PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louis Cane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitrius Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez has chosen Lil'Wayne - John as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Louis Cane has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Cane
vs
Sanchez

205 cm
25
284 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

190 cm
24
240 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Louis Cane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dimitrius Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cane keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez stuffs the takedown.
Cane on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Cane misses with a takedown
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez clobbers Cane with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.

Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Sanchez stops a takedown attempt from Cane.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louis Cane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cane is looking to take this one to the mat.

Sanchez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Sanchez darts in and clinches Cane up against the cage.

Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cane defending well as Sanchez loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
Cane takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cane shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sanchez as he jumps to the side.
Cane is breathing heavily.
Cane keeps the fight on the outside.
Cane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanchez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Cane.
Sanchez swinging wildly here.
Cane slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a combination

and Cane counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cane stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanchez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cane won't allow Sanchez to sweep him here.
Cane trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.

Sanchez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cane defends it easily.
Cane trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cane wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.

Cane avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cane lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cane trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Cane postures up.
Cane advances position into side control!
Sanchez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sanchez sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Cane will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cane content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cane is working away from the top position though.
Cane thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sanchez's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cane pulls his head out easily.
Cane uses his free foot to push down on Sanchez's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sanchez.
Cane with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Cane trying to control but Sanchez is having none of it.

Cane wants to finish this one by submission but Sanchez is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Cane.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez holds on for dear life.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez tries to hold on but Cane pushes him away.
Sanchez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cane kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Cane is trying to take his opponent's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dimitrius Sanchez dominated that round.
That's time! Cane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cane walks into a jab.
Louis Cane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
Dimitrius Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cane looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
Cane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Cane slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
Cane checks a low kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Cane ducks under and follows up with a left that Cane also avoids with ease.
Danga de danga de dang - Sanchez scores with a four punch combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Cane ducks under and follows up with a left that Cane also avoids with ease.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Cane moves out of range.
Cane fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cane circles away from the clinch attempt

and Cane counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sanchez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cane trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cane postures up.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Cane from controlling successfully.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Sanchez. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Cane stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanchez swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cane drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cane jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Cane avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sanchez working a defensive guard here.
Cane trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Sanchez working for a triangle but Cane defends it easily.
Sanchez controls Cane momentarily but Cane frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cane trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.

Sanchez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Louis Cane overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cane postures up.
Cane looking to pass the guard.
Sanchez is controlling Cane's posture.
Sanchez trying to control the position.
Sanchez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dimitrius Sanchez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Cane shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sanchez sprawls well. Sanchez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cane gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louis Cane. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Louis Cane has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Sanchez darts in and clinches Cane up against the cage.
Cane wants to take the fight to the mat but Sanchez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sanchez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cane backwards.

Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Sanchez looks to land a combination but Cane avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Sanchez closes the distance and pushes Cane back into the cage.

Sanchez breaks the clinch.

Cane drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dimitrius Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Louis Cane's cut.
That's time! Cane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Sanchez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Cane ducks under and follows up with a left that Cane also avoids with ease.
Cane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Cane moved out of range nicely.
Cane shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sanchez as he jumps to the side.
A shot to the liver by Sanchez. Beautiful body shot.
Sanchez connects with a looping right hand.
Cane takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Cane.
Sanchez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.

Sanchez closes the distance and clinches.
Cane tries to score a body lock takedown but Sanchez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Sanchez scores with the left hand. Cane knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
Cane gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Sanchez gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dimitrius Sanchez!