PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jet Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and guy sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Li
vs
sanchez

168 cm
20
158 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
27
163 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jet Li!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, guy sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
sanchez tries to clinch but Li moves out of range.
sanchez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
sanchez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Li circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
sanchez wants to clinch.
sanchez dips to his left and cracks Li with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for sanchez.
sanchez doesn't manage to clinch there - Li circles away.
sanchez leaves Li with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
sanchez moves in looking to clinch but Li pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
sanchez tries to clinch up.
sanchez throws a leg kick which misses Li's front leg but catches the back leg as Li tries to avoid it.
sanchez tries to clinch there but Li circles away.

sanchez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than sanchez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Li is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Li is working to get back to half guard.
Li is trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li is trying to escape the mount.
Li bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Li trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Li trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
sanchez throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Li drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but sanchez manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Li has sanchez in his guard.

Li throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Li is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
sanchez trying to control but Li is working from the bottom.

Li working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because sanchez has passed into half guard!
Li avoiding damage under a succession of punches from sanchez.

Li looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and sanchez pushes past his half guard into mount!
Li wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
sanchez looking to finish Li with some ground and pound. This is bad for Li!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
sanchez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Li really wants to buck sanchez off and get back to his feet.
sanchez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
sanchez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Li in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
sanchez lands a nice shot to the head.
sanchez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
sanchez lands a big shot there that rocks Li but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Li is rocked!
Li is trying to escape the mount.
Oh Li is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Li might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
sanchez with shots to the head and body - Li looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

guy sanchez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Li circles away from the clinch attempt.
Li seems to have got his legs back now.
guy sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Li takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
sanchez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
guy sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
sanchez is looking to clinch.
sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Li swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Li keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
sanchez is looking to slow Li down with leg kicks.
Li swats away the attempt to clinch by sanchez.
sanchez tries to clinch up but Li circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Li.
sanchez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch.
sanchez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

sanchez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Li is trying to defend but sanchez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Li makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
sanchez is looking to clinch but Li is avoiding it.
sanchez is looking to clinch.
sanchez is looking to clinch but Li is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
sanchez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Li paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab lands there for sanchez.
sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Li swats him away and circles back towards the center.
sanchez tries to clinch but Li moves out of range.
sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Li paws at him with a jab and circles away.
sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but Li swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
sanchez wants to clinch up but Li keeps it at a distance.
Li shoots in and drives through. sanchez sprawls well.
sanchez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
sanchez wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
sanchez doesn't manage to clinch there - Li circles away.
sanchez tries to clinch up but Li circles away and keeps his distance.

sanchez scores with a takedown into Li's guard.

sanchez stands up and waves to Li to follow him.
sanchez moves in looking to clinch but Li pushes him off.
sanchez connects with a solid leg kick.
sanchez wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
sanchez tries to clinch up but Li circles away and keeps his distance.
sanchez tries to clinch but Li moves out of range.
sanchez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and sanchez wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jet Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Li avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
sanchez wants to clinch.
sanchez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
sanchez tries to clinch there but Li circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

guy sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

sanchez looks to land a combination. Li sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
sanchez is looking to clinch but Li is avoiding it.
Li with a lazy takedown attempt
and sanchez counters with a straight right hand.
Li looks for a takedown but sanchez sprawls well.
Li circles away from the clinch attempt.
sanchez tries to clinch there but Li circles away.
sanchez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
sanchez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
sanchez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
sanchez is looking to clinch but Li is avoiding it.
sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
sanchez tries to clinch up.
sanchez tries to clinch there but Li circles away.
Li tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good standup being displayed there by sanchez as he connects with a hook.
sanchez with a poor takedown

and Li counters with a single leg into guard. sanchez didn't expect that.
Li is looking to work some ground and pound but sanchez has wrist control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
sanchez trying to control the position.
Li throws a strike but sanchez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Li working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. sanchez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Li is tightening it up a little... sanchez has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! sanchez reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! sanchez taps out! nice BJJ there by Li!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jet Li!
Jet Li is the new lightweight champion!