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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Basile De Rabat (ranked 4419 p4p, 5120 weight class) and Benny Sanderson (ranked 305 p4p, 328 weight class). Basile De Rabat has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand |
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Basile De Rabat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Benny Sanderson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Rabat lands a jab to Sanderson's midsection.
De Rabat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanderson manages to avoid it.
Sanderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanderson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sanderson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
De Rabat wants to control but Sanderson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sanderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Rabat has hold of Sanderson's hands but Sanderson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
De Rabat is trying to maintain the position but Sanderson is very close to passing his half guard.
Sanderson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed De Rabat's head.
De Rabat trying to hold on to Sanderson's head to control him but Sanderson postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson wants to pass the guard but De Rabat is defending well.
De Rabat on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
De Rabat tries to roll over but Sanderson keeps him under control.
Sanderson stalling.
De Rabat taking some punishment here, with Sanderson in his half guard.
Sanderson is looking to advance position but De Rabat won't allow it.
Sanderson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sanderson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks De Rabat with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
De Rabat tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Sanderson has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Sanderson breaks from De Rabat's wrist control and lands an elbow.
De Rabat really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sanderson lands a nice shot to the head.
Sanderson cracks De Rabat with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sanderson landing punches.
De Rabat definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
BOOM! Sanderson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sanderson lands a big shot there that rocks De Rabat but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Rabat takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
De Rabat in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The referee warns De Rabat that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sanderson cracks De Rabat with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sanderson with a couple of short strikes.
Sanderson controlling the pace for now.
Sanderson lands a big shot there that rocks De Rabat but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sanderson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of De Rabat's face.
De Rabat taking shots to the head.
Sanderson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanderson working De Rabat over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson unloading with bombs!
Sanderson trying to control but De Rabat is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Sanderson.
Sanderson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sanderson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sanderson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can De Rabat hang on?
Sanderson with shots to the head and body - De Rabat looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sanderson working De Rabat over with strikes here.
Sanderson with the ground and pound from mount.
De Rabat taking shots to the head.
Sanderson looking to finish De Rabat with some ground and pound. This is bad for De Rabat!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Sanderson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
De Rabat throws a lazy uppercut
and Sanderson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sanderson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sanderson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of De Rabat's head.
Sanderson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sanderson wants to control from the top but De Rabat keeps moving.
Sanderson postures up and lands a big shot to De Rabat's brow.
Sanderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sanderson wants to control from the top but De Rabat keeps moving.
De Rabat knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sanderson on the ground.
Sanderson passes De Rabat's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanderson passes to full mount!
Sanderson with the ground and pound from mount.
Sanderson with a couple of short strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson looking for a guillotine from mount but De Rabat is having none of it.
The referee warns De Rabat that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sanderson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sanderson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sanderson working De Rabat over with strikes here.
Sanderson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sanderson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
De Rabat is rocked!
Sanderson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Oh De Rabat is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanderson lands a heavy elbow.
Sanderson raining down shots from the mount!
Sanderson working the ground and pound effectively.
Sanderson trying to control but De Rabat is having none of it.
Benny Sanderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson with shots to the head and body - De Rabat looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sanderson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sanderson raining down shots from the mount!
Sanderson lands a nice shot to the head.
The referee warns De Rabat that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sanderson lands a big shot there that rocks De Rabat but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sanderson with good strikes from the mount here!
Sanderson is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Sanderson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Benny Sanderson!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
65% |
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