PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andres Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thizov Phazov (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 Bob Marley - Positive Vibration. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Sanchez
vs
Phazov

172 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

174 cm
19
194 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andres Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thizov Phazov!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phazov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sanchez eats them both and turns towards Phazov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Andres Sanchez has been cut.
Phazov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sanchez's hands.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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 moves in looking to clinch but Phazov pushes him off.
Phazov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sanchez has time to react.
Phazov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Phazov sends Sanchez crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Phazov is motioning to the referee to let Sanchez up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Sanchez is rocked!
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oh Sanchez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sanchez walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Phazov! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thizov Phazov!