PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Abramovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Abramovich's choice of entrance music: Ice Cold theme. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sanchez
vs
Abramovich

199 cm
23
240 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

180 cm
22
270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Abramovich!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

It looks like Igor Abramovich has been cut.
Abramovich fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanchez tries to clinch up

and Abramovich counters with a shoot takedown. Sanchez fights it but they end up in guard.
Abramovich cracks Sanchez with a solid left hand.
Sanchez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Abramovich distracts Sanchez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sanchez throws a couple of heel strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abramovich stands up out of Sanchez's guard for a moment - Sanchez manages to land a nice upkick.
Sanchez is looking to sweep but instead, Abramovich has passed into half guard.
Abramovich should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Sanchez wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sanchez tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Abramovich throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Abramovich is nestled in close to Sanchez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sanchez missing with punches from the bottom.
Sanchez taking some punishment here, with Abramovich in his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abramovich is looking to advance position but Sanchez won't allow it.
Abramovich lands with a punch from half guard.
Abramovich content to control rather than advance.
Abramovich winds up and cracks Sanchez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez striking from half guard on the bottom.
Abramovich looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sanchez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sanchez lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Abramovich trying to control the pace.
Abramovich is pressing down on Sanchez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sanchez is holding on for now.
Sanchez flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Abramovich with the ground and pound but Sanchez uses the opportunity to regain guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Abramovich has eaten all the pies!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Abramovich taking some punishment here, with Sanchez in his half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Abramovich misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Sanchez winds up and cracks Abramovich with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Abramovich blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Abramovich manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Abramovich is looking for a triangle but Sanchez pushes his legs off easily.
Abramovich looks gassed!
Sanchez works over Abramovich with some ground and pound from guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez postures up in Abramovich's guard and throws a big left but Abramovich blocks it.
Abramovich is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sanchez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sanchez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sanchez wants to stand but Abramovich is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sanchez passes Abramovich's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Abramovich wants to get back to full guard.
Sanchez drops an elbow to the side of Abramovich's head.
Sanchez working Abramovich over with strikes.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Abramovich is looking to control Sanchez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Abramovich avoid being mounted?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sanchez lands a nice short elbow.
Sanchez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sanchez is looking to take a break and control but Abramovich is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Abramovich can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sanchez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sanchez connects with a nice short shot to Abramovich's temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez is nestled in close to Abramovich, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sanchez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sanchez lands a nice short elbow.
Sanchez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Abramovich is looking for a sweep. Sanchez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez working over Abramovich with some ground and pound. Abramovich looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Abramovich taking some punishment here, with Sanchez in his half guard.
Sanchez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Igor Abramovich's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Sanchez moves into the clinch successfully.
Sanchez can't get the takedown.
Abramovich looking for a takedown.

Sanchez works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Sanchez is in close to Abramovich's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Abramovich wants to sweep here but Sanchez controlling him for the moment.
Sanchez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sanchez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sanchez connects with a couple of short punches.
Sanchez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Abramovich tries to strike from the bottom.
Sanchez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Abramovich's head.
Abramovich is breathing heavily.
Sanchez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sanchez throwing strikes from guard but Abramovich blocks nicely.
Sanchez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Abramovich is striking off his back. Sanchez thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Sanchez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Abramovich misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Sanchez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Abramovich avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanchez.
Sanchez is looking to take a break and control but Abramovich is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sanchez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sanchez working over Abramovich with some ground and pound. Abramovich looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Abramovich is looking for a sweep. Sanchez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Abramovich is trying to maintain the position but Sanchez is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez working the head and body with strikes.
Sanchez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Abramovich on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Abramovich trying to hold on to Sanchez's head to control him but Sanchez postures up.
Sanchez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sanchez slips a nice elbow through Abramovich's hands, connecting with Abramovich's forehead.
Sanchez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abramovich is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sanchez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Abramovich taking some punishment here, with Sanchez in his half guard.
Abramovich is looking for a sweep. Sanchez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sanchez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Abramovich with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Sanchez.
Sanchez uses his free foot to push down on Abramovich's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Abramovich.
Sanchez cracks Abramovich with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Abramovich takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Abramovich keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Sanchez wants to finish this one by submission but Abramovich is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Sanchez.
Sanchez unloading with bombs!
Sanchez prevents Abramovich from getting the reversal.
Sanchez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abramovich can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the head.
Sanchez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sanchez scoring with strikes but Abramovich is staying in there.
Abramovich is working to get back to half guard.
Sanchez landing strikes from the mount.
A nice elbow there by Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a big elbow.
Abramovich tries to reverse the position but Sanchez maintains control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Sanchez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Igor Abramovich's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sanchez cracks Abramovich with an open hand slap.
Tom Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Abramovich.
Sanchez is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Abramovich is controlling him well.
Sanchez sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sanchez gets back to full guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Sanchez here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

Sanchez pushes Abramovich off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but Abramovich circles away easily

and Abramovich counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sanchez!
Sanchez swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Abramovich lands with some strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abramovich unloading with bombs!
Sanchez is in all sorts of trouble here.
A nice elbow there by Abramovich.
Sanchez taking shots to the head.
Abramovich can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sanchez is looking to escape.
Sanchez gets back to half guard.
Abramovich thows a huge punch but Sanchez dodges it nicely.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.
Sanchez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Abramovich.
Sanchez landing strikes from the bottom.

Sanchez has one foot on Abramovich's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sanchez looks to land a combination but Abramovich avoids it well.
Abramovich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abramovich tries to clinch up.
Sanchez lands with an uppercut that bounces Abramovich off the cage and back into rage.
Sanchez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sanchez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Abramovich with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sanchez to score with a decent uppercut.
Good exchange - Sanchez coming out on top.
Sanchez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sanchez, as that shot connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abramovich gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Abramovich swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez.
Igor Abramovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanchez lands a jab-cross combination.
Sanchez cracks Abramovich with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tom Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Abramovich counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sanchez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Abramovich's guard.
Sanchez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throwing strikes from guard but Abramovich blocks nicely.
Sanchez postures up in Abramovich's guard and throws a big left but Abramovich blocks it.
Sanchez throwing strikes but missing.
Tom Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sanchez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sanchez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Abramovich's head.
Abramovich can't keep his opponent in guard - Sanchez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Abramovich is not content to let Sanchez control the position.
Abramovich flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abramovich is looking to improve his position.
Abramovich is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:26
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Sanchez!