BEF 9 - Sanchez vs Aoki PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manvel Gamburyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Gamburyan
vs
Silva

184 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Manvel Gamburyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rodrigo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gamburyan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gamburyan controlling the action here.

Gamburyan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silva sees it coming and defends easily.

Silva makes his way to full guard, as Gamburyan worked for a kimura.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gamburyan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gamburyan is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Silva is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Silva has escaped and now he's on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamburyan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Gamburyan managing to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gamburyan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Gamburyan's legs - danger averted.
Gamburyan managing to control the position.
Silva wants to stand but Gamburyan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gamburyan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Silva has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Gamburyan to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Silva is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Gamburyan pulls down on the head and he's put Silva to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Manvel Gamburyan!
A very excited looking Manvel Gamburyan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
28%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Galvao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Morales
vs
Galvao

174 cm
21
153 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
186 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Morales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Galvao!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Morales clinches.
Morales putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Galvao in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Morales is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Morales tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Galvao avoids it.
Morales stalling.
Morales stalling in the clinch.
Morales trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morales leaning against his opponent.
Galvao being controlled against the cage.
Morales unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales unloads a knee to the mid-section. Galvao lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Galvao tries to break the clinch but Morales is controlling the position.
A knee to the head by Morales.

It looks like Andre Galvao has been cut.
Morales landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Morales tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Galvao being controlled against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales pressing his opponent against the cage.
Galvao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morales looking to throw knees to the head but Galvao is blocking nicely.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Morales takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Galvao in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Morales lands a knee to the body.
Morales using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Morales.
Morales lands a good knee to the midsection. Galvao won't want to take too many of those.
Morales is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Galvao is defending well for now.
Morales landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales connects with a nasty looking knee right to Galvao's face.
The referee is keeping an eye on Morales - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Morales stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Morales landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Morales lands a good knee to the midsection. Galvao won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Morales dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andre Galvao's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Morales takes the fight into the clinch.
Morales working Galvao over with knees to the body.
Morales utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Morales stalls.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morales scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Galvao taking a breather.
Morales holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Morales lands a good knee to the midsection. Galvao won't want to take too many of those.
Galvao throws a knee to the head but misses.
Morales working Galvao over with knees to the body.
Morales leaning against his opponent.
Morales is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Morales seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by James Morales.

Morales darts in and clinches Galvao up against the cage.
Morales using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Galvao takes a knee to the side of the body.
Morales lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Morales scores with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Morales to work.
Galvao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Morales utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Morales is stalling here.
Galvao can't break the clinch.

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.
Morales scores a nice knee to the body.
Morales holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Morales is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Galvao can do to turn this around?
Morales lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Galvao backwards.
Morales leaning against his opponent.
James Morales has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morales working Galvao over with knees to the body.
Morales misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Morales dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andre Galvao's cut.
That's time! Morales's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Morales takes the fight into the clinch.
Morales is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Morales scores with a knee to the head.
Morales is stalling here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Galvao.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales leaning his opponent against the cage.
Morales leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by James Morales.

Morales pushes Galvao up against the cage in a clinch.
Morales misses with a knee to the head.
Morales with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Morales with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales landing knees to the body.
Morales putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Galvao in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Morales leaning against his opponent.
Knees to the body from Morales.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Morales takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Morales with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Morales takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Knees to the body from Morales.
Galvao letting Morales take a breather here.
Morales crunches a lovely knee into Galvao's ribcage.
Morales connects with a knee to the head.
Morales stalling the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by James Morales.

Morales takes the fight into the clinch.
Galvao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Galvao tries to circle away but Morales has him pinned against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Morales showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Morales has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:24
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:24
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Morales!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
28%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shynoi Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez comes to the cage accompanied by Not Afraid - Eminen. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sanchez
vs
Aoki

167 cm
18
142 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

179 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Diego Sanchez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shynoi Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sanchez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Aoki with the active half guard here but Sanchez passes nicely into side control.

Sanchez has an Americana. Aoki didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Sanchez is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Sanchez hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Diego Sanchez!
Diego Sanchez retains his super heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Diego Sanchez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.