PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Hasselhoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fumando Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hasselhoff comes to the cage accompanied by Love Gun. Sanchez has chosen "Shake Da Spot" King T as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Hasselhoff
vs
Sanchez

188 cm
24
192 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

193 cm
19
201 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dirk Hasselhoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fumando Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hasselhoff thows a body shot but no joy.

Hasselhoff closes the distance and clinches.
Hasselhoff takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hasselhoff lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sanchez.

Hasselhoff turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Sanchez manages to get back to half guard.
Sanchez is looking for a sweep. Hasselhoff is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sanchez is looking to control Hasselhoff's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sanchez avoid being mounted?

Hasselhoff is working for a submission of some sort.
Hasselhoff lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Hasselhoff is working for a kimura but Sanchez is defending it quite comfortably.
Sanchez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hasselhoff.
Sanchez is in trouble now - Hasselhoff has advanced to mount!
Sanchez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hasselhoff.
Hasselhoff 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 is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Hasselhoff looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Hasselhoff throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Sanchez is working to get back to half guard.
Hasselhoff wants to control the pace but Sanchez is squirming around nicely.

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.
Hasselhoff avoids the attempt from Sanchez to control.
Hasselhoff punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sanchez tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Hasselhoff looking for a guillotine from mount but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez is wriggling around trying to escape.

Hasselhoff is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sanchez is surviving well by controlling Hasselhoff's body position as best he can.
Hasselhoff is breathing heavily.
Hasselhoff avoids the attempt from Sanchez to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is working to get back to half guard.

Hasselhoff moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Sanchez has worked his arm free - good work by Sanchez!
Hasselhoff throws a strike aimed at the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez avoids it well.
Sanchez is trying to get back to half guard.

Hasselhoff thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sanchez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

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.
Sanchez is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Sanchez gets full guard.
Hasselhoff preventing the sweep.
Sanchez is trying to control the position but Hasselhoff postures up.
Hasselhoff won't allow Sanchez to sweep him here.
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.
Sanchez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sanchez is looking to pass Hasselhoff's guard but actually Hasselhoff recovers to full guard.
Sanchez preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dirk Hasselhoff dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Hasselhoff sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hasselhoff throws a series of punches but Sanchez moves out of range.

Sanchez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hasselhoff is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hasselhoff manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Hasselhoff keeps moving.
Sanchez stopping the sweep attempt from Hasselhoff.
Sanchez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Sanchez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hasselhoff has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sanchez has managed to get both his arms back between Hasselhoff's legs - danger averted.
Sanchez is looking to work some ground and pound but Hasselhoff has wrist control.
Hasselhoff avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sanchez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hasselhoff is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hasselhoff prevents Sanchez from improving position.

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.
Sanchez throws a strike aimed at the side of Hasselhoff's head but Hasselhoff avoids it well.
Hasselhoff gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Hasselhoff really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sanchez wants to control the pace but Hasselhoff is squirming around nicely.
Sanchez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hasselhoff is squirming around, avoiding Sanchez's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasselhoff is working to get back to half guard.
Sanchez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sanchez dominating with strikes here.
Sanchez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hasselhoff keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four 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.
Sanchez content just to control the position here.
Hasselhoff is working to get back to half guard.
Sanchez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hasselhoff is looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Sanchez.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanchez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hasselhoff is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fumando Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Sanchez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hasselhoff did well to prevent Sanchez getting side control.
Hasselhoff wants to get back to full guard.
Sanchez working Hasselhoff over with strikes.
Sanchez is thwarting Hasselhoff's attempts to control the position.
Hasselhoff is looking for a sweep. Sanchez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Sanchez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Nice strikes from Sanchez there.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hasselhoff manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sanchez pushes down on Hasselhoff's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sanchez working the head and body with strikes.
Sanchez passes to full mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sanchez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sanchez is trying to control here but Hasselhoff has managed to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hasselhoff is looking to improve his position.
Sanchez is looking to take a break and control but Hasselhoff is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sanchez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sanchez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hasselhoff does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sanchez is pressing down on Hasselhoff's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hasselhoff is holding on for now.

Sanchez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hasselhoff doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sanchez.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Hasselhoff forces Sanchez back against the cage and clinches.

Hasselhoff drags the fight down to the ground.
Sanchez landing with the ground and pound.

Hasselhoff looking for a guillotine here but Sanchez defends easily.
Hasselhoff tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hasselhoff keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Sanchez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sanchez preventing the sweep.
Hasselhoff wants to stand and escape but Sanchez is having none of it.

Hasselhoff looking for a guillotine here but Sanchez defends easily.
Sanchez controlling from the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fumando Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sanchez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29

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