PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Klein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klein kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mortal Kombat. Sanchez has chosen PELIMUSA as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Klein
vs
Sanchez

167 cm
29
132 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

178 cm
29
153 lbs
18 - 12 - 2

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite 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 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey Klein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jose Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klein throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Sanchez.
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Klein.

Sanchez tries to keep at a distance but Klein has taken the fight into the clinch.
Klein misses with a knee to the head.
Klein wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sanchez has a couple of punches blocked by Klein.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Klein avoids it.
Sanchez lands a good knee to the midsection. Klein won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Klein obliges.
Sanchez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Sanchez on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Klein misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Sanchez avoids the elbow strike from Klein, against the cage.
Sanchez blocks an elbow strike from Klein.
Klein misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez scores with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sanchez as Klein tries to tie him up.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sanchez.
A short right from Sanchez on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sanchez misses with a knee to the head.
Klein blocks a body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Klein avoids it.
Sanchez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Klein backwards.
Sanchez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Klein backwards.
Klein with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sanchez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Klein wants to break the clinch but can't.
Klein lands an elbow inside that Sanchez shrugs off.

It looks like Jose Sanchez has been cut.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Klein avoids it.
Klein throws a knee to the head but misses.
Klein throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sanchez avoiding damage as Klein throws knees to the body.
Sanchez connects with a knee to the head.
Klein throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Klein'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.
Klein with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A bit of stalling here from Sanchez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez avoids the elbow strike from Klein, against the cage.
Klein missing with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sanchez controlling the action here for a moment.
Klein tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Klein lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klein has had enough of the clinch but Sanchez keeps him there for the moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Klein has had enough of the clinch but Sanchez keeps him there for the moment.
Klein managing to block the knees to the body from Sanchez.
Klein looking to throw knees to the head but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sanchez.

Klein breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Sanchez rushes Klein and presses him up against the cage.
Klein working hard to break the clinch.
Klein avoiding damage as Sanchez throws knees to the body.
Sanchez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Klein blocks a body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a knee to the body.
Sanchez landing knees to the head.
Sanchez cracks Klein with a nice body shot.

Klein's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice jab there from Sanchez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Sanchez closes the distance and clinches.
Sanchez tries to land knees in the clinch but Klein avoids the damage to the body.
Sanchez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kleins head.
Sanchez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez tries a knee to the head but Klein blocks it.
Klein using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sanchez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Klein lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Klein tries a head kick but it misses.
Klein takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Klein takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jose Sanchez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sanchez throws a right and a left that Klein avoids nicely.
Sanchez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sanchez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sanchez tries to land a body kick
and Klein counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sanchez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sanchez scores with a shot to the body.
Sanchez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kleins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez connects with a jab.

Klein moves into range and clinches up with Sanchez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klein throws a knee to the head but misses.
Klein tries to land a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks with his arms.
Klein looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Klein with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Klein with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez crunches a lovely knee into Klein's ribcage.
Good body shot from Sanchez.
Klein lands a good knee to the midsection. Sanchez won't want to take too many of those.
Klein managing to block the knees to the body from Sanchez.
Klein tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sanchez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Klein backwards.
Klein comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Klein misses with a knee strike.
Klein misses with a knee strike.
Klein's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Klein manages to break the clinch.
Klein throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Klein takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Klein clinches up against the cage.
Klein tries a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks it.
Klein with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Klein throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but Klein blocks with his arms.
Sanchez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Klein wants to get back to striking at distance but Sanchez won't allow it.
Klein taking a breather.
Sanchez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Klein's face.
Sanchez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sanchez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sanchez tries to land knees in the clinch but Klein avoids the damage to the body.
Klein tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Klein wants to stall.
Sanchez tries a knee to the head but Klein blocks it.
Sanchez scores with a knee to the head.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but Klein blocks with his arms.

Sanchez is trying to trip Klein. He has hold of a leg but Klein is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Sanchez persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Klein is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Klein trying to control from the bottom.
Sanchez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Klein does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Klein wants to control but Sanchez passes into side.
Klein struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klein is looking for a sweep.
Klein might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sanchez lands some shots froms side control.
Sanchez scoring with punches and elbows.
You can see the frustration on Klein's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sanchez looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Klein is avoiding damage well.
Sanchez in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sanchez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sanchez misses with the ground and pound.
Sanchez sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Klein is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jose Sanchez's cut.
That's time! Klein's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Klein is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Klein walks into a stiff left hand from Sanchez.

Klein rushes Sanchez and presses him up against the cage.
Klein using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sanchez avoids the elbow strike from Klein, against the cage.
Klein is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanchez is defending well for now.

Klein escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanchez is looking to slow Klein down with leg kicks.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jose Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Sanchez finds it's way through Klein's defenses.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.

Klein clinches.
Sanchez scores a nice knee to the body.
Sanchez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Klein lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klein connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanchez's face.
Klein connects with a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Sanchez.
Sanchez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Klein wants to stall.
Klein tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanchez avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sanchez.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Klein gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Klein looking to stall.

Sanchez breaks from the clinch.

Sanchez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Klein blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sanchez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to pass to mount but Klein is defending the position.
Klein trying to hold on to Sanchez's head to control him but Sanchez postures up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Klein manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sanchez being controlled here momentarily.
Sanchez looking to pass the guard.
Sanchez throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sanchez trying to control but Klein is working from the bottom.
Klein utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Klein preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sanchez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Klein is proving hard to escape from.
Sanchez is looking to work some ground and pound but Klein has wrist control.
Jose Sanchez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Klein gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sanchez avoiding damage as Klein throws knees to the body.
Klein tries a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks it.

Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanchez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Klein throws a push kick but Sanchez slaps the foot to one side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Klein.
Sanchez lands with a right hand.
Mickey Klein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanchez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sanchez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Sanchez!
An out of breath Jose Sanchez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.