PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Coath (ranked 251 p4p, 37 weight class) and Yes Man Sanchez (ranked 332 p4p, 44 weight class). Coath's entrance music is For Heavy Metal we will die!. A fine choice. Yes Man Sanchez told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Coath
vs
Man Sanchez

175 cm
35
189 lbs
30 - 14 - 0

191 cm
28
194 lbs
20 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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KAISER Nutrition - Q160

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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 30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Coath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Yes Man Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coath throws a hook to the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanchez has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Coath is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Coath throws a big shot that misses.
Coath lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sanchez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sanchez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Coath is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sanchez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Coath tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Coath throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Coath.
Coath connects with a leg kick. Sanchez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Coath swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sanchez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sanchez takes a swing at Coath's ribcage but misses.
Coath blocks a jab.
Sanchez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sanchez catches Coath with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sanchez misses with a hook. Coath ducked under it nicely.
Coath misses with a body kick.
We've been told by Coath's head coaches at Heavy Metal that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sloppy strikes from Coath. Those never looked like landing.
Sanchez throws a low kick but Coath moves out of range easily.
Coath takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Coath misses with a looping left.
Sanchez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Coath.
Coath throws a nice inside leg kick.
Coath with a nice cross.
Sanchez checks the leg kick.
Sanchez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Coath tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Coath tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice uppercut lands for Sanchez. That snapped Coath's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coath lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Coath swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Coath backing away here, and Sanchez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Coath keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coath cracks Sanchez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Coath throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy.
Coath connects with a solid leg kick.
Coath connects with an inside leg kick.
Sanchez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheers as Sanchez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Coath doesn't seem phased though.
Coath misses with a straight left.
Sanchez throws out a counter right but Coath avoids it with no problem.
Sanchez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Coath slips a straight right by Sanchez.
Coath thuds his shin into the meat of Sanchez's side.
Sanchez cracks Coath with a good jab.
Coath throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coath thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Coath misses the target.
A big left from Coath misses.
Sanchez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sanchez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Coath uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left lands for Coath.
Sanchez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Coath doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Coath lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Coath looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sanchez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Coath misses with a looping left.
Nice body kick from Sanchez.
Coath fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Coath misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.
Sanchez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Coath throws out the jab.
Sanchez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coath takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Coath thows a left - swing and a miss!
Coath connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, jab by Sanchez - just one landing.
Coath slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sanchez scoring well with a low kick there.
Coath is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A big right from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez connects with a right hand. Coath shakes it off.
Coath steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Nice shot by Coath.
Sanchez thuds a left hand into Coath's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Coath. That one must have hurt.

Coath rushes Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Coath misses with a body punch.
Coath misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Coath lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Yes Man Sanchez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Coath throws a lazy right hand but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Coath connects with a right hand. Sanchez shakes it off.
Coath uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
Coath lands a glancing blow to the side of Sanchez's head.
Coath stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez tests Coath's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Coath misses with a two punch combination.
Sanchez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Coath misses with a straight left.
Coath misses with a hook. Sanchez ducked under it nicely.
Sanchez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sanchez connects with a body shot that sends Coath's belly button to the back.
Sanchez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Coaths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Coath moved out of range nicely.
Coath avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanchez is looking to land body kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coath swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sanchez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Coath tries to land a front kick but Sanchez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chris Coath seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coath tries to work over Sanchez's front leg with a kick but Sanchez checks it.
Coath avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Coath is just out of range.
Coath looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
Coath jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanchez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice body kick from Coath.
Nice uppercut there from Sanchez.

Coath moves into the clinch.
Coath has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sanchez misses with the head strike.
Sanchez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sanchez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Coath backwards.
Sanchez gets through Coath's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanchez misses with a punch on the inside.
Coath throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanchezs head.
Sanchez tries to work over Coath's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Coath misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Coath.
Sanchez scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Coath.
A shot in the inside from Coath.
A short right from Sanchez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coath.
Sanchez throws a head punch that misses.
Coath is trying to pull guard but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Sanchez.
Coath blocks a body shot from Sanchez.
Coath digs a right hand into Sanchez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sanchez's gas tank.
Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Sanchez.
Coath blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Coath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Coath tries to throw a body punch but Sanchez avoids it by throwing Coath back against the cage.
Coath fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Coath misses with a hook to the ribs.
Coath lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to throw a body punch but Coath avoids it by throwing Sanchez back against the cage.
Sanchez misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez lands a body shot.
Coath working aggressively here.
Sanchez tries a body shot but Coath blocks it.
Sanchez misses with some punches.
Coath prevents a body shot from Sanchez.
Coath misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Coath misses with a punch on the inside.
Coath struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanchez controls his hands.
Coath lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Coath blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Coath lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Sanchez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez swings wildly with an uppercut but Coath uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coath goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coath swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanchez blocks a body shot from Coath.
Coath misses with a punch on the inside.
Coath misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanchez throws a punch but it's blocked by Coath.
Sanchez struggles to land a body shot inside as Coath controls his hands.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Coath controls the action.
Coath misses with the head strike.
Coath lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hand to the body from Sanchez.
Chris Coath has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Coath misses with the head strike.
Coath lands a right hand.
Coath misses with the head strike.
Coath misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Yes Man Sanchez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Coath misses with a right hand
and Sanchez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanchez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanchez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yes Man Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Coath looks to throw a body kick
and Sanchez counters with a left to the body.
Coath takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Coath is looking to clinch.
Sanchez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Coath stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Coath takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A jab from Sanchez does it's job there.
Coath throws a front kick aimed at Sanchez's knee but Sanchez avoids it well.
Coath misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
A big left from Coath misses.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Sanchez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Coath checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Coath will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Coath throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez wants to land a leg kick but Coath is out of range.

Coath gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Sanchez.
Coath tries a body shot but Sanchez blocks it.
Coath goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coath is trying to pull guard but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
Coath has a couple of punches blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a nice uppercut.
Sanchez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanchez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Sanchez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Coath lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Coath misses with a punch on the inside.
Coath lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Coath lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez has a couple of punches blocked by Coath.
Coath misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanchez misses with the head strike.
Chris Coath has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchez.
Coath looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sanchez lands a left hand.
Sanchez takes a shot to the head.
Sanchez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanchez lands with a left to the head.
Coath tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Coath throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Coath fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Sanchez.
Coath blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanchez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Coath backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coath.
Sanchez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
Coath misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanchez taking a breather.
Coath swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coath throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanchezs head.
Yes Man Sanchez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coath tries a body shot but Sanchez blocks it.
Coath scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Coath scores with a shoulder strike.
Coath blocks a body shot from Sanchez.
Coath lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sanchez or not.
Sanchez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sanchez lands with a right to the head.
Coath throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanchezs head.
Coath scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sanchez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Coath misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanchez throws a punch but it's blocked by Coath.
Still in the clinch, Coath scores with a nice short uppercut.
Coath tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Coath misses with a punch on the inside.
Coath swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez blocks a body shot from Coath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coath swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Coath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Sanchez.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Coath controls the action.
Coath swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Sanchez as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Sanchez.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coath.
Sanchez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanchez misses with a punch on the inside.
Coath lands with a light punch inside.
Coath tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sanchez smiles and moves away.
Coath on the wrong end of a nice jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yes Man Sanchez.
I've got Sanchez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yes Man Sanchez!
During a confident post fight interview, Yes Man Sanchez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.