PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carmelo Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Pierre is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Pierre
vs
Sanchez

185 cm
23
175 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

182 cm
27
170 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Pierre!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carmelo Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez slips a jab from Pierre.
A swing and a miss from Pierre.
Pierre throws a leg kick that misses.
Sanchez scoring well with a low kick there.
Pierre lands a jab.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Pierre moves out of range easily.
Pierre throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pierre throws a combination. Sanchez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pierre throws out a loose jab but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
George Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pierre throws a lazy right hand but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pierre throws a lazy right hand but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pierre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre misses the shot to the body.
Sanchez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pierre misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pierre misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pierre misses the jab.
A combination from Pierre does no damage.
Pierre throws a right hand that Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanchez also avoids with ease.
Pierre throws a hook to the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pierre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanchez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pierre takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A shot to the liver by Pierre. Beautiful body shot.
Pierre misses the shot to the body.
Pierre misses with a wild body shot.
Pierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Pierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Sanchez walks into a stiff left hand from Pierre.
Pierre misses with a jab to the body
and Sanchez counters with a good low kick that Pierre was not able to check.
Sanchez slips under a jab from Pierre.
Sanchez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pierre avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sanchez counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Pierre moves out of range of the body kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez works Pierre's body with a nice hook.
Sanchez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pierre's calf.
Pierre throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanchez staying out of range there.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Pierre.
Pierre throws the left hand but Sanchez avoids the punch easily.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pierre.
Pierre takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pierre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanchez circles away quickly and effectively.
Pierre stalks Sanchez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sanchez's face. Sanchez staggers backwards, shaken.
Pierre checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sanchez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sanchez lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
Sanchez scores with a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sanchez.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sanchez.
Pierre misses with a body punch
and Sanchez counters with a low kick, right behind Pierre 's knee.
Sanchez moves out of range as Pierre strikes.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanchez dodges the punch combination from Pierre.
A jab lands there for Pierre.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the body.
Good leg kick by Sanchez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pierre is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pierre misses with a body punch
and Sanchez counters with a two punch combo.
Sanchez is looking to land body kicks.
Pierre just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pierre. Pierre circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Pierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot lands for Pierre.
Pierre on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pierre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanchez staying out of range there.
Pierre throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sanchez counters with a good, hard body kick but Pierre shrugs it off.
Pierre throws a combination that misses
and Sanchez counters with a nice body shot.
Pierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pierre throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
Pierre misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pierre looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
Sanchez wants to land a leg kick but Pierre is out of range.
Sanchez scores with a head kick.
Sanchez throws out a leg kick but Pierre moves out of range and Sanchez only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carmelo Sanchez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pierre.
Sanchez slips under a jab.
Sanchez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pierre throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pierre misses with a straight left.
Sanchez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pierre misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.
Pierre throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pierre misses with a hook to the body
and Sanchez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre throws a right and a left that Sanchez avoids nicely.
Pierre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanchez is looking to chop away at Pierre's legs.
Nice body punch from Pierre.
Pierre misses with a straight left.
Pierre throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sanchez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pierre connects with a high kick.
Pierre scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sanchez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick from Sanchez lands but Pierre takes it in his stride.
Pierre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez is looking to land body kicks.
Sanchez throws a front kick aimed at Pierre's knee but Pierre avoids it well.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pierre misses with a hook. Sanchez ducked under it nicely.
Sanchez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sanchez feints and then cracks Pierre's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pierre down.
Pierre scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sanchez looks to land a body kick but Pierre moved away.
Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Pierre sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Pierre looks to throw the jab but Sanchez is out of range.
Pierre fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sanchez on the side of the head.
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pierre.
Sanchez slips a jab from Pierre.
Sanchez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pierre is out of range and Sanchez settles back down.
Pierre throws an overhand right that lands on Sanchez's shoulder, as Sanchez tries to avoid the shot.
Sanchez throws the kick towards the body but Pierre avoids it.
Pierre uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pierre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanchez scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sanchez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanchez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pierre rather than just go for the knockout.
Sanchez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pierre checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pierre throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
Pierre checks a leg kick.
Sanchez moves out of range as Pierre strikes.
Sanchez sizes up Pierre with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pierre throws out a loose jab but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pierre takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pierre misses with a straight right.
Sanchez throws a solid leg kick but Pierre takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sanchez.
Pierre throws a lazy head kick
and Sanchez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Pierre is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A slow jab from Pierre misses its intended target.
Pierre blocks a leg kick.
Sanchez moves away from the strike by Pierre.
Sanchez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sanchez wants to land a leg kick but Pierre is out of range.
A big left from Pierre misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Pierre.
Carmelo Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pierre throws a right and a left that Sanchez avoids nicely.
Pierre misses with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sanchez.
Sanchez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pierre if he has to take too many more of those.
Sanchez connects with a solid leg kick.
Sanchez feints and then cracks Pierre's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pierre down.
Pierre just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Pierre misses the target.
Pierre takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sanchez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A telegraphed right hand from Pierre misses the target.
Pierre just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pierre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanchez throws a push kick but Pierre slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carmelo Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jab by Sanchez.
Pierre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez.
Pierre takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sanchez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pierre.
Pierre chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanchez can pounce on him.
Sanchez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pierre. That did some damage!
Pierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
An inside leg kick from Sanchez misses.
Pierre misses with a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
Pierre will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Pierre throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sanchez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pierre takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Pierre misses with a body shot.
Pierre on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sanchez. Sanchez obviously looking to wear him down.
Pierre loads up on a big right hand but Sanchez slips the punch.
Pierre misses with a shot to the body
and Sanchez counters with a nice body kick.
Sanchez is looking to slow Pierre down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez slips under a jab from Pierre.
Sanchez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pierre checks it well.
Pierre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
A big right from Pierre misses.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Pierre moved away.
A big left from Pierre misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pierre, as that shot connected.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sanchez.
Pierre jabs Sanchez right on the nose. Sanchez blinks but takes it well.
Some bone on bone action there as Pierre checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanchez blocks a jab.
Pierre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Pierre.
Sanchez slips under a jab.
Sanchez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A low kick from Pierre is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre scores with a shot to the body.
Pierre misses with a hook.
Pierre misses the jab.
Pierre misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sanchez counters with a nice kick to the body.
Pierre throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pierre moves into range and connects with a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sanchez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pierre has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pierre and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sanchez is looking to score with low kicks.
Pierre swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Pierre swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sanchez counters with a low kick, right behind Pierre 's knee.
Sanchez misses with a low kick as Pierre jumps back.
Pierre misses with a looping right.
Pierre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanchez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Pierre misses.
Sanchez staying out of range there.
Pierre throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Pierre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pierre takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Pierre with a hook.
Pierre tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A punch combination from Pierre misses.
Pierre throws a hook but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez walks into a stiff left hand from Pierre.
Pierre misses with a hook. Sanchez ducked under it nicely.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pierre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Sanchez blocks a jab.
Pierre throws a hook but Sanchez blocks it.
Pierre looks to throw the jab but Sanchez is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre throws a sloppy body shot
and Sanchez counters with an outside leg kick.
A nice combination there by Pierre.
Sanchez blocks a jab.
Pierre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanchez lands a front kick.
Pierre misses the jab.
A combination from Pierre does no damage.
Pierre throws an overhand right that lands on Sanchez's shoulder, as Sanchez tries to avoid the shot.
Pierre checks a low kick from Sanchez.
Pierre throws a sloppy body shot
and Sanchez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pierre's knee momentarily.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pierre takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Pierre moves out of range easily.
Sanchez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carmelo Sanchez really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pierre connects with a nice looking jab.
Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pierre.
Pierre throws out a powerful jab.
A shot to the body from Pierre misses
and Sanchez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pierre misses with a looping right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sanchez.
Pierre throws a hook but Sanchez blocks it.
Pierre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
Pierre misses with a straight right.
Sanchez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sanchez is looking to slow Pierre down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez throws a low kick, looking for Pierre's leg but Pierre calmly moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Pierre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pierre tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sanchez moves out of range as Pierre strikes.
Sanchez tries to land a leg kick but Pierre saw it coming and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
Pierre misses with a hook to the body
and Sanchez counters with a head kick. That will keep Pierre thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sanchez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Pierre looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Sanchez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pierre comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pierre gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sanchez.
Nice cross by Pierre.
Sanchez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pierre's sensitive parts.
Pierre swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sanchez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Pierre is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pierre misses with a hook.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
Pierre misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pierre walks into a jab.
Sanchez checks a leg kick nicely.
Some wild striking there from Pierre.
Sanchez lands with a nice body kick.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Pierre sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sanchez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pierre has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sanchez.
Pierre throws an overhand right that lands on Sanchez's shoulder, as Sanchez tries to avoid the shot.
Pierre throws a hook but Sanchez avoids it easily.
Pierre chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanchez can pounce on him.
Jab by Pierre.
Pierre misses with a combination
and Sanchez counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sanchez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pierre moves out of range as Sanchez throws a body kick.
Pierre misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Sanchez.
Pierre avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanchez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pierre tries to bum rush Sanchez with a series of wild strikes but Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanchez throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Sanchez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pierre doesn't seem phased though.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pierre crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sanchez - the referee stops the clock and Pierre gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sanchez. Pierre manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pierre.
Pierre chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanchez can pounce on him.
Pierre connects with the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Pierre.
Pierre takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pierre throws a leg kick which misses Sanchez's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanchez tries to avoid it.
Pierre throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sanchez counters with a good low kick that Pierre was not able to check.
Sanchez slips under a jab from Pierre.
Pierre looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
Pierre throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Pierre takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pierre loads up on a big right hand but Sanchez slips the punch.
Sanchez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pierre lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanchez.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pierre swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Pierre throws a lazy right hand but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carmelo Sanchez dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Pierre lands a jab to Sanchez's midsection.
Pierre misses with a shot to the body
and Sanchez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Pierre.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Pierre moves out of range easily.
Pierre lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pierre thows a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez slips under a jab.
Sanchez blocks a jab.
Pierre misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Pierre.
Pierre checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez moves away from the strike by Pierre.
Pierre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pierre misses with a two punch combination.
Pierre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
Pierre looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pierre.
Sanchez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pierre lands a jab.
Pierre misses with a shot to the body
enabling Sanchez to counter with a crisp jab.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Pierre.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Pierre moved away.
A slow jab from Pierre misses its intended target.
Pierre misses with a body shot
and Sanchez counters with a solid body kick.
Sanchez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pierre is out of range.
Pierre misses with a hook to the body
and Sanchez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pierre thows a body shot but no joy.
Pierre throws a lazy head kick
and Sanchez counters with a thumping low kick.
Pierre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez defending well as Pierre loads up on a big left hand.
Pierre checks the leg kick nicely there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sanchez.
Sanchez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pierre moves out of range of the body kick.
Sanchez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pierre.
Pierre blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Pierre swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sanchez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Pierre.
Donk. Pierre catches Sanchez right on the button with a cross.
Sanchez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pierre throws out the jab.
Sanchez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pierre is able to avoid easily.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Pierre misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pierre throws a hook but Sanchez avoids it easily.
Sanchez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Sanchez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Pierre misses with a double jab
and Sanchez makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pierre really felt that one!
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Pierre looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Pierre connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sanchez. Sanchez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sanchez blocks a jab.
Pierre misses the jab.
Sanchez scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pierre throws a hook to the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Pierre might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pierre.
A slow jab from Pierre misses its intended target.
Pierre throws a right hand that Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanchez also avoids with ease.
Pierre darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pierre ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A left lands for Pierre.
A jab from Pierre misses.
A low kick from Pierre is predictable there
and Sanchez counters with a good low kick that Pierre was not able to check.
Sanchez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pierre throws out the jab.
A punch combination from Pierre misses.
Sanchez looks to land a body kick but Pierre moved away.
Pierre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
George Pierre 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.
Pierre cracks Sanchez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Carmelo Sanchez.
Well Sanchez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 45:50
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 45:50
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carmelo Sanchez!
Carmelo Sanchez is the new welterweight champion!