PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lim Minho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sanders
vs
Minho

192 cm
19
198 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
26
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lim Minho!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minho tries to clinch up

and Sanders counters with a single leg into guard. Minho didn't expect that.
Minho has a closed guard, preventing Sanders from standing up.
Sanders trying to control but Minho is working from the bottom.
Minho wants to stand and escape but Sanders is having none of it.
Sanders engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Johnny Sanders just wasn't active enough.
Sanders fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Minho closes the distance looking to clinch

and Sanders counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sanders looking to pass the guard.
Sanders looking to sit in guard and control but Minho gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Minho must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Minho is looking to stand up but Sanders won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Minho manages to get himself to full guard.
Minho keeping full guard, as Sanders tries to pass.
Sanders sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sanders looking to pass the guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanders wants to control from the top but Minho keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sanders drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Minho dives on top into guard.

Sanders throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sanders looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Minho puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanders is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Sanders dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sanders looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Minho keeping full guard, as Sanders tries to pass.
Minho being controlled here, momentarily.
Minho keeping moving, preventing Sanders from controlling successfully.
Sanders is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Johnny Sanders wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Minho darts in trying to clinch

and Sanders counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sanders stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Minho swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanders controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanders's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Johnny Sanders wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Minho misses with the combination.

Minho forces Sanders back against the cage and clinches.
Minho swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanders uses good head movement to avoid it.
Minho lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Minho is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Minho pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanders keeps control of Minho as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Minho pushes Sanders back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Minho tries to break the clinch but Sanders is controlling the position.
Sanders keeps control of Minho as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Minho gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sanders.

Minho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sanders closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Minho to the mat! Minho manages to get full guard.
Sanders trying to control but Minho is working from the bottom.

Sanders stands up from Minho's guard - Sanders perhaps looking for a knockout.
Minho darts in trying to clinch

and Sanders counters with a takedown into side control.
Sanders remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

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

Sanders decides to stand up, so the ref orders Minho to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Sanders dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Minho closes the distance looking to clinch

and Sanders counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Minho wants to get back to his feet but Sanders passes into half guard.
Sanders seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Sanders is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Minho is refusing to be controlled, as Sanders sits in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sanders has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Minho is trying to stand back up but Sanders is controlling him

The ref stands the fighters back up. Johnny Sanders wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Sanders.

Sanders thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders slows the pace down.
Sanders taking a break here but Minho is having none of it and regains half guard.
Sanders stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Johnny Sanders just wasn't active enough.
Sanders goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Minho wants to clinch up but Sanders keeps it at a distance.
Minho swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanders paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Minho is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Minho closes the distance but Sanders moves to the side

and Sanders counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sanders.
Sanders slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sanders sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Minho's guard.
Johnny Sanders is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sanders performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Sanders showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sanders, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Sanders!