PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Battle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Battle's entrance music is Break Stuff. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Battle
vs
Sanchez

213 cm
28
275 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

175 cm
29
227 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andre Battle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pedro Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sanchez moves into the clinch.

Battle breaks from the clinch.

Battle throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sanchez was covering up waiting for the punch and Battle finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Battle stands up from Sanchez's guard - Battle perhaps looking for a knockout.
A shot to the body from Sanchez misses
and Battle counters with a nice body shot.
Sanchez misses with a body punch
and Battle counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Battle stalks Sanchez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sanchez's face. Sanchez staggers backwards, shaken.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Battle.
Battle lands with a nice combination. Sanchez backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Pedro Sanchez has been cut.
Battle scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez fails with the takedown
and Battle counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez looks gassed!
Sanchez walks straight into a right hand from Battle - that's dropped him! Battle jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Sanchez from any more punishment! Sanchez complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Andre Battle!