Sanders Flanders!