PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aris Lithoxoidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Sander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aris Lithoxoidis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lithoxoidis
vs
Sander

182 cm
23
135 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

170 cm
21
138 lbs
5 - 6 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aris Lithoxoidis !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Sander!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sander drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sander looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Lithoxoidis throws a series of punches but Sander avoids them all with ease.
Sander is looking to clinch but Lithoxoidis is avoiding it.
Sander shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lithoxoidis sprawls well. Lithoxoidis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sander gets slowly back to his feet.
Lithoxoidis throws a one two combo.
Sander takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lithoxoidis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sander moves forwards but Lithoxoidis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lithoxoidis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sander has time to react.

Lithoxoidis shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lithoxoidis is pressing down on Sander's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sander is holding on for now.
Lithoxoidis is controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sander is in trouble now - Lithoxoidis has advanced to mount!
Lithoxoidis controlling from mount.
Lithoxoidis scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lithoxoidis gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Lithoxoidis throws a combination. Sander tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lithoxoidis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lithoxoidis .
Lithoxoidis lands a jab to the head.
Lithoxoidis lunges at Sander with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sander's hand.
Lithoxoidis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lithoxoidis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lithoxoidis connects with a nice looking jab.
Lithoxoidis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sander takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lithoxoidis lands with a right hand.
Sander on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lithoxoidis scores with a decent looking hook.
Lithoxoidis punishes Sander's body with a nice straight punch.
Lithoxoidis is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lithoxoidis cracks Sander with an open hand slap.
Sander takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lithoxoidis lands a head shot.
Lithoxoidis lands with an uppercut that bounces Sander off the ropes and back into rage.
Lithoxoidis lands a two punch combo.
Sander has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A jab from Lithoxoidis finds it's way through Sander's defenses.
Lithoxoidis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lithoxoidis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A left and a right from Lithoxoidis both land. Nice combination.
Jab from Lithoxoidis .
Lithoxoidis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Sander gets caught flat footed, as Lithoxoidis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Lithoxoidis stands up from Sander's guard - Lithoxoidis perhaps looking for a knockout.

Sander gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Lithoxoidis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Lithoxoidis gets to his feet. Sander looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sander drops his hands momentarily and Lithoxoidis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aris Lithoxoidis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sander takes one to the chin there.
Decent striking displayed by Lithoxoidis there.
Lithoxoidis lands a jab-cross combination.
Lithoxoidis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aris Lithoxoidis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lithoxoidis connects with a crisp jab.
Lithoxoidis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lithoxoidis swinging wilding here.

Lithoxoidis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lithoxoidis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lithoxoidis works his foot free and advances to mount.
Lithoxoidis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sander is breathing heavily.
Lithoxoidis has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lithoxoidis seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sander for as long as he can get away with.

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.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Aris Lithoxoidis just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Lithoxoidis 's corner calls for a 1-2. Lithoxoidis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lithoxoidis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lithoxoidis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lithoxoidis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sander avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aris Lithoxoidis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lithoxoidis cracks Sander with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lithoxoidis throws a one two combo.
Lithoxoidis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Lithoxoidis is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sander's half guard.
Lithoxoidis prevents Sander from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lithoxoidis content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Aris Lithoxoidis just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Lithoxoidis 's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Lithoxoidis duly obliges.
Sander slips a jab and a cross from Lithoxoidis .
Sander takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sander takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Lithoxoidis darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lithoxoidis slows the pace down in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aris Lithoxoidis dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Danga de danga de dang - Lithoxoidis scores with a four punch combination!

Lithoxoidis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Well, if Lithoxoidis is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Aris Lithoxoidis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lithoxoidis '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.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sander takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lithoxoidis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Aris Lithoxoidis just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lithoxoidis .
Aris Lithoxoidis is winning the standup battle so far.

Lithoxoidis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lithoxoidis showed some decent athleticism there.

Sander is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lithoxoidis pulls his head out easily.
Lithoxoidis slows the pace down in half guard.

Lithoxoidis is looking for a kimura but Sander is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lithoxoidis to get the leverage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lithoxoidis is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Sander has managed to free his arm - good work.
Still in half guard, Lithoxoidis seems content to control.

Lithoxoidis decides to return to a standing position.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lithoxoidis .
Lithoxoidis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lithoxoidis digs a good body shot into Sander's ribs.

Lithoxoidis scores with a takedown into Sander's guard.
Lithoxoidis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lithoxoidis stands up and waves to Sander to follow him.
Lithoxoidis scores with a shot to the body.
Lithoxoidis lands with a hook. Sander tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sander tries to clinch up.

Lithoxoidis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lithoxoidis looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roger Sander has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lithoxoidis is landing with some decent strikes but Sander is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lithoxoidis controlling from the full mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aris Lithoxoidis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lithoxoidis 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:24
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aris Lithoxoidis !