PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carmelo Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Blade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blade is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by For Whom the Bell Tolls. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sanchez
vs
Blade

182 cm
26
170 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

185 cm
24
183 lbs
11 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carmelo Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Blade!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blade moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
Blade tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Blade.
Blade lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Carmelo Sanchez has been cut.
Blade misses with a few strikes there.
Blade throws a head kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sanchez.
Blade throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blade wants to clinch.
Blade throws and low kick but Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Blade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blade throws a quick inside leg kick.
A low kick from Sanchez is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Blade tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blade.
Sanchez scores with a kick to the midsection.
Blade wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
Blade misses with a straight right.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Sanchez scoring well with a low kick there.
Blade throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blade rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanchez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sanchez.
Carmelo Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blade looks gassed!
Sanchez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sanchez wants it to stay on the feet.
Blade misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blade digs a good body shot into Sanchez's ribs.
Blade moves out of range of the leg kick from Sanchez.
Blade looks to throw a body kick
and Sanchez counters with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez is looking to slow Blade down with leg kicks.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sanchez lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the body.
Blade stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sanchez.
Blade takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A head kick from Sanchez lands but Blade takes it in his stride.
Sanchez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Blade if he has to take too many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the head.
Sanchez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sanchez throws a lazy head kick
and Blade counters with a right hand to the body.
Blade has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sanchez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Sanchez scores with a four punch combination!
Blade avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Blade.
Sanchez cracks Blade with a good jab.
Sanchez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Blade misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez digs a good hook to Blade's body.
Sanchez throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carmelo Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carmelo Sanchez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Blade with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sanchez to score with a decent uppercut.
Sanchez lands with a hook. Blade tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Blade scores with a leg kick.
A low kick from Blade misses
and Sanchez counters with a big head kick but Blade shrugs it off.
Blade clinches but Sanchez breaks the clinch
and Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.
Blade looks to throw the jab but Sanchez is out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Sanchez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sanchez.
Blade is breathing heavily.
Blade misses with a double jab
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blade tries to score with a low kick but Sanchez moves his leg out of the way.
Carmelo Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick by Blade misses
and Sanchez counters with a head kick. That will keep Blade thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Blade swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Blade throws a sloppy head kick
and Sanchez counters with a low kick, right behind Blade 's knee.
Sanchez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Both fighters circling a little - Sanchez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Blade falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sanchez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Blade is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sanchez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blade avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blade takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick by Blade misses
and Sanchez counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sanchez lands with a nice body kick.
A head kick from Sanchez lands but Blade takes it in his stride.
Nice body kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a head kick that half lands.
A low kick from Blade misses
and Sanchez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blade thinking.
Blade takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bobby Blade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez lands a slapping body shot.
Sanchez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Blade misses
and Sanchez counters with a nice body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sanchez.
Blade takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blade throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sanchez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blade's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sanchez connects with a solid leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sanchez, right into the meat.
Sanchez thows a body kick. Blade tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sanchez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blade.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez lands with a kick to the temple. Blade shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carmelo Sanchez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carmelo Sanchez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Blade blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Blade misses with a body punch
and Sanchez counters with a good low kick that Blade was not able to check.
Good work by Sanchez as he checks the leg kick.
Sanchez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick by Blade misses
and Sanchez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sanchez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sanchez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sanchez cracks the inside of Blade's front leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Blade.
Sanchez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blade takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blade swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sanchez counters with a low kick, right behind Blade 's knee.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Blade might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sanchez has got the better of the exchanges.
Blade throws a combination that misses
and Sanchez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanchez lands a slapping body shot.
A head kick by Blade misses
and Sanchez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blade takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sanchez digs a good body shot into Blade's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blade blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Blade on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blade blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Blade takes a step back to recover.
Blade thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blade lands a head kick!
Sanchez misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blade walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sanchez.
Blade misses with a takedown
and Sanchez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanchez.
Blade thows a leg kick but Sanchez checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sanchez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blade chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanchez can pounce on him.
Sanchez lands a high kick!
Sanchez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sanchez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blade stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sanchez throws a head kick that Blade semi-blocks.
Blade throws a head kick that misses
enabling Sanchez to counter with a crisp jab.
Sanchez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sanchez cracks Blade with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blade clinches but Sanchez breaks the clinch
and Sanchez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bobby Blade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carmelo Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carmelo Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sanchez 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carmelo Sanchez!