|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xander Coll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
19
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
|
187 cm
26
170 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xander Coll!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coll gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sanders counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sanders trying to move into half guard but instead Coll has managed to sweep!
Sanders avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sanders controls Coll momentarily but Coll frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coll with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Coll thows a big elbow that misses.
Sanders knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Coll on the ground.
Coll with a flurry of punches that miss.
Coll lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Coll loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Coll thows a big elbow that misses.
Sanders pulls Coll in close to his closed guard and prevents Coll from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coll makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sanders has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sanders has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Joe Sanders wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sanders misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sloppy strikes from Coll. Those never looked like landing.
Coll misses with a takedown
and Sanders counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Coll!
Coll wants to hold on but Sanders pushes him away.
Sanders has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Coll's face.
Sanders throwing strikes but Coll bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Sanders looking to sit in guard and control but Coll gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sanders on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sanders tries to get out of the position.
Sanders has Coll pulled in close to control his posture.
Coll trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coll throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanders works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sanders being controlled here, momentarily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Coll accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sanders avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Coll won't allow Sanders to get back to his feet.
Sanders looking to hit a scissor sweep but Coll is one step ahead there.
Sanders preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four 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.
Coll wants to control from the top but Sanders keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sanders throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Coll tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sanders is in Coll's guard.
Sanders trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sanders postures up in Coll's guard and throws a big left but Coll blocks it.
Coll not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Coll is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Coll keeping moving, preventing Sanders from controlling successfully.
Sanders throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sanders wants to pass the guard but Coll is keeping the position.
Sanders stopping the sweep attempt from Coll.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Sanders dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Coll with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sanders counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Coll!
Coll is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sanders scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sanders raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sanders raining down shots from the mount!
Coll is desperately trying to improve his position but Sanders has a good base and remains in mount.
Sanders unloading with bombs!
Sanders looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Coll covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Sanders!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
