PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Akio Kurosaki (ranked 2314 p4p, 3382 weight class) and Luis Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez has chosen Kodak Black - Super Gremlin as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Kurosaki
vs
Sanchez

171 cm
27
136
6 - 6 - 0

173 cm
30
145
15 - 21 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akio Kurosaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez cracks Kurosaki with an open hand slap.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Kurosaki avoids nicely.
Sanchez misses with a combination
and Kurosaki counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kurosaki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kurosaki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanchez's sensitive parts.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Kurosaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.

Sanchez tries to keep at a distance but Kurosaki has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sanchez wants to break free but Kurosaki has control.
Kurosaki connects with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sanchez wants to break free but Kurosaki has control.
Sanchez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Kurosaki.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sanchez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stalling in the clinch from Kurosaki.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kurosaki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sanchez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kurosaki scores with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kurosaki.
Sanchez wants to get back to striking at distance but Kurosaki won't allow it.
Kurosaki with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki digs a right hand underneath Sanchez's ribcage. Sanchez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kurosaki lands with a left to the head.
Kurosaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanchez controls his hands.
Kurosaki effectively controlling the action here.
Kurosaki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kurosaki lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kurosaki lands an uppercut.
Kurosaki pushes Sanchez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez tries to break free but Kurosaki pushes him back against the cage.
Kurosaki keeps control of Sanchez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kurosaki digs a right hand into Sanchez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sanchez's gas tank.
Kurosaki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sanchez is trying to push Kurosaki away but Kurosaki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kurosaki.
Sanchez can't break the clinch.
Sanchez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kurosaki seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sanchez can turn it around.
Nice body punch from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanchez blocks it with crossed arms.
Kurosaki lands a right hand.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Kurosaki has him pressed against the cage.
Sanchez is trying to break free.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kurosaki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kurosaki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kurosaki stalling against the cage.
Sanchez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kurosaki has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Kurosaki on the inside.
Kurosaki has Sanchez pressed against the cage, preventing Sanchez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kurosaki lands a big knee! That's hurt Sanchez! Oh, he's all over the place! Kurosaki lands another knee that sends Sanchez to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akio Kurosaki!
Akio Kurosaki decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.