PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dr Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcello Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Bob
vs
Sanchez

170 cm
25
170 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

183 cm
18
182 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dr Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcello Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bob moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Bob. Those never looked like landing.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Bob moved out of range nicely.
No joy there for Bob, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanchez lands a nice looking body shot.
Bob slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Bob moves out of range.
Sanchez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bob throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from Bob misses its intended target.
Bob is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice uppercut lands for Sanchez. That snapped Bob's head back.
A punch combination from Bob misses.
Bob misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bob tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sanchez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bob throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Bob looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sanchez!

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sanchez wants to try and get back to his feet.
Sanchez tries to buck Bob off but Bob takes his back!

Sanchez manages to escape to his feet.
Sanchez looks gassed!
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Bob moves out of range.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Bob throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bob looks for a takedown but Sanchez sprawls well.
Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Bob is out of range.
Bob keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bob tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sanchez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bob looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bob misses with a few strikes there.
Sanchez dodges the punch combination from Bob.
Bob throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bob tries to bum rush Sanchez with a series of wild strikes but Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Bob throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice body punch from Sanchez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bob on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanchez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sanchez wants it to stay on the feet.
Sanchez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bob has time to react.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Bob avoids nicely.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dr Bob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bob tries to clinch up but Sanchez circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanchez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the head.
Marcello Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bob shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sanchez pinned against the cage. Sanchez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sanchez thows a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Bob shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Sanchez really wants to buck Bob off and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bob trying to control but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bob.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to buck Bob off but he can't manage it.

Bob wants to finish this one by submission but Sanchez is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bob.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Bob is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sanchez can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Sanchez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bob. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bob trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.

Bob wants to finish this one by submission but Sanchez is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bob.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marcello Sanchez will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sanchez lands a jab to Bob's midsection.
Bob avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez slaps away a takedown attempt from Bob, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bob shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez shows good takedown defense.
Bob throws a series of punches but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Bob ducks under and follows up with a left that Bob also avoids with ease.
Dr Bob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Bob ducks under and follows up with a left that Bob also avoids with ease.
Nice sprawl there from Sanchez as Bob shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dr Bob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bob swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bob misses with a looping left.
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
Bob shoots in looking for a takedown. Sanchez tries to sprawl out of it but Bob keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sanchez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bob avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob shoots for a takedown but Sanchez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bob doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanchez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sanchez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bob.
A combination from Bob does no damage.
Bob dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Bob looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sanchez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez slips a jab and a cross from Bob.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez scores with a punch to the head.
Bob fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Bob ducks under and follows up with a left that Bob also avoids with ease.
Bob dips to his left and cracks Sanchez with an uppercut!
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Sanchez. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Bob misses.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanchez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bob.

It looks like Marcello Sanchez has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bob misses with a takedown attempt - Sanchez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bob throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sanchez's waist but Sanchez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bob off to one side.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Bob.
Nice sprawl there from Sanchez as Bob shoots in.
Sanchez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sanchez lands a nice hook to Bob's body. Bob takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sanchez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sanchez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Bob feints and as Sanchez raises his hands in defense, Bob changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Sanchez pushes Bob off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Bob uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Bob fails with the takedown.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Bob moves out of range.
Marcello Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bob throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanchez scores with a punch to the head.
Sanchez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bob misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bob misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dr Bob is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez scores with a nice head shot.
Bob throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Sanchez works Bob's body with a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez misses with the combination.
Bob throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Marcello Sanchez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Marcello Sanchez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A combination from Bob does no damage.

Bob shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Sanchez is defending against the submission attempts here by Bob.
Sanchez is trying to stand up here but Bob is controlling him well.
Bob wants to pass to mount but Sanchez is defending the position.
Bob not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sanchez can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob stops Sanchez from getting back to his feet.
Dr Bob overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Bob is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sanchez defends it well.

Bob is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sanchez defends it well.
Sanchez is trying to stand up here but Bob is controlling him well.

Bob seems to be working for a kimura but Sanchez defends the submission attempt.
Sanchez is trying to stand up here but Bob is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez pushes Bob off, looking to escape but Bob dives into side control. He's locked up a kimura now - that was fast! He's cranking on it and Sanchez is forced to tap! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dr Bob!
During a confident post fight interview, Dr Bob thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.