PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chew Baca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seth Sanders has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Baca
vs
Sanders

206 cm
20
273 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
235 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chew Baca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Seth Sanders!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baca is looking to clinch but Sanders is avoiding it.

Baca clinches up against the cage.
Baca lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
Baca blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Sanders breaks from the clinch.
Baca scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sanders tries to clinch up but Baca circles away and keeps his distance.
Chew Baca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Sanders moves into range and clinches up with Baca.
Sanders is trying to break free.

Baca's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Baca drives through and clinches with Sanders against the cage.
Baca lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
Sanders misses with a punch to the body.
Baca lands a nice uppercut.
Baca lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baca pushes Sanders back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Baca scores with a nice short uppercut.

Sanders manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Baca gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Baca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baca wants to clinch but Sanders slips to the side

and Sanders counters with a nice double leg into side control. Baca won't be happy with that.
Sanders is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Baca will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Baca manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sanders wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baca keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baca tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Sanders is keen to just control but Baca is a slippery customer.
Baca is looking for a sweep. Sanders is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sanders works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sanders controlling the pace for now.
Baca is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sanders can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Baca is looking to escape.

Sanders stands up from mount. Strange move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Baca tries to clinch

and Sanders counters with a nice double leg into side control. Baca won't be happy with that.
Baca manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sanders's best efforts.
Baca is pressing down on Sanders's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sanders looks gassed!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Baca is on top in guard.
Sanders wants to sweep here but Baca controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Baca trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sanders preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Baca's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sanders preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sanders can't keep his opponent in guard - Baca advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sanders wants to improve his position but Baca is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baca is thwarting Sanders's attempts to control the position.
Sanders desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Baca winds up and cracks Sanders with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Baca is thwarting Sanders's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanders pushes Baca off looking to stand but Baca dives back in and keeps control.
Sanders blocking the ground and pound attempt from Baca.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Baca darts in trying to clinch

and Sanders counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sanders.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baca keeping moving, preventing Sanders from controlling successfully.
Sanders won't allow Baca to sweep him here.

Baca isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Sanders stacks Baca on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Sanders!
Sanders takes a little break here. Baca wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Sanders tries to advance to mount but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baca is looking to regain half guard here but Sanders keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Seth Sanders will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Baca tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sanders counters with a left and a right that stings Baca.
Sanders stuffs the takedown attempt from Baca. Baca gets slowly back to his feet.
Sanders throws a head kick but Baca moves out of range.
Sanders circles away from the clinch attempt

and Sanders moves into the clinch.
Baca lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
Sanders tries to land knees in the clinch but Baca avoids the damage to the body.

Baca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanders looks for the body kick but Baca saw that one coming.

Sanders closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Sanders pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanders shoots in for a double leg but Baca sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Sanders closes the distance and pushes Baca back into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanders tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sanders looking for a takedown.

Baca breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baca throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sanders counters with a nice leg kick.
Sanders throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Baca's waist but Baca gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sanders off to one side.
Chew Baca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seth Sanders.

Baca gets a clinch.
Sanders is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Baca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanders lands a knee to the head.
Sanders dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Baca scores with a nice hook to the head.
Baca wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanders goes for a takedown attempt but Baca pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Sanders forces Baca back against the cage and clinches.
Sanders gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Baca.

Sanders breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanders fails with a takedown attempt.
Baca clinches but Sanders breaks the clinch

and Sanders counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Baca's guard now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders trying to control the position from guard on top but Baca is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baca strikes from his own guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Sanders. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Sanders trying to control the position from guard on top but Baca is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanders stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Baca swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanders trying to control the position from guard on top but Baca is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baca will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Baca striking off his back but it's not causing Sanders any problems.
Sanders trying to control but Baca is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanders thumps Baca with a low kick.
Baca closes the distance and clinches up with Sanders, looking for a takedown. Baca pushes Sanders against the cage but Sanders circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sanders.
Sanders shoots in looking for a takedown. Baca tries to sprawl out of it but Sanders keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Baca manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Baca moves into the clinch successfully.
Baca wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baca misses with a punch on the inside.
Baca goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Sanders pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanders throws a head kick that Baca semi-blocks.

Sanders rushes Baca and presses him up against the cage.
Sanders using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

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

Sanders rushes Baca and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sanders breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baca tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Sanders counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sanders.

Sanders's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baca wants to clinch

and Sanders counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sanders.
Baca trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Sanders stopping the sweep attempt from Baca.
Sanders must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baca will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seth Sanders showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Baca avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Sanders forces Baca back against the cage and clinches.
Baca lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baca drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sanders pulls his leg out and moves away.
Baca tries to clinch
and Sanders counters with a three punch combo that has Baca backing up. Baca nods at Sanders to acknowledge the strikes.
Baca closes the distance but Sanders moves to the side

and Sanders holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Baca can't break the clinch.

Sanders manages to break the clinch.
Baca misses with a takedown attempt - Sanders sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Sanders gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sanders lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Baca.

Sanders breaks from the clinch.

Sanders forces Baca back against the cage and clinches.

Sanders pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanders wants to clinch up but Baca keeps it at a distance.
A shot to de liver by Sanders. Beautiful body shot.

Sanders forces Baca back against the cage and clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Sanders manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baca takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sanders tries to clinch up but Baca circles away and keeps his distance.
Baca takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Sanders clinches.

Sanders breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Baca gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Baca doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Baca striking off his back but it's not causing Sanders any problems.
Baca will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sanders passes Baca's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sanders scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Baca tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Sanders scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sanders trying to control from half guard but Baca is working away.
Sanders is nestled in close to Baca, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baca wants to control but Sanders is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Baca 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.
Baca wants to improve his position but Sanders is controlling well.
Sanders is thwarting Baca's attempts to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanders fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chew Baca is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanders thuds his shin into the meat of Baca's side.

Sanders gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sanders stalls.
Sanders looking to throw knees to the head but Baca is blocking nicely.
Sanders works on Baca's body with a couple of short punches.
Baca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanders is looking to control Baca's arms but Baca gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sanders has his back to the cage.
Baca tries to break the clinch but Sanders is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baca is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sanders is keeping busy.
Sanders is trying to maintain a safe position but Baca gets an underhook and turns Sanders into the cage.
Sanders tries to land knees in the clinch but Baca avoids the damage to the body.
Baca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanders tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sanders tries to work over Baca's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanders blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Sanders breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baca takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Sanders takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baca.
Baca prevents a body shot from Sanders.
Sanders lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baca backwards.
Sanders landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sanders creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Baca working aggressively here.

Sanders pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baca looks to clinch

and Sanders counters by clinching up.

Sanders breaks the clinch.
Baca tries to clinch but Sanders moves away
and Sanders counters with a big head kick but Baca shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baca tries to clinch but Sanders moves away

and Sanders counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Baca's guard now.
Baca throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sanders sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Baca's guard.
Seth Sanders is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Baca striking from the bottom.
Sanders prevents Baca from improving his position.
Chew Baca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baca is pressing down on Sanders's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Baca tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sanders works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Baca punching from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baca is trying to get back to full guard.
Sanders content to control rather than advance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Seth Sanders comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sanders has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:30

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