PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Sanchez (ranked 4091 p4p, 3520 weight class) and Adeboye Temidare (ranked 506 p4p, 437 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sanchez
vs
Temidare

202 cm
20
275
1 - 1 - 0

202 cm
21
264
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eddie Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Adeboye Temidare!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Temidare moved out of range nicely.
Temidare slips under a jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Temidare on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Temidare attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Temidare ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Temidare uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Temidare misses with a head kick.
Sanchez is looking to counter punch.
Temidare connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez defending well as Temidare loads up on a big left hand.
Sanchez throwing a counter right hand but Temidare manages to avoid it.
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.
Temidare keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Temidare shapes to counter with a head kick.
Temidare has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sanchez throws a hook but Temidare avoids it easily.
Sanchez lands a slapping body shot.
Temidare throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Temidare was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Temidare. That's going to slow Sanchez down.
A combination from Temidare does no damage.
Temidare takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Temidare was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
Temidare takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Temidare throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Temidare.
Eddie Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Temidare sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez swings for the body but Temidare moves out of range.
Temidare throws a chopping leg kick but Sanchez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Temidare takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Temidare fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Temidare sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Temidare tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Temidare defending well as Sanchez loads up on a big left hand.
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 lands with a right hand.
Sanchez scores with a nice head shot.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Temidare follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Temidare pushes Sanchez away with a front kick.
Temidare uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
A little jabbing left from Temidare on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sanchez lands a nice shot that snaps Temidare's head back.
Sanchez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Temidare has time to react.
Sanchez connects with a single shot there.
Sanchez throws a poor cross that misses
and Temidare counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Temidare will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Temidare staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Temidare.
Temidare lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Temidare is looking to clinch.
Temidare wants to slow Sanchez down by chopping away at his legs.
Temidare uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Temidare on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Temidare tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Temidare throws a head kick that misses.
Temidare lands a jab-cross combination.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Temidare steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Temidare avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
Temidare throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Sanchez misses
and Temidare counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Temidare thumps Sanchez with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Temidare rushes Sanchez and presses him up against the cage.
Sanchez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Temidare misses with a knee to the head.
Sanchez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Temidares head.
Sanchez swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Sanchez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanchez connects with a single shot there.
Sanchez misses with a straight right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Temidare.
Sanchez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Temidare looks for the body kick but Sanchez saw that one coming.
Sanchez swings for the body but Temidare moves out of range.
Sanchez lands the left hand.
Temidare fails with an attempt to clinch.

Temidare has closed the distance and engaged Sanchez in a clinch.
Sanchez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sanchez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Sanchez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Temidare shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut.
Temidare wants to counter the offense by Sanchez and move into the clinch position.
Temidare misses with a two punch combination.
Sanchez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Temidare's hands.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Sanchez loads up on a big right hand but Temidare slips the punch.
Sanchez throws a poor cross that misses
and Temidare counters with a head kick.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Sanchez misses with a looping right.
Temidare flicks out a counter leg kick but Sanchez steps away.
Temidare throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez punishes Temidare's body with a nice straight punch.
Temidare throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez lands with a shot to the body.
Temidare tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.

Sanchez gets tackled into the cage by Temidare. Temidare maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Temidare with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sanchez misses with a short punch on the inside.

Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Sanchez misses the jab.
Sanchez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Temidare can do to turn this around?
Temidare slips a jab from Sanchez.
Temidare is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Temidare.
Eddie Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanchez takes a swing at Temidare's ribcage but misses.
Nice straight punches there by Sanchez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sanchez.
Temidare moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Temidare misses with a double jab
letting Sanchez counter with a right hand.
Temidare chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Temidare moved out of range.
Temidare tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez swings for the body but Temidare moves out of range.
Temidare replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Sanchez blocks it well.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Temidare looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
Temidare throws a leg kick
letting Sanchez counter with a right hand.
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 keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Temidare throws out a leg kick but Sanchez moves out of range and Temidare only half commits.
Temidare moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
Temidare uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Temidare steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Temidare doesn't seem bothered though.
Temidare takes one to the chin there.
Temidare uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Sanchez clobbers Temidare with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Temidare staying out of range there.
Temidare wants to counter with a clinch but Sanchez pushes him away.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Temidare.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Temidare bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanchez backing away here, and Temidare unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Temidare avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Temidare.
Temidare uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Temidare slips a straight right by Sanchez.
Temidare lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Temidare throws a leg kick which misses Sanchez's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanchez tries to avoid it.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Temidare.
Temidare missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Temidare throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sanchez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sanchez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sanchez throws an overhand right that lands on Temidare's shoulder, as Temidare tries to avoid the shot.
Temidare tries to counter with a clinch but Sanchez shakes him off and moves away.
Temidare misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Sanchez blocks the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Temidare.
Sanchez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Temidare uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Temidare.
A cross from Temidare lands.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Temidare manages to avoid it.
Temidare feints a counter leg kick.
Sanchez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez jabs at Temidare's body.
Temidare tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez takes a swing at Temidare's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez misses the jab.
Temidare throws a leg kick but Sanchez checks it.
Temidare throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Temidare moves out of range.
A jab from Sanchez misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Sanchez 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. And we move into the final round!

That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sanchez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Temidare - the referee stops the clock and Sanchez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Temidare. Sanchez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Temidare throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sanchez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Temidare connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sanchez's hands.
Temidare tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanchez throws a jab when Temidare was well out of range.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut.
Sanchez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Temidare looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez swings for the body but Temidare moves out of range.
Sanchez slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Sanchez misses the target.
The crowd cheers as Sanchez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Temidare doesn't seem phased though.
Temidare misses with a low kick as Sanchez jumps back.
Sanchez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Temidare connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Temidare throws a hook to the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Sanchez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Temidare.
Sanchez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Temidare moves out of range.
Sanchez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Temidare chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Sanchez throws a shot from downtown. Temidare moves away and avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Temidare.
Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Temidare moved out of range.
Sanchez takes a swing at Temidare's ribcage but misses.
Temidare let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut.
Sanchez connects with a right hand. Temidare shakes it off.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Temidare was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
A swing and a miss from Sanchez.
Temidare avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Temidare is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Temidare.
An attempted straight right counter from Sanchez misses the target.
Temidare with a nice calf kick.
Temidare throws a hook to the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Temidare is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Temidare walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sanchez misses with a straight left.
Temidare throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Temidare throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Temidare staying out of range there.
Sanchez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sanchez connects with a single shot there.
Adeboye Temidare has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Temidare throws a big shot that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Sanchez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sanchez checks a low kick from Temidare.
Sanchez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sanchez throws a shot from downtown. Temidare moves away and avoids it.
Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Temidare moved out of range.
Sanchez slips under a jab from Temidare.
Temidare does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A big left from Sanchez misses.
Temidare keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Sanchez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Temidare attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Temidare is predictable there
and Temidare takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Temidare is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez swings for the body but Temidare moves out of range.
Sanchez lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Temidare does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Temidare looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
Temidare misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Temidare throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Temidare takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Temidare throws a leg kick which misses Sanchez's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanchez tries to avoid it.
Temidare misses with a low kick.
Sanchez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Temidare takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice jab there from Sanchez.
Good exchange - Sanchez coming out on top.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Sanchez!
After the big win, Eddie Sanchez made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors UnderGround Supplements and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.