PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwight Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez comes to the cage accompanied by PELIMUSA. The crowd seem to be enjoying Grant's choice of entrance music: Beanie (Mack B****). Dwight Grant acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Sanchez
vs
Grant

178 cm
27
153 lbs
15 - 10 - 1

182 cm
33
159 lbs
18 - 27 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jose Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 27 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dwight Grant!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Grant closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sanchez did well to prevent Grant getting side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Grant trying to control from half guard but Sanchez is working away.
Sanchez gets back to full guard.

Sanchez is looking for a triangle but Grant pushes his legs off easily.
Sanchez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Grant really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sanchez dominating with strikes here.
Grant working to try and regain half guard.
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!

That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Sanchez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sanchez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sanchez prevents Grant from getting the reversal.
Sanchez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Grant is rocked!
Sanchez postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Grant badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Sanchez around the waist but Sanchez pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Sanchez is the winner by TKO! Sanchez jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Sanchez!
An out of breath Jose Sanchez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.