PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rollo Lothbrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Estefan Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lil'Wayne - Right Above It feat. Drake. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lothbrok
vs
Sanchez

198 cm
32
220 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

195 cm
37
212 lbs
17 - 24 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rollo Lothbrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Estefan Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Lothbrok bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lothbrok changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sanchez tries to avoid it but Lothbrok manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sanchez to the ground. Sanchez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lothbrok scores with a hook.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Lothbrok moves out of range.
Lothbrok is looking to counter punch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sanchez has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Sanchez throws a combination that misses
and Lothbrok counters with a nice uppercut.

Sanchez has taken the fight to the clinch.

Lothbrok breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lothbrok shoots in but no luck this time.
Lothbrok checks a leg kick nicely.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
Lothbrok was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Nice combo by Lothbrok! Oh, that's hurt him - Sanchez falls to the canvas and Lothbrok follows him into side control.

It looks like Estefan Sanchez has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez is trying to control Lothbrok's posture but Lothbrok avoids it.
Sanchez taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lothbrok controlling the position from side mount.
Sanchez taking a bit of punishment here - Lothbrok scoring with strikes.
Sanchez is looking to regain half guard here but Lothbrok keeps moving and retains side control.
Sanchez seems a little lost for a moment, as Lothbrok dominates the positioning.
Sanchez avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lothbrok.
Lothbrok just content to control the position.
Lothbrok 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.

Sanchez bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Lothbrok bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanchez blocks a jab.

Sanchez gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrok gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a knee to the head.
Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lothbrok just stands there and leans against the cage.

Lothbrok pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez scores with a three punch combo!
Estefan Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Sanchez instigates a clinch.
Sanchez looking to throw knees to the head but Lothbrok is blocking nicely.
Lothbrok working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lothbrok lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lothbrok is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sanchez is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rollo Lothbrok. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lothbrok breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez misses with a double jab
and Lothbrok counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lothbrok tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Lothbrok.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrok feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sanchezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Lothbrok moves out of range.
Sanchez lands a jab to the head.
Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Lothbrok is out of range.
Lothbrok shoots in and drives through. Sanchez sprawls well.
Lothbrok misses with a right hand
enabling Sanchez to counter with a crisp jab.
Lothbrok throws a big shot that misses.
Sanchez misses with a body kick.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.

Lothbrok dives in and scores a takedown into Sanchez's guard.
Lothbrok controlling from the top position.
Lothbrok advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez being controlled for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to control Lothbrok's posture but Lothbrok avoids it.
Sanchez is looking for a sweep.
Lothbrok wants to control but Sanchez is keeping him busy.
Sanchez is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lothbrok asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Sanchez tries to improve position but can't.
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 Rollo Lothbrok will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Estefan Sanchez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lothbrok throws a low kick but Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Lothbrok throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
Sanchez unleashes a big counter combination but Lothbrok bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lothbrok pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Lothbrok ducks under and follows up with a left that Lothbrok also avoids with ease.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanchez ducks right into an uppercut from Lothbrok.
Lothbrok throws a looping overhand right but Sanchez ducks down to avoid it.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Lothbrok looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lothbrok throws a hook but Sanchez blocks it.
Sloppy strikes from Sanchez. Those never looked like landing.
Sanchez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Lothbrok counter with a right hand.
Lothbrok lands a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to bum rush Lothbrok with a series of wild strikes but Lothbrok uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
Lothbrok is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lothbrok tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sanchez defends well and Lothbrok ends up having to push Sanchez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Estefan Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Sanchez pushes Lothbrok up against the cage in a clinch.

Lothbrok breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Lothbrok has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lothbrok misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez is pressed up against the cage. Lothbrok has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sanchez down to the mat. Sanchez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rollo Lothbrok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
Sanchez lands the left hand.
Lothbrok misses the shot to the body.
Lothbrok throws a wild body kick that Sanchez sees coming a mile off.
Lothbrok takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Rollo Lothbrok is winning the standup battle so far.
Lothbrok misses with a straight left.
Sanchez slips under a jab from Lothbrok.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Sanchez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lothbrok, pushing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lothbrok can't get the takedown.
Sanchez letting Lothbrok take a breather here.

Sanchez manages to pull guard.
Sanchez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lothbrok is one step ahead there.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Lothbrok from controlling successfully.
Sanchez seems keen to control Lothbrok's posture.
Rollo Lothbrok overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lothbrok is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrok postures up.
Lothbrok stopping the sweep attempt from Sanchez.
Lothbrok engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sanchez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Lothbrok avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanchez.
Sanchez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Sanchez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lothbrok doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sanchez.
Sanchez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lothbrok's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez thows a huge punch but Lothbrok dodges it nicely.
Lothbrok regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws an elbow that misses. Lothbrok uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sanchez's guard. Nice move by Lothbrok!

Lothbrok stands up over Sanchez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sanchez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sanchez being controlled here, momentarily.
Lothbrok makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Estefan Sanchez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Estefan Sanchez's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Sanchez throws a series of punches but Lothbrok avoids them all with ease.
Lothbrok misses with a double jab.
A lazy left from Lothbrok finds it's target.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
Lothbrok looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
Lothbrok fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lothbrok throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lothbrok counters with a stiff right hand.
Lothbrok lands with a straight right. Sanchez didn't see that one coming.

Sanchez is rocked!
Lothbrok shoots in for a double leg but Sanchez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lothbrok takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez throws an off balance right hand
and Lothbrok cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanchez is still on wobbly legs! Can Lothbrok finish him?
Lothbrok shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez shows good takedown defense.
Sanchez seems to have recovered his senses.
Lothbrok shoots and misses
and Sanchez counters with a left and a right that stings Lothbrok.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rollo Lothbrok. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez looks to land a combination but Lothbrok avoids it well.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Lothbrok moves out of range.
Estefan Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez lands with a right hand.
Lothbrok scores with a shot to the body.

Lothbrok drops Sanchez with a right and a left! Lothbrok comes rushing in but Sanchez regains his composure and manages to keep Lothbrok in guard.
Lothbrok's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lothbrok's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Lothbrok trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lothbrok won't allow Sanchez to sweep him here.
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 is trying to control the position but Lothbrok postures up.
Sanchez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Lothbrok tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throwing strikes but missing.
Lothbrok looking for a sweep. Not yet Lothbrok, not yet.
Lothbrok not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lothbrok looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sanchez is one step ahead there.
Sanchez is looking to work some ground and pound but Lothbrok has wrist control.
Sanchez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sanchez controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lothbrok lands a decent punch to the body there.
Sanchez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a big elbow that misses.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lothbrok lands a nice shot to the body.
Lothbrok looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sanchez misses with a straight right.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
A punch lands to the side of Lothbrok 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lothbrok throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
Nice shot by Lothbrok.
Lothbrok takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
A low kick from Sanchez is predictable there
and Lothbrok counters with a straight right hand.
Sanchez lands a jab-cross combination.
Lothbrok walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Lothbrok throws a good cross that connects.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrok lands with a hook. Sanchez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sanchez staying out of range there.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sanchez duly obliges.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lothbrok tries to bum rush Sanchez with a series of wild strikes but Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
A quick step to the side and Lothbrok tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
Lothbrok misses the body punch
and Sanchez counters with a two punch combo.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Lothbrok moved away.
Lothbrok appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

Lothbrok changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sanchez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lothbrok trying to control the position but Sanchez is working away.
Lothbrok creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rollo Lothbrok.
I think Lothbrok has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rollo Lothbrok!
A very excited looking Rollo Lothbrok made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.