PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Plo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Plo's entrance music is ISIS - Grinning Mouths. A fine choice. Sanchez has chosen PELIMUSA as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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.

Plo
vs
Sanchez

173 cm
26
150 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

178 cm
21
153 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Perkele!
Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Patrick Plo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jose Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plo misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.
Plo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez is looking to chop away at Plo's legs.
Nice shot lands for Sanchez.
Plo takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Plo.
Plo defending well as Sanchez loads up on a big left hand.
Sanchez connects with a jab.
Sanchez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Plo throws out the jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Plo is defended easily by Sanchez.
Nice body kick there by Sanchez.
Sanchez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanchez misses the jab.
Plo swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to clinch.

Sanchez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Plo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Plo from controlling successfully.
Plo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Plo trying to move into half guard but instead Sanchez has managed to sweep!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plo is pulling down on Sanchez's head to control his posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Patrick Plo wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Plo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Plo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sanchez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sanchez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Plo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sanchez throws a low kick but Plo avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Plo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Plo throws a hook but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez moves away from the strike by Plo.
Sanchez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Plo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Plo throws an overhand right that lands on Sanchez's shoulder, as Sanchez tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Plo misses.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Plo moves out of range.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanchez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanchez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sanchez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Plo momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Plo.
Plo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Plo ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Plo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Plo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Plo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sanchez tries to avoid it but Plo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sanchez to the ground. Sanchez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Plo.
Plo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez throws a combination. Plo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sanchez tries to clinch up.
Plo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jose Sanchez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sanchez lands with a hook. Plo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sanchez misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Plo. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sanchez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Plo.
Sanchez with a nice cross.
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Plo.
Plo scores with a nice head shot.
Plo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Plo.
Sanchez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A left lands for Sanchez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plo swinging wildly here.
Sanchez walks into a stiff left hand from Plo.
Nice shot by Plo.
Sanchez lands a head kick. Plo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sanchez scores with a hook.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Plo lands a body shot.
Sanchez misses the jab.
Plo avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Plo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanchez circles away quickly and effectively.
Plo takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Plo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sanchez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sanchez.
Plo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanchez lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Plo on the side of the head.

Plo is rocked!
Plo misses with a hook
and Sanchez counters with a leg kick.
Oh Plo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Plo misses with a body shot.
Plo seems to have got his legs back now.
Plo digs a good hook to Sanchez's body.
Sanchez scores with a nice right hand.
Plo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Plo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Plo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Plo misses with a looping left.
Plo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to clinch.
Plo just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez looks to land a combination but Plo avoids it well.
Plo misses with a looping left.
Plo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Plo with a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Plo. That snapped Sanchez's head back.
Plo lands a lovely overhand right.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanchez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Plo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez connects with a single shot there.
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Plo.
Sanchez slips under a jab from Plo.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Plo moves out of range easily.
Plo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Plo misses with a straight left.
Jose Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Plo misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Plo.
Sanchez tries to land a body kick
and Plo counters with a right hand to the body.
Plo blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Plo throws a poor cross that misses
and Sanchez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanchez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sanchez cracks Plo 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.

Jose 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. This is the final round!

Plo gets a takedown into half guard.
Plo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sanchez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Plo.
Sanchez is refusing to be controlled, as Plo sits in half guard.
Plo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Plo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Plo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sanchez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sanchez is looking to control Plo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sanchez avoid being mounted?
Sanchez tries to get to full guard but Plo has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Plo.
Plo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Plo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sanchez is not content to let Plo control the position.
Plo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Plo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sanchez defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to get to full guard but Plo has control of the leg.
Plo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Plo is keen to just control but Sanchez is a slippery customer.
Jose Sanchez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Plo controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Plo slips a nice elbow through Sanchez's hands, connecting with Sanchez's forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plo throwing shots but Sanchez is blocking nicely.

Plo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sanchez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Plo.
Plo is trying to control. Sanchez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Patrick Plo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Plo seems to be looking for submissions.
Sanchez is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Plo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sanchez 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Sanchez!