PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm King (ranked 2083 p4p, 1963 weight class) and Samuel Sanchez (ranked 277 p4p, 263 weight class). King comes into the arena with YoungBoy Never Broke Again – White Teeth blaring out of the sound system. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

King
vs
Sanchez

185 cm
29
171
14 - 11 - 0

185 cm
27
180
12 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

HELLBENT
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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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malcolm King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samuel Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sanchez counters with a right hand to the body.
King tries to clinch but Sanchez moves away

and Sanchez counters with a single leg into guard. King didn't expect that.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sanchez landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez chips away with some ground and pound.
Sanchez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

King working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sanchez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sanchez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sanchez landing with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez distracts King with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sanchez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
King looking for a sweep. Not yet King, not yet.
Sanchez controlling from the top position.

King working for submissions but it's allowed Sanchez to get to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. King manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

King escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sanchez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sanchez is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sanchez lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Sanchez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sanchez with a nice head shot there.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

King throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sanchez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

King escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sanchez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
King lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

King is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
King won't allow Sanchez to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
King is looking to advance position but Sanchez has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanchez lands a couple of good shots and King has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
King tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Sanchez dominated that round.
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.

Sanchez misses with a straight left.
Sanchez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
King ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
King throws a head kick that misses.
King punishes Sanchez's body with a nice straight punch.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
King seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
King throws a big shot that misses.
Sanchez wants to counter the offense by King and move into the clinch position.
King misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from King.
Sanchez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Malcolm King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Sanchez finds it's target.
King moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King wants to clinch but Sanchez slips to the side
and Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
King tries to clinch

and Sanchez counters with a shoot takedown. King fights it but they end up in guard.
Sanchez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez distracts King with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

King is rocked!

King has an active guard here but Sanchez has managed to pass into half guard.
Oh King is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King wants to get back to full guard.
Sanchez is nestled in close to King, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
King moves into full guard.
Samuel Sanchez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sanchez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

King throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sanchez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
King bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sanchez's guard.

King stays in close to Sanchez's body and controls the position.
Sanchez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. King manages to get himself to full guard.

Sanchez slips nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King has hold of Sanchez's hands but Sanchez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
King is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sanchez scores with a couple of nice shots.

King looking for submissions off his back.
Sanchez lands a big elbow - King is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Sanchez!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samuel Sanchez!