PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Jose De Sucre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Estefan Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez has chosen Foo Fighters- My Hero as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jose De Sucre
vs
Sanchez

190 cm
28
214 lbs
12 - 13 - 0

195 cm
33
218 lbs
13 - 18 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
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 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Jose De Sucre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Estefan Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Sucre throws the left hand but Sanchez avoids the punch easily.
Sanchez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
De Sucre throws a chopping leg kick but Sanchez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
De Sucre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Sanchez looks to clinch
and De Sucre counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez tries to bum rush De Sucre with a series of wild strikes but De Sucre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Sucre misses with a body shot.
Sanchez misses with a double jab
and De Sucre counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sanchez throws a combination that misses
and Sanchez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sanchez misses with a double jab
and De Sucre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanchez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
De Sucre lands a nice shot to the body.
De Sucre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Estefan Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits De Sucres jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A decent looking body kick lands there for De Sucre.
De Sucre blocks a jab.
De Sucre looks for the body kick but Sanchez saw that one coming.
De Sucre avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez tries to bum rush De Sucre with a series of wild strikes but De Sucre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Sucre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A bone on bone clash there as Sanchez blocks the leg kick.
De Sucre stuns Sanchez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De Sucre definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sanchez is looking to clinch.
De Sucre uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sanchez has time to react.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Sucre lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sanchez takes a step back to recover.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Sucre connects with a solid leg kick.
Sanchez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Sucre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanchez lands a jab-cross combination.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but De Sucre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Sucre cracks a nice hook into Sanchez's ribs.
De Sucre throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from De Sucre.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez takes one on the button.
Sanchez misses with a straight left.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
It looked like De Sucre was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sanchez throws out a leg kick but De Sucre moves out of range and Sanchez only half commits.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by De Sucre.
Sanchez wants to clinch up but De Sucre keeps it at a distance.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
De Sucre lands a jab to the nose.
Sanchez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Sucre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanchez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Sucre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Sucre connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Sucre swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
A good leg kick by De Sucre.
Sanchez tries to land a leg kick but De Sucre saw it coming and moves away.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
De Sucre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanchez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De Sucre counters with a series of strikes. Sanchez will be more careful next time no doubt.
De Sucre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Sucre has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez tries to clinch up but De Sucre circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Antonio Jose De Sucre will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sanchez checks a low kick from De Sucre.
Sanchez blocks the body kick.
De Sucre dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Sucre.
De Sucre fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sanchez just manages to avoid it.
De Sucre looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Sanchez tries to keep at a distance but De Sucre has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sanchez is trying to force a seperation but De Sucre has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sanchez just misses with a elbow thrown towards De Sucre's brow.
De Sucre has a couple of punches blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as De Sucre walks away with a smile on his face. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De Sucre throws a leg kick which misses Sanchez's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanchez tries to avoid it.
Sanchez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a one two combo.
Sanchez walks forward, straight into a front kick from De Sucre.
Sanchez throws a right hand that De Sucre ducks under and follows up with a left that De Sucre also avoids with ease.
Estefan Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and De Sucre counters with an outside leg kick.
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
Sanchez swings widly with a right hand
and De Sucre counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
Nice uppercut lands for De Sucre. That snapped Sanchez's head back.
De Sucre plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
De Sucre scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Sucre tests Sanchez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Sucre connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sanchez momentarily.

De Sucre rushes Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from De Sucre.
De Sucre cracks Sanchez with a nice body shot.
De Sucre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Sucre misses with a hook to the ribs.

Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanchez misses with a combination
and De Sucre counters with a thumping low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Sucre throws the kick towards the body but Sanchez avoids it.
De Sucre connects with a nice looking jab.
Sanchez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and De Sucre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanchez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
De Sucre cracks Sanchez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sanchez is looking to clinch but De Sucre is avoiding it.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
De Sucre avoids a punch combination nicely.
De Sucre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Sucre connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
De Sucre cracks Sanchez with a good jab.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Sucre fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sanchez just manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Sucre.
De Sucre has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
De Sucre chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanchez can pounce on him.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Sucre fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sanchez checks a leg kick nicely.
De Sucre lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Sanchez moves into the clinch.
De Sucre misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Jose De Sucre dominated that second round.
That's time! De Sucre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

De Sucre lands a front kick.
Sanchez lands a head kick. De Sucre smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
De Sucre attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez lands a leg kick that knocks De Sucre off balance momentarily.
Sanchez misses with the combination.
It looked like De Sucre was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sanchez.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Sucre checks a leg kick.
Sanchez wants to clinch up but De Sucre keeps it at a distance.
Sanchez looks to land a combination but De Sucre avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by De Sucre as he connects with a hook.
Sanchez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and De Sucre moves out of range easily.
De Sucre avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sanchez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and De Sucre has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De Sucre and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a combination. De Sucre tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sanchez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De Sucre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Sucre scoring well with a low kick there.
Sanchez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
De Sucre throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
De Sucre misses with an attempted mid kick.
De Sucre pushes Sanchez away with a front kick.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sanchez swinging wildly here.
De Sucre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanchez.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sanchez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Sucre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
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!
De Sucre misses with a hook.
Sanchez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De Sucre counters with a nice body kick.
De Sucre throws a push kick but Sanchez slaps the foot to one side.
Sanchez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sanchez moves forwards but De Sucre connects with a nice, crisp jab.
De Sucre swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sanchez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Sucre looks for the body kick but Sanchez saw that one coming.
De Sucre keeps Sanchez at a distance using the push kick.
Sanchez swings away with a body shot that misses
and De Sucre counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sanchez's knee momentarily.
Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from De Sucre.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but De Sucre avoids them all with ease.
De Sucre connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot by De Sucre.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
De Sucre throws a series of strikes that have Sanchez backpedaling.
Sanchez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice body punch from Sanchez.
Sanchez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but De Sucre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Sucre throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sanchez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting De Sucre counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but De Sucre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A solid body kick from De Sucre.
Antonio Jose De Sucre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Sucre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De Sucre lands a head shot.
Sanchez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from De Sucre.
De Sucre lands a leg kick that knocks Sanchez off balance momentarily.
De Sucre lands a jab to Sanchez's midsection.
Sanchez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sanchez is looking to land body kicks.

De Sucre instigates a clinch.
Sanchez can't break the clinch.
Sanchez misses with an elbow strike.
Sanchez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but De Sucre pulls him back up using the underhooks.
De Sucre lands a left hand.
Estefan Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Sucre gets through Sanchez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Jose De Sucre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Sucre has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Jose De Sucre!
Antonio Jose De Sucre thanked the fans post fight for their support.