PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luis Sanchez (ranked 3277 p4p, 5674 weight class) and Ozaki Buakaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez comes to the cage accompanied by Kodak Black - Super Gremlin. Ozaki Buakaw has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Sanchez
vs
Buakaw

173 cm
28
145
13 - 19 - 1

180 cm
25
140
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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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 13 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ozaki Buakaw!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Sanchez. That snapped Buakaw's head back.
Sanchez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sanchez punishes Buakaw's body with a nice straight punch.
Sanchez lands with a nice combination. Buakaw backs away looking to recover.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Buakaw.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Buakaw lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A big left from Buakaw misses.
Sanchez blocks a jab.
Sanchez throws a big counter combination but Buakaw scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez lands a slapping body shot.
Buakaw ducks right into an uppercut from Sanchez.
Buakaw avoids a punch combination nicely.
Buakaw swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez lands a really nice looking cross but Buakaw seems unphased.
Sanchez misses with a double jab
and Buakaw counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanchez throws a series of strikes that have Buakaw backpedaling.
Buakaw slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buakaw slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
Sanchez slips under a jab.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Buakaw steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Buakaw ducks under and follows up with a left that Buakaw also avoids with ease.
Luis Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Buakaw misses.
Buakaw moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Buakaw avoids nicely.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
Buakaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez slips under a jab.
Sanchez connects with a crisp jab.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Buakaw tries to clinch up.
Sanchez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's two 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!
Buakaw paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Buakaw on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Buakaw has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Buakaw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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 is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Buakaw looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
Sanchez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanchez is working the combinations to good effect here.
Buakaw showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Buakaw moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Buakaw appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Buakaw slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
A jab from Sanchez finds it's way through Buakaw's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buakaw misses the jab.
Buakaw slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
Sanchez moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBuakaw.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Buakaw looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Buakaw throws a looping overhand right but Sanchez ducks down to avoid it.
Sanchez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the head.
Sanchez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Buakaw scores with a sloppy right hand. Sanchez should have avoided that one.
Buakaw throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
Sanchez cracks Buakaw with a right hand to the side of the head.
Buakaw throws a low kick but Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Buakaw throws a right hand that Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanchez also avoids with ease.
Buakaw fails with an attempt to clinch.
Buakaw throws a big shot that misses.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Buakaw circles away quickly and effectively.
It seemed like Buakaw was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buakaw is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
Buakaw is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Buakaw pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Buakaw misses the jab.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Buakaw swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sanchez!
Buakaw misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.
Sanchez throws a series of strikes that have Buakaw backpedaling.
A big right from Buakaw misses.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Buakaw appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Buakaw misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Buakaw throws a hook to the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanchez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Buakaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Sanchez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Buakaw has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Buakaw ducks under and follows up with a left that Buakaw also avoids with ease.
Buakaw pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Buakaw loads up on a big right hand but Sanchez slips the punch.
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.
Sanchez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sanchez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Buakaw can do to turn this around?
Buakaw is looking to clinch.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Buakaw avoids them all with ease.
Buakaw showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.
Jab by Sanchez.
Buakaw dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Buakaw tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buakaw throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
Sanchez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Sanchez. Those never looked like landing.
Buakaw throws a fast counter high kick but Sanchez manages to duck under it in time.
Buakaw uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Buakaw scores with a jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sanchez.
Buakaw throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Buakaw might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sanchez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Buakaw on the side of the head.
Buakaw loads up on a big right hand but Sanchez slips the punch.
Sanchez tests Buakaw's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buakaw misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Buakaw looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Buakaw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice defenses there by Sanchez.
Sanchez slips a jab and a cross from Buakaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buakaw throws a hook but Sanchez blocks it.
Buakaw takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanchez slips under a jab.
Sanchez misses with the combination.
Buakaw throws a counter combo.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
A swing and a miss from Buakaw.
No joy there for Buakaw, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Buakaw throws a hook to the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Buakaw swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez misses with a double jab
and Buakaw counters with a series of strikes. Sanchez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Buakaw throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tests Buakaw's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Buakaw is looking to clinch.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Buakaw wants to counter the offense by Sanchez and move into the clinch position.
Sanchez works over Buakaw's head and body with a nice combination.
Sanchez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Buakaw wants to counter the offense by Sanchez and move into the clinch position.
Buakaw throws a right and a left that Sanchez avoids nicely.
Buakaw throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanchez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sanchez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Sanchez scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Sanchez.
Luis Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Buakaw misses with a looping right.
Sanchez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Buakaw counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A lazy left from Sanchez finds it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Buakaw swinging wildly here.
Sanchez looks to land a combination. Buakaw sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanchez looks to land a combination but Buakaw avoids it well.
Sanchez connects with a body shot that sends Buakaw's belly button to the back.
Sanchez scores with a one two! Buakaw had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sanchez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buakaw throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Sanchez.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Buakaw in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Buakaw drops his hands momentarily and Sanchez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Sanchez dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Sanchez misses with the combination.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Buakaw wants to counter with a clinch but Sanchez pushes him away.
Buakaw pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanchez moves out of range as Buakaw strikes.
Sanchez lands a lovely overhand right.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Buakaw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Buakaw takes one to the chin there.
Luis Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanchez moves away from the strike by Buakaw.
Sanchez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Buakaw has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez tries to bum rush Buakaw with a series of wild strikes but Buakaw uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Buakaw throws a hook but Sanchez avoids it easily.
Sanchez defending well as Buakaw loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buakaw misses with a straight right.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez throws a series of strikes that have Buakaw backpedaling.
Sanchez tries to bum rush Buakaw with a series of wild strikes but Buakaw uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Buakaw wants to counter the offense by Sanchez and move into the clinch position.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Buakaw avoids nicely.
Buakaw is looking to clinch.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Buakaw throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Buakaw throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Buakaw misses with a straight left.
Sanchez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sanchez lands a jab.
Buakaw lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buakaw avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez feints a jab promting Buakaw to slip. Sanchez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Buakaw slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sanchez misses with a body punch
letting Buakaw counter with a right hand.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Buakaw.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
Buakaw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Buakaw.
Sanchez scores with a jab. Buakaw acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Buakaw looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
Sanchez slips a jab and a cross from Buakaw.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Buakaw throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanchez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Sanchez. Those never looked like landing.
Buakaw looks to throw the jab but Sanchez is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Buakaw.
Sanchez is looking for a counter combo.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Buakaw! But no joy.
Buakaw avoids a punch combination nicely.
Buakaw lands a high kick!
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
Sanchez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Buakaw counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Buakaw throws a half hearted mid kick.
Buakaw wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Buakaw throws a hook but Sanchez avoids it easily.
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
A little jabbing left from Buakaw on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Buakaw goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sanchez swinging wildly here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Buakaw circles away quickly and effectively.
Ozaki Buakaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Buakaw tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Buakaw misses with a head kick.
Sanchez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Buakaw.
Buakaw throws a poor cross that misses
and Sanchez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanchez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sanchez duly obliges.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luis Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sanchez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Sanchez!
Luis Sanchez took some time post fight to say the following; 'I'm the baddest motherfucker alive! Who the fuck is you?'.