PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paco Sancho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Handsome B Wonderful (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Handsome B Wonderful has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Sancho
vs
B Wonderful

185 cm
21
186 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

178 cm
21
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paco Sancho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Handsome B Wonderful!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sancho throws a nice looking combination but Wonderful bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wonderful throws a lazy right hand but Sancho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Wonderful. Those never looked like landing.
Sancho throws a head kick that misses.
Sancho's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wonderful under the eye.
Sancho throws a leg kick that misses.
Wonderful looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wonderful shoots for a double leg takedown but Sancho sprawls well. He's pushed Wonderful's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sancho lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wonderful checks a leg kick.
Paco Sancho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sancho throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wonderful.
No joy there for Wonderful, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wonderful slips under a jab from Sancho.
Sancho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wonderful manages to avoid it.
Wonderful checks the leg kick.
Sancho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sancho scores with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sancho, right into the meat.

Wonderful feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sancho trying to control the position here.
Sancho wants to get back to his feet but Wonderful is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonderful loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wonderful controls from within his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wonderful accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wonderful stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sancho swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sancho not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sancho utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sancho is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

We're going to have a standup here because Paco Sancho wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Wonderful fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sancho misses with a straight right.
Sancho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sancho takes a swing at Wonderful's ribcage but misses.

Wonderful gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wonderful trying to control the position here.
Wonderful wants to sweep here but Sancho controlling him for the moment.
Wonderful has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wonderful is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sancho has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wonderful is proving hard to escape from.
Sancho trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Sancho stopping the sweep attempt from Wonderful.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

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

Wonderful manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sancho on his heels. He'll look to pass Sancho's guard now, I'm sure.
Wonderful throws a strike but Sancho rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wonderful has Sancho pulled in close to control his posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sancho is looking to stand up but Wonderful won't let him.
Wonderful pulls Sancho in to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wonderful is on top in guard.
Wonderful missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wonderful throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sancho controlling the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wonderful looking to sit in guard and control but Sancho gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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 Paco Sancho 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.

Sancho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wonderful manages to avoid it.
Wonderful avoids the body shot from Sancho.
Sancho slaps away a takedown attempt from Wonderful, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wonderful throws an overhand right that lands on Sancho's shoulder, as Sancho tries to avoid the shot.
Wonderful uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sancho throws a leg kick but Wonderful sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sancho moves out of range of the strikes.
Sancho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wonderful fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice uppercut there from Sancho.
Sancho just misses with a punch to the body.
Wonderful dives in and grabs Sancho's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sancho pushes down on Wonderful's head and hops out.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wonderful checks a leg kick.
Wonderful fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Paco Sancho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Handsome B Wonderful.
Sancho misses with a hook.
Wonderful loads up on a big right hand but Sancho slips the punch.
Sancho throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wonderful.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Wonderful.
Sancho scores with a jab to the jaw.

Sancho shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wonderful manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sancho tries to lock up and control but Wonderful gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wonderful pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sancho is working to get back to half guard.
Wonderful scoring with strikes but Sancho is staying in there.
Wonderful postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sancho looks a forlorn figure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonderful with the ground and pound from mount.
Sancho is working to get back to half guard.
Wonderful sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Wonderful working for a guillotine from mount but Sancho is in no mood to give up.
Sancho takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonderful sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wonderful looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Handsome B Wonderful has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sancho bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Wonderful has an active guard here but Sancho has managed to pass into half guard.
Wonderful is looking for a sweep. Sancho is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonderful has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sancho is working away from the top position though.
Sancho wants to get back to his feet.
Wonderful is looking for a sweep. Sancho is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wonderful is pressing down on Sancho's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sancho wants to stand and escape but instead Wonderful has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wonderful won't allow Sancho to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wonderful trying to control but Sancho is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wonderful accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Handsome B Wonderful will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Sancho's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Sancho shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Wonderful manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wonderful is adopting a defensive guard.
Wonderful has a closed guard, preventing Sancho from standing up.

Wonderful has his foot on Sancho's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sancho works his way back into a safe position though.
Wonderful is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sancho wanted to stand there but Wonderful had control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonderful lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sancho!
Wonderful looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sancho tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wonderful looking to control but Sancho is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sancho keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sancho in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wonderful breaks from Sancho's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sancho regains half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wonderful throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sancho is looking to improve his position.
Wonderful missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wonderful moves into full mount! Sancho won't be happy about that!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonderful looking to finish Sancho with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sancho!
Wonderful putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wonderful dominating with strikes here.

Sancho is rocked!
A big strike lands for Wonderful! That's really hurt Sancho and he's turned his back - Wonderful keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Wonderful jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Handsome B Wonderful!
Our winner, Handsome B Wonderful, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.