PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aristides Abel (ranked 700 p4p, 952 weight class) and Yes Man Sanchez (ranked 107 p4p, 137 weight class). Abel's entrance music is Express Yourself. A fine choice. Sanchez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Yes - Owner of a lonely heart kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Abel
vs
Sanchez

190 cm
36
203
23 - 18 - 0

191 cm
42
194
44 - 28 - 3

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conquer

Core Combat
Altitude Clothing

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 23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aristides Abel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 44 - 28 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yes Man Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez misses with the combination.
Abel throws the left hand but Sanchez avoids the punch easily.
Sanchez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The crowd cheers as Sanchez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Abel doesn't seem phased though.
Abel throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Abel eats them both and turns towards Sanchez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sanchez's corner calls for a 1-2. Sanchez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Sanchez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Abel misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with the head strike.
I was talking to Abel's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Still in the clinch, Sanchez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abel letting Sanchez take a breather here.
Abel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanchez tries to circle away but Abel has him pinned against the cage.
Abel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right hand to the body from Abel.
Sanchez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Abel backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice left hand lands by Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abel avoids it.
Sanchez pushes off an throws an elbow but Abel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sanchez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sanchez.
Abel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Abel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Abel throws a head punch that misses.
Sanchez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Abel tries a body shot but Sanchez blocks it.
Abel lands with a light punch inside.
Sanchez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Abel can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.
Sanchez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

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

Abel has taken the fight to the clinch.
Abel dodges an elbow strike from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a punch on the inside.
Abel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abel pushes Sanchez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Abel misses with a punch on the inside.
Abel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A hook to the body from Abel.
Abel can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.
Sanchez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Abel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abel lands a hook that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Abel misses with the head strike.
Sanchez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanchez lands a hook that snaps the head of Abel backwards.
Sanchez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Abel is leaning against Sanchez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sanchez looks winded!
Sanchez throws a punch but it's blocked by Abel.
Abel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Abel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sanchez misses with an elbow over the top.
Abel lands an elbow inside.
Abel working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sanchez's efforts to push away.
Abel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Abel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Abel has a couple of punches blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a body shot.
Sanchez throws an elbow but it misses.
Abel tries a body shot but Sanchez blocks it.
Abel lands a hook to the side of the head.

Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abel lands a jab.
Aristides Abel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Abel moved out of range nicely.

Sanchez drives through and clinches with Abel against the cage.
Abel scores with a shot to the side of Sanchez's head.
Abel lands a nice elbow.

Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abel.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abel misses with a hook. Sanchez ducked under it nicely.
Abel thows a left - swing and a miss!
A solid body kick from Abel.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
Abel throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abel was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
Abel with a hook.

Abel has taken the fight to the clinch.
Abel misses with an elbow strike.
Sanchez dodges an elbow strike from Abel.
Sanchez throws a head punch that misses.
Sanchez blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abel 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.
Abel lands a nice uppercut.
Abel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Abel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Abel.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aristides Abel dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.

Abel clinches up against the cage.
Sanchez blocks a body shot from Abel.
Abel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanchez can do to turn this around?
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Abel.
Abel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sanchez misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchez.
Abel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Abel 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.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchez.
Sanchez trying to land knees to the body.
Abel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Abel takes a shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez lands an uppercut.
Abel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sanchez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sanchez struggles to land a body shot inside as Abel controls his hands.
Abel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sanchez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Abels head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Abel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Abel misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
Abel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sanchez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Abel rushes Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Sanchez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abel blocks a jab.
Sanchez throws the kick towards the body but Abel avoids it.
Sanchez swings for the body but Abel moves out of range.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abel scores with a leg kick.
Abel misses with a body kick.
Abel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Abel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abel throws a front kick that sends Sanchez stumbling back into the cage.
Abel throws the kick towards the body but Sanchez avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Abel takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Abel tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.

Abel pushes Sanchez up against the cage in a clinch.
Abel misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Abel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Abel lands a knee to the body.
Abel blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sanchez.
Abel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abel blocks an uppercut.
Abel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sanchez trying to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Sanchez.
Nice body punch from Sanchez - that landed with a thud.
A shot in the inside from Sanchez.
Sanchez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abel lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.
Aristides Abel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Abel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanchez throws an elbow that misses.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Abel.
Sanchez blocks an elbow strike.
Sanchez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abel pushes Sanchez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Abel.
Abel misses with a punch on the inside.
Abel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abel lands a right hand.
Abel digs a right hand into Sanchez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sanchez's gas tank.
Abel misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Abel has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Abel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Abel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Sanchez on the inside.
Sanchez is looking to control Abel's arms but Abel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sanchez has his back to the cage.
Abel tries to throw a body punch but Sanchez avoids it by throwing Abel back against the cage.
Sanchez scores with a shot to the side of Abel's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez throws a head punch that misses.
Abel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Abel misses with a knee to the head.
Sanchez blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
Abel is leaning against Sanchez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sanchez lands a left hand.
Abel avoiding damage as Sanchez throws knees to the body.
Abel tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanchez tries to circle away but Abel has him pinned against the cage.
Abel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Abel scores with a shot to the side of Sanchez's head.
Abel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abel misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A body shot lands from Abel.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aristides Abel dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Sanchez moves forwards but Abel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Abel tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.

Abel instigates a clinch.
Abel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sanchez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sanchez lands a nice uppercut.
Sanchez wants to get back to striking at distance but Abel won't allow it.
Abel misses with a body punch.
Abel scores with a shoulder strike.
Sanchez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Abel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Abel.
Abel can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.

Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abel tries to clinch
and Sanchez counters with a left to the body.
Yes Man Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sloppy strikes from Abel. Those never looked like landing.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abel was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Abel connects with a nice looking jab.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Abel moved out of range nicely.
Abel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abel.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sanchez!
Abel wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
Abel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Abel takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Abel throws a front kick aimed at Sanchez's knee but Sanchez avoids it well.
Abel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Abel tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Abel dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Abel rushes Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Abel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanchez swings wildly with an uppercut but Abel uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
Abel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez takes one to the chin there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Abel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanchez follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Abel lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Abel tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abel scores with a body shot.
Sanchez throws an off balance right hand
and Abel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Abel clinches with his opponent.
Abel working aggressively here.
Abel tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Abel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanchez blocking some punches.
Abel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sanchez misses with the head strike.
Sanchez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Abel as the two fighters clinch.
Abel avoids a wild elbow strike from Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to circle away but Abel has him pinned against the cage.
Abel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanchez's elbow.
Abel swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.

Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Aristides Abel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sanchez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Abel.
Yes Man Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Abel tries to land a front kick but Sanchez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
As Abel backs off Sanchez throws a huge counter combo but Abel manages to avoid it all.
Abel scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abel misses with a looping right.
Abel bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sanchez throws a jab when Abel was well out of range.
Abel moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Sanchez clinches up with Abel and pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sanchez throws an elbow but misses.
Sanchez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sanchez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanchez pushes off an throws an elbow but Abel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yes Man Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Abel fails to land.
Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abel blocks an uppercut.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abel avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aristides Abel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Abel, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aristides Abel!
Aristides Abel spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.