PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jercules Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Lewis
vs
Sanchez

190 cm
23
300 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

197 cm
22
284 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Adrian Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jercules Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lewis dives in and grabs Sanchez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sanchez pushes down on Lewis's head and hops out.
Sanchez feints and then cracks Lewis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lewis down.
Sanchez throws a nice outside leg kick.

Lewis closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lewis lands in his opponent's guard.
Lewis stays in close to Sanchez's body and controls the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lewis is fighting to break Sanchez's control of his arms but Sanchez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sanchez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sanchez is adopting a defensive guard.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jercules Sanchez hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sanchez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lewis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lewis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sanchez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Lewis closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sanchez parries the strikes from Lewis easily there. Lewis is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sanchez to escape.
Sanchez struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lewis happy to just control the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lewis has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Lewis sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sanchez is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sanchez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sanchez sneaks back into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lewis stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Lewis is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lewis slows the pace down in half guard.

Adrian Lewis has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Lewis drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lewis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Adrian Lewis.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lewis.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lewis dives in and scores a takedown into Sanchez's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Lewis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sanchez scoring well with a low kick there.
Lewis fails with a takedown attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as Lewis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lewis shoots in for a double leg but Sanchez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lewis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez throws out a leg kick but Lewis moves out of range and Sanchez only half commits.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sanchez. That's going to slow Lewis down.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lewis is defended easily by Sanchez.
Lewis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez avoids it really well and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Lewis or perhaps it was just good defense by Sanchez which made him look bad.
Lewis misses with a takedown attempt
and Sanchez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lewis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lewis darts in looking for a takedown but Sanchez gets double underhooks and turns Lewis into the cage.
Lewis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sanchez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lewis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sanchez defends well and Lewis ends up having to push Sanchez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries to pull guard but Sanchez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sanchez is looking to break free of the clinch but Lewis has double underhooks.

Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez throws a leg kick which misses Lewis's front leg but catches the back leg as Lewis tries to avoid it.
Sanchez scoring well with a low kick there.
Sanchez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sanchez cracks the inside of Lewis's front leg.
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!
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Lewis moves out of range easily.
Sanchez scoring well with a low kick there.
Adrian Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez throws a chopping leg kick but Lewis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sanchez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lewis's head.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Lewis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sanchez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sanchez.
Nice sprawl there from Sanchez as Lewis shoots in.
Sanchez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanchez misses with a low kick as Lewis jumps back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lewis's calf.
Lewis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sanchez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a low kick as Lewis jumps back.
Sanchez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lewis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lewis checks a leg kick.
Lewis shoots for a takedown but Sanchez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lewis misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sanchez. That's going to slow Lewis down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez stuffs the takedown attempt from Lewis. Lewis gets slowly back to his feet.
Sanchez feints and then cracks Lewis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lewis down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jercules Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Lewis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sanchez connects with a leg kick. Lewis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lewis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sanchez swivels and escapes.
Lewis shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez shows good takedown defense.
An inside leg kick lands from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lewis's sensitive parts.
Sanchez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lewis's calf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Sanchez tenderised Lewis's leg. Lewis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lewis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lewis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lewis shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lewis.
Sanchez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sanchez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sanchez lands a head kick. Lewis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sanchez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lewis.
Sanchez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sanchez scores with a leg kick.
Lewis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
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!
Sanchez thumps Lewis with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lewis's calf.
Lewis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lewis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sanchez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lewis somewhat.
Sanchez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sanchez thumps Lewis with a low kick.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Lewis moves out of range easily.
Sanchez is looking to chop away at Lewis's legs.
Sanchez throws a head kick that Lewis semi-blocks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lewis. That did some damage!
Jercules Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez stuffs the takedown.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Horrible takedown by Lewis or perhaps it was just good defense by Sanchez which made him look bad.
Sanchez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez lands with a kick to the temple. Lewis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sanchez stuffs the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Sanchez.
Lewis shoots in looking for a takedown. Sanchez tries to sprawl out of it but Lewis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sanchez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jercules Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanchez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sanchez lands with a slapping head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lewis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sanchez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lewis's head.
Sanchez throws a low kick but Lewis moves out of range easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jercules Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sanchez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jercules Sanchez!
A victorious Jercules Sanchez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.