PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luis Mejias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diago Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Mejias
vs
Sanchez

178 cm
24
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luis Mejias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diago Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez misses the body punch
enabling Mejias to counter with a crisp jab.
Sanchez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sanchez throws a lazy uppercut
and Mejias counters with a one-two to the body.
Sanchez leaves Mejias with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mejias bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mejias on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sanchez misses with a lunging right hand
and Mejias counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez misses the jab.
Mejias scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mejias counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mejias counters with a nice uppercut.
Mejias lunges at Sanchez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sanchez's hand.
Mejias closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sanchez circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mejias scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mejias dives in and grabs Sanchez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sanchez pushes down on Mejias's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luis Mejias. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mejias closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mejias shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sanchez pinned against the cage. Sanchez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Sanchez swings widly with a right hand
and Mejias counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanchez throws an off balance right hand
and Mejias counters with a straight right hand.
Sanchez throws a looping overhand right but Mejias ducks down to avoid it.
Sanchez misses with a lunging right hand
and Mejias counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez lands a right hook to the body.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Diago Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez swings for the body but Mejias moves out of range.
Sanchez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mejias counters with a straight right hand.
Sanchez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mejias counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mejias shoots in and drives through. Sanchez sprawls well.
Mejias fails with a takedown attempt.
Sanchez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mejias doesn't seem bothered though.
Sanchez throws a lazy uppercut
and Mejias cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mejias slips a jab from Sanchez.
A jab lands there for Mejias.
Mejias is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mejias lands a really nice looking cross but Sanchez seems unphased.
Sanchez sizes up Mejias with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sanchez walks into a straight right hand from Mejias.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Sanchez misses the body punch

and Mejias counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sanchez won't be happy with that.

Mejias goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Sanchez rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mejias's guard! Nice work there by Sanchez!
Sanchez wants to get up but he can't break Mejias's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Mejias is working an open guard so Sanchez takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Mejias is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the body from Sanchez misses
and Mejias counters with a one-two to the body.
Mejias ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Sanchez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mejias counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sanchez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mejias to score with a decent uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mejias.
Sanchez misses with a left hand
and Mejias connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanchez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mejias counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanchez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sanchez throws an off balance right hand
letting Mejias counter with a right hand.
Sanchez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mejias counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanchez throws a lazy uppercut
and Mejias counters with a three punch combo that has Sanchez backing up. Sanchez nods at Mejias to acknowledge the strikes.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Mejias moves out of range.
Mejias steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mejias avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a poor cross that misses
and Mejias counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sanchez misses with a right hand
enabling Mejias to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Luis Mejias will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sanchez throws an off balance right hand
and Mejias counters with a nice uppercut.
Mejias on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sanchez misses with a body shot
and Mejias counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut
and Mejias counters with a three punch combo that has Sanchez backing up. Sanchez nods at Mejias to acknowledge the strikes.

Sanchez is rocked!
Sanchez stuffs the takedown.
Sanchez is still on wobbly legs! Can Mejias finish him?
Sanchez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mejias counters with a huge left! Sanchez is in big trouble! He's backing up but Mejias isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Sanchez from any more damage. A dominating finish by Mejias!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luis Mejias!