PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Sanavio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Furlong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Furlong has chosen Captain Bumout as his entrance music. Edward Furlong is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Sanavio
vs
Furlong

188 cm
28
196 lbs
11 - 4 - 2

182 cm
21
190 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Sanavio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edward Furlong!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanavio dodges the punch combination from Furlong.
Furlong misses with a hook. Sanavio ducked under it nicely.
Sanavio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Furlong manages to avoid it.
Furlong lands a glancing blow to the side of Sanavio's head.
No joy there for Furlong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Furlong feints a jab promting Sanavio to slip. Furlong then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sanavio slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Furlong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanavio misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Furlong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanavio shoots in for a double leg but Furlong sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sanavio with a hook.
Furlong closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Furlong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanavio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanavio thows a body shot but no joy.
Furlong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Furlong takes one to the side of the head.
Furlong throws a nice looking combination but Sanavio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Furlong does no damage.
Furlong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Furlong staying out of range there.
Furlong steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sanavio. That one must have hurt.
Edward Furlong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanavio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Furlong was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanavio.
Furlong needs to keep his hands up - Sanavio had a free shot at his head there.
Sanavio lands a leg kick that knocks Furlong off balance momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furlong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanavio circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanavio throws a leg kick but Furlong checks it.
Furlong misses with a hook
and Sanavio makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
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!
Sanavio clobbers Furlong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sanavio thows a body shot but no joy.
Sanavio throws a jab when Furlong was well out of range.
Furlong throws a hook but Sanavio blocks it.
Sanavio lands a right hook to the body.
Sanavio moves away from the strike by Furlong.
Sanavio misses with a body punch
and Furlong counters with a straight right hand.
Furlong takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Furlong fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanavio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanavio works Furlong's body with a nice hook.
Sanavio just misses with a punch to the body.
Furlong digs a good body shot into Sanavio's ribs.
Diego Sanavio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Sanavio misses.
A nice combination there by Furlong.
Furlong checks a low kick from Sanavio.
Furlong changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanavio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Furlong lunges at Sanavio with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sanavio's hand.
Furlong misses with an uppercut. Sanavio saw that one coming.
Furlong misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanavio looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Furlong throws a shot from downtown. Sanavio moves away and avoids it.
Furlong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanavio.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanavio looks to land a combination but Furlong avoids it well.
Furlong scores with a jab to the body.
Sanavio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sanavio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanavio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Furlong doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanavio missing with a left hand there. Furlong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanavio lands with a hook. Furlong tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sanavio lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Diego Sanavio will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Furlong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Furlong blocks a jab.
Edward Furlong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Furlong scores with a nice strike.
Sanavio is looking to wear down Furlong with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sanavio misses with a wild body shot.
Sanavio misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Furlong counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sanavio with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slow jab from Sanavio misses its intended target.
Furlong swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sanavio counters with a stiff right hand.
Furlong throws a right hand that misses
and Sanavio counters with a left to the body.
Sanavio scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sanavio looks for a takedown but Furlong sprawls well.
Sanavio takes a swing at Furlong's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Furlong misses with a double jab.
Furlong throws a right hand that Sanavio ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanavio also avoids with ease.
Sanavio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Furlong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sanavio counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Furlong misses with a wild body shot.
Furlong misses with a double jab.
Sanavio connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diego Sanavio is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanavio lands a right hook to the body.
Furlong looks to throw the jab but Sanavio is out of range.
Sanavio on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sanavio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furlong lands a lovely overhand right.
Furlong misses with a combination
and Sanavio counters with a nice body shot.
Sanavio misses with an uppercut. Furlong saw that one coming.
Sanavio looks to score with a jab to the body but Furlong is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Furlong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanavio misses with a straight right.
Furlong stuffs the takedown attempt from Sanavio. Sanavio gets slowly back to his feet.
Sanavio has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sanavio connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sanavio.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Sanavio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Furlong looks to land a combination but Sanavio avoids it well.
Furlong misses with a two punch combination.
Furlong looks to land a combination but Sanavio avoids it well.
Furlong takes a swing at Sanavio's ribcage but misses.
Furlong fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanavio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Furlong.
Furlong throws a looping overhand right but Sanavio ducks down to avoid it.
Sanavio scores with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanavio just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanavio cracks Furlong with a good jab.
Sanavio throws a right hand that Furlong ducks under and follows up with a left that Furlong also avoids with ease.
A slow jab from Sanavio misses its intended target.
Sanavio misses with a body shot.

Sanavio bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Furlong manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sanavio's best efforts.
Sanavio wants to advance to full mount but Furlong doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanavio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Furlong trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sanavio's corner calls for a 1-2. Sanavio obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sanavio shoots for a double leg takedown but Furlong sprawls well. He's pushed Sanavio's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Furlong swings for the body but Sanavio moves out of range.
Furlong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Furlong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sanavio with a nice cross.
Sanavio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sanavio misses with a body shot.
Sanavio misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Furlong misses.
Sanavio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Furlong.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Furlong walks into a left hand.
Sanavio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Furlong doesn't seem bothered though.
Furlong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanavio. Furlong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Furlong misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanavio. Furlong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanavio lands with an overhand left.
Sanavio takes a swing at Furlong's ribcage but misses.
Sanavio misses with a wild body shot.
Furlong misses the body punch
and Furlong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Furlong just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanavio just misses with a punch to the body.
Furlong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanavio.
Sanavio throws a left and a right that both miss
and Furlong counters with a two punch combo.
Sanavio lands with an overhand left.
Sanavio looks to land a left hand but Furlong moved out of range nicely.
Furlong scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Furlong scores with a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Furlong!
Furlong stuffs the takedown attempt from Sanavio. Sanavio gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanavio lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanavio looks for a takedown but Furlong sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Sanavio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Furlong scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sanavio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Furlong was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanavio.
Sanavio scores with a hook to the body. Furlong takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Furlong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanavio cracks Furlong with a good jab.
Sanavio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Furlong manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Furlong misses.
Furlong throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furlong throws a head kick that misses.
Sanavio is looking to slow Furlong down with leg kicks.
Sanavio closes the distance and clinches up with Furlong, looking for a takedown. Sanavio pushes Furlong against the cage but Furlong circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sanavio thows a body shot but no joy.
Sanavio misses the jab.
Furlong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Furlong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Furlong.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice combination there by Sanavio.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Furlong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Sanavio clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

No luck for Sanavio with that takedown attempt.
Furlong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanavio can pounce on him.
Furlong has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sanavio ducks under a wild hook from Furlong.
Sanavio dodges the punch combination from Furlong.
Sanavio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sanavio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some wild striking there from Sanavio.
Furlong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanavio moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Sanavio.
Sanavio takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sanavio uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sanavio getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sloppy strikes from Furlong. Those never looked like landing.
Furlong avoids the body shot from Sanavio.
Furlong looks to throw the jab but Sanavio is out of range.
Jab by Sanavio.
Sanavio ducks under a wild hook from Furlong.
Sanavio jabs Furlong to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sanavio looks to throw the jab but Furlong is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Furlong.
Furlong is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanavio. Furlong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Furlong misses with the combination.
Furlong ducks right into an uppercut from Sanavio.
Furlong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sanavio.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Furlong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Furlong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanavio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Furlong is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanavio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanavio thows a body shot but no joy.
Sanavio lands a nice shot that snaps Furlong's head back.
Furlong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sanavio.
Sanavio throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Furlong counter with a right hand.
Furlong misses with a two punch combination.
Sanavio misses with a looping left.
Sanavio ducks under a wild hook from Furlong.
Sanavio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Furlong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanavio.
Sanavio slips under a jab from Furlong.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanavio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Furlong.
Sanavio fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Furlong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sanavio misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Furlong.
Sanavio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Furlong moves away.
Furlong throws a head kick that misses.
Sanavio throws an off balance right hand
and Furlong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanavio misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Furlong throws a body kick that misses.
Sanavio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Sanavio had his way with Edward Furlong in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Sanavio cracks Furlong with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sanavio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sanavio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanavio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Furlong misses with a wild combination.
Furlong lands a nice hook to Sanavio's body. Sanavio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Furlong misses with a combination
and Sanavio counters with a nice body shot.
Furlong misses with a two punch combination.
Sanavio looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanavio misses the jab.
Sanavio looks to land a right hand but Furlong moved out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Furlong there.
Sanavio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sanavio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanavio tries for a takedown but Furlong sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice cross by Sanavio.
Furlong throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sanavio counters with a nice low kick that buckles Furlong's knee momentarily.
Furlong misses with a wild combination.
Sanavio misses with a wild combination.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanavio misses with a body shot
and Furlong counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanavio throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Furlong to counter with a crisp jab.
Sanavio digs a good body shot into Furlong's ribs.
Sanavio wants to land a leg kick but Furlong is out of range.
Furlong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanavio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanavio misses the shot to the body.
Furlong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Furlong walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Furlong's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanavio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Good exchange - Furlong coming out on top.
Diego Sanavio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furlong throws a combination that misses
and Sanavio counters with a leg kick.
Furlong scores with a three punch combo!
Furlong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanavio.
Sanavio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Furlong misses with a double jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanavio.
Furlong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Furlong throws a series of punches but Sanavio moves out of range.
Sanavio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Furlong at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Furlong.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Sanavio.
Furlong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanavio.
Sanavio digs a good hook to Furlong's body.
Sanavio just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanavio stuns Furlong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sanavio lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sanavio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Furlong moves away.
Sanavio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Furlong gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sanavio.
Sanavio connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Furlong's hands.
Edward Furlong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanavio avoids the head kick by Furlong.

And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Sanavio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sanavio has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 50:45
Judge William Peck scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Sanavio!
Diego Sanavio retains his middleweight title!