PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gob Bluthe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Sanchaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bluthe comes to the cage accompanied by The Final Countdown. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bluthe
vs
Sanchaz

175 cm
25
163 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

165 cm
28
158 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gob Bluthe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raul Sanchaz!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bluthe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanchaz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bluthe throws a big shot that misses.
Sanchaz throws a hook but Bluthe avoids it easily.
Sanchaz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bluthe as he jumps to the side.
Sanchaz fails with a takedown attempt.
Sanchaz shoots in looking for a takedown but Bluthe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sanchaz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gob Bluthe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raul Sanchaz.
A left lands for Bluthe.
Bluthe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sanchaz misses with an uppercut.
Sanchaz blocks a jab.
Bluthe lands a jab.

It looks like Raul Sanchaz has been cut.
Bluthe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchaz moves away.
Bluthe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sanchaz defends it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bluthe misses with the combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Sanchaz as he connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchaz swinging wildly here.
Sanchaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bluthe looks to throw the jab but Sanchaz is out of range.
Gob Bluthe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bluthe throws a shot from downtown. Sanchaz moves away and avoids it.
Bluthe sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bluthe just misses with a punch to the body.
Bluthe scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sanchaz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sanchaz defending well as Bluthe loads up on a big left hand.
Bluthe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bluthe throws a good cross that connects.
Sanchaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bluthe.
Bluthe looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchaz is just out of range.
Bluthe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchaz jabs Bluthe to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Bluthe darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bluthe prevents Sanchaz from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchaz wants to control but Bluthe is keeping busy.
Bluthe tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sanchaz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sanchaz wants to control but Bluthe is keeping busy.
Bluthe trying to pass the guard but Sanchaz defending well.

Bluthe is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sanchaz is trying to get back to full guard.

Sanchaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchaz trying to control from the bottom.
Sanchaz is looking for a sweep. Bluthe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bluthe prevents Sanchaz from standing back up.
Bluthe looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bluthe is pressing down on Sanchaz's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sanchaz is holding on for now.

Bluthe is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sanchaz gets full guard.
Bluthe advances to half guard.
Sanchaz trying to hold on to Bluthe's head to control him but Bluthe postures up.

Sanchaz looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bluthe is thwarting Sanchaz's attempts to control the position.
Bluthe passes to side control.

Bluthe is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sanchaz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bluthe gets to mount! Sanchaz was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Bluthe controlling his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bluthe manages to capitalize on a mistake by Sanchaz to take his back!
Bluthe struggling to land strikes to the head as Sanchaz covers up.
Sanchaz tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gob Bluthe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raul Sanchaz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bluthe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sanchaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bluthe.
Gob Bluthe is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab, jab by Bluthe - just one landing.
Sanchaz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice shot by Sanchaz.
Bluthe thuds his right hand into Sanchaz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bluthe throws out a loose jab but Sanchaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanchaz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bluthe swivels and escapes.
Sanchaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanchaz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bluthe. That did some damage!
Sanchaz wants to clinch.
Sanchaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bluthe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bluthe shoots in looking for a takedown but Sanchaz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bluthe's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bluthe throws a lazy right hand but Sanchaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab lands there for Sanchaz.
A jab from Sanchaz misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Bluthe misses its intended target.
Bluthe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanchaz lands a nice hook to Bluthe's body. Bluthe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Sanchaz closes the distance and pushes Bluthe back into the cage.
Bluthe avoiding damage as Sanchaz throws knees to the body.
Sanchaz stalling in the clinch.
Bluthe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanchaz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sanchaz lands a nice elbow.
Bluthe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sanchaz pushes Bluthe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bluthe tries to circle away but Sanchaz has him pinned against the cage.
Sanchaz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bluthe's efforts to push away.
Sanchaz stalling in the clinch.
Sanchaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchaz keeps control of Bluthe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bluthe tries to break free but Sanchaz pushes him back against the cage.
Bluthe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bluthe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bluthe is trying to force a seperation but Sanchaz has the dominant position.
Sanchaz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sanchaz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sanchaz lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bluthe wants to get back to striking at distance but Sanchaz won't allow it.
Sanchaz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sanchaz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bluthe takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bluthe is trying to break the clinch but Sanchaz is controlling him.
Sanchaz lands with a short shot to the head.
Sanchaz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bluthe is keeping busy.
Bluthe is trying to break free.
Sanchaz keeps control of Bluthe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sanchaz lands a left hand.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sanchaz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bluthe's brow.
Bluthe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sanchaz keeps control of Bluthe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bluthe is trying to force a seperation but Sanchaz has the dominant position.
Bluthe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sanchaz has him pressed against the cage.
Sanchaz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bluthe is looking to break free of the clinch but Sanchaz has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bluthe wants to get back to striking at distance but Sanchaz won't allow it.
Bluthe tries to break free but Sanchaz pushes him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Sanchaz.
Sanchaz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bluthe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sanchaz's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sanchaz prevents Bluthe from breaking the clinch.
Bluthe is trying to break the clinch but Sanchaz is controlling him.
Bluthe takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bluthe tries to circle away but Sanchaz has him pinned against the cage.
Bluthe is trying to break the clinch but Sanchaz is controlling him.
Bluthe is trying to break the clinch but Sanchaz is controlling him.
Bluthe wants to break free but Sanchaz has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raul Sanchaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Raul Sanchaz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bluthe takes one to the chin there.
Bluthe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Sanchaz clinches up against the cage.
Bluthe working hard to break the clinch.
Sanchaz misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchaz lands a nice knee to the body.
Bluthe has had enough of the clinch but Sanchaz keeps him there for the moment.
Sanchaz keeps control of Bluthe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sanchaz cracks Bluthe with a nice body shot.
Sanchaz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bluthe gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bluthe blocks a body shot from Sanchaz.
Bluthe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sanchaz has him pressed against the cage.
Bluthe letting Sanchaz take a breather here.
Sanchaz tries to stall but Bluthe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bluthe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sanchaz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bluthe is defending well for now.
Sanchaz is struggling to control the position.
Sanchaz has Bluthe pressed against the cage, preventing Bluthe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sanchaz tries to work over Bluthe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bluthe is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sanchaz misses with a body punch.
Bluthe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bluthe tries to break free but Sanchaz pushes him back against the cage.
Bluthe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sanchaz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bluthes head.
Bluthe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knees to the body from Sanchaz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bluthe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bluthe working hard to break the clinch.
Bluthe is trying to break the clinch but Sanchaz has him pressed against the cage.
Sanchaz is looking to control Bluthe's arms but Bluthe gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sanchaz has his back to the cage.
Bluthe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sanchaz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bluthe is looking to break free of the clinch but Sanchaz has double underhooks.
Bluthe wants to break free but Sanchaz has control.
Bluthe is trying to force a seperation but Sanchaz has the dominant position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanchaz is stalling here.
Sanchaz landing knees to the body.
Sanchaz stalling against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchaz lands a hook that snaps the head of Bluthe backwards.
Sanchaz lands a nice shot to the body.
Raul Sanchaz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sanchaz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sanchaz is trying to maintain a safe position but Bluthe gets an underhook and turns Sanchaz into the cage.
Sanchaz controlling the action here for a moment.
Bluthe can't break the clinch.
Sanchaz taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Raul Sanchaz.
Bluthe missing with a left hand there. Sanchaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanchaz throws a right and a left that Bluthe avoids nicely.
Sanchaz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A head kick from Sanchaz lands but Bluthe takes it in his stride.
Bluthe shoots in but Sanchaz avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bluthe sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bluthe throws an off balance right hand
and Sanchaz makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bluthe really felt that one!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchaz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sanchaz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bluthe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sanchaz. Sanchaz obviously looking to wear him down.
A slow jab from Bluthe misses its intended target.
Bluthe is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A jab from Bluthe misses.
Sanchaz moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchaz lands with an overhand left.
Bluthe displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sanchaz.
The fighters circling - Bluthe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchaz throws a sloppy head kick and Bluthe moves out of range easily.
Sanchaz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bluthe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raul Sanchaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sanchaz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raul Sanchaz!
Raul Sanchaz really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (159.49 $75) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.