PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Derrick McDonald (ranked 4232 p4p, 4132 weight class) and Paul Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 391 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

McDonald
vs
Sanchez

178 cm
25
158
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
160
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Derrick McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sanchez tries to score with a low kick but McDonald moves his leg out of the way.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt - McDonald sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sanchez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

It looks like Paul Sanchez has been cut.
Sanchez walks straight into a right hand from McDonald - that's dropped him! McDonald jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Sanchez from any more punishment! Sanchez complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Derrick McDonald!
The defeated Paul Sanchez had this to say: 'Womp womp I’ll do better next time'.