PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Geronimo Garcia (ranked 3360 p4p, 1891 weight class) and Marcos Sanchez (ranked 344 p4p, 204 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Garcia
vs
Sanchez

173 cm
31
154
16 - 6 - 0

167 cm
36
142
12 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Geronimo Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcos Sanchez !
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez scores with a nice head shot.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanchez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez .
Good shot there by Sanchez .
Sanchez wants to clinch.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Garcia clobbers Sanchez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sanchez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sanchez scores with a sloppy right hand. Garcia should have avoided that one.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sanchez sprawls well. Sanchez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet.
Sanchez tests Garcia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Garcia checks a leg kick.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Garcia misses the target.
Garcia sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sanchez walks into a left hand.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanchez lands with a straight right. Garcia didn't see that one coming.
Sanchez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Garcia, as that shot connected.
Sanchez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sanchez connects with a nice looking jab.
Garcia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanchez staying out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Garcia moves out of range.
A cross from Garcia lands.
Sanchez dips to his left and cracks Garcia with an uppercut!
Nice cross by Sanchez .
Sanchez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sanchez with a nice cross.
Garcia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sanchez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Garcia had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Garcia moves out of range.
Sanchez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sanchez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sanchez cracks Garcia with a good jab.
Sanchez misses with a lunging right hand
and Garcia counters with a straight right hand.
Garcia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Garcia lands a glancing blow to the side of Sanchez 's head.
Garcia throws an overhand right that lands on Sanchez 's shoulder, as Sanchez tries to avoid the shot.
Sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanchez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sanchez swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Sanchez misses with a hook. Garcia ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.
Sanchez throws a leg kick which misses Garcia's front leg but catches the back leg as Garcia tries to avoid it.
Sanchez throws a right hand that misses
and Garcia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garcia blocks a head kick by Sanchez .
Garcia takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Garcia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sanchez on the side of the head.
Marcos Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Marcos Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez lands a leg kick that knocks Garcia off balance momentarily.
Sanchez lands a leg kick that knocks Garcia off balance momentarily.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanchez misses with a right hand
and Garcia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sanchez cracks Garcia with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia shoots in and drives through. Sanchez sprawls well.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanchez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garcia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Garcia throws a hook to the side of Sanchez 's head but Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia moves forwards but Sanchez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Garcia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garcia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garcia 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 throws a hook but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A shot to the liver by Garcia. Beautiful body shot.
Sanchez throws the left hand but Garcia avoids the punch easily.
Garcia scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez throws a right hand that misses
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
Sanchez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Garcia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanchez .
Garcia throws a series of punches but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez shapes to counter with a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marcos Sanchez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nice jab there from Garcia.
A bone on bone clash there as Garcia blocks the leg kick.
Garcia needs to keep his hands up - Sanchez had a free shot at his head there.
Sanchez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sanchez .
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
Garcia takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Marcos Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanchez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut there from Sanchez .
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanchez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanchez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Sanchez misses.
Garcia avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez clobbers Garcia with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanchez misses with a right hand
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Garcia momentarily.
Garcia slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sanchez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garcia counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez misses with a right hand
letting Garcia counter with a right hand.
Garcia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Garcia walks into a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
Sanchez throws the left hand but Garcia avoids the punch easily.
Sanchez throws a hook but Garcia blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez scores with a kick to the midsection.
Garcia drops his hands momentarily and Sanchez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sanchez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Garcia on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sanchez scores with the left hand. Garcia knows he should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Sanchez .
Sanchez leaves Garcia with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Garcia takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Garcia digs a good body shot into Sanchez 's ribs.
Sanchez stuffs the takedown attempt from Garcia. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab from Garcia misses.
Sanchez scores with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Sanchez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Garcia doesn't seem phased though.
A left lands for Sanchez .
Garcia throws the left hand but Sanchez avoids the punch easily.
Sanchez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Garcia.
Sanchez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garcia appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sanchez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A head kick misses from Sanchez .
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Sanchez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Garcia has time to react.
Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Garcia slips a straight right by Sanchez .
A lazy left from Sanchez finds it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Garcia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez .
Garcia thuds a left hand into Sanchez 's body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Garcia might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Sanchez lands with a hook. Garcia tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Garcia saw that one coming.
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garcia.
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanchez .
Sanchez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Garcia takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Garcia lands with a straight right. Sanchez didn't see that one coming.
Sanchez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garcia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanchez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sanchez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Garcia, as that shot connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez misses with a hook. Garcia ducked under it nicely.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Garcia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garcia slips a straight right by Sanchez .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marcos Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sanchez throws a leg kick
and Garcia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanchez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Garcia misses with a looping right.
Nice cross by Sanchez .
Garcia tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sanchez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Garcia has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sanchez .
Sanchez lands with a cross.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sanchez .
Sanchez darts in trying to clinch
and Garcia counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Garcia scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sanchez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garcia loads up on a big right hand but Sanchez slips the punch.

Sanchez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Garcia wants a takedown but no success here.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.
Sanchez misses with some punches.

Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.
Sanchez staying out of range there.
A jab from Garcia misses.
Sanchez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Garcia takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Sanchez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the head.
Garcia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sanchez throws out a counter right but Garcia avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez fakes the leg kick and cracks Garcia in the body.
Garcia moves out of range as Sanchez throws a body kick.
Sanchez misses with a hook
and Garcia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut there from Sanchez .
Sanchez works over Garcia's head and body with a nice combination.
Garcia is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sanchez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sanchez misses the jab.
Sanchez scoring well with a low kick there.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Garcia.
Sanchez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garcia.
Good standup being displayed there by Sanchez as he connects with a hook.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Garcia.
Sanchez throws the left hand but Garcia avoids the punch easily.
A quick step to the side and Garcia tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A right-left combo lands from Garcia.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia slips a straight right by Sanchez .
Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
Garcia tries to counter with a takedown but Sanchez is quick to defend against it.
Garcia throws a good cross that connects.
Garcia slips under a jab.
Garcia throwing a counter right hand but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Garcia lands a nice hook to Sanchez 's body. Sanchez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Garcia throws a good cross that connects.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A good leg kick by Sanchez .
Garcia throws the left hand but Sanchez avoids the punch easily.
Sanchez was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sanchez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Garcia. Garcia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Garcia lands with a shot to the body.
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanchez connects with the punch.
A big left from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia jabs Sanchez right on the nose. Sanchez blinks but takes it well.
Garcia takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
Sanchez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sanchez throws a poor cross that misses
and Garcia counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sanchez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Garcia.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Geronimo Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez connects with a solid leg kick.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Sanchez sizes up Garcia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Geronimo Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garcia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sanchez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sanchez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
Marcos Sanchez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sanchez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcos Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sanchez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcos Sanchez !
A victorious Marcos Sanchez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.