PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Sanchez (ranked 1600 p4p, 1745 weight class) and Deepen Cider (ranked 247 p4p, 276 weight class). Sanchez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Duele El Carazon. Deepen Cider will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Sanchez
vs
Cider

180 cm
43
180
23 - 24 - 0

185 cm
28
222
12 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Fantasy Threads
Furnace Performance 🔥

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 23 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesus Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Deepen Cider!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez has his takedown stuffed
and Cider counters with a left to the body.
Sanchez misses with a takedown
and Cider connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanchez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Sanchez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cider napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cider prevents Sanchez from moving into mount.
Sanchez trying to control the position but Cider is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sanchez in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Cider is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jesus Sanchez!
In his post fight interview, Jesus Sanchez started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.