PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roman Reigns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcello Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Reigns
vs
Sanchez

200 cm
27
185 lbs
5 - 8 - 1

183 cm
26
192 lbs
7 - 12 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Merciless Gladiators

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 5 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Roman Reigns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcello Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sanchez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sanchez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sanchez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sanchez lands a nice short elbow.
Sanchez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Sanchez in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Reigns tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Sanchez!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcello Sanchez!
Marcello Sanchez took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Merciless Gladiators for their support in the buildup to the fight.