PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Esteban Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson has chosen Emenies by Shinedown as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Esteban Sanchez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Sanchez
vs
Jackson

171 cm
25
151 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

200 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Esteban Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brett Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson closes the distance looking to clinch

and Sanchez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sanchez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sanchez prevents Jackson from getting back to his feet.
Sanchez controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sanchez working some strikes from top position.
Sanchez passes into half guard.
Sanchez throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez moves nicely into side control.
A lull in the action here as Sanchez stalls from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sanchez lands a nice forearm strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Jackson is pushing Sanchez's head away, looking to escape. Sanchez manages to hold on to the position though.
Sanchez advances to full mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
BOOM! Sanchez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jackson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sanchez landing punches.
Sanchez landing strikes from the mount and Jackson is in trouble!

Jackson is rocked!
Jackson takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Sanchez's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Esteban Sanchez!