PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Junior Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duo Maxwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maxwell has chosen Can't Stop as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sanchez
vs
Maxwell

169 cm
21
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

[GTI] Divine Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Junior Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Duo Maxwell!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Maxwell avoids nicely.
Junior Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
Maxwell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Maxwell moves into range and clinches up with Sanchez.
A short left from Maxwell.
Maxwell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Maxwell tries a body shot but Sanchez blocks it.
Maxwell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sanchez tries to circle away but Maxwell has him pinned against the cage.
Sanchez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Maxwell has Sanchez pressed against the cage, preventing Sanchez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maxwell manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Maxwell gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell trying to control the action but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sanchez is not content to let Maxwell control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sanchez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sanchez tries to kick Maxwell off but Maxwell keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sanchez tries to get to full guard but Maxwell has control of the leg.
Sanchez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Maxwell scores with a couple of nice shots.

Sanchez is defending against the submission attempts here by Maxwell.
Maxwell wants to take a breather but Sanchez is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to stand back up but Maxwell is controlling him
Maxwell working over Sanchez with some ground and pound. Sanchez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maxwell working over Sanchez with some ground and pound. Sanchez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Sanchez actively working from the bottom here.
Sanchez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sanchez is refusing to be controlled, as Maxwell sits in half guard.
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!
Sanchez is looking to improve his position.
Sanchez is trying to stand.
Maxwell slips a nice elbow through Sanchez's hands, connecting with Sanchez's forehead.
Maxwell is nestled in close to Sanchez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sanchez has hold of Maxwell's hands but Maxwell slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell is looking to take a break and control but Sanchez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Maxwell lands with a punch from half guard.
Maxwell with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.
Maxwell is nestled in close to Sanchez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Maxwell prevents Sanchez from standing back up.

Maxwell seems to be looking for submissions.
Maxwell sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Maxwell working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Maxwell connects with a nice short shot to Sanchez's temple.
Maxwell working over Sanchez with some ground and pound. Sanchez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Maxwell scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sanchez taking some punishment here, with Maxwell in his half guard.
Sanchez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maxwell working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Maxwell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Maxwell takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Sanchez is rocked!
Maxwell tries to pass to full mount but Sanchez defends it.
Oh Sanchez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sanchez has hold of Maxwell's hands but Maxwell slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sanchez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Maxwell is working away from the top position though.
Sanchez seems to have got his legs back now.

Sanchez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Maxwell landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maxwell tries to pass to full mount but Sanchez defends it.
Sanchez is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duo Maxwell dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sanchez fails with the takedown

and Maxwell decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sanchez's guard.

Sanchez looking for a guillotine here but Maxwell defends easily.
Maxwell content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Maxwell working some strikes from top position.

Sanchez has his foot on Maxwell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Maxwell works his way back into a safe position though.
Sanchez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Maxwell is controlling him.

Sanchez looking for a guillotine here but Maxwell defends easily.
Maxwell works over Sanchez with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maxwell landing with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Maxwell puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ground and pound from Maxwell.

Sanchez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maxwell lands strikes from half guard.
Maxwell lands with a punch from half guard.

Maxwell looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Maxwell is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Sanchez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell is keen to just control but Sanchez is a slippery customer.
Sanchez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from Maxwell.
Maxwell looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sanchez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Maxwell scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nice strikes from Maxwell there.
Sanchez is looking to improve his position.
Maxwell working the head and body with strikes.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.
Maxwell landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Maxwell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell lands with a punch from half guard.
Sanchez taking some punishment here, with Maxwell in his half guard.
Maxwell scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Sanchez looking for submissions off his back.
Maxwell with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sanchez has hold of Maxwell's hands but Maxwell slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sanchez taking some punishment here, with Maxwell in his half guard.
Maxwell stops Sanchez from getting back to his feet.
Maxwell lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sanchez is looking to escape.
Sanchez wants to improve his position but Maxwell is controlling well.
Maxwell lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez has hold of Maxwell's hands but Maxwell slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maxwell lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Sanchez quite badly. Sanchez pulls Maxwell in close trying to recover. Maxwell postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Sanchez on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Sanchez doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duo Maxwell!
A very excited looking Duo Maxwell made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.