PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luther Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Korina Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Korina Sanchez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Luther Patton's chin.

Patton
vs
Sanchez

186 cm
24
279 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

201 cm
25
269 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luther Patton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Korina Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sanchez fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Patton to the ground. Sanchez is now in Patton's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Patton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sanchez controlling from the top position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Luther Patton.
Patton shoots in but no luck this time.
Patton could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Sanchez clinches up against the cage.
Patton has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sanchez after a bit of a struggle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but Patton blocks with his arms.

Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Sanchez gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Sanchez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Patton can't do much from the bottom here.
Sanchez trying to control the position but Patton is working away.
The ground and pound from Sanchez seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to control but Patton is keeping him busy.

Sanchez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Patton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sanchez tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Patton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton is letting Sanchez control him for a moment.
Patton struggling a bit here.
Sanchez tries to stand but Patton is controlling his head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patton is trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez working away.
Sanchez tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sanchez tries to get to his feet but Patton is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Sanchez in his guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanchez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patton trying to keep a closed guard but Sanchez is proving a slippery customer.
Sanchez content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Korina 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 takes the fight into the clinch.

Patton manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but Patton shows good takedown defense.

Sanchez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Patton did well to prevent Sanchez getting side control.
Patton is not content to let Sanchez control the position.
Sanchez stops Patton from getting back to his feet.

Sanchez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Patton wants to control but Sanchez passes into side.
A lull in the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Sanchez has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
You can see the frustration on Patton's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sanchez has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Sanchez staying calm.

Korina Sanchez has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Patton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Patton tries to keep at a distance but Sanchez has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is struggling to control the position.
Patton jumps guard but Sanchez stands there with Patton around his waist. Patton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Sanchez gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Patton is trying to stand up here but Sanchez is controlling him well.
Sanchez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sanchez is working away from the top position though.
Sanchez is looking to stall here but Patton recovers full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Korina Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

A jab from Patton misses.
Sanchez goes for a double leg but Patton avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Patton continues to drive forward.

Sanchez jumps guard.
Patton stopping the sweep attempt from Sanchez.
Patton trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez is striking from the bottom but Patton uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Sanchez is looking to control Patton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sanchez avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking for a sweep. Patton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sanchez tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Patton has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Sanchez tries to lock up and control but Patton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Patton wants to control the pace but Sanchez is squirming around nicely.
Patton wants to stand but Sanchez is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Sanchez is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

Patton gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Patton sprawls well. Patton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet.
Sanchez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Patton.
Korina Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Patton sprawls well. Patton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet.
Luther Patton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Korina Sanchez.

Patton closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sanchez did well to prevent Patton getting side control.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.
Patton wants to stand up but Sanchez is controlling the position.
Sanchez tries to get to full guard but Patton has control of the leg.
Patton wants to get back to his feet.
Sanchez trying to control here.
Patton not doing much here.

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

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sanchez won't allow Patton to get back to his feet.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sanchez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Patton working a defensive guard but Sanchez passes into half guard.
Sanchez not doing much here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez working the head and body with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Korina Sanchez.
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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Korina Sanchez!