PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Tristan McAndrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McAndrews's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Never Le Nkimise by Die Antwoord. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

McAndrews
vs
Sanchez

200 cm
27
200 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

190 cm
20
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Solid boxing
Very quick

Dangerous knees
Fast

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tristan McAndrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Roberto Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Sanchez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sanchez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McAndrews blocks it with crossed arms.

McAndrews breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.
McAndrews throws a quick counter kick to the body but Sanchez avoids it.
Sanchez wants to clinch.
McAndrews throws a head kick that misses.
McAndrews sets himself, and Sanchez steps forward looking for the clinch! McAndrews avoids it this time.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but McAndrews avoids them all with ease.
It looked like McAndrews was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sanchez moves out of range as McAndrews strikes.
McAndrews looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McAndrews tries a head kick but it misses.
Roberto Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but McAndrews swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Sanchez rushes McAndrews and presses him up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McAndrews on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McAndrews really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sanchez looking to throw knees to the head but McAndrews is blocking nicely.

McAndrews breaks from the clinch.
Sanchez has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
McAndrews throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McAndrews throws a leg kick but Sanchez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sanchez moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to score with a low kick but McAndrews moves his leg out of the way.
McAndrews scores with a leg kick.
Sanchez throws out a leg kick but McAndrews moves out of range and Sanchez only half commits.
McAndrews misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Sanchez clinches.
Sanchez tries to land knees in the clinch but McAndrews avoids the damage to the body.
Sanchez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McAndrews is defending well for now.
Sanchez tries a knee to the head but McAndrews blocks it.
McAndrews is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sanchez is keeping busy.
Sanchez has McAndrews pressed against the ropes, preventing McAndrews from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McAndrews is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanchez is defending well for now.
Sanchez trying to land knees to the body.
Sanchez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sanchez stalling the fight.
McAndrews lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

McAndrews's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McAndrews looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAndrews throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez throws a head kick but McAndrews moves out of range.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by McAndrews.
Sanchez wants to counter with a clinch but McAndrews pushes him away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez moves out of range as McAndrews throws a body kick.

Sanchez pushes McAndrews up against the ropes in a clinch.
Sanchez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McAndrews blocks it with crossed arms.
McAndrews blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McAndrews tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
Sanchez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McAndrews has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from McAndrews.
McAndrews working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McAndrews scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McAndrews throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanchezs head.
Sanchez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McAndrews can't break the clinch.
Sanchez holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tristan McAndrews will probably get the nod.
That's time! McAndrews's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sanchez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sanchez blocks an elbow strike from McAndrews.
Sanchez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McAndrews avoids it.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from McAndrews.
McAndrews throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McAndrews blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sanchez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sanchez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McAndrews is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanchez is defending well for now.
McAndrews is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McAndrews has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McAndrews can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McAndrews avoids it.
McAndrews stalling against the ropes.
Sanchez missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to land knees in the clinch but McAndrews avoids the damage to the body.
Sanchez lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Tristan McAndrews has been cut.
McAndrews misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanchez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McAndrews blocks it with crossed arms.

McAndrews breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McAndrews misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McAndrews pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Sanchez moves into the clinch.
McAndrews tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanchez avoids it.
Sanchez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McAndrews takes a knee right on the jaw!
McAndrews tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
McAndrews wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanchez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roberto Sanchez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from McAndrews.
McAndrews lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looking to throw knees to the head but McAndrews is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McAndrews looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sanchez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McAndrews has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McAndrews avoiding damage as Sanchez throws knees to the body.

McAndrews breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez works McAndrews's body with a nice hook.
Tristan McAndrews is winning the standup battle so far.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McAndrews. Sanchez shrugs it off though.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but McAndrews paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but McAndrews swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McAndrews throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McAndrews misses with an attempted mid kick.

Sanchez moves into the clinch.
McAndrews lands a nice knee to the body.
McAndrews on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McAndrews obliges.
McAndrews landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tristan McAndrews will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tristan McAndrews's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Sanchez moves in looking to clinch but McAndrews pushes him off.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but McAndrews swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McAndrews thuds his shin into the meat of Sanchez's side.
Sanchez tries to clinch up but McAndrews circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanchez wants to clinch up but McAndrews keeps it at a distance.
And McAndrews counters with a quick kick to the body but Sanchez blocks it.
McAndrews tries a low kick but Sanchez avoids it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sanchez wants to clinch up but McAndrews keeps it at a distance.
An inside leg kick from Sanchez misses.
McAndrews looks for the body kick but Sanchez saw that one coming.
Sanchez gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Sanchez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

McAndrews pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McAndrews.
McAndrews throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sanchez.
McAndrews keeps the fight on the outside.

Sanchez closes the distance and clinches.
Sanchez crunches a lovely knee into McAndrews's ribcage.
McAndrews misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McAndrews lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sanchez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sanchez obliges.
Sanchez misses with a knee strike.
Sanchez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McAndrews lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sanchez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McAndrews tries a body shot but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez misses with a knee to the head.
McAndrews throws a head punch that misses.
McAndrews throws a head punch that misses.
McAndrews avoiding damage as Sanchez throws knees to the body.
Sanchez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sanchez misses with a knee to the head.
McAndrews misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.

McAndrews escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roberto Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAndrews moves out of range as Sanchez throws a body kick.
McAndrews seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

Sanchez closes the distance and pushes McAndrews back into the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McAndrews avoids it.
Sanchez missing with knees to the body.
McAndrews avoiding damage as Sanchez throws knees to the body.
McAndrews avoiding damage as Sanchez throws knees to the body.
Sanchez trying to land knees to the body.
McAndrews on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanchez working McAndrews over with knees to the body.

McAndrews breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but McAndrews paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McAndrews throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but McAndrews paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McAndrews lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
McAndrews lands with a slapping head kick.
Tristan McAndrews is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sanchez moves in looking to clinch but McAndrews pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tristan McAndrews showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McAndrews, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tristan McAndrews!