PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Sanches (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Killer Bee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bee has chosen Down with the sickness as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sanches
vs
Bee

188 cm
19
224 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
23
230 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonio Sanches!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Killer Bee!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bee tries to sprawl but Sanches drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sanches trying to advance position but Bee counters by regaining guard.

Sanches decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bee throws a leg kick

and Sanches counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sanches won't allow Bee to sweep him here.

Sanches decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sanches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanches listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sanches misses with a head kick.

Sanches shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Sanches is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Bee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Antonio Sanches has been cut.
Sanches is breathing heavily.
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!

Sanches shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bee is trying to defend but Sanches finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bee is positioning himself well to prevent Sanches advancing to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bee pushes Sanches off looking to stand but Sanches dives back in and keeps control.
Bee is looking to improve his position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Sanches fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bee sprawls well initially but Sanches persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bee trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanches stops Bee from getting back to his feet.
Bee moves into full guard.
Bee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bee is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Antonio Sanches just wasn't active enough.
Bee tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanches swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bee circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bee counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bee will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanches walks into a stiff left hand from Bee.
Bee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Sanches dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Sanches's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bee throws a leg kick which misses Sanches's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanches tries to avoid it.
Bee misses with a low kick as Sanches jumps back.
Bee closes the distance but Sanches moves to the side

and Sanches counters by clinching up.
Sanches goes for a takedown attempt but Bee pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Bee feints and as Sanches raises his hands in defense, Bee changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bee would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Sanches manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanches avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bee closes the distance and clinches.

Bee breaks from the clinch.
Bee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sanches. That did some damage!
Bee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bee scores with a nice body kick.
Bee tries to clinch there but Sanches circles away.
Bee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanches on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bee is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sanches sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bee. That's going to slow Sanches down.
Bee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanches shoots in for a takedown but Bee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sanches.
Bee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from Bee.

Sanches shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Sanches decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Sanches is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanches with a poor takedown
enabling Bee to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Sanches. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanches's sensitive parts.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bee.
Sanches walks into a stiff left hand from Bee.
Bee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Killer Bee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bee digs a good body shot into Sanches's ribs.
Sanches chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bee can pounce on him.
Bee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bee feints and then cracks Sanches's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sanches down.
Bee throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sanches takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Bee lands but Sanches takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bee thuds his shin into the meat of Sanches's side.
Bee darts in trying to clinch

and Sanches counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sanches.

Sanches stands and steps away. Bee gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Killer Bee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good leg kick by Bee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Killer Bee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Antonio Sanches's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Horrible takedown by Sanches or perhaps it was just good defense by Bee which made him look bad.
Bee lands a nice looking body shot.
Sanches closes the distance but Bee moves to the side
and Bee counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bee tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanches swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bee.
A head kick misses from Bee.
Sanches tries to clinch there but Bee circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bee connects with a leg kick. Sanches looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sanches takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Bee.
Bee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sanches. That did some damage!
Bee delivers a nice body kick.
Bee has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sanches takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bee throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bee throws a lazy head kick

and Sanches counters with a shoot takedown. Bee fights it but they end up in guard.

Sanches decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bee, up you get!
No luck for Sanches with that takedown attempt.
Sanches leaves Bee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bee throws a head kick that misses.

Sanches looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bee is trying to stand.
Bee wants to stand back up but Sanches manages to pass into side control.
Sanches is chipping away with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanches throwing shots but missing, from side control.
You can see the frustration on Bee's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Sanches working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bee is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Killer Bee.
I think Bee has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Killer Bee!