PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ted Mosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sancho Pancha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ted Mosby has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mosby
vs
Pancha

180 cm
23
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

182 cm
26
176 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ted Mosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sancho Pancha!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pancha closes the distance and clinches.
Pancha displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mosby up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Pancha's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mosby is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pancha pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Pancha breaks from the clinch.
Pancha swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mosby doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pancha counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mosby thinking.
Pancha lands a really nice looking cross but Mosby seems unphased.

Pancha moves into the clinch successfully.
Pancha is trying to push Mosby away but Mosby has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pancha tries to circle away but Mosby has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosby goes for a takedown attempt but Pancha pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ted Mosby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pancha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mosby slips a jab and a cross from Pancha.
Mosby dodges the punch combination from Pancha.
Mosby closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pancha circles away.
Pancha scores with a three punch combo!
Mosby is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pancha sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Pancha.
Decent striking displayed by Pancha there.
Mosby is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pancha throws a leg kick but Mosby checks it.
Pancha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pancha lands with a nice combination. Mosby backs away looking to recover.
Pancha connects with a jab.
Mosby tries to clinch but Pancha moves out of range.
Pancha finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pancha digs a good hook to Mosby's body.
Pancha wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mosby shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Pancha counters with a crisp one two that drops Mosby! Pancha thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Mosby to his feet! Mosby is in big trouble!

Mosby is rocked!
Mosby is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pancha Throws a clean left jab. Pancha Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Mosby's chin! Mosby crumbles to the ground and Pancha follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Pancha!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sancho Pancha!
Our winner, Sancho Pancha, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.