PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klaus Tannenbaum (ranked 3243 p4p, 23775 weight class) and Matteo Sanchez (ranked 400 p4p, 706 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tannenbaum might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Andrea Bocelli: O Tannenbaum. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Tannenbaum
vs
Sanchez

193 cm
22
245
8 - 6 - 0

195 cm
27
250
3 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Klaus Tannenbaum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matteo Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tannenbaum turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tannenbaum lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanchez circles away quickly and effectively.
Tannenbaum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Tannenbaum looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tannenbaum throws a one two combo.
Sanchez misses the body punch
and Tannenbaum counters with a nice body kick.
Tannenbaum lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tannenbaum lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tannenbaum.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tannenbaum.
Tannenbaum throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sanchez's head.
Nice body punch from Tannenbaum.
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 plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Tannenbaum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez throws an off balance right hand
and Tannenbaum counters with a thumping low kick.
Tannenbaum lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sanchez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sanchez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanchez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tannenbaum misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Tannenbaum to counter with a crisp jab.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Sanchez throws a right hand that misses
and Tannenbaum counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Tannenbaum moves out of range.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez misses with a body shot
and Tannenbaum counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sanchez scores with a decent looking hook.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Tannenbaum swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tannenbaum throws a right hand that Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanchez also avoids with ease.
Tannenbaum lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanchez's sensitive parts.
Tannenbaum moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
Sanchez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sanchez throws a lazy uppercut
and Tannenbaum counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sanchez thinking.
Sanchez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Matteo Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tannenbaum chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tannenbaum.
A slow jab from Sanchez misses its intended target.
Tannenbaum connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Tannenbaum.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the body
and Tannenbaum counters with a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Sanchez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tannenbaum manages to avoid it.
Sanchez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tannenbaum was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Sanchez misses with a hook
and Tannenbaum counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut
letting Tannenbaum counter with a right hand.
Tannenbaum throws a head kick that Sanchez semi-blocks.
Tannenbaum ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Tannenbaum is looking to wear down Sanchez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tannenbaum lands a nice shot that snaps Sanchez's head back.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tannenbaum moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tannenbaum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez missing with a left hand there. Tannenbaum was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tannenbaum throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sanchez missing with a left hand there. Tannenbaum was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanchez misses with a body punch
and Sanchez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanchez throws a big shot that misses.
Tannenbaum with a nice cross.
Tannenbaum lands with an uppercut that bounces Sanchez off the cage and back into range.
Sanchez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tannenbaum makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sanchez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sanchez swings widly with a right hand
and Tannenbaum counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tannenbaum keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanchez.
Tannenbaum is looking to slow Sanchez down with leg kicks.
Tannenbaum with a nice calf kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tannenbaum.
Tannenbaum is looking to counter punch.
Sanchez misses with a hook. Tannenbaum ducked under it nicely.
Tannenbaum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Tannenbaum seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the body
and Tannenbaum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanchez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tannenbaum.
Sanchez misses with a hook
and Tannenbaum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez misses the jab.
Sanchez misses with a body shot
and Tannenbaum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tannenbaum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez walks into a jab.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tannenbaum is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sanchez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sanchez throws an off balance right hand
and Tannenbaum counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanchez walks into a stiff left hand from Tannenbaum.
Sanchez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tannenbaum.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Sanchez misses its intended target.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
As Sanchez looks to move away, Tannenbaum throws a big counter combo but Sanchez just gets out of the way.
Sanchez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tannenbaum.
Tannenbaum lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sanchez at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Klaus Tannenbaum dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tannenbaum throws a shot to the body.
Sanchez throws a right hand that misses
and Tannenbaum counters with a nice uppercut.
Tannenbaum closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sanchez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Klaus Tannenbaum is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanchez catches Tannenbaum with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Tannenbaum moves out of range.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tannenbaum feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Tannenbaum moved out of range nicely.
Tannenbaum throws a big counter combination but Sanchez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sanchez misses with a lunging right hand
and Tannenbaum counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanchez throws a leg kick
and Tannenbaum counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tannenbaum lands a front kick.
A big right from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Tannenbaum lands with a kick to the temple. Sanchez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tannenbaum scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Sanchez is rocked!
Tannenbaum and Sanchez are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Tannenbaum throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Sanchez into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Tannenbaum knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Klaus Tannenbaum!
In his post fight interview, Klaus Tannenbaum started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.