PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Junior Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cesar Domingos Moreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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
Domingos Moreira

190 cm
25
190 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

190 cm
20
197 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

World class MT
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junior Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cesar Domingos Moreira!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Domingos Moreira misses with a kick to the body.

Domingos Moreira tries to keep at a distance but Sanchez has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Sanchez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Domingos Moreira misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Domingos Moreira.

Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
Sanchez lands a body shot.
Domingos Moreira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanchez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Domingos Moreira tries to bum rush Sanchez with a series of wild strikes but Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Domingos Moreira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanchez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Domingos Moreira's sensitive parts.
Domingos Moreira misses with a jab to the body

and Sanchez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sanchez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Domingos Moreira misses with a body shot.
Domingos Moreira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanchez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Domingos Moreira misses with a wild body shot.
Domingos Moreira misses with a body kick.
Sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanchez throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Cesar Domingos Moreira has been cut.
Domingos Moreira throws a head kick that misses
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.

Domingos Moreira is rocked!
Domingos Moreira gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sanchez counters with a nice leg kick.
Domingos Moreira is still on wobbly legs! Can Sanchez finish him?
Domingos Moreira looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Sanchez instigates a clinch.

Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanchez lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Domingos Moreira crumples to the floor! Sanchez milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Junior Sanchez!