PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iosue Nicu (ranked 612 p4p, 94 weight class) and Yes Man Sanchez (ranked 1108 p4p, 159 weight class). Nicu kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is It's Dark and Hell Is Hot. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Nicu
vs
Man Sanchez

190 cm
28
216 lbs
19 - 3 - 0

191 cm
25
216 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

KAISER Nutrition - Q160

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Aspire Nutrition

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 19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iosue Nicu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yes Man Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicu misses with a shot to the body

and Sanchez counters by clinching up.
Nicu tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nicu is trying to break free.
Sanchez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nicu stalls.
Sanchez lands a left hand.
Nicu blocking some punches.
Nicu presses Sanchez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchez.
Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanchez scores with a shoulder strike.
Sanchez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nicu backwards.
Sanchez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

It looks like Iosue Nicu has been cut.
Sanchez struggles to land a body shot inside as Nicu controls his hands.
Nicu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Nicu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nicu tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanchez misses with the head strike.
Sanchez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nicu's elbow.
Nicu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nicu manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez lands a jab.
Sanchez scores with a hook.
Sanchez throws a leg kick which misses Nicu's front leg but catches the back leg as Nicu tries to avoid it.
Nicu thows a body kick. Sanchez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Nicu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good leg kick by Nicu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sanchez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nicu scores with a push kick.
Sanchez wants to clinch up but Nicu keeps it at a distance.
Nicu is looking for a counter combo.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Nicu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nicu is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Sanchez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
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!
Nicu is looking to slow Sanchez down with leg kicks.
A jab from Nicu finds it's way through Sanchez's defenses.
Sanchez misses with the body kick
and Nicu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sanchez's knee momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Sanchez - just one landing.
Nicu throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Sanchez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nicu.
Nicu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Nicu quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Nicu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanchez moves out of range of the body kick.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nicu.
Nicu tries a head kick but it misses.

Sanchez gets a clinch.
Sanchez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez tries a body shot but Nicu blocks it.
Sanchez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nicu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanchezs head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicu is leaning against Sanchez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nicu lands with a short shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Sanchez as the two fighters clinch.
Sanchez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Nicu breaks the clinch.
Nicu misses with a body kick.
Nicu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sanchez.
Sanchez moves out of range as Nicu throws a body kick.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Nicu moves out of range.
Sanchez cracks the inside of Nicu's front leg.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nicu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nicu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Sanchez there.
Nicu keeps Sanchez at a distance using the push kick.
Nicu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sanchez wants to clinch up but Nicu keeps it at a distance.
Nicu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nicu - that will leave a mark!
Yes Man Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A good leg kick by Nicu.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Nicu moved out of range nicely.
Sanchez wants to clinch.
A low kick from Nicu misses
and Sanchez counters with a good low kick that Nicu was not able to check.
Sanchez digs a good hook to Nicu's body.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nicu cracks the inside of Sanchez's front leg.

Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Sanchez works on Nicu's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hook to the body lands for Sanchez.
Nicu is trying to push Sanchez away but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sanchez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nicu tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nicu misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yes Man Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iosue Nicu's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nicu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Sanchez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sanchez lands a nice shot that snaps Nicu's head back.
Nicu throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sanchez moves in looking to clinch but Nicu pushes him off.
Sanchez lands with a shot to the body.
Nicu throws a lazy head kick
and Sanchez counters with a left and a right that stings Nicu.
A jab lands there for Sanchez.

Nicu is rocked!
Sanchez misses with an uppercut
and Nicu counters with a good low kick that Sanchez was not able to check.
Oh Nicu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nicu thumps Sanchez with a low kick.

Sanchez rushes Nicu and presses him up against the cage.
Nicu seems to have got his legs back now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nicu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nicu.
Sanchez lands with a right to the head.
Sanchez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Nicu.
Sanchez scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez cracks Nicu with a nice body shot.
Nicu has a couple of punches blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sanchez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nicu's elbow.
Nicu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sanchez.
Nicu misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nicu.
Yes Man Sanchez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A frustrated look appears on Nicu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sanchez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez digs a right hand underneath Nicu's ribcage. Nicu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A shot in the inside from Nicu.
Sanchez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sanchez misses with a body punch.
Sanchez tries to work over Nicu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nicu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanchez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short right from Nicu on the inside.
Sanchez working aggressively here.
Nicu lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanchez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nicu seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sanchez can turn it around.

Nicu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nicu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Nicu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nicu drops his hands momentarily and Sanchez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yes Man Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nicu swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with a decent looking hook.
Sanchez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nicu can pounce on him.
Nicu scores with a nice right hand.
Nicu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sanchez. Sanchez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nicu misses with a body kick.
Nicu moves out of range as Sanchez throws a body kick.
Nicu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sanchez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nicu. Nicu obviously looking to wear him down.
Nicu throws a push kick but Sanchez slaps the foot to one side.
Nicu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sanchez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nicu counters with a low kick, right behind Sanchez 's knee.
Nicu is looking to score with low kicks.
Nicu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Sanchez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nicu's hands.
Sanchez throws a looping overhand right but Nicu ducks down to avoid it.
Nicu connects with a single shot there.
An inside leg kick from Sanchez misses.
Nicu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Sanchez rushes Nicu and presses him up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sanchez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nicu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sanchez or not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicu pushes Sanchez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanchez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Nicu.
Nicu misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Sanchez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nicu.
Sanchez throws a punch but it's blocked by Nicu.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
Nicu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sanchez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nicu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nicu wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nicu.
A hook to the body from Sanchez.
Nicu swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Yes Man Sanchez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Iosue Nicu'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. This is the final round!

Nicu throws a head kick that misses.
Nicu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sanchez lands with a slapping head kick.
Nicu slips a jab from Sanchez.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nicu misses with a looping left.
Sanchez was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sanchez tries to clinch up.
Sanchez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nicu moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez scores with a jab. Nicu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Sanchez has managed to clinch.
Sanchez misses with the head strike.
Nicu misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Nicu fails to land.
Sanchez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicu misses with some punches.
Nicu cracks Sanchez with a nice body shot.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanchez digs a right hand into Nicu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nicu's gas tank.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nicu throws an elbow but misses.
Sanchez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nicu can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.

Nicu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Nicu.
Nicu throws the left hand but Sanchez avoids the punch easily.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Nicu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nicu.
Sanchez misses with a kick to the body
and Nicu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanchez misses with a jab to the body
and Nicu counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Sanchez scores with a leg kick.
Sanchez lands a nice looking body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez swings for the body but Nicu moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Nicu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nicu moves out of range of the body kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sanchez slips under a jab.
Nicu lands a nice looking body kick.
Nicu wants to slow Sanchez down by chopping away at his legs.
Nicu misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanchez.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nicu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yes Man Sanchez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sanchezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nicu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Nicu does it's job there.
Nicu throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.

Sanchez clinches up against the cage.
Sanchez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Sanchez.
Nicu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sanchez or not.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Nicu controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nicu.
Nicu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nicu.
Sanchez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nicu wants to stall.
Nicu can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sanchez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanchez tries a body shot but Nicu blocks it.
Nicu misses with some punches.
Sanchez is leaning against Nicu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sanchez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Iosue Nicu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanchez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanchez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nicu.
Nicu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nicu throws a head punch that misses.
Nicu digs a right hand underneath Sanchez's ribcage. Sanchez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nicu is stalling here.
Nicu tries a body shot but Sanchez blocks it.
Nicu lands with a light punch inside.
Nicu throws a head punch that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yes Man Sanchez.
I've got Sanchez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30

The fight is ruled a majority draw!