PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blaise Dewar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sanchez
vs
Dewar

176 cm
20
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

160 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thiago Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Blaise Dewar!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez with a poor takedown

and Dewar counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sanchez can't get the takedown.

Sanchez manages to pull guard.
Sanchez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sanchez looking to control but Dewar passes into half guard.
Dewar is keen to just control but Sanchez is a slippery customer.

Dewar postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Sanchez to stand up.
Sanchez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Sanchez darts in and clinches Dewar up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sanchez.
Sanchez goes for a takedown attempt but Dewar pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Dewar decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sanchez's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Sanchez looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Dewar has picked Sanchez up and slammed him! Sanchez can't keep hold of the triangle and Dewar manages to pass to side control!
Dewar working away.
Sanchez is not content to let Dewar control the position.
Dewar looks gassed!
Sanchez is trying to control Dewar's posture but Dewar avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dewar is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Sanchez is trying to get back to half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dewar controls the position from side control.
Dewar working away.
Sanchez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Dewar's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Sanchez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Dewar escapes and gets back to his feet.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but Dewar circles away easily

and Dewar counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sanchez won't be happy with that.
Sanchez wants to control but Dewar postures up.
A lull in the action here as Dewar stalls from top position.

Dewar working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dewar working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to escape but Dewar is in control.
Dewar is chipping away with strikes.
Sanchez stops Dewar from passing to mount.
Sanchez wants to control but Dewar postures up.
Sanchez is pushing Dewar's head away, looking to escape. Dewar manages to hold on to the position though.
Dewar tries to move to mount but Sanchez blocks the move with his legs.
Dewar wants to control but Sanchez is keeping him busy.
Dewar working away.

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.
Sanchez regains half guard.

Sanchez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dewar pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dewar looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sanchez is pressing down on Dewar's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Sanchez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dewar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dewar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Dewar stands up from Sanchez's guard - Dewar perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez with a poor takedown

and Dewar counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sanchez won't be happy with that.
Sanchez is trying to control Dewar's posture but Dewar avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blaise Dewar dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dewar swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Dewar tries to keep at a distance but Sanchez has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dewar.

Dewar pulls guard.
Sanchez throws a big right hand that misses.
Sanchez stopping the sweep attempt from Dewar.
Sanchez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sanchez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Blaise Dewar has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez postures up and lands a big shot to Dewar's brow.
Sanchez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sanchez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sanchez with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is working Dewar over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanchez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dewar's head.
Sanchez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sanchez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dewar trying to keep a closed guard but Sanchez is proving a slippery customer.
Dewar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sanchez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sanchez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sanchez works over Dewar with some ground and pound from guard.

Sanchez gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dewar defends it nicely.
Sanchez shoots for a double leg takedown but Dewar sprawls well. He's pushed Sanchez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sloppy strikes from Dewar. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a takedown but Dewar manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sanchez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez with a lazy takedown attempt

and Dewar counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sanchez's guard now.

Sanchez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dewar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Sanchez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dewar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sanchez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Dewar stands up from Sanchez's guard - Dewar perhaps looking for a knockout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Dewar counters with a single leg into guard. Sanchez didn't expect that.
Sanchez looking to control but Dewar passes into half guard.
Sanchez is looking to control Dewar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sanchez avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dewar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sanchez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Sanchez actively working from the bottom here.
Dewar is pressing down on Sanchez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sanchez is holding on for now.
Sanchez trying to control from the bottom.

Dewar escapes and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Dewar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Sanchez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sanchez tries to reverse the position but Dewar maintains control.
Sanchez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dewar is trying to take his opponent's back.
Sanchez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dewar looking to ground and pound but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blaise Dewar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Sanchez shoots for a takedown but Dewar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sanchez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sanchez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dewar.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Sanchez gets a takedown into half guard.
Dewar punching from the bottom.

Dewar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sanchez connects with a nice short shot to Dewar's temple.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dewar is looking to escape.
Sanchez lands with a punch from half guard.
Sanchez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sanchez thows a huge punch but Dewar dodges it nicely.
Sanchez seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Sanchez trying to mount his opponent but Dewar defends it.
Sanchez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dewar is trying to get back to full guard.
Dewar taking some punishment here, with Sanchez in his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sanchez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sanchez lands strikes from half guard.
Sanchez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sanchez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dewar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sanchez thows a huge punch but Dewar dodges it nicely.
Dewar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sanchez is working away from the top position though.

Sanchez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dewar should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sanchez connects with a nice short shot to Dewar's temple.
Sanchez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sanchez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sanchez connects with a nice short shot to Dewar's temple.

Dewar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Sanchez is trying to work for a kimura but Dewar is defending well.
Sanchez throwing shots but Dewar is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sanchez seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Dewar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dewar regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sanchez.
Sanchez stopping the sweep attempt from Dewar.
Dewar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sanchez throwing strikes from guard but Dewar blocks nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanchez is in close to Dewar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dewar looking for a sweep. Not yet Dewar, not yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dewar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Blaise Dewar!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Blaise Dewar!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Blaise Dewar!

Blaise Dewar wins by unanimous decision!