PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Nix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nix comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Holy Diver by Killswitch Engage kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Kevin Sanchez has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Sanchez
vs
Nix

200 cm
19
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
18
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Nix!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez shoots in looking for a takedown. Nix tries to sprawl out of it but Sanchez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nix manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sanchez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nix circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanchez misses with a low kick as Nix jumps back.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Nix displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Nix ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nix looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Nix ducks under and follows up with a left that Nix also avoids with ease.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut.

Nix feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Nix throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nix postures up in Sanchez's guard and throws a big left but Sanchez blocks it.
Nix throwing strikes from guard but Sanchez blocks nicely.
Nix stands up over Sanchez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nix content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nix missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sanchez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nix is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Nix lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nix in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nix.
Nix distracts Sanchez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nix with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nix with a nice head shot there.
Nix is in close to Sanchez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nix with a nice head shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nix is in close to Sanchez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nix postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nix throwing strikes from guard but Sanchez blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sanchez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nix lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nix postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nix working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nix is working Sanchez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nix makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nix in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nix landing some decent shots from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nix lands a couple of elbows.
Nix working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sanchez's head.
Nix scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nix scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nix forces his way into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nix is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nix lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Nix 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.

Nix scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nix lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nix lands strikes from half guard.

Sanchez is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nix throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nix scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Oh Sanchez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nix slips a nice elbow through Sanchez's hands, connecting with Sanchez's forehead.
Sanchez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nix scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sanchez seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nix lands strikes from half guard.
Nix scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nix working the head and body with strikes.
Nix thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sanchez's head.
Nix lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nix not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nix looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sanchez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nix takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez taking some punishment here, with Nix in his half guard.
Sanchez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nix.
Nix working the head and body with strikes.
Nix lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Nix there.
Nix is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nix working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nix lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nix working Sanchez over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nix lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nix looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sanchez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nix working Sanchez over with strikes.
Sanchez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nix connects with a nice short shot to Sanchez's temple.
Sanchez taking some punishment here, with Nix in his half guard.
Nix lands with a punch from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nix scores with a big shot! Sanchez's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Sanchez! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Nix!