PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diago Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kunta Kinte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kinte is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Baka Survivor!. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Sanchez
vs
Kinte

180 cm
21
165 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

150 cm
26
160 lbs
13 - 2 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diago Sanchez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kunta Kinte!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez stuffs the takedown attempt from Kinte. Kinte gets slowly back to his feet.
Kinte throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
Sanchez tries to bum rush Kinte with a series of wild strikes but Kinte uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kinte closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good exchange - Kinte coming out on top.
Kinte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Kinte missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A left lands for Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Kunta Kinte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Sanchez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kinte wants to control but Sanchez is having none of it.
Kinte is working to get back to half guard.
Sanchez punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez landing shots from mount.
Kinte is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kinte holds on, trying desperately to control.
Kinte is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kinte wants to control but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez scoring with strikes but Kinte is staying in there.
Kinte is in a horrible position here. Sanchez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kinte wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sanchez.
Kinte tries to hold on but Sanchez postures up.
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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez controlling his opponent.
Kinte is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kinte is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kinte wants to hold on but Sanchez pushes him away.
Kinte is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kinte tries to lock up and control but Sanchez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sanchez cracks Kinte with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sanchez looking to control but Kinte is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sanchez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sanchez breaks from Kinte's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kinte regains half guard.
Kinte makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kinte.
Kinte wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kinte looking to control but Sanchez passes into half guard.
Kinte is trying to control but can't.
Kinte manages to get to full guard.
Kinte working a defensive guard but Sanchez passes into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice strikes from Sanchez there.
Kinte has his hands clasped together around Sanchez's back. He's all about the action.
Kinte wants to improve his position but Sanchez is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diago Sanchez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kinte takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kinte fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez avoids it really well and circles away.
Kinte misses with a body shot.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kinte sprawls well. Kinte wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet.
Kinte misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez throws the left hand but Kinte avoids the punch easily.
Kinte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinte misses the body punch
and Sanchez counters with a left to the body.
Sanchez blocks a jab.
Kinte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Kinte.
Sanchez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanchez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sanchez slips under a jab from Kinte.

Kinte shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sanchez's guard.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Kinte from controlling successfully.
Sanchez tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinte throwing strikes from guard but Sanchez blocks nicely.
Sanchez wants to stand up but Kinte is controlling him.
Kinte scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kinte pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sanchez is keeping the position for now.
Kinte is looking to work some ground and pound but Sanchez has wrist control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sanchez shoots and misses

and Kinte counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kinte wants to free his trapped foot but Sanchez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sanchez controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to roll over but Kinte keeps him under control.
Kinte is looking to stall here but Sanchez recovers full guard.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Kinte from controlling successfully.
Kinte thows a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kinte pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sanchez is keeping the position for now.
Kinte trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kinte manages to avoid it.
Kinte shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sanchez sprawls well. Sanchez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kinte gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters circling - Kinte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
A punch lands to the side of Sanchez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kinte throws a hook but Sanchez blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kunta Kinte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sanchez lands with a straight right. Kinte didn't see that one coming.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Kinte avoids nicely.
Kinte walks into a stiff left hand from Sanchez.
Kinte slaps away a takedown attempt from Sanchez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kinte.
Kinte blocks a leg kick.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kinte doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Sanchez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sanchez is thwarting Kinte's attempts to control the position.
Kinte is controlling Sanchez's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Kinte makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kinte.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinte wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kinte wants to sweep here but Sanchez controlling him for the moment.

Sanchez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kinte is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kinte working Sanchez over with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kinte is looking to take a break and control but Sanchez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kinte scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kinte is trying to control the action in half guard but Sanchez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sanchez trying to control from the bottom.
Sanchez is staying active underneath Kinte, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sanchez is looking to control Kinte's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sanchez avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanchez blocks a jab.
Kinte ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Sanchez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Kinte counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez is looking to escape.
Kinte trying to control from half guard but Sanchez is working away.
Kinte thows a huge punch but Sanchez dodges it nicely.
Kinte thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kinte keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Diago Sanchez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to control Kinte's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sanchez avoid being mounted?
Kinte is trying to control. Sanchez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sanchez won't allow Kinte to pass to mount.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kinte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Kinte moves out of range.
Kinte ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kinte.
Sanchez shoots and misses
and Kinte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diago Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kinte looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice sprawl there from Sanchez as Kinte shoots in.
Sanchez moves out of range as Kinte strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Diago Sanchez did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.

A telegraphed right hand from Kinte misses the target.
Sanchez doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Kinte counters with a shoot takedown. Sanchez fights it but they end up in guard.
Sanchez wants to sweep here but Kinte controlling him for the moment.
Kinte slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kinte is pushing down on Sanchez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sanchez is fighting to maintain full guard but Kinte has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinte throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kinte takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kinte controlling the pace.
Kinte trying to control from half guard but Sanchez is working away.
Sanchez wants to control but Kinte is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kinte working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Sanchez's thigh. Sanchez counters though and makes it back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kinte trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez controls Kinte momentarily but Kinte frees himself.
Kinte stays in close to Sanchez's body and controls the position.
Kinte wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sanchez slips under a jab.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Kinte's head but Kinte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanchez throws a combination that misses

and Kinte counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sanchez won't be happy with that.
Kinte is chipping away with strikes.
Kinte is looking to take a break and control but Sanchez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kinte working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinte is staying tight to Sanchez's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Sanchez is looking for a sweep.
Kinte works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kinte is looking to take a break and control but Sanchez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sanchez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Sanchez is trying to escape the position but Kinte is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kunta Kinte dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
Sanchez moves away from the strike by Kinte.
Kinte has his takedown stuffed
and Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.
Kinte throws a sloppy body shot
and Sanchez counters with a right hand to the body.
Kinte takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kinte throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
Sanchez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sanchez throws a one two combo.
Decent striking displayed by Sanchez there.
Kinte is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Sanchez fails with the takedown.
Kinte shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez shows good takedown defense.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kinte takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kinte is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez tests Kinte's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kinte takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab from Kinte misses.
Diago Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.

Kinte closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kinte lands in his opponent's guard.
Sanchez controlling Kinte's posture.

Sanchez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kinte in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kinte tries to free his leg and advance position but Sanchez is retaining full guard.
Sanchez is trying to keep Kinte in close.
Kinte tries to free his leg and advance position but Sanchez is retaining full guard.
Kinte trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Kinte closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sanchez did well to prevent Kinte getting side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kinte trying to control the pace.
Sanchez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kinte.
Kinte wants to control but Sanchez is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sanchez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sanchez is trying to get back to full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kinte throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sanchez misses with a hook.

Kinte feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kinte controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Sanchez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kinte can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Diago Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sanchez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Kunta Kinte!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Diago Sanchez!

The fight ends as a draw!
Diago Sanchez retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!