PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jurand Zespychowa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Sanchez
vs
Zespychowa

180 cm
20
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Very confident

SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Ricardo Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jurand Zespychowa!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zespychowa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Zespychowa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sanchez is keeping the position for now.
Zespychowa is working Sanchez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Zespychowa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanchez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zespychowa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sanchez is keeping the position for now.
Zespychowa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sanchez is trying to control the position but Zespychowa postures up.
Zespychowa throws a big right hand that misses.
Zespychowa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sanchez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zespychowa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Zespychowa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Zespychowa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zespychowa preventing the sweep.
Zespychowa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Zespychowa working some strikes from top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zespychowa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zespychowa tries to free his leg and advance position but Sanchez is retaining full guard.
Zespychowa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zespychowa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sanchez's head.
Zespychowa landing some decent shots from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zespychowa looking to pass the guard.
Zespychowa throws a strike but Sanchez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Zespychowa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sanchez tries to stand but Zespychowa is controlling from the bottom.
Zespychowa keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Zespychowa wants to get back to his feet but Sanchez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Zespychowa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sanchez is controlling him.

Sanchez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sanchez wants to stand and escape but instead Zespychowa has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Zespychowa is aware though and is defending well.
Zespychowa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sanchez's head.

Zespychowa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Zespychowa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sanchez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zespychowa's guard.
Zespychowa keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.

Zespychowa scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Zespychowa as Sanchez shoots in.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Zespychowa moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Sanchez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zespychowa with a jab.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Zespychowa shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Zespychowa was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sanchez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Zespychowa lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Zespychowa is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sanchez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Zespychowa with shots to the head and body - Sanchez looks very uncomfortable down there.
Zespychowa cracks Sanchez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Zespychowa looking to finish Sanchez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sanchez!
Sanchez tries to hold on but Zespychowa pushes him away.
Zespychowa working Sanchez over with strikes here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zespychowa with the ground and pound from mount.
Zespychowa landing shots from mount.
Zespychowa landing punches.
Zespychowa lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jurand Zespychowa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sanchez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Zespychowa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Zespychowa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sanchez won't allow Zespychowa to pass to mount.
Zespychowa moves nicely into side control.
Zespychowa tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Zespychowa working the ground and pound.
Zespychowa looks up at the clock and then as Sanchez takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Zespychowa smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Zespychowa in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Zespychowa lands a decent elbow from side control.
Zespychowa is putting a hurting on Sanchez here, landing some big shots from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez is working to avoid the ground and pound but Zespychowa connects with a decent elbow.
Zespychowa works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zespychowa creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sanchez taking punishment in the form of punches.
Zespychowa landing a few strikes.
Sanchez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Zespychowa looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Zespychowa is breathing heavily.
Zespychowa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Sanchez looking for submissions off his back.
Sanchez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Sanchez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sanchez is looking to improve his position.
Sanchez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zespychowa landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jurand Zespychowa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zespychowa lands with a punch from half guard.
Zespychowa is nestled in close to Sanchez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
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. Zespychowa connects with a nice short shot to Sanchez's temple.
Sanchez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sanchez.
Zespychowa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Zespychowa landing some decent shots from guard.
Zespychowa looking to pass the guard.
Zespychowa stopping the sweep attempt from Sanchez.

Sanchez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Zespychowa defends well.
Zespychowa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zespychowa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Zespychowa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zespychowa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Zespychowa chips away with some ground and pound.
Zespychowa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Zespychowa with a nice head shot there.
Zespychowa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Zespychowa is working Sanchez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Zespychowa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sanchez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Zespychowa has managed to get both his arms back between Sanchez's legs - danger averted.
Zespychowa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Zespychowa lands a couple of elbows.
Zespychowa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanchez swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zespychowa landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zespychowa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Zespychowa wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is keeping the position.

Sanchez pushes a forearm under Zespychowa's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Zespychowa is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ricardo Sanchez!