PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Andrus Laane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laane kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Akon - Never Gonna Get It. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Laane
vs
Sanchez

193 cm
25
191 lbs
6 - 12 - 0

190 cm
28
190 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

Dangerous knees
Experienced

World class MT
Good gas tank

DTK Designs (Laundry)

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 6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrus Laane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junior Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laane dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sanchez. That did some damage!
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick
letting Laane counter with a right hand.

Laane moves into the clinch.
Laane tries to land a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks with his arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Laane.

It looks like Junior Sanchez has been cut.
Laane using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Laane tries a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks it.

Laane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Laane misses with a combination
and Sanchez counters with an inside leg kick.
Laane connects with a high kick.
Laane lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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!
A low kick from Laane misses
and Sanchez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Laane misses with a body kick.
Nice body kick there by Laane.
Laane scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laane tries to bum rush Sanchez with a series of wild strikes but Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Laane moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
Laane blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Laane swinging wildly here.
Laane misses with a wild combination.
Laane fails to land with a series of punches.
Andrus Laane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Laane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
Laane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laane avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Laane clinches up with Sanchez and pushes him back against the ropes.
Laane scores with a knee to the head.

Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez connects with a right hand. Laane shakes it off.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laane displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laane tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sanchez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Sanchez looks low and kicks high, catching Laane right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Having scored a knockdown, Junior Sanchez should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Junior Sanchez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Laane moves into the clinch.

Laane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Laane fakes the leg kick and cracks Sanchez in the body.
Sanchez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laane tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.

Laane darts in and clinches Sanchez up against the ropes.
Laane keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sanchez's efforts to push away.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Laane is controlling him.
Laane is working Sanchez over against the ropes.
Laane connects with a knee to the head.
Laane working Sanchez over with knees to the body.

Laane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Andrus Laane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice uppercut there from Laane.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Laane.
Laane turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sanchez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Laane has him pressed against the ropes.

Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Laane avoids them all with ease.

Sanchez moves into the clinch successfully.
Laane with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sanchez is trying to push Laane away but Laane has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Laane closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sanchez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sanchez can't break the clinch.
Laane wants to break free but Sanchez has control.
Laane lands a nice knee to the body.
Laane is looking to break free of the clinch but Sanchez has double underhooks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch but Laane keeps him there for the moment.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Laane has him pressed against the ropes.
Andrus Laane has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Laane lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sanchez is looking to break free of the clinch but Laane has double underhooks.

Laane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez scores with a three punch combo!
Laane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Laane thows a body kick. Sanchez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrus Laane dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Junior Sanchez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Laane misses with an attempted mid kick.

Laane takes the fight into the clinch.
Sanchez is trying to push Laane away but Laane has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Laane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanchez avoids it.
Laane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch but Laane keeps him there for the moment.
Sanchez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Laane wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Laane fails with an attempt to clinch.
Laane moves into range and connects with a jab.
Laane stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laane tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Laane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Laane.
Laane misses with a double jab
and Sanchez counters with a nice body shot.
Laane throws a right and a left that Sanchez avoids nicely.

Laane has closed the distance and engaged Sanchez in a clinch.
Laane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.

Laane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanchez scoring well with a low kick there.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Laane moves out of range easily.
Sanchez throws a front kick that sends Laane stumbling back into the ropes.
Laane takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Laane throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.

That's two 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!
Laane tries to clinch but Sanchez moves away
and Sanchez takes advantage, countering with a massive head kick that sends Laane sprawling across the canvas! That's completely screwed up his equilibrium and I'm not sure he's going to beat the count! The referee's already at 6 and Laane is flopping around all over the place - the referee has seen enough and has called an end to the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Junior Sanchez!