PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Lukens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Johnny Lukens has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Johnny Lukens seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Lukens
vs
Sanchez

184 cm
25
181 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

178 cm
19
180 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Lukens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez dives in and grabs Lukens's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lukens pushes down on Sanchez's head and hops out.

Lukens closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sanchez has Lukens pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lukens manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lukens landing knees to the head.
Lukens lands with a right to the head.
Lukens works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lukens is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sanchez looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lukens lands a body punch.
Lukens lands a knee to the body.
Lukens is leaning against Sanchez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Lukens on the inside.
Lukens lands an uppercut.

Lukens drags the fight down to the ground.
Lukens is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lukens landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lukens works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sanchez throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lukens looking to secure an arm triangle but Sanchez defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukens has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sanchez's face.

Lukens is working for a guillotine from mount but Sanchez frees his head quite easily.
Lukens looking to control but Sanchez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sanchez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lukens breaks from Sanchez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sanchez is trying desperately to improve position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lukens scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sanchez?

Sanchez is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Lukens locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Sanchez is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Johnny Lukens!