PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Sanavio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Tenorman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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!

Sanavio
vs
Tenorman

188 cm
26
192 lbs
8 - 4 - 2

185 cm
22
182 lbs
10 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Sanavio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Tenorman!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tenorman dodges the punch combination from Sanavio.
Sanavio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanavio misses the shot to the body.
Tenorman misses the shot to the body.
Tenorman with a hook.
Tenorman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sanavio counters with a right hand to the body.
Sanavio swings for the body but Tenorman moves out of range.
Tenorman tries to clinch but Sanavio moves away
and Sanavio counters with a nice body shot.
Sanavio looks to land a right hand but Tenorman moved out of range.
Tenorman misses with a right hand
and Sanavio counters with a nice body shot.
Tenorman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanavio.
Sanavio's corner calls for a 1-2. Sanavio obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sanavio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sanavio throws a hook but Tenorman avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenorman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sanavio is looking to wear down Tenorman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sanavio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tenorman misses with an uppercut
and Sanavio counters with a left to the body.
Tenorman throws a looping overhand right but Sanavio ducks down to avoid it.
Sanavio keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanavio throws a body punch but Tenorman moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Sanavio. That snapped Tenorman's head back.
Sanavio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tenorman.
Tenorman misses with a body punch
and Sanavio counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tenorman throws an off balance right hand
and Sanavio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanavio throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tenorman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tenorman misses with a jab to the body
and Sanavio counters with a straight right hand.
Sanavio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanavio throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tenorman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tenorman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tenorman. Sanavio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tenorman misses with a hook to the body
and Sanavio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tenorman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanavio circles away quickly and effectively.
Tenorman throws an off balance right hand
and Sanavio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tenorman with a nice cross.
Sanavio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanavio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tenorman moves in looking to clinch but Sanavio pushes him off.
Tenorman misses with a lunging right hand
and Sanavio counters with a two punch combo.
Tenorman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Sanavio 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tenorman misses with a right hand
and Tenorman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanavio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanavio thuds a left hand into Tenorman's body.
Sanavio connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sanavio tries to clinch up.
Sanavio misses with a body shot.
Tenorman takes a swing at Sanavio's ribcage but misses.
Sanavio on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sanavio just misses with a punch to the body.
Diego Sanavio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tenorman throws a sloppy body shot
and Sanavio counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tenorman thinking.
Sanavio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tenorman takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tenorman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sanavio tries to bum rush Tenorman with a series of wild strikes but Tenorman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slow jab from Sanavio misses its intended target.
A jab from Sanavio misses.
Sanavio stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sanavio wants it to stay on the feet.
Tenorman keeps the fight on the outside.
Tenorman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tenorman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sanavio counters with a nice body shot.
Sanavio lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tenorman throws a lazy uppercut
and Sanavio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Tenorman misses.
Sanavio lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tenorman backs up against the cage.
Sanavio throws a sloppy body shot
and Tenorman counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Sanavio 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.

Tenorman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sanavio lands with a good body shot.
Tenorman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sanavio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tenorman tries to clinch but Sanavio is having none of it.
Sanavio scores with a shot to the body.
Sanavio lands a jab to the head.
Sanavio swings for the body but Tenorman moves out of range.
Sanavio throws a right and a left that Tenorman avoids nicely.
Sanavio connects with the punch.
Diego Sanavio is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanavio throws a body punch but Tenorman moves out of range.
Tenorman swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Sanavio counter with a right hand.
Tenorman tries to clinch there but Sanavio circles away.
Tenorman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sanavio.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenorman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanavio was well out of range. Poor timing from Tenorman.
Diego Sanavio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the liver by Sanavio. Beautiful body shot.
Tenorman misses with a left hand
and Sanavio counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sanavio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanavio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tenorman was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanavio.
Tenorman dodges the punch combination from Sanavio.
Sanavio scores with a jab.
Tenorman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Tenorman might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sanavio has got the better of the exchanges.
Tenorman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tenorman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good work by Sanavio as he checks the leg kick.
Sanavio scores with a jab to the head.
Sanavio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tenorman can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tenorman misses with a looping right.
Tenorman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Sanavio drives through and clinches with Tenorman against the cage.
Sanavio dodges an elbow strike from Tenorman.
Tenorman throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice body punch from Sanavio - that landed with a thud.
Sanavio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sanavio lands a right hand.
Tenorman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tenorman tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanavio avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sanavio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sanavio.
A right hand to the body from Sanavio.
Sanavio scores with a shot to the side of Tenorman's head.
Tenorman tries a knee to the head but Sanavio blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanavio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tenorman backwards.
Tenorman looking to throw knees to the head but Sanavio is blocking nicely.
Sanavio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Sanavio.
Sanavio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sanavio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sanavio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sanavio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tenorman backwards.
Tenorman missing with knees to the body.
Sanavio lands a shoulder strike.
Tenorman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sanavio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sanavio lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tenorman is breathing heavily.
Sanavio gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tenorman.

Sanavio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanavio swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tenorman counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tenorman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sanavio misses with a wild body shot.
Tenorman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanavio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tenorman was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanavio.
Sanavio misses with a hook to the body
and Tenorman counters with a left to the body.
Sanavio misses with a wild body shot.
Sanavio throws a series of punches but Tenorman moves out of range.
Tenorman misses with an uppercut
and Sanavio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanavio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tenorman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sanavio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tenorman throws an off balance right hand
and Sanavio counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tenorman thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Sanavio dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Sanavio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanavio thows a body shot but no joy.
Sanavio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanavio throws a predictable looking body shot

and Tenorman moves into the clinch.
Tenorman misses with a punch to the body.
Sanavio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Sanavio manages to break the clinch.
Tenorman looks to land a left hand but Sanavio moved out of range nicely.
Tenorman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sanavio's waist but Sanavio gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tenorman off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanavio throws a left and a right that both miss

and Tenorman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tenorman wants to pass the guard but Sanavio is keeping the position.

Sanavio has his foot on Tenorman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tenorman works his way back into a safe position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenorman pushing down on Sanavio's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Tenorman seems to be looking for submissions.
Tenorman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sanavio wants to improve his position but Tenorman is controlling well.
Sanavio slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tenorman tries to free his leg and advance position but Sanavio is retaining full guard.
Tenorman won't allow Sanavio to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sanavio is on top in guard.
Tenorman wants to stand but Sanavio is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanavio working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tenorman keeping moving, preventing Sanavio from controlling successfully.
Sanavio throwing strikes but missing.
Tenorman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Scott Tenorman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diego Sanavio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanavio 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.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tenorman holds on and takes a little breather.
Sanavio engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Diego Sanavio has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sanavio listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tenorman throws an off balance right hand
and Sanavio counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanavio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

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.
Sanavio tries to clinch up.
Sanavio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tenorman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanavio manages to avoid it.
Tenorman is looking to clinch but Sanavio is avoiding it.
Tenorman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sanavio counters with a right hand to the body.
Tenorman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sanavio connects with a body shot that sends Tenorman's belly button to the back.
Tenorman throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sanavio.
Sanavio scores with a decent looking hook.
Tenorman throws a right hand that misses
and Sanavio counters with a left to the body.
Sanavio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tenorman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tenorman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sanavio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tenorman misses with a hook
and Sanavio makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Scott Tenorman.
I think Sanavio has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Sanavio!