PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nerubian Assasin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sanchez's choice of entrance music: Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Assasin
vs
Sanchez

182 cm
21
185 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

180 cm
24
170 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nerubian Assasin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Diego Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assasin misses with an uppercut.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Assasin.
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
Sanchez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like Nerubian Assasin has been cut.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Assasin ducks under and follows up with a left that Assasin also avoids with ease.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Assasin avoids them all with ease.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Assasin misses with a straight left.
Assasin misses the jab.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circling - Assasin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez lands a glancing blow to the side of Assasin's head.
Assasin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Assasin loads up on a big right hand but Sanchez slips the punch.
Sanchez throws a jab when Assasin was well out of range.
A big right from Assasin misses.
Nerubian Assasin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez blocks a leg kick.
Sanchez throws a hook but Assasin blocks it.
Sanchez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sanchez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Assasin throws a big shot that misses.
Assasin connects with a body shot.
Sanchez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sanchez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Assasin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nerubian Assasin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Assasin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sanchez doesn't seem bothered though.
Assasin misses with a hook.
Assasin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sanchez is able to avoid easily.
Assasin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez.
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Assasin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Assasin misses with a combination
enabling Sanchez to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Assasin circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Assasin looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
Assasin throws out a loose jab but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Assasin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanchez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Some wild striking there from Assasin.
Assasin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Diego Sanchez has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Assasin throws a hook but Sanchez blocks it.
Assasin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sanchez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assasin slips under a jab from Sanchez.
Assasin throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
Assasin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
Assasin looks to throw the jab but Sanchez is out of range.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
Assasin throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Assasin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
A slow jab from Assasin misses its intended target.
Assasin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Assasin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Assasin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
Assasin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sanchez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Assasin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sanchez moves out of range as Assasin strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assasin swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Assasin thows a body shot but no joy.
Assasin misses with a two punch combination.
Assasin is breathing heavily.
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Assasin.
Assasin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez.
Sanchez walks into a left hand.
Sanchez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sanchez blocks a jab.
Sanchez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Assasin.
Assasin moves out of range as Sanchez strikes.
A big right from Sanchez misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Assasin digs a good body shot into Sanchez's ribs.
Assasin misses with a wild combination.
Assasin thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Diego Sanchez will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Assasin lands a right hook to the body.
Assasin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Assasin avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
Sanchez scores with a three punch combo!
Sanchez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Assasin backs up against the cage.

Nerubian Assasin's cut is getting worse.
Assasin misses with a few strikes there.
Sanchez tries to move into range but Assasin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Assasin.
Sanchez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Assasin scores with a punch to the head.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Assasin.
Assasin misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Assasin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Assasin swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Assasin thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Assasin misses.
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Assasin.
Assasin misses the shot to the body.
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Assasin.
A swing and a miss from Assasin.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Assasin.
Assasin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Assasin.
Assasin lands with a straight right. Sanchez didn't see that one coming.
Assasin dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Assasin misses with a hook to the body
and Sanchez counters with a series of strikes. Assasin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Assasin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Assasin looks to throw the jab but Sanchez is out of range.
Sanchez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Nerubian Assasin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assasin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
A jab from Assasin misses.
Assasin missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Assasin slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Assasin avoids them all with ease.
Sanchez throws a big shot that misses.
Assasin misses with a low kick as Sanchez jumps back.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Assasin.
Sanchez slips a jab from Assasin.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Assasin is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assasin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Assasin connects with the punch.
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Assasin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Assasin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Assasin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Assasin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Assasin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanchez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Assasin throws a looping overhand right but Sanchez ducks down to avoid it.
Sanchez slips under a jab.
Assasin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Assasin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assasin slips a jab from Sanchez.
Diego Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Assasin misses with a few strikes there.
Assasin throws a hook but Sanchez avoids it easily.
Assasin throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
Sanchez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sanchez lands with an overhand left.

Jeez, Nerubian Assasin's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Assasin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanchez blocks a jab.
Assasin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sanchez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Assasin finds it's way round the side to connect with Sanchez's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez ducks right into an uppercut from Assasin.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
Assasin slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Nice defenses there by Sanchez.
Sanchez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sanchez slips under a jab from Assasin.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Assasin loads up on a big right hand but Sanchez slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Sanchez.
Assasin looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
Assasin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Assasin thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assasin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez.
Sanchez connects with a looping right hand.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assasin looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
Assasin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Assasin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Sanchez misses.
Assasin misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Assasin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Assasin throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
Assasin staying out of range there.
Assasin looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
Assasin throws a sloppy body shot
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nerubian Assasin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Diego Sanchez!