PBP Commentary

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

Grappling
vs
Sanchez

180 cm
24
184 lbs
14 - 5 - 1

182 cm
28
170 lbs
16 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Hades ®

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 14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Striker Grappling!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carmelo Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grappling throws a half hearted mid kick.
Grappling tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez blocks a leg kick.
Grappling dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sanchez. That did some damage!
Sanchez tries to land a leg kick but Grappling saw it coming and moves away.
Grappling blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Grappling is looking to chop away at Sanchez's legs.
Sanchez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Grappling throws a right hand that Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanchez also avoids with ease.
Sanchez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sanchez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grappling.
Grappling throws a leg kick but Sanchez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Grappling lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grappling cracks a nice hook into Sanchez's ribs.
Grappling throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grappling throws a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Grappling throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Striker Grappling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grappling moves out of range of the leg kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Grappling counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A jab from Grappling does it's job there.
Sanchez misses with a leg kick
and Grappling makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Grappling is looking to wear down Sanchez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grappling thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grappling pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grappling misses with a low kick.
Sanchez thuds a left hand into Grappling's body.
Sanchez throws a body kick the misses
and Grappling counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Grappling scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grappling, right into the meat.
Grappling connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jab, jab by Grappling - just one landing.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanchez misses with a low kick as Grappling jumps back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grappling lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanchez circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Grappling throws a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Sanchez misses
and Grappling counters with a head kick. That will keep Sanchez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sanchez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grappling loads up on a big right hand but Sanchez slips the punch.
Grappling throws a head kick that Sanchez semi-blocks.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Grappling moved away.
Grappling throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sanchez counters with a right hand to the body.
Grappling throws a leg kick but Sanchez checks it.
Grappling dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sanchez. That did some damage!
Sanchez throws a front kick aimed at Grappling's knee but Grappling avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Grappling misses with a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a big head kick but Grappling shrugs it off.
Sanchez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grappling tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grappling throws a leg kick which misses Sanchez's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanchez tries to avoid it.
Sanchez blocks the body kick.
Grappling moves out of range as Sanchez throws a body kick.
Sanchez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sanchez thuds a left hand into Grappling's body.
Grappling throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Striker Grappling dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Grappling throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez looks to land a body kick but Grappling moved away.
A low kick from Grappling is predictable there
and Sanchez counters with a solid body kick.
Sanchez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Grappling thows a body shot but no joy.
Grappling throws a low kick but Sanchez avoids it.
Sanchez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grappling throws out the jab.
Grappling lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grappling misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
A jab from Grappling does it's job there.
Grappling shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Grappling moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez moves out of range as Grappling strikes.
A low kick from Grappling misses
letting Sanchez counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Grappling misses the target.
Sanchez missing with a left hand there. Grappling was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Grappling moved out of range.
Grappling throws a sloppy body shot
and Sanchez counters with a big head kick but Grappling shrugs it off.
A low kick from Sanchez misses
and Grappling counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grappling keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A low kick from Grappling is predictable there
enabling Sanchez to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Grappling is predictable there
and Sanchez counters with an inside leg kick.
Sanchez checks a leg kick nicely.
Grappling tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Grappling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grappling lands with a shot to the body.
Grappling connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sanchez momentarily.
Grappling lands with a nice body kick.
Sanchez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Grappling throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sanchez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Grappling is able to avoid easily.
Nice shot lands for Sanchez.
Grappling on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Grappling throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Grappling connects with a leg kick. Sanchez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Grappling cracks Sanchez with a right hand to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grappling moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Sanchez misses
and Grappling counters with a low kick, right behind Sanchez 's knee.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Grappling crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sanchez - the referee stops the clock and Grappling gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sanchez. Grappling manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sanchez misses with a leg kick
and Grappling counters with a body kick that stops Sanchez in his tracks momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanchez.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grappling. That's going to slow Sanchez down.
Sanchez avoids a kick to the body.
Grappling lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Grappling tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grappling throws a body kick that misses.
Sanchez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Grappling misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grappling. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez walks into a stiff left hand from Grappling.
Grappling takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A lazy body kick from Grappling
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
Grappling throws a lazy right hand but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanchez slips under a jab.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Grappling checks a leg kick.
Grappling misses with a low kick as Sanchez jumps back.
Sanchez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Grappling misses with a straight right.
Grappling checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Carmelo Sanchez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Grappling throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grappling missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Grappling moved out of range.
Grappling dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Grappling takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grappling was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
Grappling throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez throws a lazy body kick
and Grappling counters with a nice uppercut.
Grappling misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Grappling sees it coming and moves out of range.
Grappling cracks Sanchez with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Grappling will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Grappling blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Grappling lands with a shot to the body.
Sanchez is looking to chop away at Grappling's legs.
Grappling throws a hook but Sanchez avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Grappling.
Sanchez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grappling.
Grappling lands the left hand.
Grappling tries to clinch but Sanchez moves away
and Sanchez counters with a big head kick but Grappling shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grappling tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grappling ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Grappling throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
Grappling wants to land a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range.
Grappling misses with a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grappling.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grappling.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Sanchez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good work by Sanchez as he checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grappling throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Grappling throws a solid leg kick but Sanchez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grappling.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grappling, right into the meat.
Sanchez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Grappling scores with a jab to the body.
Grappling attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez swings for the body but Grappling moves out of range.
Grappling fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sanchez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sanchez throws a front kick aimed at Grappling's knee but Grappling avoids it well.
Sanchez's corner calls for a 1-2. Sanchez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez pushes Grappling away with a front kick.
Sanchez throws a leg kick
and Grappling counters with an inside leg kick.
Grappling thumps Sanchez with a low kick.
Grappling moves out of range as Sanchez throws a body kick.
Grappling moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
Grappling throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Grappling throws a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a leg kick.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Grappling sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Grappling throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Striker Grappling clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sanchez slips under a jab from Grappling.
Sanchez checks a low kick from Grappling.
Grappling misses with a hook. Sanchez ducked under it nicely.
Sanchez connects with a looping right hand.
Striker Grappling is winning the standup battle so far.
Grappling just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sanchez misses with a hook. Grappling ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Grappling.
A low kick from Grappling is predictable there
and Sanchez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grappling misses with a body punch
and Sanchez counters with a solid body kick.
Crunch! Grappling slams his shin into Sanchez's torso.
Sanchez defending well as Grappling loads up on a big left hand.
Sanchez slips a jab from Grappling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grappling with a nice cross.
Grappling checks a low kick from Sanchez.
Grappling thows a body shot but no joy.
Some bone on bone action there as Grappling checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Grappling misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Grappling throws a lazy right hand but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grappling scores with a nice strike.
Grappling ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Grappling moves out of range easily.
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Grappling.
Sanchez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Grappling connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grappling scoring well with a low kick there.
Grappling is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
Grappling checks a leg kick.
Grappling fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sanchez slips under a jab from Grappling.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Grappling tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Grappling.
Grappling throws a leg kick but Sanchez checks it.
Grappling lands a really nice looking cross but Sanchez seems unphased.
Sanchez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Grappling takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sanchez looks for the body kick but Grappling saw that one coming.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Grappling.
A head kick by Grappling misses
and Sanchez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sanchez slips a jab from Grappling.
Grappling looks to land a body kick but Sanchez moved away.
Grappling checks a leg kick.
Grappling throws a front kick aimed at Sanchez's knee but Sanchez avoids it well.
Sanchez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grappling lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grappling blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Nice defenses there by Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Sanchez misses
and Grappling counters with an inside leg kick.
Grappling takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Grappling throws the left hand but Sanchez avoids the punch easily.
Grappling misses with a shot to the body
and Sanchez counters with a right hand to the body.
Grappling throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sanchez counters with a slapping leg kick.
A slow jab from Grappling misses its intended target.
A bone on bone clash there as Sanchez blocks the leg kick.
Grappling lands a nice shot that snaps Sanchez's head back.
Sanchez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A low kick from Grappling is predictable there
and Sanchez counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carmelo Sanchez dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Sanchez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanchez throws a solid leg kick but Grappling takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sanchez.
Grappling throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sanchez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Grappling.
Sanchez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Grappling.
Grappling moves out of range of the leg kick from Sanchez.
Grappling lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sanchez takes a step back to recover.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sanchez.
Sanchez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sanchez scores with a leg kick.
Grappling misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez staying out of range there.
Grappling throws the left hand but Sanchez avoids the punch easily.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Grappling moves out of range.
Grappling throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sanchez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Grappling's knee momentarily.
Grappling misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Grappling throws a big shot that misses.
Sanchez throws a lazy body kick
and Grappling counters with a leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Grappling
and Sanchez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanchez takes one on the button.
Sanchez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grappling is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
Grappling misses with a body shot.
Grappling misses with a kick to the body
and Sanchez counters with a nice body shot.
Sanchez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Grappling throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Grappling crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sanchez - the referee stops the clock and Grappling gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sanchez. Grappling manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Grappling looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
Grappling misses the jab.
Sanchez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Grappling throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez motions for Grappling to come forward. Sanchez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grappling looks to throw a body kick
and Sanchez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanchez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grappling throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sanchez scores with a push kick.
Grappling is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Grappling checks a leg kick nicely.
Sanchez lands a head kick!
Grappling getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Grappling, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grappling misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Grappling.
Grappling throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanchez scoring well with a low kick there.
Sanchez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sanchez defending well as Grappling loads up on a big left hand.
Sanchez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Grappling checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sanchez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grappling. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grappling fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carmelo Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 48:48
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 47:48
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Carmelo Sanchez! Carmelo Sanchez retains his welterweight title!