PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ivan bad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sanchez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cypress Hill featuring Barron Ricks - Tequila Sunrise. ivan bad is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Sanchez
vs
bad

180 cm
20
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

189 cm
21
167 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Miguel Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, ivan bad!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
bad throws a right and a left that Sanchez avoids nicely.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut.
No joy there for bad, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from bad.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts bad as he jumps to the side.
Some bone on bone action there as Sanchez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
bad dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
bad throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Sanchez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
bad prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left hand lands to the body for Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sanchez lands a body punch.

Sanchez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by bad.
Sanchez blocks a low kick nicely.
bad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
bad is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but bad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
bad lands with an overhand left.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but bad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
bad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
ivan bad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
bad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
bad misses with a combination

and Sanchez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in bad's guard.
Sanchez working some strikes from top position.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sanchez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sanchez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sanchez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
bad keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sanchez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sanchez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sanchez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sanchez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of bad's head.
bad wants to stand but Sanchez is controlling the position.
bad looks gassed!
Sanchez works over bad with some ground and pound from guard.
Sanchez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sanchez cracks bad with a solid left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
bad wants to stand and escape but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sanchez pushing down on bad's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
bad is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sanchez scores with a couple of nice shots.
bad looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sanchez lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

bad is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Sanchez there.
bad is still in real trouble! Can Sanchez finish him?
Sanchez lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked bad! More strikes land and this one is all over! Sanchez jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miguel Sanchez!