PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arlovski has chosen it's a fightT as his entrance music. Andrei Arlovski has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pedro Sanchez's chin.

Sanchez
vs
Arlovski

175 cm
24
227 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

193 cm
23
245 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pedro Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Arlovski!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arlovski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sanchez lands a right hook to the body.
Arlovski dives in and grabs Sanchez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sanchez pushes down on Arlovski's head and hops out.
Arlovski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sanchez as he jumps to the side.
Sanchez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Sanchez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sanchez connects with a nice short shot to Arlovski's temple.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Arlovski looks gassed!
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!
Sanchez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sanchez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

It looks like Andrei Arlovski has been cut.
Sanchez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sanchez working the head and body with strikes.
Sanchez winds up and cracks Arlovski with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Arlovski has hold of Sanchez's hands but Sanchez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sanchez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sanchez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Arlovski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sanchez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That has opened up Andrei Arlovski's cut even more.
Arlovski has hold of Sanchez's hands but Sanchez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sanchez is nestled in close to Arlovski, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

The cut above Andrei Arlovski's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sanchez slips a nice elbow through Arlovski's hands, connecting with Arlovski's forehead.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Arlovski taking some punishment here, with Sanchez in his half guard.
Sanchez lands with a punch from half guard.
Sanchez has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Arlovski working to try and regain half guard.
Arlovski taking shots to the head.

Andrei Arlovski's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Andrei Arlovski's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pedro Sanchez!