PBP Commentary

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

Sanford
vs
Millrapids

210 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
192 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

recos laboratory

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rubadub Sanford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gregorius Millrapids!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rubadub Sanford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Millrapids misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Millrapids.
Sanford throws a sloppy head kick and Millrapids moves out of range easily.
Millrapids misses with an uppercut.

Millrapids closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sanford to the mat! Sanford manages to get full guard.
Sanford is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Millrapids is controlling him.
Millrapids pushes down on Sanford's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Millrapids wants to work for an arm triangle but Sanford is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Millrapids not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Millrapids drops an elbow to the side of Sanford's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Millrapids missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Millrapids is working for a submission of some sort.
Sanford wants to get back to his feet.

Millrapids is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Millrapids looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

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.
Millrapids passes to side control.
Millrapids tries to move to mount but Sanford blocks the move with his legs.
The strikes coming from Millrapids are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
An elbow from Millrapids crashes against the mat.
Millrapids tries to move to mount but Sanford blocks the move with his legs.
Sanford is trying to buck Millrapids off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millrapids in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sanford really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Sanford throws a sloppy head kick and Millrapids moves out of range easily.
Sanford throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Millrapids.
A head kick misses from Sanford.
Sanford throws a head kick but Millrapids moves out of range.
A cross from Sanford lands.
Millrapids throws the left hand but Sanford avoids the punch easily.
Sanford lands a two punch combo.
Sanford tries a head kick but it misses.
Millrapids avoids the head kick by Sanford.
Sanford is breathing heavily.
Sanford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanford misses with a head kick.

Millrapids closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Millrapids misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ground and pound from Millrapids seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Millrapids in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Millrapids fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Millrapids landing a few strikes.
The strikes coming from Millrapids are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sanford parries the strikes from Millrapids easily there. Millrapids is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sanford to escape.
Sanford gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Millrapids fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregorius Millrapids 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.

Sanford misses with a two punch combination.
Millrapids showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanford.
Sanford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Millrapids looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sanford scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Millrapids is rocked!
Sanford tries a head kick but it misses.
Millrapids is still on wobbly legs! Can Sanford finish him?
Sanford throws a head kick that misses.
Sanford misses with a head kick.
Millrapids throws a half hearted mid kick.
Millrapids seems to have recovered his senses.
Sanford circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Millrapids drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Sanford follows Millrapids to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rubadub Sanford!