PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Sandman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thai Striker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sandman might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Enter Sandman. Striker has chosen Rage Against The Machine - Killing in The Name as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sandman
vs
Striker

175 cm
25
152 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

170 cm
28
147 lbs
11 - 4 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Shawn Sandman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Thai Striker!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sandman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Striker is holding on to half guard well.
Sandman is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Striker reverses the position - he's now on top in Sandman's guard.
Striker stays in close to Sandman's body and controls the position.
Striker looking to pass the guard.
Striker works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Sandman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sandman wants to improve his position but Striker is controlling well.
Striker is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sandman is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Striker jumps into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Sandman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sandman defending against the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Striker.
Striker tries to move into full mount but can't pass Sandman's legs.
Striker throws an elbow but Sandman slips to the side and avoids it well.
Striker throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Striker is looking to take a break and control but Sandman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Striker seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sandman managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Striker.
Sandman is letting Striker control him for a moment.
Striker fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sandman tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Striker decides to stand back up. Striker steps back and let's Sandman get back to his feet.

Striker closes the distance and clinches.
Sandman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Striker tries to land a knee to the head but Sandman blocks with his arms.
Sandman fails to pull guard.
Striker controlling the action here for a moment.
Striker lands a good knee to the midsection. Sandman won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Striker.
Striker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Striker landing knees to the head.
Striker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Striker connects with a knee to the head.
Striker scores a nice knee to the body.
Striker lands a knee to the body.
Striker looks gassed!
Sandman tries to pull guard but Striker holds him up against the cage and eventually Sandman drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Sandman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Striker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sandman tries to pull guard but Striker won't allow it.
Striker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sandman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Striker walks away with a smile on his face. Sandman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sandman lands a jab to the nose.
Sandman works over Striker's head and body with a nice combination.
Striker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sandman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striker looks to land a left hand but Sandman moved out of range nicely.
A low kick from Sandman is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sandman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Striker sprawls well. Striker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sandman gets slowly back to his feet.

Sandman looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Sandman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Striker is staying active underneath Sandman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Sandman is working for a kimura but Striker is defending it quite comfortably.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Striker is in trouble now - Sandman has advanced to mount!
Sandman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Striker is looking to escape.
Striker is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thai Striker dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Striker misses with a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sandman.
Sandman slips a jab and a cross from Striker.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sandman.
Sandman lands a body shot.
Striker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Striker lands with a straight right. Sandman didn't see that one coming.
Sandman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Striker has time to react.
Sandman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Striker throws a leg kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Striker.
Sandman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sandman looks for a takedown but Striker sprawls well.
Sandman lands a jab to Striker's midsection.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Striker, right into the meat.
Sandman wants to clinch up but Striker keeps it at a distance.
Striker lands a high kick!
Striker misses the shot to the body.
Striker misses with an attempted mid kick.

Sandman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sandman wants to control but Striker is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Striker wants to control but Sandman postures up.
Striker is breathing heavily.
Sandman trying to control the position but Striker is working away.

Sandman is trying to get an arm triangle but Striker is defending well.
Sandman is trying to move to mount but Striker reverses beautifully and ends up in Sandman's guard.
Striker trying to control the position from guard on top but Sandman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Striker stands up from Sandman's guard - Striker perhaps looking for a knockout.
Striker throws a sloppy head kick and Sandman moves out of range easily.
Sandman shoots for a double leg takedown but Striker sprawls well. He's pushed Sandman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Sandman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Sandman does it's job there.
Striker misses with a few strikes there.
Striker misses with a hook
and Sandman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Striker throws a head kick but Sandman moves out of range.
Sandman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A head kick misses from Sandman.
Sandman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Sandman scores with a takedown into Striker's guard.
Sandman trying to control the position from guard on top but Striker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striker working a defensive guard but Sandman passes into half guard.
Sandman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Striker with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sandman wants to pass to mount but Striker is defending the position.
Sandman moves into full mount! Striker won't be happy about that!

Sandman goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Striker turns into him and now he's in Sandman's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Striker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandman looking to control.
Striker wants to control from the top but Sandman keeps moving.
Sandman looking to control.
Striker trying to control but Sandman is working from the bottom.
Sandman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Sandman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Striker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Sandman is tightening it up a little... Striker has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Striker reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Striker taps out! nice BJJ there by Sandman!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Shawn Sandman!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

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