PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alyston Dion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brakeo Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dion
vs
Sanchez

225 cm
20
188 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

200 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alyston Dion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brakeo Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Sanchez rushes Dion and presses him up against the cage.
Sanchez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dion's defenses.
Dion jumps guard but Sanchez stands there with Dion around his waist. Dion gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sanchez misses with an elbow over the top.
Sanchez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dion has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sanchez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sanchez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sanchez lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Alyston Dion has been cut.
Dion is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sanchez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alyston Dion. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Sanchez clinches up with Dion and pushes him back against the cage.

Dion jumps guard and drags Sanchez to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sanchez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dion's guard.

Dion scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to clinch up.
Brakeo Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sanchez has closed the distance and engaged Dion in a clinch.
Sanchez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sanchez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez stuffs the takedown.
Sanchez stuns Dion with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dion is breathing heavily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sanchez - that will leave a mark!
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 clinches with his opponent.
Dion blocks the elbow strike.
Dion blocks an elbow strike.

Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Sanchez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sanchez feints a jab and as Dion dips his head, Sanchez unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Dion right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Dion falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Sanchez smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Brakeo Sanchez!