PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Rey Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Sanchez
vs
Turner

176 cm
18
163 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

174 cm
26
164 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Good chin

Good kicks
Granite chin

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rey Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Peter Turner!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez.
Sanchez slips under a jab.
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turner.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sanchez, right into the meat.
Turner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Turner takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turner.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Turner.
Sanchez scores with a leg kick.
Sanchez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Turner throws a leg kick but Sanchez checks it.
Sanchez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sanchez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Turner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez scores with a spinning back kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez scores with a shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Turner swings widly with a right hand
and Sanchez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Turner thinking.
Rey Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez takes one to the chin there.
Sanchez misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Turner counters by moving into the clinch.
Sanchez is looking to break free of the clinch but Turner has double underhooks.
Turner lands with a left to the head.

Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanchez lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez punishes Turner's body with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Turner is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sanchez lands a nice looking body kick.
Sanchez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sanchez!
Sanchez lands a jab to Turner's midsection.
Sanchez digs a good hook to Turner's body.
Sanchez defending well as Turner loads up on a big left hand.
Sanchez needs to keep his hands up - Turner had a free shot at his head there.
Turner throws an overhand right that lands on Sanchez's shoulder, as Sanchez tries to avoid the shot.
Sanchez connects with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A shot to the liver by Sanchez. Beautiful body shot.

Turner forces Sanchez back against the ropes and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rey Sanchez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sanchez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Turner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanchez can pounce on him.
Turner blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez throws a nice head kick!
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turner manages to avoid it.
A big left from Turner misses.

Turner has taken the fight to the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Sanchez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Sanchez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Turner misses with the head strike.
Sanchez working hard to break the clinch.
Turner has Sanchez pressed against the ropes, preventing Sanchez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch but Turner keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Turner.
Sanchez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Sanchez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turner can do to turn this around?
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Turner is controlling him.
Sanchez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sanchez tries to break free but Turner pushes him back against the ropes.
Sanchez is trying to push Turner away but Turner has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Turner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sanchez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Turner keeps control of Sanchez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sanchez tries to break free but Turner pushes him back against the ropes.
Sanchez tries to throw a body punch but Turner avoids it by throwing Sanchez back against the ropes.

Sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turner throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Sanchez jabs at Turner's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turner.
Sanchez backing away here, and Turner unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
No joy there for Turner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanchez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Turner throws a big shot that misses.
Sanchez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Turner takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Turner misses with a body kick.
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!
Turner takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Turner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sanchez.
Sanchez cracks Turner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Turner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanchez half committed to a counter leg kick.
A jab from Sanchez finds it's way through Turner's defenses.
Sanchez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A leg kick checked by Turner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rey Sanchez dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Sanchez scores with a leg kick.
Peter Turner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanchez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Turner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Turner's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A right hand to the body from Turner.
Turner tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanchez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Turner prevents Sanchez from breaking the clinch.
Turner can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.
Sanchez is trying to force a seperation but Turner has the dominant position.
Turner keeps control of Sanchez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Turner has Sanchez pressed against the ropes, preventing Sanchez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sanchez is trying to break free.
Sanchez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Turner has Sanchez pressed against the ropes, preventing Sanchez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez working hard to break the clinch.

Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Turner.
Sanchez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sanchez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Turner misses with a low kick as Sanchez jumps back.
Sanchez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Turner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sanchez in his tracks.
Sanchez is looking to wear down Turner with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sanchez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sanchez jabs Turner to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rey Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanchez scores with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turner.
Sanchez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turner misses with a hook
and Sanchez counters with an inside leg kick.
Turner walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sanchez.
An inside leg kick lands from Sanchez.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez throws a predictable looking body shot

and Turner holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turner throws a body kick that misses.
Sanchez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sanchez digs a good body shot into Turner's ribs.
Sanchez takes a swing at Turner's ribcage but misses.
Turner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rey Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Turner is just out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rey Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sanchez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27

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