PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moses Sanders (ranked 1418 p4p, 1289 weight class) and Thomas Mahi Ai (ranked 218 p4p, 201 weight class). Sanders comes into the arena with The Entertainer blaring out of the sound system. Mahi Ai has chosen Slaughterhouse - Powermad as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Sanders
vs
Mahi Ai

191 cm
26
215
7 - 2 - 0

194 cm
28
215
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Moses Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Mahi Ai!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Mahi Ai finds it's way through Sanders's defenses.

It looks like Moses Sanders has been cut.
Mahi Ai connects with a body shot that sends Sanders's belly button to the back.
A jab from Sanders finds it's way through Mahi Ai's defenses.
Mahi Ai lands with a nice body punch.
Mahi Ai has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sanders takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sanders seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Mahi Ai throws a sloppy head kick and Sanders moves out of range easily.
Thomas Mahi Ai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Mahi Ai with that takedown attempt.
Sanders looks to land a combination but Mahi Ai avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Mahi Ai.
A big right from Mahi Ai misses.
Mahi Ai throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanders.
Mahi Ai doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sanders counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahi Ai tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sanders defends well and Mahi Ai ends up having to push Sanders into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Moses Sanders has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Mahi Ai.
Sanders misses with a lunging right hand

and Mahi Ai holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sanders working hard to break the clinch.
Sanders blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mahi Ai lands a hook that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
Sanders tries to break the clinch but Mahi Ai is controlling the position.
Mahi Ai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mahi Ai tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sanders is trying to force a seperation but Mahi Ai has the dominant position.
Sanders blocks an elbow strike.

Mahi Ai gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Mahi Ai not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sanders on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sanders tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders is looking for a sweep. Mahi Ai is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mahi Ai wants to control but Sanders is keeping him busy.
Mahi Ai works his way into full mount!
Mahi Ai misses with a head 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!
Mahi Ai trying to control but Sanders is having none of it.
Mahi Ai controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahi Ai wants to control the pace but Sanders is squirming around nicely.
Sanders holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mahi Ai tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Mahi Ai looking to ground and pound but Sanders is blocking nicely.
Mahi Ai sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mahi Ai thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahi Ai working the ground and pound effectively.
Mahi Ai throwing strikes here but Sanders is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Mahi Ai wants to control the pace but Sanders is squirming around nicely.
Mahi Ai controlling the pace for now.
Sanders is trying to escape the mount.
Mahi Ai is landing with some decent strikes but Sanders is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Mahi Ai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Moses Sanders's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sanders slips a straight right by Mahi Ai.
Mahi Ai misses with a two punch combination.
Sanders looks to throw the jab but Mahi Ai is out of range.
Mahi Ai with a hook.
Mahi Ai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanders swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mahi Ai tries a head kick but it misses.

Mahi Ai moves into range and clinches up with Sanders.
Mahi Ai tries for a takedown but Sanders manages to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders blocking some punches.
Mahi Ai lands a hook that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
Mahi Ai scores with a shoulder strike.
Mahi Ai lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mahi Ai drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders wants to stall.
Mahi Ai wants a takedown but no success here.
Moses Sanders has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Mahi Ai.
Mahi Ai is looking to take this one to the mat.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mahi Ai.
Sanders misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mahi Ai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mahi Ai scores with a shoulder strike.
Mahi Ai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mahi Ai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahi Ai has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sanders avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mahi Ai working Sanders over with knees to the body.
Sanders is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mahi Ai is keeping busy.
Mahi Ai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Mahi Ai.
Mahi Ai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sanders wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mahi Ai has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sanders avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sanders blocks an elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mahi Ai.
Sanders misses with a punch to the body.
Mahi Ai looking to throw knees to the head but Sanders is blocking nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Mahi Ai.

Sanders is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahi Ai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oh Sanders is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sanders is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mahi Ai throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanders.
Sanders blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Mahi Ai fails to land.
Mahi Ai misses with a punch on the inside.
Mahi Ai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mahi Ai misses with the head strike.
Mahi Ai throws a head punch that misses.
Mahi Ai misses with some punches.

Mahi Ai has picked Sanders up - he's going for a ride! Mahi Ai dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Mahi Ai lands strikes from half guard.
Mahi Ai lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Sanders quite badly. Sanders pulls Mahi Ai in close trying to recover. Mahi Ai postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Sanders on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Sanders doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Mahi Ai!
A very excited looking Thomas Mahi Ai made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Moses Sanders was interviewed post fight and said 'Do I still get the sandwich?'.