PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Superkruang Markrolandbjj (ranked 4274 p4p, 4273 weight class) and Samuel Sanchez (ranked 217 p4p, 218 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Markrolandbjj
vs
Sanchez

169 cm
18
135
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
142
0 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Good chin

Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Squirrel Sportswear 🐿️

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Superkruang Markrolandbjj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Samuel Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markrolandbjj missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Markrolandbjj pushes Sanchez up against the ropes in a clinch.
Markrolandbjj blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Markrolandbjj.
Sanchez misses with a body punch.
Markrolandbjj can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.
Markrolandbjj misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Markrolandbjj lands with a right to the head.
Sanchez misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchez.
A nice left hand lands by Markrolandbjj.
Sanchez swings wildly with an uppercut but Markrolandbjj uses good head movement to avoid it.
Markrolandbjj digs a right hand into Sanchez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sanchez's gas tank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markrolandbjj doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Markrolandbjj.
Sanchez lands with a light punch inside.
Markrolandbjj gets through Sanchez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez misses with a punch on the inside.
Markrolandbjj misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Sanchez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Markrolandbjj swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanchez tries to throw a body punch but Markrolandbjj avoids it by throwing Sanchez back against the ropes.
Markrolandbjj lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Sanchez is rocked!
Good body shot from Markrolandbjj.
Sanchez is still on wobbly legs! Can Markrolandbjj finish him?
Markrolandbjj lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The referee calls for Markrolandbjj to work.
I was talking to Markrolandbjj's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Markrolandbjj lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Markrolandbjj.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Markrolandbjj.
Markrolandbjj scores with a nice hook to the head.
Markrolandbjj lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Markrolandbjj on the inside.
Markrolandbjj works on Sanchez's body with a couple of short punches.
Markrolandbjj lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Markrolandbjj working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sanchez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchez.
Markrolandbjj lands a body shot in the clinch.
Markrolandbjj creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Sanchez crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Sanchez face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Markrolandbjj takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Superkruang Markrolandbjj!