PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lerry Sancio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Quixote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sancio's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Before I Forget. Quixote comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pantera - Domination kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Don Quixote has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sancio
vs
Quixote

172 cm
22
152 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

175 cm
21
155 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lerry Sancio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Don Quixote!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quixote misses with a jab, cross combination.
Quixote shoots in and drives through. Sancio sprawls well.
Sancio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sancio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Quixote's sensitive parts.
Quixote throws a lazy head kick
and Sancio counters with a nice leg kick.
Sancio looks to land a combination but Quixote avoids it well.
Sancio misses with a combination

and Quixote decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sancio's guard.
Quixote prevents Sancio from getting back to his feet.
Quixote postures up in Sancio's guard and throws a big left but Sancio blocks it.
Quixote looking to pass the guard.
Sancio trying to control the position.

Quixote drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Quixote jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sancio is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Quixote is aware though and is defending well.
Sancio is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Quixote postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sancio is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Quixote, into his guard.
Sancio wanted to stand there but Quixote had control of the position.
Sancio postures up.
Sancio has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Quixote is proving hard to escape from.
Sancio tries to free his leg and advance position but Quixote is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sancio trying to control but Quixote is working from the bottom.

Quixote had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sancio defends it easily.
Quixote is trying to keep Sancio in close.
Sancio slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A right-left combo lands from Quixote.
Quixote with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Sancio counter with a right hand.
A jab from Sancio finds it's way through Quixote's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quixote misses with a wild combination.
Quixote misses with a double jab
and Sancio counters with a nice uppercut.

Quixote shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sancio is trying to defend but Quixote finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Sancio is defending against the submission attempts here by Quixote.
Quixote looks gassed!
Sancio is looking to escape.
Quixote stalling away here and it's allowed Sancio to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quixote wants to control from the top but Sancio keeps moving.

Sancio kicks Quixote off and gets to his feet.
Quixote tries to clinch
and Sancio counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Sancio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Quixote misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lerry Sancio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Quixote.
Quixote closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sancio circles away.
Sancio thows a body kick. Quixote tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Quixote shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sancio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lerry Sancio dominated that round.
That's time! Sancio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sancio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sancio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Horrible takedown by Quixote or perhaps it was just good defense by Sancio which made him look bad.
Sancio catches Quixote with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Quixote shoots and misses
and Sancio counters with a two punch combo.
Sancio throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Quixote.
Sancio moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sancio.
Quixote shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A punch combination from Sancio misses.
Quixote is breathing heavily.
Quixote on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Quixote looks to clinch
and Sancio counters with a solid body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quixote tries to clinch but Sancio moves away
and Sancio makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sancio's corner calls for a 1-2. Sancio obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sancio throws a head kick that misses.
Quixote dodges the punch combination from Sancio.
Quixote closes the distance but Sancio moves to the side
and Sancio counters with a big head kick but Quixote shrugs it off.
Quixote misses with a takedown attempt
and Sancio counters with a straight right hand.
Lerry Sancio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Quixote.
Sancio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Quixote misses with a takedown attempt
and Sancio counters with a stiff right hand.
Sancio moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Quixote tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sancio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quixote moves forwards but Sancio connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lerry Sancio is winning the standup battle so far.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sancio!
Sancio throws a leg kick which misses Quixote's front leg but catches the back leg as Quixote tries to avoid it.
Quixote takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Quixote showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sancio.
Sancio misses with a wild combination.
Quixote darts in trying to clinch
and Sancio counters with a thumping low kick.
Lerry Sancio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sancio throws a head kick but Quixote moves out of range.
Sancio throws a head kick that Quixote semi-blocks.
Quixote misses with a double jab
and Sancio counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sancio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Quixote tries to clinch
and Sancio counters with a thumping low kick.
Sancio lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lerry Sancio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Quixote takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Quixote scores with a nice strike.
Sancio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Quixote swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sancio makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sancio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sancio.
Sancio lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Quixote throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sancio misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quixote swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sancio counters with a head kick. That will keep Quixote thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sancio throws a sloppy head kick and Quixote moves out of range easily.
Quixote misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sancio throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sancio slips under a jab.
Quixote fails with a takedown attempt.
Sancio misses with a few strikes there.
Sancio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sancio lands a front kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Quixote is defended easily by Sancio.
Sancio stuns Quixote with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lerry Sancio dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A thudding body kick lands there by Sancio!
Sancio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A left and a right from Sancio both land. Nice combination.
Quixote's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Quixote shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sancio sprawls well. Sancio wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Quixote gets slowly back to his feet.
Quixote has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Quixote looks to clinch
and Sancio counters with a thumping low kick.
Quixote misses with a takedown attempt
and Sancio counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Quixote is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sancio throws a left and a right that both miss

and Quixote counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Quixote.
Sancio controlling the position.

Sancio has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Quixote off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sancio!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sancio lands with a nice combination. Quixote backs away looking to recover.

Quixote gets a takedown into half guard.

Quixote is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sancio doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Quixote.

Quixote is looking for a kimura here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quixote stops Sancio from getting back to his feet.
Sancio regains full guard. Nicely done.
Quixote wants to control from the top but Sancio keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sancio slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sancio slips nicely into half guard.
Sancio with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Quixote is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Quixote trying to hold on to Sancio's head to control him but Sancio postures up.
Don Quixote has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sancio works his foot free and advances to mount.
Quixote keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sancio takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lerry Sancio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Quixote working to try and regain half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lerry Sancio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sancio, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:26
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lerry Sancio!