PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blake Grreckon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raphael Sanchos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Grreckon
vs
Sanchos

185 cm
26
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

177 cm
25
181 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Blake Grreckon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raphael Sanchos!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grreckon takes a swing at Sanchos's ribcage but misses.
Donk. Grreckon catches Sanchos right on the button with a cross.
A big left from Grreckon misses.
Grreckon misses with a left hand

and Sanchos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Grreckon is trying to force a seperation but Sanchos has the dominant position.
Sanchos keeps control of Grreckon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sanchos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchos fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchos.
A short right from Sanchos.
Sanchos misses with some punches.

Grreckon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grreckon throws a looping overhand right but Sanchos ducks down to avoid it.
Grreckon throws a series of punches but Sanchos avoids them all with ease.
Sanchos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sanchos jabs at Grreckon's body.
Grreckon moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanchos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grreckon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grreckon looks to throw the jab but Sanchos is out of range.
Grreckon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Grreckon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchos.
Grreckon scores with a three punch combo!
Raphael Sanchos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Grreckon lands.
Sanchos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sanchos cracks Grreckon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Grreckon misses with a wild combination.
Nice body punch from Sanchos.
A cross from Grreckon lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grreckon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Grreckon misses with a wild body shot.
Grreckon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sanchos under the eye.
Grreckon slips under a jab from Sanchos.
Sanchos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grreckon.

Sanchos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grreckon, pushing him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Sanchos as the two fighters clinch.
Sanchos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grreckon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanchos working aggressively here.

Grreckon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanchos misses with a two punch combination.
Sanchos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Grreckon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Grreckon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchos moves away.
Grreckon misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchos connects with a looping right hand.
Grreckon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grreckon, as that shot connected.
Sanchos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Sanchos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grreckon, pushing him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanchos misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Sanchos.
Grreckon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short left from Sanchos.
Grreckon prevents a body shot from Sanchos.

Grreckon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grreckon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchos was well out of range. Poor timing from Grreckon.
Sanchos takes one to the side of the head.
A left lands for Sanchos.
Grreckon misses with a shot to the body

and Sanchos moves into the clinch.
Sanchos lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Sanchos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grreckon can't break the clinch.
Sanchos swings wildly with an uppercut but Grreckon uses good head movement to avoid it.

Grreckon breaks the clinch.
Sanchos works Grreckon's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Sanchos drops Grreckon with a beautiful combination! Grreckon stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Sanchos is looking for the KO!
Grreckon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Grreckon is rocked!
Sanchos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grreckon lands a nice hook to Sanchos's body. Sanchos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Grreckon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchos moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good shot there by Grreckon.
Good exchange - Sanchos coming out on top.
Sanchos misses with a series of wild punches.
Grreckon catches Sanchos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Raphael Sanchos will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sanchos lands a two punch combo.
Grreckon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grreckon.
Sanchos avoids the body shot from Grreckon.
Sanchos slips a straight right by Grreckon.
Grreckon sizes up Sanchos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sanchos misses with a double jab.
Sanchos takes a swing at Grreckon's ribcage but misses.
Grreckon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchos.
Grreckon swings for the body but Sanchos moves out of range.
Sanchos misses with the combination.
Sanchos fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanchos throws a hook but Grreckon blocks it.
Sanchos throws a nice looking combination but Grreckon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grreckon scores with a nice strike.
Grreckon scores with a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grreckon throws a right and a left that Sanchos avoids nicely.
Sanchos looks to score with a jab to the body but Grreckon is just out of range.
Sanchos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sanchos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Sanchos is rocked!
Sanchos looks to land a combination. Grreckon sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Blake Grreckon is winning the standup battle so far.
Grreckon scores with a jab to the head.
Sanchos is still on wobbly legs! Can Grreckon finish him?
Sanchos punishes Grreckon's body with a nice straight punch.
Sanchos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grreckon.
Sanchos seems to have recovered his senses.
Sanchos's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sanchos duly obliges.
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!
Grreckon just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grreckon. Sanchos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grreckon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanchos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanchos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Grreckon looks to throw the jab but Sanchos is out of range.
Sanchos clobbers Grreckon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grreckon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sanchos missing with a left hand there. Grreckon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanchos avoids the body shot from Grreckon.
Grreckon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchos.
Grreckon lands with a hook. Sanchos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sanchos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grreckon's head.
Sanchos lands a lovely overhand right.
Grreckon is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sanchos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Grreckon has time to react.
Grreckon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchos throws out the jab.
Sanchos throws a series of strikes that have Grreckon backpedaling.
Oh Grreckon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sanchos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grreckon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sanchos scrambles back to his feet.
Sanchos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sanchos misses with an uppercut. Grreckon saw that one coming.
Grreckon with a nice cross.
Sanchos misses with a right hand
and Grreckon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Grreckon seems to have got his legs back now.
Grreckon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Grreckon's hands.
Sanchos connects with a body shot that sends Grreckon's belly button to the back.
Sanchos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grreckon counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanchos misses the jab.
A big left from Sanchos misses.
A big right from Sanchos misses.
Sanchos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Grreckon on the side of the head.
Grreckon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchos was well out of range. Poor timing from Grreckon.
Grreckon works the jab nicely.
Sanchos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Grreckon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Grreckon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sanchos.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Grreckon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchos.
Sanchos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grreckon was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchos scores with a body shot.
Sanchos throws an off balance right hand
and Grreckon counters with a three punch combo that has Sanchos backing up. Sanchos nods at Grreckon to acknowledge the strikes.
Grreckon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchos was well out of range. Poor timing from Grreckon.
Sanchos looks to clinch
and Grreckon counters with a huge left! Sanchos is in big trouble! He's backing up but Grreckon isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Sanchos from any more damage. A dominating finish by Grreckon!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blake Grreckon!
Blake Grreckon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.