PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savage's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, All Shall Perish - Wage Slaves. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Savage
vs
Sanchez

185 cm
18
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
206 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Red Square Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Savage!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jorge Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage misses with a lunging right hand
and Sanchez counters with a left to the body.
Sanchez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Savage lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Jorge Sanchez has been cut.
A head kick from Savage lands but Sanchez takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savage lands with a thumping leg kick.
Savage looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sanchez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Savage counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

Savage rushes Sanchez and presses him up against the cage.
Savage stops a takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez wants to break free but Savage has control.

Savage breaks from the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Savage, as that shot connected.

That has opened up Jorge Sanchez's cut even more.

Savage moves into range and clinches up with Sanchez.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Savage obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage throws a knee to the head but misses.
Savage lands a nice shot to the body.
Savage throws a knee to the head but misses.

Savage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Savage gets tackled into the cage by Sanchez. Sanchez maintains the clinch.
Savage lands a damaging elbow.
Savage misses with a knee strike.
Savage using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sanchez looks winded!
Savage lands a shoulder strike.
Sanchez is trying to pull guard but Savage turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jack Savage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Sanchez.
Savage tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
Savage'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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to land knees in the clinch but Savage avoids the damage to the body.
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!
Savage with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sanchez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Savage working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sanchez letting Savage take a breather here.
Sanchez is trying to stall.
Savage misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
A frustrated look appears on Sanchez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Savage lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Savage tries a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks it.

Savage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Savage.

Savage has closed the distance and engaged Sanchez in a clinch.
Sanchez is looking for a takedown.
Savage is stalling here.

Savage breaks the clinch.

Sanchez has closed the distance and engaged Savage in a clinch.
Sanchez is trying to break free.
Savage lands a good knee to the midsection. Sanchez won't want to take too many of those.
Savage gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

The cut above Jorge Sanchez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Savage landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez takes an elbow to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Savage - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Savage scores a nice knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Savage.
A right hook to the body lands for Savage.
Savage gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Jorge Sanchez's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Savage is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Savage avoiding damage.
Savage lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jorge Sanchez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jack Savage!
Jack Savage retains his light heavyweight title!
Jack Savage thanked the fans post fight for their support.