PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between David Luiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Sanchez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Luiz
vs
Sanchez

170 cm
23
143 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
144 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Firebird Designs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Luiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luiz misses with a looping right.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Luiz.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanchez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
A big right from Luiz misses.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Luiz is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.
Luiz misses with a series of wild punches.
Luiz connects with a body shot that sends Sanchez's belly button to the back.
Jose Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez lands a nice hook to Luiz's body. Luiz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sanchez tries to clinch there but Luiz circles away.
Some wild striking there from Luiz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Luiz fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanchez works Luiz's body with a nice hook.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luiz just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sanchez wants it to stay on the feet.
Sanchez cracks Luiz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Luiz throws a hook but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Luiz doesn't seem bothered though.

Luiz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sanchez wants to control but Luiz is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Sanchez gets tackled into the cage by Luiz. Luiz maintains the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luiz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sanchez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is leaning against Luiz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Luiz goes for a takedown attempt but Sanchez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Luiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Luiz is just out of range.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez clobbers Luiz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sanchez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Luiz rather than just go for the knockout.
Sanchez works the jab nicely.

Sanchez forces Luiz back against the cage and clinches.
Sanchez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sanchez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sanchez has Luiz pressed against the cage, preventing Luiz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanchez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luiz looking for a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sanchez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with a knee to the head.
Sanchez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Sanchez.
Luiz is breathing heavily.
Sanchez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sanchez obliges.
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the body.
Luiz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sanchez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sanchez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Luiz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sanchez lands with a short shot to the head.
Sanchez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Luiz backwards.
Sanchez lands a hook that snaps the head of Luiz backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Sanchez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sanchez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Luiz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sanchez prevents it.
Luiz is looking for a takedown.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with a nice hook to the head.
A knee to the head by Sanchez.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sanchez.
Sanchez works on Luiz's body with a couple of short punches.
Knees to the body from Sanchez.
Luiz prevents a body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Luiz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Luiz swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sanchez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Luiz or not.
Knees to the body from Sanchez.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luiz taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sanchez lands a knee to the body.
Sanchez scores with a shoulder strike.
Sanchez prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Luiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sanchez is leaning against Luiz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sanchez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sanchez cracks Luiz with a nice body shot.
Luiz wants to take the fight to the mat but Sanchez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Sanchez as the two fighters clinch.
A knee to the head by Sanchez.
Luiz goes for a takedown attempt but Sanchez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luiz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Luiz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Luiz moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Luiz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sanchez - the referee stops the clock and Luiz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sanchez. Luiz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
David Luiz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Luiz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sanchez digs a good body shot into Luiz's ribs.
Sanchez cracks Luiz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sanchez connects with an inside leg kick.
Sanchez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Luiz.
Sanchez connects with a body shot.
Sanchez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Luiz scores with a takedown into Sanchez's guard.
Luiz wants to stand but Sanchez is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luiz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sanchez wants to stand and escape but Luiz is having none of it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sanchez tries to clinch there but Luiz circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Luiz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Luiz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Luiz lands the left hand.

Sanchez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A knee to the head by Sanchez.
Sanchez stops a takedown attempt from Luiz.
Luiz tries for a takedown but Sanchez manages to get underhooks.
Luiz tries to break the clinch but Sanchez is controlling the position.
Luiz is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sanchez landing knees to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez working Luiz over with knees to the body.
Sanchez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Luiz is just out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Sanchez.
Luiz shoots in looking for a takedown but Sanchez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Luiz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Luiz blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez blocks a jab.
Sanchez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Luiz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Luiz digs a good hook to Sanchez's body.
Luiz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
Luiz blocks the body kick.
Luiz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Luiz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sanchez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez throws a head kick that half lands.
Luiz misses with an uppercut.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Luiz moves out of range easily.
Luiz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Luiz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sanchez looks for the body kick but Luiz saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Luiz takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Luiz misses.

Luiz rushes Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sanchez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Luiz backwards.
Sanchez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luiz's elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Luiz.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sanchez.
Luiz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sanchez prevents it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez lands a good knee to the midsection. Luiz won't want to take too many of those.
Luiz 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.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Luiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez landing knees to the head.
Luiz misses with some punches.
Sanchez lands a knee to the body.
Sanchez is working Luiz over against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sanchez crunches a lovely knee into Luiz's ribcage.
Sanchez lands a knee to the head.
Sanchez lands with a left to the head.
Sanchez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Luiz backwards.
Sanchez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Luiz's face.
Sanchez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sanchez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Luiz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sanchez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sanchez blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Sanchez.
Sanchez landing knees to the body.
Sanchez connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Sanchez.
Luiz blocks a body shot from Sanchez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez working Luiz over with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Sanchez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sanchez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Luiz backwards.
Sanchez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Luiz.
Sanchez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luiz.
David Luiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanchez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Luiz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sanchez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Luiz blocks a body shot from Sanchez.
Luiz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sanchez.
Sanchez gets underhooks to prevent Luiz's takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sanchez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Sanchez!