PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoan Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Benton has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Benton
vs
Sanchez

185 cm
30
265 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

190 cm
20
275 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Benton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yoan Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Benton counters with a thumping low kick.
Benton scores with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Benton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Benton lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Danga de danga de dang - Benton scores with a four punch combination!
Sanchez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Benton connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benton misses with a two punch combination.
Benton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but Benton circles away easily
and Benton counters with a body kick.
Sanchez looks gassed!
Benton throws a one two combo.

It looks like Yoan Sanchez has been cut.
Benton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Benton.
Benton bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Benton lands a nice hook to Sanchez's body. Sanchez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Benton.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Benton's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Sanchez falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Benton!