PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lorion Sane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cobb Nash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nash is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dry the River. Cobb Nash has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sane
vs
Nash

190 cm
31
265 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

195 cm
25
287 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

[CBK] LEGAL HIGHS - AJFC ↑ DOUBLE 160Q *
[CBK] LEGAL HIGHS - AJFC ↑ DOUBLE 160Q *

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lorion Sane!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cobb Nash!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sane throws a lazy uppercut
and Nash counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sane's knee momentarily.
Sane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nash manages to avoid it.
Sane lands with an uppercut that bounces Nash off the cage and back into range.

It looks like Cobb Nash has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sane throws a hook but Nash blocks it.
Nash uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sane.
Sane throws a hook to the side of Nash's head but Nash sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sane stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nash.
Sane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sane scores with a shot to the body.
Sane tries to close the distance and clinch but Nash swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sane misses with a body shot.
Sane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Nash does it's job there.
Lorion Sane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sane takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nash takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sane swings widly with a right hand
and Nash counters with a nice uppercut.
Sane takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sane misses with a straight left.
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!
Sane moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nash doesn't manage to clinch there - Sane circles away.
Sane throws a shot from downtown. Nash moves away and avoids it.
Nash lands a nice looking body shot.
Sane has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nash.
Sane misses with a right hand
and Nash makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sane is breathing heavily.
That kick from Nash tenderised Sane's leg. Sane is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sane blocks a head kick by Nash.
Nash takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nash moves away from the strike by Sane.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Nash there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Nash moves into the clinch.
Sane lands with a left to the head.
Nash tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sane's elbow.
Nash lands a nice shot to the body.
Nash lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sane tries to throw a body punch but Nash avoids it by throwing Sane back against the cage.
Sane tries a body shot but Nash blocks it.
Sane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nash lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nash creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nash lands a nice shot to the body.
Nash scores with a shoulder strike.

Nash has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Sane regains guard immediately.
Nash controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nash lands a couple of elbows.
Sane thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Nash preventing the sweep.
Nash showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sane looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nash is one step ahead there.
Nash scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nash has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nash landing with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nash is standing up over Sane. Sane looks to escape but Nash dives into side control.
Nash is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Sane will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Nash wants to control but Sane is keeping him busy.
Nash scoring with punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nash working the ground and pound.
Sane tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nash controlling the position from side mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nash working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cobb Nash dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cobb Nash's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sane throws a lazy right hand but Nash sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sane misses with a hook. Nash ducked under it nicely.
Sane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cobb Nash seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nash connects with a solid leg kick.
Sane misses with a wild body shot.
Sane misses with a looping right.
Sane takes a swing at Nash's ribcage but misses.
Nash moves out of range as Sane strikes.

Nash pushes Sane up against the cage in a clinch.
Sane can't find room to land a body shot as Nash controls the action.
Sane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nash doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sane.
Nash goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sane lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nash with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nash lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sane tries a body shot but Nash blocks it.
Sane cracks Nash with a nice body shot.
Nash is looking for a takedown.
Sane misses with the head strike.
Sane tries a body shot but Nash blocks it.
Sane misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nash misses with a body punch.
Nash misses with a body punch.
Sane lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nash backwards.
Nash struggles to land a body shot inside as Sane controls his hands.
Sane lands a nice shot to the body.
Nash is breathing heavily.
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!
Sane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sane working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nash.
Good body shot from Sane.
Sane lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nash backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sane.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sane lands a nice shot to the body.
Sane lands a shoulder strike.
Sane lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nash backwards.
Sane is working Nash over against the cage.
Sane pushes Nash back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sane lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nash backwards.
Sane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sane working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sane is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sane lands a nice uppercut.
Sane unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Nash! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Sane is unloading with more strikes now! Nash drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lorion Sane!
Lorion Sane is the new heavyweight champion!