PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ono Kuronoa (ranked 2138 p4p, 6199 weight class) and Marcos Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ono Kuronoa had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Kuronoa
vs
Sanchez

150 cm
35
130
12 - 14 - 0

167 cm
36
142
10 - 8 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ono Kuronoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcos Sanchez !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuronoa moves away from the strike by Sanchez .
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuronoa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
Marcos Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuronoa misses the shot to the body.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Kuronoa's head but Kuronoa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kuronoa moves forwards but Sanchez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kuronoa misses with a low kick as Sanchez jumps back.
Kuronoa missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kuronoa throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez connects with a nice looking jab.
Sanchez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sanchez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Kuronoa ducks under and follows up with a left that Kuronoa also avoids with ease.
Kuronoa has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sanchez throws a poor cross that misses
and Kuronoa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanchez throws an overhand right that lands on Kuronoa's shoulder, as Kuronoa tries to avoid the shot.
Sanchez throws out a leg kick but Kuronoa moves out of range and Sanchez only half commits.
Sanchez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kuronoa momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez throws a push kick but Kuronoa slaps the foot to one side.
Kuronoa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Kuronoa.
Kuronoa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sanchez . Sanchez obviously looking to wear him down.
Sanchez blocks a low kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuronoa swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Kuronoa throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big right from Sanchez misses.
As Sanchez backs away, Kuronoa returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sanchez loads up on a big right hand but Kuronoa slips the punch.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Kuronoa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kuronoa throws a low kick but Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Kuronoa scores with a punch to the head.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Kuronoa moved out of range nicely.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuronoa.
A head kick misses from Sanchez .
Kuronoa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sanchez . Sanchez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Kuronoa moves into the clinch.
Kuronoa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Kuronoa's head but Kuronoa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kuronoa scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez wants to land a leg kick but Kuronoa is out of range.
Kuronoa tries to clinch up but Sanchez circles away and keeps his distance.
A little jabbing left from Sanchez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuronoa throws a body shot but no joy.
Kuronoa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez .
Sanchez throws a leg kick
and Kuronoa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kuronoa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sanchez misses with a straight left.
Kuronoa swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Kuronoa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kuronoa moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kuronoa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanchez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kuronoa thuds a left hand into Sanchez 's body.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Kuronoa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanchez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kuronoa.
Kuronoa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sanchez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kuronoa scrambles back to his feet.
Sanchez throws a head kick that Kuronoa semi-blocks.
Kuronoa throws a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Kuronoa is rocked!
Sanchez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Oh Kuronoa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sanchez lands a hook that stumbles Kuronoa back into the cage. Sanchez follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Kuronoa to the canvas! Sanchez pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Kuronoa has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Marcos Sanchez !
An out of breath Marcos Sanchez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.