PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jurgen Tetsuo (ranked 689 p4p, 100 weight class) and Yes Man Sanchez (ranked 542 p4p, 81 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tetsuo
vs
Man Sanchez

178 cm
30
190 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

191 cm
31
194 lbs
28 - 16 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

KOMBAT KLOTHING

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 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jurgen Tetsuo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Yes Man Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tetsuo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sanchez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tetsuo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Big Bear Fight Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Tetsuo cracks Sanchez with an open hand slap.
Sanchez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tetsuo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sanchez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez lands a jab.
Sanchez misses with a looping right.
Sanchez delivers a nice body kick.
Tetsuo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sanchez takes a kick to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tetsuo misses with a head kick.
Sanchez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tetsuo throws the kick towards the body but Sanchez avoids it.
Tetsuo with a nice cross.
Tetsuo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tetsuo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sanchez eats them both and turns towards Tetsuo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tetsuo throws a big shot that misses.
Sanchez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tetsuo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Tetsuo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sanchez scores with the left hand. Tetsuo knows he should have avoided that one.
Sanchez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tetsuo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sanchez scrambles back to his feet.
Sanchez wants to clinch up but Tetsuo keeps it at a distance.
Sanchez moves away from the strike by Tetsuo.
A little jabbing left from Sanchez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice body punch from Sanchez.
The fighters circling - Tetsuo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez wants to land a leg kick but Tetsuo is out of range.
Sanchez walks into a left hand.
The fighters circling - Tetsuo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.
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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tetsuo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sanchez moves in looking to clinch but Tetsuo pushes him off.
Tetsuo stalks Sanchez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sanchez's face. Sanchez staggers backwards, shaken.
Sanchez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tetsuo.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tetsuo was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
Tetsuo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tetsuo throws out a leg kick but Sanchez moves out of range and Tetsuo only half commits.
A slow jab from Tetsuo misses its intended target.
Tetsuo misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.
Tetsuo throws a wild body kick that Sanchez sees coming a mile off.
Sanchez throws a counter combo.
Sanchez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sanchez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tetsuo throws out the jab.
Sanchez scores with a nice strike.
Sanchez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tetsuo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sanchez moves in looking to clinch but Tetsuo pushes him off.
Tetsuo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sanchez sprawls and moves away.
A jab from Tetsuo misses.
Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tetsuo.
Tetsuo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tetsuo misses with a right hand
and Sanchez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tetsuo thinking.
Tetsuo throws a right hand that Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanchez also avoids with ease.
Tetsuo throws a right hand that misses
and Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tetsuo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tetsuo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sanchez counters with a thumping low kick.
Tetsuo just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez lands with a good body shot.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Tetsuo moves out of range easily.
Tetsuo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanchez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tetsuo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sanchez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tetsuo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sanchez throws out a counter right but Tetsuo avoids it with no problem.
Tetsuo scores with a shot to the body.

Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Tetsuo.

Tetsuo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tetsuo throws a lazy right hand but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanchez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tetsuo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Sanchez blocks the leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Sanchez as Tetsuo shoots in.
Tetsuo misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tetsuo moves out of range as Sanchez throws a body kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Tetsuo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jurgen Tetsuo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanchez throws out a counter right but Tetsuo avoids it with no problem.
Sanchez throws an overhand right that lands on Tetsuo's shoulder, as Tetsuo tries to avoid the shot.
Sanchez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Sanchez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sanchez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sanchez scores with a nice hook to the head.

Tetsuo breaks from the clinch.
Sanchez loads up on a big right hand but Tetsuo slips the punch.
A jab from Sanchez misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Tetsuo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tetsuo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tetsuo is out of range and Sanchez settles back down.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tetsuo.
Jurgen Tetsuo is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanchez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Tetsuo gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tetsuo landing a few strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tetsuo tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Sanchez holds on to Tetsuo's head and controls the position momentarily.
Tetsuo lands some shots froms side control.
Tetsuo 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.
Tetsuo working away.
Tetsuo prevents Sanchez from escaping the position.
Sanchez can't do much from the bottom here.
Sanchez is looking for a sweep.
Tetsuo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanchez keeps working.
Sanchez tries to escape but Tetsuo is in control.
Tetsuo lands an elbow.
Tetsuo cracks Sanchez with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Tetsuo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sanchez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Tetsuo lands a few punches from side control.
Sanchez is trying to get back to half guard.
Tetsuo sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sanchez is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Tetsuo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sanchez is looking to reverse the position.
Tetsuo lands a nice forearm strike.
Sanchez wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Tetsuo landing a few strikes.
Tetsuo is looking to take a break and control but Sanchez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez is looking to regain half guard here but Tetsuo keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tetsuo lands an elbow.
Tetsuo working the ground and pound.
Tetsuo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sanchez is trying to get back to half guard.
Jurgen Tetsuo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sanchez can't do much from the bottom here.
Sanchez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sanchez manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tetsuo's best efforts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking for a sweep. Tetsuo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tetsuo lands a nice short elbow.
Sanchez wants to get back to full guard.
Sanchez is looking to escape.
Sanchez is looking to control Tetsuo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sanchez avoid being mounted?
Tetsuo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sanchez pushes Tetsuo off but Tetsuo dives into side control.
Sanchez takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sanchez prevents Tetsuo from improving position.
Tetsuo lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sanchez is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet but Tetsuo drags him back down.
Sanchez is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jurgen Tetsuo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A right-left combo lands from Tetsuo.
Tetsuo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tetsuo throws a big shot that misses.
Sanchez scores with a shot to the body.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Tetsuo misses with a body shot.
Sanchez misses with a kick to the body.
Sanchez throws a looping overhand right but Tetsuo ducks down to avoid it.
Tetsuo throws a one two combo.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
Tetsuo throws a looping overhand right but Sanchez ducks down to avoid it.
Sanchez wants to slow Tetsuo down by chopping away at his legs.

Tetsuo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tetsuo is nestled in close to Sanchez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tetsuo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tetsuo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sanchez's head.
Sanchez is doing well to control the position and prevent Tetsuo from advancing to side control.
Tetsuo working Sanchez over with strikes.
Tetsuo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sanchez is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Sanchez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sanchez gets full guard.
Sanchez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sanchez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Tetsuo from controlling successfully.
Tetsuo stands up over Sanchez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tetsuo lands a couple of elbows.
Tetsuo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sanchez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tetsuo with a nice head shot there.
Sanchez working a defensive guard here.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet but Tetsuo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tetsuo is fighting to break Sanchez's control of his arms but Sanchez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Yes Man Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jurgen Tetsuo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tetsuo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sanchez being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Tetsuo from controlling successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice defenses there by Sanchez.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Tetsuo.
Sanchez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tetsuo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to clinch up but Tetsuo circles away and keeps his distance.
Tetsuo feinted with a counter takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tetsuo shoots in for a double leg but Sanchez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sanchez moves away from the strike by Tetsuo.
Sanchez throws a big counter head kick but Tetsuo avoids it with no problem.
Tetsuo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanchez can do to turn this around?
Sanchez moves forwards but Tetsuo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tetsuo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tetsuo feinted with a counter takedown.
Tetsuo scores with a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tetsuo.
Tetsuo throws a leg kick but Sanchez moved away.
Sanchez swings away with a body shot that misses

and Tetsuo counters with a takedown into side control.
Tetsuo is looking to take a break and control but Sanchez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tetsuo remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Sanchez is trying to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jurgen Tetsuo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tetsuo, 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jurgen Tetsuo!
A relieved looking Jurgen Tetsuo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.