PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Sanchez (ranked 396 p4p, 55 weight class) and Project Doom (ranked 549 p4p, 78 weight class). Sanchez comes to the cage accompanied by Duele El Carazon. Doom has chosen Battle Beast - Touch in the Night as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Sanchez
vs
Doom

180 cm
25
180 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

195 cm
34
179 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Groove Gear
Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesus Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Project Doom!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Doom misses.
A swing and a miss from Doom.
Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Doom tries to land a front kick but Sanchez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It looked like Sanchez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Doom.
Doom has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Doom there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sanchez checks a low kick from Doom.
Doom lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sanchez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sanchez defending well as Doom loads up on a big left hand.
Sanchez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A left and a right from Doom both land. Nice combination.
Sanchez moves away from the strike by Doom.
Project Doom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doom throws an off balance right hand
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Doom throws a head kick but Sanchez moves 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!
Doom looks to throw the jab but Sanchez is out of range.
Doom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Doom lands a lovely overhand right.
Sanchez throws an overhand right that lands on Doom's shoulder, as Doom tries to avoid the shot.
Sanchez checks a low kick from Doom.
A quick step to the side and Sanchez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez swings widly with a right hand
and Doom counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sanchez lands a jab to Doom's midsection.
Good work by Sanchez as he checks the leg kick.
Doom misses with an attempted mid kick.
Doom takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Doom keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Doom looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the body
and Doom counters with a leg kick.
Doom lands with a cross.
An inside leg kick lands from Doom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanchez throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Doom to counter with a crisp jab.
Doom tries a low kick but Sanchez avoids it.
Doom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Sanchez misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Sanchez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Doom. Doom obviously looking to wear him down.
Sanchez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Doom.

Doom gets caught napping as Sanchez dives in and scores a takedown. Doom manages to retain guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Doom manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sanchez.
Doom using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sanchez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Doom tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Sanchez is trying to trip Doom. He has hold of a leg but Doom is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Sanchez persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Doom manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Doom blocks an uppercut.
Doom misses with a knee strike.
Doom is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Doom throws a knee to the head but misses.

Sanchez pulls Doom into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doom stopping the sweep attempt from Sanchez.

Doom gets to his feet - Sanchez follows without any prompting.
Doom throws a low kick, looking for Sanchez's leg but Sanchez calmly moves out of range.
Doom throws a series of punches but Sanchez avoids them all with ease.
Sanchez throws a big counter combination but Doom scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Doom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doom connects with a high kick.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doom.
Doom is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sanchez with a body shot.
Doom blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Doom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Doom.
Sanchez throws a lazy uppercut
and Doom makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Doom with a jab.
Sanchez takes a swing at Doom's ribcage but misses.
Doom with a nice cross.
Doom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Doom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Doom misses with a looping left.
A punch lands to the side of Doom 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Project Doom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez scores with a jab. Doom acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Doom moves out of range.
Doom lands a head kick!
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
A jab from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Doom.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Doom saw that one coming.
Doom misses with an attempted mid kick.
Doom slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Doom is just out of range.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doom connects with an inside leg kick.
Doom thows a leg kick but Sanchez checks it
and Sanchez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Doom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Project Doom dominated that round.
That's time! Sanchez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sanchez checks a low kick from Doom.
A punch lands to the side of Sanchez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Doom blocks a jab.
Doom darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Doom's head but Doom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Doom! But no joy.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Project Doom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Doom does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Sanchez misses.
Doom takes a jab right on the kisser.
A slapping body kick lands there for Doom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Doom there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Doom delivers a nice body kick.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Doom.
Sanchez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Doom plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom tries a low kick but Sanchez avoids it.
Sanchez needs to keep his hands up - Doom had a free shot at his head there.
Sanchez scores with a body shot.
Sanchez throws an off balance right hand
letting Doom counter with a right hand.
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Doom.
A low kick from Doom is predictable there
and Doom takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doom is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sanchez lands a glancing blow to the side of Doom's head.
Doom looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice cross by Sanchez.
Doom lands with a straight right. Sanchez didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez throws a jab when Doom was well out of range.
Doom throws a leg kick but Sanchez checks it.
Sanchez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Doom tries to score with a low kick but Sanchez moves his leg out of the way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez drives through and clinches with Doom against the cage.

Doom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Doom dips to his left and cracks Sanchez with an uppercut!
Doom scores with a nice head shot.
A slow jab from Sanchez misses its intended target.
Doom thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Doom moves out of range.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doom misses the jab.
Doom has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Doom walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sanchez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Doom looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
Doom avoids the body shot from Sanchez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doom throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sanchez.
A swing and a miss from Sanchez.
Doom appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Doom lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Doom cracks Sanchez with an open hand slap.
Doom misses with a jab to the body
and Sanchez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Doom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doom misses with a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanchez lands a slapping body shot.
Sanchez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A big right from Sanchez misses.
Doom looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A left lands for Doom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doom throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sanchez is looking to counter with head kicks.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doom.
Doom throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Doom moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doom scores with a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Doom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Doom.
Doom doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doom was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
A slow jab from Doom misses its intended target.
Doom lands a head kick!

Sanchez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Doom scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Sanchez throws a poor cross that misses
and Doom counters with a straight right hand.
Doom chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doom tries to work over Sanchez's front leg with a kick but Sanchez checks it.
Sanchez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Doom throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Sanchez to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Project Doom 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!

Sanchez lands with an overhand left.
Sanchez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot lands for Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Doom moves out of range.
Doom pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range and Doom settles back down.
Doom swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doom was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.

Sanchez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sanchez prevents Doom from standing back up.

Doom pushes Sanchez off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doom lands a glancing blow to the side of Sanchez's head.
Doom takes a jab right on the kisser.
Doom throws a wild body kick that Sanchez sees coming a mile off.
Nice cross by Doom.
Sanchez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Doom misses the target.
Doom misses with a body kick.
Doom throws a leg kick but Sanchez moved away.
Doom throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Doom cracks Sanchez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Sanchez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Doom managing to block the knees to the body from Sanchez.

Doom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slapping leg kick lands for Doom.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doom.
Sanchez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sanchez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Doom.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Doom sprawls well. Doom wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet.
Jesus Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Doom, right into the meat.
Nice shot lands for Doom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doom is looking to slow Sanchez down with leg kicks.
Doom misses with a hook
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez takes one to the chin there.
Doom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.

Sanchez clinches up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Sanchez.
Sanchez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanchez misses with some punches.
Sanchez throws a punch but it's blocked by Doom.
Doom misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doom prevents a body shot from Sanchez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Doom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez misses with a jab to the body
and Doom counters with a straight right hand.
Sanchez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Doom pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range and Doom settles back down.
Nice shot lands for Doom.
Doom chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jab by Doom.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Doom as he jumps to the side.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doom connects with a high kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.
Doom appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Doom moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
Doom lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Doom. That's going to slow Sanchez down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Doom, right into the meat.
A shot to the body from Sanchez misses
and Doom counters with a slapping leg kick.
Doom throws a nice outside leg kick.
Doom changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Doom feints and then cracks Sanchez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sanchez down.
Doom slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sanchez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Doom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doom throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sanchez on the side of the head.
Doom lands a head kick. Sanchez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

And that's the end of the fight!
Project Doom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Doom 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Project Doom!
Project Doom decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.