PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Inge Grepp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carmelo Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Grepp
vs
Sanchez

181 cm
23
176 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

182 cm
28
170 lbs
15 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Inge Grepp!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carmelo Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Grepp.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sanchez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Grepp has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Grepp and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Grepp throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Sanchez to counter with a crisp jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grepp, right into the meat.
Grepp wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
Sanchez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
An inside leg kick lands from Grepp.
Grepp does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Grepp throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grepp scores with a spinning back kick!
Grepp misses with a low kick.
Sanchez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grepp.
Grepp thows a leg kick but Sanchez checks it
and Sanchez counters with an inside leg kick.
Grepp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grepp misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Grepp is predictable there
and Sanchez counters with a solid body kick.
Grepp will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Grepp tries to clinch up
and Sanchez makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Grepp really felt that one!
Grepp has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sanchez finds it's way round the side to connect with Grepp's head.
Grepp is looking to clinch.
Grepp connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Grepp misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick from Grepp misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grepp throws a leg kick
and Sanchez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Grepp throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Grepp throws a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grepp looks to throw a body kick
and Sanchez counters with a nice body kick.
Grepp throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Grepp misses with a body kick.
Grepp tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sanchez counters with a body kick that stops Grepp in his tracks momentarily.
Grepp throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grepp thows a leg kick but Sanchez checks it
and Sanchez counters with an outside leg kick.
Grepp throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sanchez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Grepp's knee momentarily.
Grepp thows a leg kick but Sanchez checks it
and Sanchez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Grepp throws a leg kick which misses Sanchez's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanchez tries to avoid it.
Grepp wants to slow Sanchez down by chopping away at his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grepp throws a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a big head kick but Grepp shrugs it off.
Grepp throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sanchez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sanchez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Grepp.
Grepp connects with a solid leg kick.
Grepp keeps Sanchez at a distance using the push kick.
Grepp throws a leg kick but Sanchez checks it.
Sanchez tries to score with a low kick but Grepp moves his leg out of the way.
Grepp misses with a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with an outside leg kick.
Sanchez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sanchez feints and then cracks Grepp's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grepp down.
Sanchez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sanchez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grepp pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grepp throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Grepp throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Grepp avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
A swing and a miss from Sanchez.
Grepp tries to clinch up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanchez.
Grepp throws a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with an inside leg kick.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanchez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Grepp checks it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grepp is looking to chop away at Sanchez's legs.
Sanchez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sanchez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Grepp misses with a kick to the body
and Sanchez counters with a big head kick but Grepp shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carmelo Sanchez dominated that round.
That's time! Grepp's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Grepp throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Grepp misses with a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grepp throws a sloppy head kick
and Sanchez counters with a good low kick that Grepp was not able to check.
A leg kick checked by Sanchez.
Sanchez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Sanchez gets tackled into the cage by Grepp. Grepp maintains the clinch.
Grepp comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sanchez blocks an elbow strike.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Grepp prevents Sanchez from breaking the clinch.
Sanchez avoids a wild elbow strike from Grepp.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sanchez tries to circle away but Grepp has him pinned against the cage.
Grepp misses with an elbow over the top.
Sanchez blocks an elbow strike from Grepp.
Sanchez is looking to break free of the clinch but Grepp has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to break free.

Sanchez breaks the clinch.
A clash of legs there as Grepp blocks the low kick.
Sanchez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Grepp is out of range and Sanchez settles back down.
Grepp misses with a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Grepp's knee momentarily.
Grepp tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sanchez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Grepp sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sanchez throws a wild body kick that Grepp sees coming a mile off.
Grepp misses with an attempted mid kick.
A low kick from Grepp is predictable there
and Sanchez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Good work by Sanchez as he checks the leg kick.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grepp throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grepp thows a leg kick but Sanchez checks it
and Sanchez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carmelo Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A bone on bone clash there as Sanchez blocks the leg kick.
Sanchez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Grepp pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range and Grepp settles back down.
Good work by Grepp as he checks the leg kick.
Grepp pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range and Grepp settles back down.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from Sanchez is predictable there
and Grepp counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sanchez's knee momentarily.
Inge Grepp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grepp. Grepp obviously looking to wear him down.
Grepp fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range.
Sanchez throws the kick towards the body but Grepp avoids it.
Sanchez checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grepp connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Grepp throws a leg kick that misses.
Grepp thows a leg kick but Sanchez checks it
and Sanchez counters with a body kick.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Grepp attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Grepp motions for Sanchez to come forward. Grepp throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Grepp misses
and Sanchez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A low kick from Sanchez misses
and Grepp counters with a nice leg kick.
Sanchez scores with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grepp misses with a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Grepp misses with a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Grepp misses with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grepp.
Grepp takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Grepp tries to clinch up but Sanchez circles away and keeps his distance.
Grepp throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grepp throws a leg kick but Sanchez checks it.
An inside leg kick from Grepp misses.
Grepp finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A clash of legs there as Sanchez blocks the low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grepp.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carmelo Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

An inside leg kick lands from Grepp.
Grepp tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Grepp.
Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Sanchez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Grepp throws a low kick but Sanchez avoids it.
Sanchez looks to land a body kick but Grepp moved away.
Grepp connects with a leg kick. Sanchez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Grepp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Grepp tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sanchez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grepp throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grepp tries to land a body kick
and Sanchez counters with an outside leg kick.
Sanchez scoring well with a low kick there.
Grepp throws a lazy body kick
and Sanchez counters with a solid body kick.
Grepp throws a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Grepp throws a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a head kick. That will keep Grepp thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Grepp throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Grepp fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grepp throws a head kick that misses.
Grepp throws a low kick but Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Grepp throws a leg kick but Sanchez moved away.
Grepp wants to clinch
and Sanchez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Grepp's knee momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Grepp.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Grepp moves out of range easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grepp.
Grepp blocks a leg kick.
Sanchez takes a swing at Grepp's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Grepp takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grepp throws a leg kick
and Sanchez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grepp misses with a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
Grepp fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range.
Grepp throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Grepp misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Grepp - that will leave a mark!
Grepp thows a leg kick but Sanchez checks it
and Sanchez counters with a leg kick.
Grepp misses with a low kick.
Grepp looks to throw a body kick
and Sanchez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grepp tries to clinch up.
Grepp tries to work over Sanchez's front leg with a kick but Sanchez checks it.
Grepp tries to land a leg kick but Sanchez saw it coming and moves away.
Grepp throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Grepp checks a leg kick nicely.
Sanchez throws a leg kick
and Grepp makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sanchez really felt that one!
Sanchez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Grepp.
Grepp tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sanchez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grepp misses with a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with an outside leg kick.
Grepp misses with a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Sanchez checks a low kick from Grepp.
Grepp throws a leg kick
enabling Sanchez to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Grepp is predictable there
and Sanchez counters with a body kick that stops Grepp in his tracks momentarily.
Grepp will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Grepp wants to clinch.
Sanchez misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carmelo Sanchez really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Grepp tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanchez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Grepp is able to avoid easily.
Grepp moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sanchez blocks a leg kick.
Sanchez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Grepp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grepp throws a lazy body kick
and Sanchez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Grepp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grepp thows a leg kick but Sanchez checks it
and Sanchez counters with an inside leg kick.
Grepp lands with a kick to the ribs.
Grepp throws a solid leg kick but Sanchez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grepp.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grepp takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanchez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grepp's sensitive parts.
Grepp has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sanchez.
Grepp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanchez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez moves out of range as Grepp throws a body kick.
A low kick from Grepp misses
and Sanchez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Grepp tries to land a body kick
and Sanchez counters with a body kick.
Grepp scores with a head kick.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Grepp is able to avoid easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grepp.
Grepp misses with a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grepp.
Grepp checks a low kick from Sanchez.
Grepp throws a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grepp misses with a low kick.
Grepp tries a low kick but Sanchez avoids it.
Grepp throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sanchez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Grepp moves out of range easily.
Sanchez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Grepp lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sanchez will feel that in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Grepp misses
and Sanchez counters with a nice kick to the body.
Grepp throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grepp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanchez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Grepp.
Sanchez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grepp does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sanchez misses with a body kick.
Grepp moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
A left lands for Sanchez.
Sanchez checks a low kick from Grepp.
Grepp dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Grepp fails with an attempt to clinch.
A low kick from Grepp misses
and Sanchez counters with a thumping low kick.
Grepp misses with a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Grepp's knee momentarily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Grepp.
Sanchez throws a chopping leg kick but Grepp manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Grepp throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Grepp misses with a low kick.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Grepp sees it coming and moves out of range.
Grepp thows a leg kick but Sanchez checks it
and Sanchez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Grepp is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sanchez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Grepp checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carmelo Sanchez dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A low kick from Grepp misses
and Sanchez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sanchez throws a lazy head kick
and Grepp counters with a slapping leg kick.

Grepp forces Sanchez back against the cage and clinches.
Grepp tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.

Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grepp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grepp looks for the body kick but Sanchez saw that one coming.
Sanchez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grepp fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sanchez checks it well.
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the body.
Grepp throws a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a low kick, right behind Grepp 's knee.
An inside leg kick from Grepp misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grepp.
Grepp avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Grepp is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Grepp motions for Sanchez to come forward. Grepp throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grepp pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range and Grepp settles back down.
Grepp tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Grepp checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sanchez throws a quick inside leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Grepp
and Sanchez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Grepp lands a leg kick that knocks Sanchez off balance momentarily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sanchez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez checks a leg kick nicely.
Sanchez thows a body shot but no joy.
Grepp lands with a nice body kick.
Grepp moves out of range as Sanchez throws a body kick.
Grepp throws a leg kick
and Sanchez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grepp misses with a low kick.
Sanchez misses with a leg kick.
Grepp tries a low kick but Sanchez avoids it.
Sanchez throws a push kick but Grepp slaps the foot to one side.
Grepp takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Grepp goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grepp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Grepp.
An inside leg kick lands from Sanchez.
Grepp moves out of range of the body kick from Sanchez.
Grepp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Grepp moves into the clinch.
Grepp missing with knees to the body.
Sanchez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Grepp throws a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with an inside leg kick.
Grepp fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grepp misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez blocks a leg kick.
Sanchez misses with a straight right.
Sanchez tries to land a leg kick but Grepp saw it coming and moves away.
Grepp misses with a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
Grepp misses with the body kick
and Sanchez counters with an outside leg kick.
Grepp blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Inge Grepp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grepp throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sanchez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Grepp chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grepp takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grepp attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Carmelo Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grepp thows a leg kick but Sanchez checks it
and Sanchez makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Grepp really felt that one!

And that's the end of the fight!
Carmelo Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sanchez 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 45:50
Judge George Francis scores the fight 45:50
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carmelo Sanchez! Carmelo Sanchez retains his welterweight title!