PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erkki Peramerkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Sanchez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Erkki Peramerkki's chin.

Peramerkki
vs
Sanchez

200 cm
21
240 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

199 cm
25
240 lbs
4 - 4 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erkki Peramerkki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peramerkki wants to clinch.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Peramerkki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No luck for Sanchez with that takedown attempt.

Sanchez has closed the distance and engaged Peramerkki in a clinch.
Sanchez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Peramerkki fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Erkki Peramerkki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Sanchez.

Sanchez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Peramerkki prevents the takedown attempt.
Peramerkki stops a takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Peramerkki is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Peramerkki landing knees to the head.
Peramerkki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Peramerkki throws a knee to the head but misses.

Peramerkki is fighting off a takedown attempt but Sanchez is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Peramerkki to the mat. Peramerkki regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Peramerkki wriggles free and stands up.
Peramerkki closes the distance looking to clinch

and Sanchez moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peramerkki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Peramerkki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sanchez has Peramerkki pressed against the cage, preventing Peramerkki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Peramerkki wants to break the clinch but can't.

Sanchez has picked Peramerkki up - he's going for a ride! Sanchez dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Sanchez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Peramerkki pushes Sanchez off but Sanchez dives into side control.
Peramerkki wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Peramerkki is breathing heavily.
Sanchez in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sanchez scores with a couple of short elbows.
Peramerkki is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sanchez connects with a decent elbow.
Sanchez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sanchez working the head and body with strikes.
Peramerkki is trying to buck Sanchez off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez wants to control but Peramerkki is keeping him busy.
Sanchez cracks Peramerkki with a big elbow.
Sanchez is putting a hurting on Peramerkki here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sanchez landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sanchez scoring with punches and elbows.
Peramerkki is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sanchez landing a few strikes.
Sanchez is working Peramerkki over with some ground and pound from side control.
Peramerkki on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Peramerkki is trying to buck Sanchez off.
Sanchez scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Peramerkki to see if he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peramerkki is pushing Sanchez's head away, looking to escape. Sanchez manages to hold on to the position though.
Sanchez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Peramerkki down.

It looks like Erkki Peramerkki has been cut.
Sanchez scores with punches from side control.
Peramerkki is trying to buck Sanchez off.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Peramerkki takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sanchez cracks Peramerkki with a big elbow.

Erkki Peramerkki's cut is getting worse.
Sanchez grinds an elbow into Peramerkki's temple.
Peramerkki is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Erkki Peramerkki's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tom Sanchez!