PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fumando Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Mallorca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is "Shake Da Spot" King T. Mallorca has chosen I Can Talk as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Sanchez
vs
Mallorca

193 cm
20
201 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

189 cm
21
199 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

*S&M* Sweat Shop

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fumando Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miguel Mallorca!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mallorca defends it nicely.
Sanchez wants to clinch.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Mallorca is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Mallorca.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mallorca as he jumps to the side.
Sanchez shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fumando Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to clinch there but Mallorca circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sanchez.
Nice jab there from Mallorca.
Mallorca misses with a few strikes there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mallorca throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Mallorca avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fumando Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez misses with a body kick.
Sanchez dives in and grabs Mallorca's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mallorca pushes down on Sanchez's head and hops out.
Mallorca swinging wildly here.
Mallorca displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sanchez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a solid leg kick but Mallorca takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sanchez.
Mallorca moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mallorca moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a takedown. Mallorca tries to sprawl out of it but Sanchez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mallorca manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Miguel Mallorca is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch lands to the side of Sanchez 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mallorca connects with the punch.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sanchez tries to clinch there but Mallorca circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but Mallorca shows good takedown defense.
Mallorca cracks Sanchez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Mallorca dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Mallorca lands a head shot.
Mallorca misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mallorca.
Mallorca dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mallorca lands with an overhand left.
Mallorca stuffs the takedown attempt from Sanchez. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet.
Mallorca lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sanchez backs up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Mallorca.
Mallorca throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sanchez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mallorca lands a nice shot that snaps Sanchez's head back.

Sanchez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mallorca!
Sanchez punching from mount but Mallorca doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sanchez trying to control but Mallorca is having none of it.
Mallorca's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Sanchez there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Mallorca is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mallorca is trying to stand.

Sanchez is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Mallorca to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Mallorca shrugs it off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mallorca tries to hold on but Sanchez postures up.
Mallorca wants to try and get back to his feet.
Mallorca tries to lock up and control but Sanchez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mallorca bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Sanchez seems keen to control Mallorca's posture.

Sanchez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mallorca wants to stand but Sanchez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mallorca stopping the sweep attempt from Sanchez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sanchez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sanchez is looking to pass Mallorca's guard but actually Mallorca recovers to full guard.

Mallorca pushes Sanchez off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good standup being displayed there by Mallorca as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Mallorca showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Mallorca lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sanchez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mallorca stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mallorca wants it to stay on the feet.
Mallorca comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sanchez misses with a double jab
and Mallorca connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanchez takes one on the button.
Mallorca misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mallorca cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez has his takedown stuffed
and Mallorca counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fumando Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mallorca connects with a nice looking jab.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Mallorca moves away
and Mallorca counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but Mallorca circles away easily
and Mallorca counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mallorca goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez misses with a double jab
and Mallorca counters with a one-two to the body.

Mallorca drops Sanchez with a beautiful combination! Sanchez stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mallorca is looking for the KO!

Sanchez is rocked!
Mallorca bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab lands there for Mallorca.
Mallorca scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Mallorca does no damage.
Sanchez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sanchez takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Mallorca closes the distance and pushes Sanchez back into the cage.

Mallorca manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez walks into a left hand.
Mallorca's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Mallorca duly obliges.
Sanchez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Mallorca saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mallorca scores with a hook to the body. Sanchez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mallorca stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mallorca scores with a three punch combo!
Sanchez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mallorca finds it's way round the side to connect with Sanchez's head.
Miguel Mallorca is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sanchez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Mallorca comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mallorca winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Mallorca!