PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Couturier (ranked 4690 p4p, 5164 weight class) and Felix Sanchez (ranked 625 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Couturier
vs
Sanchez

187 cm
18
201
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
185
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonathan Couturier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Felix Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Couturier moves out of range easily.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the body
and Couturier cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Couturier lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Couturier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanchez throws an overhand right that lands on Couturier's shoulder, as Couturier tries to avoid the shot.
Couturier lands a lovely overhand right.
Sanchez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Couturier scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez swings for the body but Couturier moves out of range.
Couturier throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanchez swings for the body but Couturier moves out of range.
Couturier scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sanchez shoots in but no luck this time.
Sanchez is looking to score with low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Couturier.
Sanchez throws a push kick but Couturier slaps the foot to one side.
Couturier with a nice cross.
Jonathan Couturier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Couturier blocks the body kick.
Couturier digs a good body shot into Sanchez's ribs.
Couturier tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Couturier scores with a jab to the head.
Sanchez tries to score with a low kick but Couturier moves his leg out of the way.
Couturier misses with a wild body shot.
Couturier displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sanchez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice straight punches there by Couturier. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Couturier.
Couturier fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez tried to score with a low kick but Couturier checks it.
Couturier doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Couturier lands a right hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Sanchez with that takedown attempt.
Sanchez looks winded!
Sanchez scores with a leg kick.
Couturier tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Couturier fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Couturier.
Nice shot by Couturier.
Sanchez throws a jab when Couturier was well out of range.
Couturier connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sanchez's hands.
Couturier lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Sanchez is rocked!
Sanchez is aggressively charging in as Couturier backs up avoiding any damage. Couturier tosses out a jab and Sanchez runs right into it face first! Sanchez is out cold! Couturier dropped down on all fours and is barking in Sanchez's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jonathan Couturier!