PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yli Paino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanders is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Enter Sand Man-Metallica. Yli Paino has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Paino
vs
Sanders

210 cm
26
270 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

184 cm
30
265 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yli Paino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Sanders, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paino dodges the punch combination from Sanders.

Sanders closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Paino's guard.
Sanders must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sanders thows a big elbow that misses.
Sanders with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paino working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sanders.
Sanders stops Paino from standing up.
Sanders throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sanders postures up in Paino's guard and throws a big left but Paino blocks it.

Paino kicks Sanders off and gets to his feet.
Sanders uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paino.
Sanders swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Paino!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanders closes the distance and clinches up with Paino, looking for a takedown. Sanders pushes Paino against the cage but Paino circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sanders misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paino takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Paino is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sanders.

It looks like Yli Paino has been cut.
Paino slaps away a takedown attempt from Sanders, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sanders fails to land with a series of punches.

Sanders 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.
Sanders looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Paino uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Paino shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sanders shoots in looking for a takedown but Paino manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sanders's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Yli Paino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Sanders.
Sanders shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Paino but Paino pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Paino 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.
Sanders keeping moving, preventing Paino from controlling successfully.
Paino scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paino seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sanders trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Paino not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Paino content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Paino slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Paino stopping the sweep attempt from Sanders.
Sanders throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Paino wants to control from the top but Sanders keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Yli Paino.
Sanders shoots in but Paino avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Sanders does no damage.
Paino fails to land the takedown.
Paino keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sanders rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Paino moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanders closes the distance and clinches up with Paino, looking for a takedown. Sanders pushes Paino against the cage but Paino circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sanders looks for a takedown but Paino sprawls well.

Paino shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Paino with good strikes from the mount here!
Sanders is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Paino lands a big shot there that rocks Sanders but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders is trying to stand up.
Sanders is looking to improve his position but Paino isn't that keen on the idea.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanders is trying to stand.
Paino landing strikes from the mount.
Paino lands a nice shot to the head.
Sanders really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Paino tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Paino is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Paino controlling the position easily from mount.
Paino lands a big elbow.
The referee warns Sanders that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Paino with a couple of short strikes.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sanders throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Paino fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Paino will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sanders is trying to escape the mount.
Paino lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Paino lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Paino looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sanders is desperately trying to improve his position but Paino has a good base and remains in mount.
Paino trying to control but Sanders is having none of it.
Sanders taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paino working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Paino landing shots from mount.

Sanders is rocked!
Sanders is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Paino lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Paino lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sanders is still in real trouble! Can Paino finish him?

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Paino trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sanders is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Sanders seems to have recovered his senses.
Paino can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sanders is looking to escape.
Sanders is trying to escape the mount.
Sanders gets back to half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sanders tries to roll over but Paino keeps him under control.

Paino stands up and beckons Sanders to join him on the feet.
Paino lands a really nice looking cross but Sanders seems unphased.
Sanders shoots in looking for a takedown. Paino tries to sprawl out of it but Sanders keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Paino manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sanders shoots in for a takedown but Paino shows good takedown defense.
Paino shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sanders fails with the takedown.
Paino lands a right hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Paino.
Sanders rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Paino moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Paino fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sanders throws a right and a left that both miss.
Paino lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanders gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Paino counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sanders won't be happy with that.
Paino working the head with strikes.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Paino lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sanders down.
Sanders tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Paino scores with punches and elbows.
Sanders is trying to break free.
Sanders is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Paino.
Sanders tries to escape the position.
Sanders is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sanders looking very determined here, making life difficult for Paino.
Paino lands strikes to the head.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Paino lands with a hammerfist to the side of Sanders's head.
Paino is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Paino has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Sanders's body.
Paino lands a shot to the body.
Paino has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Sanders.
Paino is looking to control Sanders but Sanders is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Sanders trying to get back to his feet but Paino is in full control for now.
Paino lands with a hammerfist to the side of Sanders's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paino is landing with strikes from the back.
What can Sanders do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Paino lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yli Paino dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yli Paino's cut.
That's time! Paino's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Paino throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sanders's waist but Sanders gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Paino off to one side.
Bruce Sanders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paino fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanders looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Paino shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sanders defends it nicely.
Sanders jabs Paino right on the nose. Paino blinks but takes it well.
Nice sprawl there from Sanders as Paino shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yli Paino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanders is trying hard to land a takedown here. Paino sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sanders throws a right and a left that Paino avoids nicely.

Paino scores with a takedown into Sanders's guard.
Paino wants to control from the top but Sanders keeps moving.
Sanders is breathing heavily.
Sanders wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders is looking to stand up but Paino isn't so interested in that idea.
Sanders keeping moving, preventing Paino from controlling successfully.
Paino is standing up over Sanders. Sanders looks to escape but Paino dives into side control.
Paino is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanders can do to turn this around?
Paino in side control lands a decent elbow.
Paino lands a nice forearm strike.
Paino is putting a hurting on Sanders here, landing some big shots from side control.
Paino creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sanders misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Paino lands a decent elbow from side control.
Paino is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Sanders is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paino blocks the strikes from Sanders.
Sanders throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Sanders wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Paino wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanders keeps working.
Paino working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Paino looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sanders is not content to let Paino control the position.
Paino works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sanders throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Paino has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Paino wants to control but Sanders is keeping him busy.
Sanders throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Sanders is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Paino wants to control but Sanders is keeping him busy.

Paino thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sanders is not content to let Paino control the position.
Sanders tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders tries to escape but Paino is in control.
Paino grinds an elbow into Sanders's temple.
Sanders is looking to regain half guard here but Paino keeps moving and retains side control.
Paino lands a nice forearm strike.
Paino trying to control the action but Sanders is working from the bottom.
Sanders is looking for a sweep.
Paino working the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paino controlling the position from side mount.
Paino advances nicely into full mount.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sanders is trying to stand up.
BOOM! Paino connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sanders takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Paino working the ground and pound effectively.
Sanders keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Paino loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Sanders scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Paino land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Paino stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yli Paino!