PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dawkins Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Reese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reese has chosen Kings of Leon- Crawl as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kyle Reese is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Sanchez
vs
Reese

182 cm
22
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
171 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dawkins Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kyle Reese!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Sanchez moves into range and clinches up with Reese.
Sanchez wants to get back to striking at distance but Reese won't allow it.
Sanchez wants to get back to striking at distance but Reese won't allow it.

Reese manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez swings for the body but Reese moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Sanchez scores with a four punch combination!
Sanchez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sanchez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reese throws out the jab.

Sanchez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but Reese defending well.
Sanchez is just content to waste time from the top position. Reese takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchezis looking to pass into half guard but Reese pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Reese is in guard.
Reese would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Reese stands up from Sanchez's guard - Reese perhaps looking for a knockout.
Reese throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Reese misses with a few strikes there.
Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch.

Sanchez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Reese looks gassed!

Sanchez is working for a kimura but Reese is defending it quite comfortably.
Reese pushes Sanchez off looking to stand but Sanchez dives back in and keeps control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez stands up and beckons Reese to join him on the feet.
Reese throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Reese throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Sanchez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Sanchez stands up from Reese's guard - Sanchez perhaps looking for a knockout.

Reese gets caught flat footed, as Sanchez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reese is keeping the position for now.
Sanchez stays in close to Reese's body and controls the position.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Reese is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Reese is looking to stand up but Sanchez isn't so interested in that idea.
Sanchez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sanchez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reese swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanchez forces his way into half guard.

Sanchez is working for a kimura but Reese is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dawkins Sanchez dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Sanchez fails with the takedown.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
Reese throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Sanchez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sanchez.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Reese keeps moving.

Reese is working an open guard so Sanchez takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Sanchez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Reese!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reese is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez unloading with bombs!
BOOM! Sanchez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sanchez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sanchez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dawkins Sanchez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sanchez tries to control but Reese wriggling away.
Reese is bucking up trying to escape but Sanchez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Sanchez stands up from mount. Strange move.
Sanchez misses with a leg kick.
Kyle Reese seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez shoots in but Reese avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice sprawl there from Reese as Sanchez shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dawkins Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reese throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
Reese circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Reese is having none of it.

Sanchez scores with a takedown into Reese's guard.
Sanchez stays in close to Reese's body and controls the position.
Reese keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Reese is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Reese keeps moving.
Sanchez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sanchez pushes down on Reese's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sanchez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Sanchez has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Reese defend it? Sanchez steps over the head and cranks it - Reese is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Sanchez!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dawkins Sanchez!