PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paco Sanchez (ranked 2658 p4p, 24926 weight class) and el Rey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Sanchez
vs
Rey

175 cm
25
160
4 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
160
0 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paco Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, el Rey!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanchez.
Rey looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Sanchez dips to his left and cracks Rey with an uppercut!
Rey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanchez blocks the body kick.
Sanchez throws a head kick that half lands.
Rey takes one to the chin there.

Rey is rocked!

That has opened up el Rey's cut even more.
Rey is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Sanchez thuds a left hand into Rey's body.
Rey 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.
Sanchez connects with an inside leg kick.
Rey takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rey is still on wobbly legs! Can Sanchez finish him?

Sanchez lands a big shot that drops Rey! Can he finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sanchez is looking to work some ground and pound but Rey has wrist control.
Sanchez with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sanchez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sanchez preventing the sweep.
Sanchez scoring with some ground and pound.
Sanchez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sanchez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sanchez throwing strikes from guard but Rey blocks nicely.
Rey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sanchez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sanchez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sanchez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sanchez with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rey seems to have recovered his senses.
Rey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rey.
Rey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Rey moves out of range.
Sanchez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rey takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sanchez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rey counters with a left and a right that stings Sanchez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rey throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez cracks Rey with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanchez.
Rey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Rey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rey throws a body shot but no joy.
Rey doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sanchez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sanchez punishes Rey's body with a nice straight punch.
Rey tries to clinch up.
Sanchez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rey slips under a jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez digs a good body shot into Rey's ribs.
Rey blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Rey is out of range.
Rey tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Rey dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Paco Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rey throws out the jab.
It looked like Sanchez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rey has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sanchez.
Sloppy strikes from Sanchez. Those never looked like landing.
Sanchez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sanchez lands with a kick to the temple. Rey shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sanchez misses with the combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Paco Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on el Rey's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Rey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
el Rey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rey on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rey looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Paco Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Sanchez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rey throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Sanchez throwing a counter right hand but Rey manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Rey moved out of range.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Rey ducks under and follows up with a left that Rey also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanchez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rey avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Rey let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sanchez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sanchez tries to bum rush Rey with a series of wild strikes but Rey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Rey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Sanchez cracks Rey with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sanchez lands with an uppercut that bounces Rey off the cage and back into range.
Rey takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rey drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rey shapes to counter with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Rey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rey now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Rey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez cracks Rey with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sanchez tests Rey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big right from Sanchez misses.
Rey wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
Sanchez throwing a counter right hand but Rey manages to avoid it.
Sanchez scores with a hook.
Rey avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
A cross from Sanchez lands.
Rey tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rey pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rey slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
As Sanchez backs off Rey throws a huge counter combo but Sanchez manages to avoid it all.
Sanchez swings for the body but Rey moves out of range.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
Rey throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Rey misses with a body kick.
Sanchez throwing a counter right hand but Rey manages to avoid it.
Sanchez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rey throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez lands a head shot.
Rey blocks a jab.
Rey throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rey can do to turn this around?
Rey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rey momentarily.
Rey throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Rey throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sanchez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rey slips a jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rey is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Rey misses with a body kick.
Rey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
As Sanchez backs off Rey throws a huge counter combo but Sanchez manages to avoid it all.
A big right from Sanchez misses.
Rey drops his hands momentarily and Sanchez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Paco Sanchez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on el Rey's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Sanchez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rey's head.
Sanchez swinging wildly here.
Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Sanchez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rey's head backwards.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Rey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanchez works the jab nicely.
Sanchez misses with a straight left.
Sanchez swinging wildly here.
As Sanchez backs off Rey throws a huge counter combo but Sanchez manages to avoid it all.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rey is looking to clinch.
Rey has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sanchez stalks Rey and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rey's face. Rey staggers backwards, shaken.
Sanchez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez catches Rey with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sanchez throws a hook but Rey avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Rey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rey tries to clinch up.
Sanchez scores with a three punch combo!
Rey throws out a powerful jab.
Sanchez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy.
Rey flicks out a counter leg kick but Sanchez steps away.
Sanchez throws a jab when Rey was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Rey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rey avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
Rey defending well as Sanchez loads up on a big left hand.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Rey moves out of range easily.
Rey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanchez lands a nice hook to Rey's body. Rey takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a head kick that Rey semi-blocks.
Rey dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a head kick. Rey smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A slow jab from Sanchez misses its intended target.
Sanchez throws a nice head kick!
Sanchez throws an overhand right that lands on Rey's shoulder, as Rey tries to avoid the shot.
Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Rey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanchez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rey tries to clinch up but Sanchez circles away and keeps his distance.
Rey avoids the body shot from Sanchez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanchez lands a lovely overhand right.
Paco Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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 throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sanchez thuds a left hand into Rey's body.
Rey throws a hook to the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanchez lands with a nice body punch.
Rey takes one on the button.
Sanchez lands a two punch combo.
Sanchez throws a hook but Rey avoids it easily.
Rey tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
el Rey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rey on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paco Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sanchez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:25
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:25
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paco Sanchez!