PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chester Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emmanuel Yarborough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yarborough has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Emmanuel Yarborough is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Sanchez
vs
Yarborough

205 cm
27
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

203 cm
25
300 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Real Fighters Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chester Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Emmanuel Yarborough!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Yarborough.
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yarborough.
Yarborough swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yarborough moves forwards but Sanchez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yarborough looks gassed!
A swing and a miss from Yarborough.
Sanchez throws a hook but Yarborough avoids it easily.
A jab from Yarborough misses.
Yarborough keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yarborough swivels and escapes.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Yarborough saw that one coming.
Sanchez connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Yarborough.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yarborough misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Yarborough uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Sanchez staying out of range there.
Yarborough moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Yarborough sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanchez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Yarborough slips under a jab.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yarborough.
Emmanuel Yarborough is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck for Sanchez with that takedown attempt.
Sanchez cracks a nice hook into Yarborough's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yarborough at a distance.
Yarborough avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanchez misses with a looping right.

Sanchez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
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!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sanchez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
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 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.
Sanchez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sanchez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sanchez is nestled in close to Yarborough, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
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.
Sanchez working over Yarborough with some ground and pound. Yarborough looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sanchez lands with a punch from half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yarborough can do anything to dispel that myth.
Yarborough has hold of Sanchez's hands but Sanchez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Yarborough is rocked!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez content to control rather than advance.
Yarborough is still in real trouble! Can Sanchez finish him?
Sanchez controlling the position here and throwing strikes from the top. Nice elbow lands there... and another... and another... oh, Yarborough is out! Sanchez gets to his feet and admires his work - nice finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chester Sanchez!