PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renato Sanches (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Holt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanches comes to the ring accompanied by Roy Jones Jr - Can't Be Touched . Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Sanches
vs
Holt

192 cm
21
291 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
270 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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GMMA Fightware

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renato Sanches!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Manny Holt!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanches keeps the fight on the outside.

Holt moves into the clinch.
Holt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanches works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Sanches on the inside.

It looks like Manny Holt has been cut.
Holt is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sanches digs a right hand into Holt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Holt's gas tank.
Holt wants a takedown but no success here.
Sanches scores with a shot to the side of Holt's head.
Sanches lands a shoulder strike.
Sanches effectively controlling the action here.
Sanches lands a right hand.
Sanches blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Sanches.
Holt looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanches slowing the pace effectively.
Sanches scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sanches is leaning against Holt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Sanches pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanches with a nice cross.
Sanches throws out a loose jab but Holt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanches scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Holt doesn't seem bothered though.
Sanches scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Holt doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab lands there for Sanches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanches moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sanches lands with a nice combination. Holt backs away looking to recover.
Sanches scores with a nice strike.

That has opened up Manny Holt's cut even more.
Sanches throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanches digs a good hook to Holt's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanches lands a nice hook to Holt's body. Holt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sanches thuds a left hand into Holt's body.
Holt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sanches.
Sanches wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sanches connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Holt momentarily.

Sanches has Holt up against the ropes in a clinch.
Holt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sanches lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Sanches.
Sanches has Holt pressed against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Sanches.
Sanches lands a left hand.

The cut above Manny Holt's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A body shot lands from Sanches.
Sanches scores with a shoulder strike.
Sanches digs a right hand underneath Holt's ribcage. Holt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Sanches - that landed with a thud.

Sanches breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Holt ducks right into an uppercut from Sanches.
Holt walks into a jab.
Sanches swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

so Holt counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sanches is controlling Holt's posture.
Holt preventing the sweep.
Sanches keeping moving, preventing Holt from controlling successfully.
Sanches wants to stand up but Holt is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanches wants to sweep but no luck.
Holt throwing strikes but missing.
Sanches looking to control.
Holt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Holt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Holt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sanches preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Holt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Holt trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanches is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holt must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sanches is trying to control the position but Holt postures up.
Holt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanches works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Holt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sanches is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sanches wants to sweep here but Holt controlling him for the moment.
Holt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Holt landing some decent shots from guard.
Sanches working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Holt.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Holt throws a strike but Sanches rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Holt keeping moving, preventing Sanches from controlling successfully.
Holt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Holt is trying to keep Sanches in close.
Sanches wants to stand but Holt is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Holt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sanches wants to stand but Holt is controlling his posture from full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sanches tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holt was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanches.

Holt shoots in and bounces Sanches off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Sanches lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Holt!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sanches content just to control the position here.
Sanches lands a nice shot to the head.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Renato Sanches!