PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sanderson
vs
Santos

187 cm
22
195 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
196 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent knees
Solid chin

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Sanderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorge Santos!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sanderson darts in and clinches Santos up against the cage.
Santos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanderson avoiding damage as Santos throws knees to the body.
Santos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Santos trying to land knees to the body.
Sanderson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Santos is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Santos throws a head punch that misses.

Sanderson lands a takedown into guard.
Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sanderson is stalling in the full guard.

Santos looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sanderson passes into half guard.
Santos wants to get back to full guard.

Santos has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Sanderson escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Sanderson!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sanderson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Santos is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos tries to bench press Sanderson off him but Sanderson keeps the position.
Sanderson looks up at the clock and then as Santos takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sanderson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Santos gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Santos looking for submissions off his back.
Santos looks gassed!
Sanderson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sanderson is looking to take a break and control but Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Santos slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Santos isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Sanderson stacks Santos on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Sanderson!
Santos is not content to let Sanderson control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Santos is squirming around, avoiding Sanderson's attempts to control the action.
Sanderson with shots to the head and body - Santos looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sanderson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sanderson lands a big elbow.
Santos regains half guard.
Sanderson working the head and body with strikes.

Sanderson wants to work for an arm triangle but Santos is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Santos wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson passes to side control.
Sanderson trying to control the position but Santos is working away.
Santos tries to bench press Sanderson off him but Sanderson keeps the position.

Sanderson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sanderson is staying tight to Santos's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos wants to control but Sanderson postures up.
Sanderson staying calm.
Sanderson lands some shots froms side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Santos is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Sanderson is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Santos tries to reverse the position but Sanderson maintains control.

Sanderson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Santos is trying to escape the mount.

Sanderson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Santos can't escape the position.
Santos gets back to half guard.
Sanderson wants to control but Santos is keeping him busy.
Santos is looking to get back to full guard here but Sanderson has managed to pass to side control instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Sanderson dominated that round.
That's time! Sanderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sanderson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sanderson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sanderson wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.

Santos working for a triangle but Sanderson defends it easily.
Sanderson is in close to Santos's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet Santos, not yet.

Santos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sanderson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sanderson advances to half guard.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Santos is looking to improve his position.
Sanderson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Santos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos wants to sweep but Sanderson has passed to side control!
Santos is trying to improve his position.
Santos is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sanderson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ben Sanderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sanderson wants to take a breather but Santos is having none of it.
Santos trying to control but Sanderson postures up.
Santos regains full guard. Nicely done.

Santos has his foot on Sanderson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sanderson works his way back into a safe position though.

Santos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Santos wants to hit a switch here but Sanderson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Santos there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sanderson looking to isolate an arm here. Santos doesn't see it coming and as Sanderson extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Sanderson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ben Sanderson!