PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Benny Coture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benny Coture has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Coture
vs
Sanchez

190 cm
25
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Nutrition Oracle

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Benny Coture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diego Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Coture gets a takedown into half guard.

Coture is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coture seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Coture wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is defending well.
Coture controlling the pace.
Sanchez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Coture. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Coture works his way into full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coture tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Coture takes Sanchez's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Sanchez is in trouble.

Coture working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Sanchez is doing well to defend. Coture seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Sanchez is forced to tap and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Benny Coture!