PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Macklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Macklin
vs
Sanchez

172 cm
27
152 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

170 cm
29
144 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joseph Macklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez jabs at Macklin's body.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Macklin.

Macklin takes the fight into the clinch.
Sanchez trying to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sanchez as Macklin tries to tie him up.
Macklin avoids a wild elbow strike from Sanchez.
Sanchez wants to break free but Macklin has control.
Macklin tries to break free but Sanchez pushes him back against the cage.
Sanchez is trying to push Macklin away but Macklin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sanchez tries to break the clinch but Macklin is controlling the position.
Macklin jumps guard but Sanchez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Macklin lands a head shot.
Joseph Macklin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Macklin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Macklin's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez needs to keep his hands up - Macklin had a free shot at his head there.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Macklin avoids nicely.
Macklin works the jab nicely.
Sanchez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sanchez connects with a right hand. Macklin shakes it off.
Sanchez staying out of range there.
Sanchez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sanchez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Macklin misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sanchez moves into range and connects with a jab.

Macklin is rocked!
Sanchez is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Macklin hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jose Sanchez!