PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Munson (ranked 359 p4p, 46 weight class) and Yes Man Sanchez (ranked 716 p4p, 102 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Munson
vs
Man Sanchez

185 cm
30
185 lbs
17 - 7 - 2

191 cm
27
198 lbs
19 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)
Dauntless

Red Light Coffeeshop

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Munson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Yes Man Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munson misses with a body kick.
Munson tries to score with a low kick but Sanchez moves his leg out of the way.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Munson moves out of range.
Munson wants to slow Sanchez down by chopping away at his legs.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanchez takes a swing at Munson's ribcage but misses.
Good exchange - Sanchez coming out on top.
Sanchez's corner calls for a 1-2. Sanchez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sanchez is looking to clinch.
Sanchez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Munson.
Sanchez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Munson.
Munson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sanchez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Munson's sensitive parts.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
Munson is looking to land body kicks.
Sanchez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Munson sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Sanchez moves into the clinch successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Sanchez.
Sanchez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanchez struggles to land a body shot inside as Munson controls his hands.
Sanchez struggles to land a body shot inside as Munson controls his hands.
Munson struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanchez controls his hands.
Sanchez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Munson.
Munson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Munson.
Munson misses with the head strike.
Munson misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Munson.
Munson can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.
Sanchez has a couple of punches blocked by Munson.
Sanchez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Munson takes a shot to the head.
Munson lands with a short shot to the head.
Munson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Munson misses with a body punch.
Munson is leaning against Sanchez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sanchez has a couple of punches blocked by Munson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munson lands with a left to the head.

Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Sanchez lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Munson throws a hook but Sanchez avoids it easily.
Munson misses with an uppercut.
Munson sets himself, and Sanchez steps forward looking for the clinch! Munson avoids it this time.
Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Munson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Munson is looking for a counter combo.
Sanchez slips a jab from Munson.
Munson throws a hook but Sanchez blocks it.

Sanchez clinches up with Munson and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Munson.
Munson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Munson blocks a body shot from Sanchez.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sanchez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Munson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sanchez lands a left hand.

Munson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Good shot there by Sanchez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munson is looking to land body kicks.
Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanchez lands with an uppercut that bounces Munson off the cage and back into range.
Munson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Munson dips to his left and cracks Sanchez with an uppercut!
Robert Munson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sanchez ducks right into an uppercut from Munson.
Nice body kick from Munson.
Munson slips under a jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but Munson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanchez throws an off balance right hand
and Munson counters with a stiff right hand.
Munson throws a head kick that misses.

Sanchez has taken the fight to the clinch.
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 fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Munson's elbow.
Sanchez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Munson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sanchez can turn it around.
Sanchez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez scores with a shot to the side of Munson's head.
Munson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Sanchez.
Sanchez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Munson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez tries to throw a body punch but Munson avoids it by throwing Sanchez back against the cage.
Sanchez struggles to land a body shot inside as Munson controls his hands.
Sanchez misses with a punch to the body.

Munson breaks the clinch.
Munson cracks the inside of Sanchez's front leg.
A leg kick checked by Sanchez.
Munson slips a straight right by Sanchez.
Sanchez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Munson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Munson moves away
and Munson counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good leg kick by Sanchez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A jab from Munson misses.
Munson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Munson misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Yes Man Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sanchez clinches up against the cage.
Sanchez struggles to land a body shot inside as Munson controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Munson.
Sanchez swings wildly with an uppercut but Munson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez avoiding damage.
Sanchez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sanchez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Munsons head.
Munson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez throws a punch but it's blocked by Munson.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short uppercut from Sanchez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez lands a shoulder strike.
Munson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Sanchez on the inside.
Munson tries to throw a body punch but Sanchez avoids it by throwing Munson back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez misses with some punches.
Sanchez misses with some punches.

Munson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Munson throwing a counter right hand but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Robert Munson is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanchez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sanchez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanchez slips a jab from Munson.
Sanchez swings for the body but Munson moves out of range.
Munson throws a hook to the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanchez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sanchez throws a sloppy body shot
and Munson counters with a big head kick but Sanchez shrugs it off.
A left lands for Munson.
Sanchez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Munson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Munson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sanchez moves out of range of the body kick.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Munson. That's going to slow Sanchez down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munson checks a leg kick nicely.
Munson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Munson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Munson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Munson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Munson throws a leg kick

and Sanchez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to work over Munson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Munson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Munson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Munson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Munson.
Sanchez blocks the body kick.

Sanchez darts in and clinches Munson up against the cage.
Sanchez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sanchez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sanchez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munson misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanchez has Munson pressed against the cage, preventing Munson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A body shot lands from Sanchez.
Sanchez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
Munson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.
Sanchez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Munson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with the head strike.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a hook that snaps the head of Munson backwards.

Sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanchez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sanchez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Munson's head but Munson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanchez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Munson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Munson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sanchez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Munson. Munson obviously looking to wear him down.
Munson scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez is looking to clinch.
A low kick from Sanchez is predictable there
enabling Munson to counter with a crisp jab.
A big right from Sanchez misses.
Munson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sanchez's head.
Sanchez jabs at Munson's body.
Sanchez looks for the body kick but Munson saw that one coming.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Munson lands with a straight right. Sanchez didn't see that one coming.
Sanchez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yes Man Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Munson throws a leg kick that misses.
Munson avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Munson throws a body shot but no joy.
Munson lands a head kick. Sanchez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sanchez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Munson counters with a body kick that stops Sanchez in his tracks momentarily.
A combination from Munson does no damage.
Some bone on bone action there as Munson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sanchez clobbers Munson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Munson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sanchez tries to clinch up.
Munson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Munson, right into the meat.
Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Munson saw that one coming.
A big right from Sanchez misses.
Munson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sanchez in his tracks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Munson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sanchez lands a nice looking body shot.
Munson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Munson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sanchez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sanchez blocks a jab.
Sanchez throws a leg kick
and Munson counters with a body kick that stops Sanchez in his tracks momentarily.
Munson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanchez swings for the body but Munson moves out of range.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Munson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sanchez's head.

Sanchez moves into the clinch successfully.
Sanchez misses with some punches.
Sanchez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanchez scores with a nice hook to the head.

Munson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Robert Munson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Munson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
As Sanchez looks to move away, Munson throws a big counter combo but Sanchez just gets out of the way.
Sanchez throws a shot from downtown. Munson moves away and avoids it.
Munson throws a lazy uppercut
and Munson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Munson scores with a punch to the head.
Sanchez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanchez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanchez throws a chopping leg kick but Munson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Munson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Munson's head but Munson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanchez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Munson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Munson connects with a high kick.
Munson throws a body kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sanchez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Munson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
Yes Man Sanchez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Munson.
Munson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sanchez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Munson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanchez can pounce on him.
Munson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Munson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Munson manages to avoid it.
Munson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big right from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Munson throws a low kick but Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Munson moves out of range as Sanchez throws a body kick.
Sanchez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Munson's sensitive parts.
A lazy body kick from Munson
letting Sanchez counter with a right hand.
Munson takes one to the side of the head.
Sanchez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Munson.
Munson throws a lazy body kick
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munson digs a good body shot into Sanchez's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Munson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Munson throws an off balance right hand

and Sanchez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sanchez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Munson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
Munson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanchez misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sanchez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchez.
Munson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Munson lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Munson.
Munson tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Munson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yes Man Sanchez!
An out of breath Yes Man Sanchez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.