PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Newton Counts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Counts
vs
Sanchez

186 cm
18
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
26
185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Newton Counts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergio Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Counts throws a series of punches but Sanchez moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Counts.
A jab lands there for Counts.
Counts lands a slapping body shot.
Counts throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Counts quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Counts tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Counts scores with a body shot.
Counts looks to land a combination but Sanchez avoids it well.
Counts getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Counts fails in his attempt to clinch.
Counts avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Counts lands a lovely overhand right.
Sanchez connects with a right hand. Counts shakes it off.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Counts avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Counts was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sanchez.
Sanchez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Counts lands a nice shot that snaps Sanchez's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A nice inside leg kick there by Counts. That's going to slow Sanchez down.
Nice shot by Counts.
Counts just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez throws a jab when Counts was well out of range.
Sanchez looks for the body kick but Counts saw that one coming.
Counts fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanchez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Counts is looking to clinch.
Counts connects with a solid leg kick.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanchez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Counts lands with a straight right. Sanchez didn't see that one coming.
Counts tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Counts fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sanchez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sergio Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Counts throws a right and a left that Sanchez avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez thuds his right hand into Counts's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Counts takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Counts.
Counts lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Counts is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Counts is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Counts fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with a three punch combo!
Sanchez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A right-left combo lands from Sanchez.
Counts delivers a nice body kick.
Sanchez looks winded!
Counts scores with a jab to the jaw.
Counts with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Counts throws a leg kick which misses Sanchez's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanchez tries to avoid it.
Sanchez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Counts lands a big head kick that sends Sanchez tumbling to the mat! Counts takes a step backwards and waves Sanchez back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Sanchez is rocked!

It looks like Sergio Sanchez has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Counts! Sanchez is out on his feet! Counts rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Sanchez is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Sanchez is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Newton Counts!