PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mad Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enojado Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reid comes to the cage accompanied by Drop the world. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Reid
vs
Sanchez

188 cm
19
195 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
188 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mad Reid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Enojado Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reid misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanchez wants to clinch up but Reid keeps it at a distance.
Reid throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sanchez on the side of the head.
Sanchez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reid throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reid avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reid lands a with a good body shot.

Sanchez forces Reid back against the cage and clinches.
Reid can't break the clinch.
Reid letting Sanchez take a breather here.
Sanchez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reid blocks it with crossed arms.
Reid avoids the elbow strike from Sanchez, against the cage.
Reid blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sanchez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sanchez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reid's defenses.
Sanchez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sanchez misses with an elbow over the top.
Sanchez lands an elbow that stopped Reid in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid blocks an elbow strike from Sanchez.
Reid looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Reid has had enough of the clinch but Sanchez keeps him there for the moment.
Sanchez lands an elbow just above Reid 's eye.

It looks like Mad Reid has been cut.
Still in the clinch, Reid scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sanchez keeps control of Reid as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sanchez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Reid avoids the elbow strike from Sanchez, against the cage.
Sanchez avoiding damage.
Reid has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sanchez lands an elbow that stopped Reid in his tracks for a moment.
Sanchez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sanchez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Reid lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sanchez tries a knee to the head but Reid blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reid blocks it with crossed arms.
Sanchez throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sanchez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Reid wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reid avoids it.
Reid wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanchez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sanchez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sanchez landing knees to the body.
Sanchez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Reid tries to circle away but Sanchez has him pinned against the cage.
Sanchez stalling in the clinch.
Sanchez scores a nice knee to the body.
Sanchez lands an elbow that stopped Reid in his tracks for a moment.
Sanchez stalling.
Reid working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A frustrated look appears on Reid's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sanchez throws an elbow but misses.
Reid wants to get back to striking at distance but Sanchez won't allow it.
Reid is trying to break free.
Sanchez controlling the action here for a moment.
Sanchez landing knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Reid blocks an elbow strike.
Reid is trying to break the clinch but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
Sanchez lands an elbow inside that Reid shrugs off.
Reid working hard to break the clinch.
Sanchez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sanchez misses with an elbow over the top.
Sanchez scores a nice knee to the body.
Sanchez pushes off an throws an elbow but Reid leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sanchez tries a knee to the head but Reid blocks it.
Reid wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sanchez prevents Reid from breaking the clinch.
Sanchez misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Reid fails to land.
Reid is trying to force a seperation but Sanchez has the dominant position.
Reid blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sanchez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sanchez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reid managing to block the knees to the body from Sanchez.
Sanchez looking to throw knees to the head but Reid is blocking nicely.
Reid is trying to break the clinch but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
Reid is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enojado Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mad Reid's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sanchez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Reid connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sanchez. Sanchez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Reid lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanchez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reid.
Reid swinging wilding here.
Reid throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanchez tries to clinch there but Reid circles away.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Reid moves out of range.
Sanchez tries to clinch up but Reid circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanchez misses with a double jab
and Reid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Reid is having none of it.

Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Reid wants to break free but Sanchez has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez landing knees to the head.
Sanchez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sanchez keeps control of Reid as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sanchez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sanchez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reid tries to circle away but Sanchez has him pinned against the cage.
Reid managing to block the knees to the body from Sanchez.
Reid avoids a wild elbow strike from Sanchez.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sanchez throws an elbow but misses.
Sanchez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sanchez tries a knee to the head but Reid blocks it.
Reid blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sanchez lands a nice elbow.
Reid avoids a wild elbow strike from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws an elbow that misses.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but Reid blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sanchez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reid's brow.
Sanchez lands an elbow inside.
Sanchez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reid's defenses.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reid managing to block the knees to the body from Sanchez.
Sanchez pushes off an throws an elbow but Reid leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Reid avoids the elbow strike from Sanchez, against the cage.
Sanchez lands a nice knee to the body.
Reid avoids a wild elbow strike from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a good knee to the midsection. Reid won't want to take too many of those.
The referee calls for Sanchez to work.
Sanchez lands an elbow inside.
Reid is trying to break the clinch but Sanchez is controlling him.
Sanchez has Reid pressed against the cage, preventing Reid from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sanchez throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reid.
Reid is trying to force a seperation but Sanchez has the dominant position.
Sanchez keeps control of Reid as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reid avoids a wild elbow strike from Sanchez.
Sanchez has Reid pressed against the cage, preventing Reid from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reid blocks an elbow strike.
Reid lands with a short shot to the head.
Reid avoids a wild elbow strike from Sanchez.
Sanchez missing with knees to the body.
Reid tries to break free but Sanchez pushes him back against the cage.
Sanchez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sanchez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reid's defenses.
Reid blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sanchez prevents Reid from breaking the clinch.
Sanchez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sanchez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Reid avoids a wild elbow strike from Sanchez.
Reid tries to break the clinch but Sanchez is controlling the position.
Sanchez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sanchez throws an elbow but misses.
Reid managing to block the knees to the body from Sanchez.
Reid takes an elbow to the temple.
Sanchez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sanchez stalling in the clinch.
Reid is trying to break the clinch but Sanchez is controlling him.
Sanchez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reid avoiding damage as Sanchez throws knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reid avoids it.
Sanchez missing with knees to the body.
Reid is trying to break free.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reid avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enojado Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mad Reid's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a head kick!
Sanchez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Sanchez takes the fight into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sanchez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sanchez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Reid dodges an elbow strike from Sanchez.
Reid wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
Reid has had enough of the clinch but Sanchez keeps him there for the moment.
Reid being controlled against the cage.
Sanchez throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Reid taking a breather.
Reid takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sanchez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sanchez misses with an elbow over the top.
Sanchez lands a knee to the body.
Reid working hard to break the clinch.
Sanchez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sanchez lands an elbow inside that Reid shrugs off.
Reid takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sanchez stalling in the clinch.
Reid is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sanchez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reid's brow.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reid avoids it.
Reid working hard to break the clinch.
Reid avoids the elbow strike from Sanchez, against the cage.
Sanchez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sanchez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Reid is trying to force a seperation but Sanchez has the dominant position.
Reid wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.

Reid breaks from the clinch.
Sanchez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reid's sensitive parts.
Sanchez is looking to clinch but Reid is avoiding it.
Reid circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sanchez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Reid tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Reid.
Sanchez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sanchez is looking to chop away at Reid's legs.
A lazy left from Reid finds it's target.
Reid moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mad Reid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanchez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reid's sensitive parts.
Reid bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sanchez's head backwards.
Reid scores with a nice right hand.
Good work by Reid as he checks the leg kick.
Sanchez tries to clinch up
and Reid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the body
and Reid counters with a nice uppercut.
Mad Reid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reid lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sanchez lands a head kick!
Reid lands a slapping body shot.
Sanchez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Reid to counter with a crisp jab.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Reid moves out of range.
Sanchez tries to clinch
and Reid counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reid is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reid moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez throws out a leg kick but Reid moves out of range and Sanchez only half commits.
Enojado Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Enojado Sanchez.
I've got Sanchez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30

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