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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Sackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Bordes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andrew Sackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Bordes!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bordes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sackson but Sackson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sackson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sackson showed some decent athleticism there.
Sackson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bordes wants to control but Sackson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sackson trying to control the pace.
Bordes is trying to get back to full guard.
Sackson wants to pass to mount but Bordes is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sackson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bordes tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bordes punching from the bottom.
Sackson decides to stand and escape the position.
Sackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Bordes tries to hold on but Sackson pushes him away.
Bordes is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bordes throwing hammer fists to the chest of Sackson. What's that going to do exactly?
Sackson moves to the back.
Bordes wants to control his opponent's hands but Sackson gets his hands free.
Bordes is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Sackson gets his way!
Bordes tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Sackson is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackson controlling the pace for now.
Bordes tries to hold on but Sackson postures up.
Bordes manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sackson trying to control from half guard but Bordes is working away.
Bordes actively working from the bottom here.
Bordes wants to control but Sackson is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bordes missing with punches from the bottom.
Bordes wants to improve his position but Sackson is controlling well.
Sackson is looking to advance position but Bordes won't allow it.
Sackson stands up and beckons Bordes to join him on the feet.
Bordes with a poor takedown
and Sackson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sackson stands up from Bordes's guard - Sackson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bordes tries for a takedown but Sackson circles away easily
and Sackson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Andrew Sackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Bordes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackson'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.
Bordes is trying to maintain the position but Sackson is very close to passing his half guard.
Sackson blocks the strikes from Bordes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bordes misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sackson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Sackson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bordes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bordes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sackson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bordes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sackson gets to his feet - Bordes follows without any prompting.
Sackson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sackson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bordes will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sackson stands up.
Bordes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Sackson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bordes throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Sackson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sackson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bordes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bordes tries to strike from the bottom.
Sackson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bordes working for a triangle but Sackson defends it easily.
Andrew Sackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bordes can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sackson controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sackson tries to stand but Bordes is controlling from the bottom.
Sackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bordes is keeping the position for now.
Sackson is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bordes tries to strike from the bottom.
Bordes looking to control but Sackson passes into half guard.
Bordes punching from the bottom.
Bordes actively working from the bottom here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bordes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sackson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Andrew Sackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Bordes.
Sackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bordes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sackson controlling from the top position.
Bordes has his hands on Sackson's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sackson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bordes will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sackson sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Sackson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bordes scores a takedown into full mount!
Sackson is looking to get to half guard.
Sackson holds of for dear life.
Bordes in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bordes with good strikes from the mount here!
Sackson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bordes controls Sackson momentarily but Sackson frees himself.
Bordes throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sackson wants to pass the guard but Bordes is keeping the position.
Bordes had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Sackson is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Bordes Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Sackson's back instead.
Sackson manages to reverse the position and now he's in Bordes's guard. Nice work there by Sackson.
Sackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bordes is looking for a triangle but Sackson pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sackson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sackson stands up and waves to Bordes to follow him.
Bordes misses with a takedown
and Sackson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bordes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sackson controlling the action here.
Bordes is looking for a sweep. Sackson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackson not doing much here.
Bordes is staying active underneath Sackson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sackson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bordes!
Sackson stands up from mount. Strange move.
Sackson misses with a takedown attempt
and Bordes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sackson is looking to control Bordes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sackson avoid being mounted?
Sackson is holding on to half guard well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackson wants to get back to full guard.
Sackson trying to control from the bottom.
Sackson is refusing to be controlled, as Bordes sits in half guard.
Sackson moves into full guard.
Sackson is adopting a defensive guard.
Bordes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Andrew Sackson.
Well Sackson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Sackson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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