PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez (ranked 3873 p4p, 2150 weight class) and Takayama Yataro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jurgensen Sanchez
vs
Yataro

174 cm
24
147
2 - 1 - 0

163 cm
33
143
18 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takayama Yataro!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jurgensen Sanchez has managed to clinch.
I was talking to Jurgensen Sanchez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jurgensen Sanchez digs a right hand underneath Yataro's ribcage. Yataro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with the head strike.
Yataro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yataro lands an uppercut.
Jurgensen Sanchez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yataro dodges an elbow strike from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yataro blocks it with crossed arms.
Yataro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yataro tries a body shot but Jurgensen Sanchez blocks it.
Jurgensen Sanchez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jurgensen Sanchez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yataro tries a body shot but Jurgensen Sanchez blocks it.
Good body shot from Yataro.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Yataro.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yataro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a nice knee to the body.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yataro misses with some punches.
Yataro tries a body shot but Jurgensen Sanchez blocks it.
Yataro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jurgensen Sanchez or not.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Yataro swings wildly with an uppercut but Jurgensen Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yataro tries to work over Jurgensen Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yataro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yataro tries a body shot but Jurgensen Sanchez blocks it.
Jurgensen Sanchez tries a body shot but Yataro blocks it.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Yataro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jurgensen Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yataro slips under a jab.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Yataro.
Jurgensen Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Yataro moved out of range.
Jurgensen Sanchez defending well as Yataro loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yataro counters with a right hand to the body.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy.
Yataro appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A left lands for Yataro.
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!
Yataro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jurgensen Sanchez slips under a jab.
As Yataro backs away, Jurgensen Sanchez returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Yataro misses with an uppercut
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a low kick, right behind Yataro 's knee.
Yataro throws a body punch but Jurgensen Sanchez moves out of range.
Yataro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yataro misses with a body shot.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands with a hook. Yataro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jurgensen Sanchez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jurgensen Sanchez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws the left hand but Yataro avoids the punch easily.
Yataro blocks a head kick by Jurgensen Sanchez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yataro misses with a body shot.
Jurgensen Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yataro.
Jurgensen Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yataro.
Yataro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez moves away from the strike by Yataro.

Jurgensen Sanchez rushes Yataro and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands an elbow that stopped Yataro in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Takayama Yataro has been cut.
Jurgensen Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yataro lands a nice uppercut.
Jurgensen Sanchez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yataro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jurgensen Sanchez's elbow.
Yataro throws a punch but it's blocked by Jurgensen Sanchez.
Yataro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yataro is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jurgensen Sanchez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Yataro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yataro throws a shot from downtown. Jurgensen Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
Jurgensen Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Yataro is just out of range.
Yataro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a lovely overhand right.
Jurgensen Sanchez slips a straight right by Yataro.
Yataro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yataro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a straight right.

Jurgensen Sanchez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yataro, pushing him back against the cage.
Jurgensen Sanchez missing with knees to the body.
Jurgensen Sanchez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yataro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yataro misses with some punches.
Jurgensen Sanchez connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yataro working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yataro.
Jurgensen Sanchez prevents a body shot from Yataro.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Takayama Yataro's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a kick to the body
and Yataro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jurgensen Sanchez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Yataro if he has to take too many more of those.
Yataro misses with a straight left.
Yataro looks to throw the jab but Jurgensen Sanchez is out of range.
Jurgensen Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yataro.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a nice looking body kick.
Yataro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yataro avoids the head kick by Jurgensen Sanchez.
Yataro lands a jab to the nose.
Jurgensen Sanchez swings for the body but Yataro moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yataro looks to score with a jab to the body but Jurgensen Sanchez is just out of range.
Jurgensen Sanchez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yataro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yataro throws a hook but Jurgensen Sanchez blocks it.
Yataro throws an overhand right that lands on Jurgensen Sanchez's shoulder, as Jurgensen Sanchez tries to avoid the shot.
Yataro checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yataro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a head kick but Yataro moves out of range.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yataro's head.

Jurgensen Sanchez takes the fight into the clinch.
Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jurgensen Sanchez gets through Yataro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Jurgensen Sanchez on the inside.
Jurgensen Sanchez prevents Yataro from breaking the clinch.
Jurgensen Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yataro prevents a body shot from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Yataro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jurgensen Sanchez has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a nice elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Jurgensen Sanchez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jurgensen Sanchez throws an elbow that misses.
Yataro cracks Jurgensen Sanchez with a nice body shot.
Yataro dodges an elbow strike from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Yataro lands a shoulder strike.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yataro.
Jurgensen Sanchez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yataro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jurgensen Sanchez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yataro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yataro working aggressively here.
Jurgensen Sanchez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yataro can do to turn this around?
Jurgensen Sanchez trying to land knees to the body.
Jurgensen Sanchez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yataro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yataro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jurgensen Sanchez or not.

Yataro breaks from the clinch.
Jurgensen Sanchez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jurgensen Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Yataro.
Yataro cracks Jurgensen Sanchez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yataro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Yataro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a body punch but Yataro moves out of range.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Yataro misses with a lunging right hand
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with an inside leg kick.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a low kick but Yataro avoids it.
Jurgensen Sanchez takes one on the button.
Yataro swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yataro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jurgensen Sanchez slips under a jab from Yataro.
Yataro connects with a crisp jab.
Jurgensen Sanchez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A head kick by Jurgensen Sanchez misses
and Yataro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Jurgensen Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Yataro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yataro.
Yataro lands with an overhand left.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jurgensen Sanchez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yataro's head.
Yataro sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Yataro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Jurgensen Sanchez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yataro misses with a hook. Jurgensen Sanchez ducked under it nicely.
Jurgensen Sanchez jabs Yataro right on the nose. Yataro blinks but takes it well.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jurgensen Sanchez struggles to land a body shot inside as Yataro controls his hands.
Yataro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands an uppercut.
Jurgensen Sanchez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yataro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Takayama Yataro's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Yataro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jurgensen Sanchez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yataro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yataro. Jurgensen Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jurgensen Sanchez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A head kick misses from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Yataro throws out a counter right but Jurgensen Sanchez avoids it with no problem.
Yataro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Yataro lands with a right hand.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yataro connects with a body shot that sends Jurgensen Sanchez's belly button to the back.
Jurgensen Sanchez cracks Yataro with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jurgensen Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yataro on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jurgensen Sanchez. Jurgensen Sanchez obviously looking to wear him down.
Yataro throws an off balance right hand
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jurgensen Sanchez defending well as Yataro loads up on a big left hand.
Yataro throws the left hand but Jurgensen Sanchez avoids the punch easily.
Jurgensen Sanchez lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a lazy head kick
and Yataro counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yataro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jurgensen Sanchez.
Yataro looks to land a right hand but Jurgensen Sanchez moved out of range.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a lunging right hand
and Yataro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yataro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jurgensen Sanchez staying out of range there.
Jurgensen Sanchez with the inside leg kick.
Yataro moves out of range as Jurgensen Sanchez strikes.
Yataro misses with a body shot.
Yataro throws a lazy uppercut
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.
Yataro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yataro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yataro cracks a nice hook into Jurgensen Sanchez's ribs.
Yataro looks to throw the jab but Jurgensen Sanchez is out of range.
Jurgensen Sanchez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a poor cross that misses
and Yataro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jurgensen Sanchez moves out of range as Yataro strikes.
Jurgensen Sanchez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yataro misses with a lunging right hand
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez takes one to the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Yataro 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yataro throws a hook but Jurgensen Sanchez blocks it.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a leg kick.
Yataro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jurgensen Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Jurgensen Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yataro swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yataro misses with a hook. Jurgensen Sanchez ducked under it nicely.
Jurgensen Sanchez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jurgensen Sanchez connects with a leg kick.
A low kick from Jurgensen Sanchez misses
and Yataro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jurgensen Sanchez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jurgensen Sanchez scores with a hook to the body. Yataro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A head kick misses from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jurgensen Sanchez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A solid body kick from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jurgensen Sanchez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jurgensen Sanchez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jurgensen Sanchez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab from Jurgensen Sanchez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jurgensen Sanchez takes one to the chin there.
Yataro misses with a lunging right hand
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jurgensen Sanchez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

Jurgensen Sanchez clinches up against the cage.
Yataro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yataro prevents a body shot from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez tries a body shot but Yataro blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Jurgensen Sanchez.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jurgensen Sanchez throws an elbow but misses.
Yataro throws a punch but it's blocked by Jurgensen Sanchez.
Yataro blocking some punches.
Yataro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yataro backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jurgensen Sanchez obliges.
Yataro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jurgensen Sanchez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Takayama Yataro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a nice shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jurgensen 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez!
Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.