PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Duggan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lerry Sancio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sancio's choice of entrance music: Faint. On his way into the cage it seems that Jim Duggan has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jim Duggan seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Duggan
vs
Sancio

197 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

175 cm
21
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Duggan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lerry Sancio!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Duggan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sancio looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duggan is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Sancio's shoulder. That is not cool.
Duggan misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Duggan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
You can see the frustration on Sancio's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sancio gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Duggan is working for a submission of some sort.

Duggan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sancio sees it coming and defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Duggan postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Sancio to stand up.
Sancio tries to clinch but Duggan moves out of range.
Duggan shoots and misses
and Sancio counters with a nice body shot.
Sancio swats away the attempt to clinch by Duggan.
Sancio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick from Duggan misses.
Duggan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duggan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Duggan throws a leg kick
and Sancio counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lerry Sancio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Duggan with that takedown attempt.

Sancio clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duggan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sancio gets through Duggan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Duggan has Sancio pressed against the cage, preventing Sancio from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sancio.
Sancio wants to break the clinch but can't.

Sancio breaks from the clinch.
Sancio tries a head kick but it misses.
Sancio pivots, looking for a leg kick but Duggan is out of range and Sancio settles back down.
Duggan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sancio lands an overhand right.
Duggan moves out of range of the body kick.
Sancio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duggan.
Sancio thows a body shot but no joy.
Duggan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sancio.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sancio lands a right hook to the body.
Sancio throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duggan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Duggan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sancio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Duggan circles away quickly and effectively.
Duggan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sancio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Duggan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sancio throws a body punch but Duggan moves out of range.
Duggan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sancio sprawls well. Sancio wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Duggan gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Duggan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sancio throws a lazy uppercut

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duggan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sancio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Duggan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sancio misses with a body kick.
Sancio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Duggan dives in and grabs Sancio's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sancio pushes down on Duggan's head and hops out.
Sancio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sancio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Duggan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sancio can pounce on him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sancio moves in looking to clinch but Duggan pushes him off.
Horrible takedown by Duggan or perhaps it was just good defense by Sancio which made him look bad.
Duggan is breathing heavily.
Sancio wants to clinch up but Duggan keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lerry Sancio dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sancio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Duggan's calf.

Duggan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sancio did well to prevent Duggan getting side control.
Duggan scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Duggan decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Duggan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sancio defends it nicely.
Sancio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sancio goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Duggan moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sancio wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sancio tries to break the clinch but Duggan is controlling the position.

Sancio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan avoids the head kick by Sancio.
Duggan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sancio.
Lerry Sancio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Duggan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duggan wants to take a breather but Sancio is having none of it.
Well, if Duggan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Duggan is keen to just control but Sancio is a slippery customer.

Duggan is working for a submission of some sort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Duggan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Duggan has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sancio looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sancio is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Duggan scores with punches and elbows.
Duggan loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Sancio hold on?
Duggan trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duggan controls the action.
Duggan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Duggan patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Sancio is keeping busy.

Sancio is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Duggan gets his way!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sancio is trapped and Duggan is scoring with shots to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Duggan dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Sancio lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Duggan backs up against the cage.

It looks like Jim Duggan has been cut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Duggan.
Duggan misses with a series of wild punches.
Duggan shoots for a double leg takedown but Sancio sprawls well. He's pushed Duggan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sancio.
Duggan shoots in for a takedown but Sancio shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Duggan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sancio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sancio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Duggan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sancio is fending him off so far but Duggan persists. Nope, Sancio circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Sancio moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Duggan avoiding damage as Sancio throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sancio keeps control of Duggan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sancio looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Duggan works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Sancio wants to get back to his feet but Duggan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jim Duggan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Duggan wants to pass the guard but Sancio is keeping the position.
Duggan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sancio is trying to keep Duggan in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duggan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sancio's guard.
Duggan trying to control the position from guard on top but Sancio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sancio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duggan blocks a head kick by Sancio.
Sancio throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Duggan shoots in for a takedown but Sancio shows good takedown defense.
A punch combination from Duggan misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duggan shoots in looking for a takedown but Sancio manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Duggan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sancio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Duggan. That did some damage!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sancio, right into the meat.
Sancio fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sancio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sancio thumps Duggan with a low kick.
Sancio thumps Duggan with a low kick.
Sancio throws a right hand that Duggan ducks under and follows up with a left that Duggan also avoids with ease.
Duggan has a takedown stuffed.
Sancio scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sancio chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Sancio.
Sancio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Duggan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sancio goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sancio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sancio slaps away a takedown attempt from Duggan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sancio wants to clinch.
Duggan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good shot there by Sancio.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sancio misses with a series of wild punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lerry Sancio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sancio 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lerry Sancio!
After winning the bout, Lerry Sancio thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.