PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Tornado CPW (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is PELIMUSA. Tornado CPW has chosen Warning! 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.

Sanchez
vs
Tornado CPW

178 cm
24
153 lbs
9 - 6 - 1

180 cm
25
143 lbs
14 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

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 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jose Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tyrone Tornado CPW!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tornado CPW slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tornado CPW throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tornado CPW slips under a jab from Sanchez.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tornado CPW.
Sanchez throws a push kick but Tornado CPW slaps the foot to one side.
Tornado CPW checks a low kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with a hook to the body. Tornado CPW takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tornado CPW misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tornado CPW scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sanchez in his tracks.
Tornado CPW sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tornado CPW misses with an uppercut.
Jose Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tornado CPW's calf.
Donk. Sanchez catches Tornado CPW right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tornado CPW bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sanchez's head backwards.
Both fighters circling a little - Sanchez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tornado CPW scores with a nice strike.
Good work by Sanchez as he checks the leg kick.
Tornado CPW is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tornado CPW lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanchez is looking to land body kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tornado CPW throws a right and a left that Sanchez avoids nicely.
Sanchez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sanchez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sanchez scores with a jab. Tornado CPW acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tornado CPW throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
Sanchez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tornado CPW misses with a hook. Sanchez ducked under it nicely.
Tornado CPW scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tornado CPW takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sanchez doesn't manage to clinch there - Tornado CPW circles away.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Tornado CPW moves out of range.
Tornado CPW cracks Sanchez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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!
Sanchez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tornado CPW moves out of range of the body kick.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick
and Tornado CPW counters with a low kick, right behind Sanchez 's knee.
Tornado CPW defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tornado CPW.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Sanchez.
Tornado CPW lands a nice shot that snaps Sanchez's head back.
Sanchez misses with a body kick.
Tornado CPW swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tornado CPW paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sanchez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A left lands for Tornado CPW.
Sanchez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tornado CPW pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanchez tries to clinch up.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sanchez. Tornado CPW shrugs it off though.
Tornado CPW scores with the left hand. Sanchez knows he should have avoided that one.
Sanchez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

Sanchez rushes Tornado CPW and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tornado CPW avoiding damage as Sanchez throws knees to the body.
Sanchez working Tornado CPW over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looking to throw knees to the head but Tornado CPW is blocking nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a knee to the head but misses.

Tornado CPW breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanchez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tornado CPW checks it well.
Tornado CPW misses with the combination.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the body.
Tornado CPW finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sanchez lands with a kick to the temple. Tornado CPW shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tornado CPW blocks the body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Sanchez.
Tornado CPW fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sanchez on the side of the head.
Tornado CPW is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sanchez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A cross from Sanchez lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Tornado CPW scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tornado CPW missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Donk. Tornado CPW catches Sanchez right on the button with a cross.
Sanchez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tornado CPW misses with a few strikes there.
Sanchez cracks Tornado CPW with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sanchez is looking to clinch.
Tornado CPW thuds his right hand into Sanchez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tornado CPW.
Sanchez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tornado CPW steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Tornado CPW uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanchez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez scores with a nice body kick.
Tornado CPW misses with a two punch combination.
Tornado CPW misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Sanchez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sanchez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sanchez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tornado CPW avoids it really well and circles away.
Tornado CPW has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sanchez.
Tornado CPW looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanchez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tornado CPW looks for the body kick but Sanchez saw that one coming.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tornado CPW.
Tornado CPW thows a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez throws the kick towards the body but Tornado CPW avoids it.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanchez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sanchez throws a looping overhand right but Tornado CPW ducks down to avoid it.
Sanchez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tornado CPW fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sanchez looks for the body kick but Tornado CPW saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Tornado CPW.
Tornado CPW avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tornado CPW moves away.
Sanchez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tornado CPW slips a jab from Sanchez.
Tornado CPW moves out of range as Sanchez strikes.
Sanchez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sanchez tries to land a front kick but Tornado CPW steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sanchez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tornado CPW has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tornado CPW and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tornado CPW misses with a looping left.
Sanchez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tornado CPW lands a head shot.
Tornado CPW throws a hook but Sanchez avoids it easily.
Sanchez looks to land a body kick but Tornado CPW moved away.
Sanchez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tornado CPW scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Jose Sanchez has been cut.
Jose Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tornado CPW throws a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a big head kick but Tornado CPW shrugs it off.
Sanchez misses with a kick to the body.
Tornado CPW throws an overhand right that lands on Sanchez's shoulder, as Sanchez tries to avoid the shot.
Tornado CPW lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sanchez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tornado CPW catches Sanchez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sanchez misses with a kick to the body.
Sanchez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tornado CPW connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tornado CPW looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
Tornado CPW moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sanchez checks a low kick from Tornado CPW.
A punch combination from Tornado CPW misses.
Sanchez moves away from the strike by Tornado CPW.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Tornado CPW moves out of range.
Tornado CPW stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sanchez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tornado CPW throws a looping overhand right but Sanchez ducks down to avoid it.
Sanchez scores with a head kick. Tornado CPW tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sanchez tries to clinch there but Tornado CPW circles away.
Tornado CPW misses with a double jab.
Tornado CPW ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Tyrone Tornado CPW is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez thows a body shot but no joy.
Tornado CPW's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sanchez under the eye.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Sanchez.

Sanchez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Tornado CPW tries to lock up and control but Sanchez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tornado CPW is trying to escape the mount.
Sanchez tries to control but Tornado CPW wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez controlling the pace for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tornado CPW avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sanchez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jose Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jose Sanchez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Tornado CPW with a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sanchez, right into the meat.
Sanchez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tornado CPW.
Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Tornado CPW moved out of range.
Sanchez throws a wild body kick that Tornado CPW sees coming a mile off.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to clinch up but Tornado CPW circles away and keeps his distance.
Tornado CPW is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
Tornado CPW misses with a series of wild punches.
A big right from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez throws a jab when Tornado CPW was well out of range.
Tornado CPW scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sanchez throws a hook but Tornado CPW blocks it.
Tornado CPW walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tornado CPW listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tornado CPW misses with a hook.
Sanchez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sanchez tries to land a front kick but Tornado CPW steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tornado CPW throws an overhand right that lands on Sanchez's shoulder, as Sanchez tries to avoid the shot.
Tornado CPW moves out of range as Sanchez throws a body kick.
Sanchez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tornado CPW ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Sanchez misses its intended target.
Sanchez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tornado CPW slips a jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with a jab.

Sanchez 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez prevents Tornado CPW from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to pass the guard but Tornado CPW is keeping the position.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Tornado CPW is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tornado CPW working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sanchez.
Tornado CPW can't keep his opponent in guard - Sanchez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sanchez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tornado CPW keeps working.
Tyrone Tornado CPW has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to pass to full mount but Tornado CPW defends it.
Tornado CPW is trying to stand back up but Sanchez is controlling him
Tornado CPW avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanchez.
Sanchez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tornado CPW keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jose Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tornado CPW is not content to let Sanchez control the position.
Tornado CPW has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sanchez is working away from the top position though.
Sanchez controlling the action here.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jose Sanchez just wasn't active enough.
Tornado CPW throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tornado CPW missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sanchez 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Sanchez!
A very excited looking Jose Sanchez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.