PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kobra Jay (ranked 2497 p4p, 1780 weight class) and Tiff Sanford (ranked 292 p4p, 215 weight class). Sanford is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Body Count - Body Count's in the House. Tiff Sanford has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Jay
vs
Sanford

186 cm
21
269
3 - 1 - 0

196 cm
21
260
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
World class 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kobra Jay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tiff Sanford!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jay takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sanford lands a nice looking body kick.
Kobra Jay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanford connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

It looks like Kobra Jay has been cut.
Jay looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Good exchange - Jay coming out on top.

It looks like Tiff Sanford has been cut.
Sanford lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanford looks to land a left hand but Jay moved out of range nicely.
Jay 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.
Sanford now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jay takes a swing at Sanford's ribcage but misses.
Sanford blocks a jab.
Jay scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sanford in his tracks.
A swing and a miss from Jay.
Sanford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jay.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jay throws a jab when Sanford was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanford throws a jab but it's blocked by Jay.
A little feinted left hand from Jay on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jay misses with a right hand
and Sanford counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jay thinking.
Jay uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sanford has time to react.
Jay takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sanford avoids the body shot from Jay.
Jay avoids the body shot from Sanford.
Sanford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanford raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Jay fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sanford looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Jay closes the distance and pushes Sanford back into the cage.
Sanford misses with a body punch.
Sanford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jay.
Jay blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sanford.
Sanford looking to throw knees to the head but Jay is blocking nicely.
Jay misses with a punch on the inside.
Jay lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jay lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanford lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanford blocking some punches.
Jay blocking some punches.
Jay blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jay blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Sanford manages to break the clinch.
Jay closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jay tries to bum rush Sanford with a series of wild strikes but Sanford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanford throws out a counter right but Jay avoids it with no problem.
Sanford slips a jab from Jay.
Sanford fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sanford moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanford takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sanford displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jay throws out the jab.
Sanford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jay was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanford.
A big right from Jay misses.
Sanford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jay sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jay scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sanford throws out a loose jab but Jay uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Jay.
Jay is looking to clinch but Sanford is avoiding it.
It seemed like Sanford was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big left from Sanford misses.
Jay throws a hook but Sanford blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jay throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sanford on the side of the head.
Jay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanford.
Sanford let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jay tests Sanford's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jay scores with a decent looking hook.
Sanford jabs Jay to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanford moves away.
Sanford defending well as Jay loads up on a big left hand.
Sanford throws a big counter head kick but Jay avoids it with no problem.
Jay misses with an uppercut.
Sanford scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sanford defending well as Jay loads up on a big left hand.
Jay throws a hook to the side of Sanford's head but Sanford sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kobra Jay will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Jay connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sanford. Sanford circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sanford has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Jay scores with a body shot.
Jay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanford moves away.
Sanford digs a good hook to Jay's body.
Sanford swings for the body but Jay moves out of range.
Jay throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanford counters with a body kick.
Jay moves to clinch but Sanford breaks away
and Sanford counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanford walks into a stiff left hand from Jay.
Sanford has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jay scores with the left hand. Sanford knows he should have avoided that one.
Jay throws a poor cross that misses
and Sanford counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jay lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay cracks Sanford with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sanford throws a hook but Jay blocks it.
Jay is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jay throws an overhand right that lands on Sanford's shoulder, as Sanford tries to avoid the shot.
Sanford is looking to land body kicks.
Jay has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jay there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jay lands a slapping body shot.
Sanford scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sanford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanford displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jay throws out the jab.
Sanford appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sanford throws the left hand but Jay avoids the punch easily.
Jay misses with a right hand
and Sanford counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jay thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay moves out of range of the body kick from Sanford.
Jay fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sanford turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Jay misses the target.
Nice body punch from Sanford.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sanford.
Jay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanford manages to avoid it.
Jay takes a swing at Sanford's ribcage but misses.
Sanford looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sanford closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanford moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay throws a poor cross that misses
and Sanford cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jay misses with a shot to the body
and Sanford counters with a right hand to the body.
Jay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanford was well out of range. Poor timing from Jay.

Sanford tries to keep at a distance but Jay has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sanford is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sanford makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sanford lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jay backwards.
Sanford lands a hook that snaps the head of Jay backwards.
Sanford lands a good knee to the midsection. Jay won't want to take too many of those.
Jay prevents a body shot from Sanford.

Sanford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanford bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanford ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanford misses the shot to the body.
Sanford lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jay will feel that in the morning.
Sanford fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jay on the side of the head.
Sanford cracks Jay with an open hand slap.
Sanford looks to score with a jab to the body but Jay is just out of range.
Sanford lands a nice hook to Jay's body. Jay takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sanford throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sanford misses with a body shot.
Sanford keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanford was well out of range. Poor timing from Jay.
Sanford now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

Sanford cracks Jay with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Sanford has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Jay to stand back up!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tiff Sanford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Sanford lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Jay falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tiff Sanford!
Tiff Sanford thanked the fans post fight for their support.