PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vagner Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juan Sanchez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Love
vs
Sanchez

188 cm
24
206 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

189 cm
38
224 lbs
33 - 24 - 2

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vagner Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Love looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Love as he avoids it easily.
Love tries to bum rush Sanchez with a series of wild strikes but Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Juan Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Love lands with a cross.

It looks like Juan Sanchez has been cut.
Love misses with an attempted mid kick.
Love keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sanchez slips a jab from Love.
Love misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.
Love throws a right and a left that Sanchez avoids nicely.
Sanchez 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.
Sanchez 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez shoots in looking for a takedown but Love manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sanchez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Vagner Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Sanchez.
Sanchez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sanchez moves away from the strike by Love.
Love rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sanchez counters with a series of strikes. Love will be more careful next time no doubt.
Love seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sanchez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Love works Sanchez's body with a nice hook.
Love walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sanchez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Love with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Love works Sanchez's body with a nice hook.
Sanchez looks winded!
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Love sprawls well. Love wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet.
Love punishes Sanchez's body with a nice straight punch.
Sanchez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Love misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Love misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Love works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Sanchez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Love's guard.
Love wants to sweep but no luck.
Love is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Love looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Sanchez puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Sanchez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Love sees it coming and defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Love is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Juan Sanchez!
Juan Sanchez took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.