PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yes Man Sanchez (ranked 353 p4p, 53 weight class) and Piranha Chonan (ranked 887 p4p, 118 weight class). Yes Man Sanchez had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Man Sanchez
vs
Chonan

191 cm
30
194 lbs
27 - 15 - 1

176 cm
32
195 lbs
18 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

KOMBAT KLOTHING

Sin City Allstars

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 27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Yes Man Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Piranha Chonan!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Chonan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sanchez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sanchez moves forwards but Chonan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Chonan.
We've been informed that Chonan has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

Chonan moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chonan throws an elbow but misses.
Sanchez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chonan.

Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Chonan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sanchez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez lunges at Chonan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chonan's hand.
Sanchez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chonan.
Sanchez throwing a counter right hand but Chonan manages to avoid it.
Chonan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Chonan misses with a straight left.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sanchez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chonan looks to clinch
and Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Piranha Chonan has been cut.
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice cross by Sanchez.
Chonan closes the distance but Sanchez moves to the side
and Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.
Sanchez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sanchez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sanchez lands with a kick to the temple. Chonan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sanchez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chonan to score with a decent uppercut.
Chonan moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
Chonan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chonan misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chonan moves away.

Chonan has Sanchez up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chonan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sanchez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chonan misses with a punch on the inside.
Chonan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Chonan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sanchez throws a head punch that misses.
Chonan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanchez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sanchez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Chonan up against the cage.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Sanchez breaks from the clinch.

Chonan closes the distance and clinches.
Sanchez scores with a shot to the side of Chonan's head.
Chonan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanchez dodges an elbow strike from Chonan.
Sanchez is working Chonan over against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chonan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Chonan has a couple of punches blocked by Sanchez.
A right handed body shot lands from Chonan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a body punch.
Chonan trying to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Sanchez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sanchez tries to stall but Chonan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Chonan controls the action.
Sanchez has a couple of punches blocked by Chonan.
Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanchez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sanchez avoids the elbow strike from Chonan, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chonan.
Chonan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a punch to the body.

Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Chonan clinches.
Sanchez struggles to land a body shot inside as Chonan controls his hands.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sanchez tries to throw a body punch but Chonan avoids it by throwing Sanchez back against the cage.
Sanchez throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Sanchez.
Chonan can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sanchez.
Sanchez is working Chonan over against the cage.
Chonan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chonan looks winded!
A nice left hand lands by Sanchez.
A body shot lands from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands an uppercut.
Chonan has a couple of punches blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to throw a body punch but Chonan avoids it by throwing Sanchez back against the cage.
Sanchez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sanchez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanchez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez is leaning against Chonan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sanchez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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 Piranha Chonan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Chonan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch lands to the side of Chonan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chonan.
Chonan missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanchez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chonans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That has opened up Piranha Chonan's cut even more.
Sanchez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sanchez connects with the punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chonan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Chonan in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Chonan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sanchez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sanchez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sanchez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sanchez cracks a nice hook into Chonan's ribs.
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the body.
Chonan is breathing heavily.
Sanchez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chonan doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Sanchez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chonan misses the shot to the body.
Chonan wants to clinch.
Chonan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sanchez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Chonan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Sanchez.
The referee calls for Chonan to work.
A left hand lands to the body for Sanchez.
A shot in the inside from Sanchez.
Sanchez is leaning against Chonan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sanchez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chonan can do to turn this around?
Sanchez digs a right hand into Chonan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chonan's gas tank.
Yes Man Sanchez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sanchez lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chonan misses with some punches.
Sanchez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sanchez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sanchez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Sanchez.
A short uppercut from Sanchez.

Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Chonan tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

The cut above Piranha Chonan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chonan misses with a body punch
and Sanchez counters with a left to the body.
Chonan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sanchez rather than just go for the knockout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sanchez, as that shot connected.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sanchez.
Chonan moves out of range of the body kick.
Chonan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sanchez thumps Chonan with a low kick.
Sanchez lands with a nice body punch.
Sanchez lands the left hand.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chonan swings widly with a right hand
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.

Piranha Chonan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez cracks the inside of Chonan's front leg.
Sanchez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sanchez lands with a big left! Chonan is wobbled badly! Sanchez comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Chonan to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Yes Man Sanchez!
A relieved looking Yes Man Sanchez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.