PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renato Sanches (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curt LeMae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanches's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Breaking Benjamin - Ordinary Man . Curt LeMae will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Sanches
vs
LeMae

192 cm
23
291 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

225 cm
25
309 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renato Sanches!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Curt LeMae!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanches throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
LeMae steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanches.
Sanches throws a right hand that LeMae ducks under and follows up with a left that LeMae also avoids with ease.
LeMae swings for the body but Sanches moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from LeMae.
LeMae takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Sanches moves into the clinch.
LeMae wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanches misses with some punches.
Sanches lands with a short shot to the head.
Sanches keeps the fight in the clinch, despite LeMae's efforts to push away.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sanches misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanches struggles to land a body shot inside as LeMae controls his hands.
Sanches throws a punch but it's blocked by LeMae.
LeMae is trying to break free.
Sanches will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning LeMae up against the ropes.
Sanches lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sanches lands a nice shot to the body.
LeMae tries to break the clinch but Sanches is controlling the position.
Sanches working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanches misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanches stalling.
LeMae is trying to force a seperation but Sanches has the dominant position.
Sanches misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanches lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt LeMae or not.

Sanches drops LeMae onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! LeMae is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!

It looks like Curt LeMae has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanches tries to work over LeMae's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanches tries to throw a body punch but LeMae avoids it by throwing Sanches back against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Sanches misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanches looking to slow down the pace here.
Sanches goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Sanches fails to land.

LeMae breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
LeMae throws a sloppy head kick and Sanches moves out of range easily.
LeMae looks to land a body kick but Sanches moved away.
LeMae bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanches looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
LeMae bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
LeMae looks for the body kick but Sanches saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanches fakes high and swings low for a body shot but LeMae manages to avoid it.
Sanches misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from LeMae.
A head kick misses from LeMae.
LeMae swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanches.
LeMae throws a half hearted mid kick.
An inside leg kick from LeMae misses.
Sanches is looking to clinch but LeMae is avoiding it.
LeMae missing with a left hand there. Sanches was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanches tries to close the distance and clinch but LeMae swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanches takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sanches throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
LeMae throws a sloppy head kick and Sanches moves out of range easily.
LeMae uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanches.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sanches tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but LeMae paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanches throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sanches just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanches moves in looking to clinch but LeMae pushes him off.
LeMae looking to land some kicks to the body here.
LeMae misses with an attempted mid kick.
LeMae throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sanches scores with a nice strike.

Sanches gets a clinch.
LeMae blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
LeMae prevents a body shot from Sanches.
Sanches misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sanches keeps the fight in the clinch, despite LeMae's efforts to push away.

LeMae breaks the clinch.
Sanches moves out of range of the leg kick from LeMae.
LeMae avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
LeMae uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanches.
LeMae throws a head kick but Sanches moves out of range.
LeMae tries a head kick but it misses.

Sanches instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A frustrated look appears on LeMae's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sanches is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
LeMae takes a shot to the head.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sanches working aggressively here.
LeMae tries to break free but Sanches pushes him back against the ropes.
LeMae tries to break the clinch but Sanches is controlling the position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by LeMae as Sanches tries to tie him up.
Sanches lands a left hand.
Sanches slows down the pace here.

LeMae manages to break the clinch.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sanches moves out of range of the body kick.
LeMae throws a head kick that misses.
A shot to the liver by Sanches. Beautiful body shot.
Sanches tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but LeMae paws at him with a jab and circles away.
LeMae pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
LeMae lands with a thumping leg kick.
LeMae misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanches.
Sanches scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
LeMae takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanches wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sanches cracks LeMae with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sanches misses with an uppercut.
LeMae looks for the body kick but Sanches saw that one coming.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
LeMae throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sanches fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanches keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sanches wants to clinch.
Sanches moves out of range of the body kick from LeMae.
LeMae throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sanches feints a jab promting LeMae to slip. Sanches then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. LeMae slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanches stuns LeMae with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sanches fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanches doesn't manage to clinch there - LeMae circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renato Sanches dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Curt LeMae's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Sanches fails with an attempt to clinch.
LeMae misses with an attempted mid kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Sanches here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Sanches thows a body shot but no joy.
Sanches connects with a crisp jab.
LeMae throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice shot lands for Sanches.
LeMae misses with a hook. Sanches ducked under it nicely.
Sanches throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and LeMae counters with a head kick.

It looks like Renato Sanches has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanches lands a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of LeMae 's head but he takes it in his stride.
LeMae on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
LeMae swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanches swings for the body but LeMae moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! LeMae slams his shin into Sanches's torso.
Sanches ducks down and throws a hook to the body but LeMae moves away.
Sanches misses with a jab, cross combination.
Renato Sanches is winning the standup battle so far.
LeMae circles away from the clinch attempt.
Renato Sanches is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from LeMae.
LeMae goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
LeMae throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sanches tries to close the distance and clinch up but LeMae swats him away and circles back towards the center.
LeMae's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sanches connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! LeMae scrambles back to his feet.
Sanches lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sanches.
Good exchange - LeMae coming out on top.
LeMae slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
LeMae misses with an attempted mid kick.
LeMae throws a sloppy head kick and Sanches moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanches throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanches tries to close the distance and clinch but LeMae swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanches misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from LeMae.
Sanches scores with a shot to the body.

Sanches closes the distance and clinches.
LeMae blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
LeMae has had enough of the clinch but Sanches keeps him there for the moment.
Sanches misses with a punch to the body.
Sanches misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
LeMae blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanches can't find room to land a body shot as LeMae controls the action.
Sanches stalling in the clinch but LeMae improves position.
Sanches misses with a punch on the inside.
LeMae is trying to break free.
Renato Sanches has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sanches scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Sanches creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sanches goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanches tries to work over LeMae's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Sanches scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sanches prevents LeMae from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanches misses with some punches.
Sanches lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt LeMae or not.
A head punch on the inside from Sanches fails to land.
A frustrated look appears on LeMae's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sanches slows down the pace here.
Sanches swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
LeMae blocks a body shot from Sanches.
A body shot lands from Sanches.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sanches is leaning against LeMae and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sanches lands with a short punch from the clinch.
LeMae is trying to break the clinch but Sanches has him pressed against the ropes.
Sanches can't find room to land a body shot as LeMae controls the action.
LeMae is trying to push Sanches away but Sanches has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
LeMae blocks a body shot from Sanches.
Sanches lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
LeMae is breathing heavily.
Sanches misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanches misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Sanches - that landed with a thud.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A hook to the body from Sanches.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sanches misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Sanches as the two fighters clinch.
Sanches tries to work over LeMae's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanches throws a blind hook that connects with the side of LeMaes head.
Sanches lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of LeMae backwards.

LeMae is rocked!
Sanches effectively controlling the action here.
LeMae is still on wobbly legs! Can Sanches finish him?
Sanches tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
LeMae seems to have recovered his senses.
Sanches misses with a body punch.
Sanches tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanches tried to land a shot to the body but connects with LeMae's elbow.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
LeMae blocks a body shot from Sanches.
Sanches is leaning against LeMae and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
LeMae looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sanches struggles to land a body shot inside as LeMae controls his hands.
LeMae has had enough of the clinch but Sanches keeps him there for the moment.

Sanches drops LeMae onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! LeMae is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
Sanches struggles to land a body shot inside as LeMae controls his hands.
Sanches creates a bit of distance and cracks LeMae with a massive left hook! LeMae crumples out of camera shot, completely unconscious! He's been Nelmarked! Sanches stares at him for a moment then struts over to his corner, victorious.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Renato Sanches!
Renato Sanches retains his super heavyweight title!