PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Bede (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Bede
vs
Sanchez

182 cm
29
183 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

183 cm
30
182 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucas Bede!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rico Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Bede to counter with a crisp jab.
Bede connects with a single shot there.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Bede.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bede paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanchez throws a jab when Bede was well out of range.
Sanchez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bede manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bede scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sanchez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bede counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanchez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bede uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanchez.
Bede swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bede scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Bede misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Sanchez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Lucas Bede has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bede is fending him off so far but Sanchez persists. Nope, Bede circles away and we're back to standing.
Bede lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Bede moves out of range.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Bede avoids them all with ease.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bede lunges at Sanchez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sanchez's hand.
Sanchez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bede is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Bede.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Bede throws a leg kick which misses Sanchez's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanchez tries to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Sanchez as he connects with a hook.
Bede throws a combination. Sanchez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bede throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a takedown. Bede tries to sprawl out of it but Sanchez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bede manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lucas Bede has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rico Sanchez.
Sanchez moves in looking to clinch but Bede pushes him off.
Bede lands with a shot to the body.
Sanchez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
Nice body punch from Bede.
Sanchez looks gassed!
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Bede moved out of range nicely.
Sanchez fails with the takedown.
Bede ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bede connects with a body shot that sends Sanchez's belly button to the back.
Bede buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bede digs a good body shot into Sanchez's ribs.
Bede is looking to wear down Sanchez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bede bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sanchez drops his hands momentarily and Bede takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Bede has managed to clinch.
Bede makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sanchez misses with the head strike.
Bede throws an elbow but it misses.
Bede avoids the elbow strike from Sanchez, against the cage.
Bede using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sanchez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sanchez trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bede creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bede lands a hook that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Bede landing knees to the body.
Bede managing to block the knees to the body from Sanchez.
Sanchez avoiding damage as Bede throws knees to the body.
Bede is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bede lands an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sanchez throws an elbow but misses.
Sanchez pushes off an throws an elbow but Bede leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sanchez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sanchez throws an elbow but misses.
Sanchez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bede prevents it.
Sanchez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bede is defending well for now.
Sanchez throws an elbow but it misses.
Sanchez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bede with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sanchez can't get the takedown.
Bede scores a nice knee to the body.
Bede misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Bede looking to stall.
Bede lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bede tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.

Sanchez tightens his grip and picks Bede up, before dumping him to the ground. Bede manages to land in guard.
Sanchez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bede looking for a sweep. Not yet Bede, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Bede dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lucas Bede's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bede circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bede listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bede with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lucas Bede is winning the standup battle so far.
Bede swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bede bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sanchez's head backwards.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Bede ducks under and follows up with a left that Bede also avoids with ease.
Bede throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Bede circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bede throws a head kick that Sanchez semi-blocks.
Sanchez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rico Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez slips a jab and a cross from Bede.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bede looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bede misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Bede blocks a head kick by Sanchez.

Sanchez rushes Bede and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bede lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bede gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sanchez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sanchez lands a damaging elbow.
Sanchez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bede tries to throw a body punch but Sanchez avoids it by throwing Bede back against the cage.
Bede is leaning against Sanchez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lucas Bede has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Sanchez throws an elbow but it misses.
Sanchez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez has Bede pressed against the cage, preventing Bede from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short left from Sanchez.
Bede tries to throw a body punch but Sanchez avoids it by throwing Bede back against the cage.
Sanchez is working for takedown but Bede is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bede misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanchez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bede after a bit of a struggle.
Sanchez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bede lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bede trying to land knees to the body.
Bede blocks an elbow strike.
Bede scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sanchez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bede pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lucas Bede has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rico Sanchez.
Bede on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanchez misses with a knee strike.
Bede tries to throw a body punch but Sanchez avoids it by throwing Bede back against the cage.
Bede lands a hook that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Bede lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bede scores with a shoulder strike.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bede lands a knee to the head.
Bede lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bede scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bede misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanchez takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bede.

Sanchez is rocked!
Bede gets through Sanchez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez is still on wobbly legs! Can Bede finish him?
Bede lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sanchez or not.
Bede lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Bede lands with a left to the head.
Bede is stalling here.
Sanchez takes a shot to the head.
Bede lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Sanchez to his knees! Bede keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucas Bede!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Lucas Bede made sure he mentioned Revolution Fatigues, along with how happy he was to win his fight.