PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Horato Muchada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lerry Sancio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muchada's entrance music is Red - Ordinary World. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sancio's choice of entrance music: Before I Forget. Horato Muchada could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lerry Sancio's chin.

Muchada
vs
Sancio

180 cm
25
155 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

172 cm
22
152 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Horato Muchada!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lerry Sancio!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muchada tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Muchada slips a jab and a cross from Sancio.
Muchada is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Muchada closes the distance and pushes Sancio back into the ropes.

Sancio manages to break the clinch.
Sancio throws a leg kick but Muchada moved away.
Sancio throws a sloppy head kick and Muchada moves out of range easily.

Muchada has closed the distance and engaged Sancio in a clinch.
Sancio is trying to break the clinch but Muchada is controlling him.
Muchada throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Sancio breaks from the clinch.
Muchada throws a sloppy head kick
and Sancio counters with an outside leg kick.
Muchada throws the kick towards the body but Sancio avoids it.
Muchada throws a body kick that misses.
Muchada throws a hook but Sancio avoids it easily.
Sancio takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Muchada throws a lazy head kick
and Sancio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sancio throws a hook but Muchada avoids it easily.
Muchada throws a solid leg kick but Sancio takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Muchada.
Sancio takes a kick to the side of the head.
A head kick by Muchada misses
and Sancio counters with a nice uppercut.
Sancio sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Muchada moves out of range of the body kick from Sancio.
Muchada tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sancio counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Muchada wants to clinch
and Sancio counters with a body kick that stops Muchada in his tracks momentarily.
Sancio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sancio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sancio throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Muchada.
Muchada attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Muchada thows a leg kick but Sancio checks it
and Sancio counters with a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muchada tries a head kick but it misses.
Muchada tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Muchada tries to clinch
and Sancio counters with an outside leg kick.
Muchada throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Muchada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sancio.
Muchada clinches but Sancio breaks the clinch
and Sancio counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Muchada thinking.
Muchada looks to throw a body kick
and Sancio counters with a nice body kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Sancio scores with a four punch combination!
Muchada is looking to clinch but Sancio is avoiding it.
Muchada wants to clinch but Sancio slips to the side
and Sancio makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Muchada is breathing heavily.
Muchada tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muchada throws a combination that misses
and Sancio counters with a low kick, right behind Muchada 's knee.
Muchada throws a head kick that misses
and Sancio counters with a good low kick that Muchada was not able to check.
Muchada throws a head kick but Sancio moves out of range.
Muchada slips under a jab.
Muchada blocks a head kick by Sancio.
Sancio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Muchada with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sancio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sancio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Muchada was well out of range. Poor timing from Sancio.
Sancio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Muchada throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sancio misses with a hook.
Muchada with a poor takedown
and Sancio counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sancio misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sancio lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Muchada avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Muchada is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Muchada blocks a low kick nicely.
Sancio misses with a head kick.
Sancio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muchada manages to avoid it.
Sancio misses with a few strikes there.
Muchada throws a head kick that misses
and Sancio counters with an inside leg kick.
Sancio does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Muchada is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Muchada throws a lazy head kick
and Sancio counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sancio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muchada throws a head kick that misses.
Lerry Sancio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sancio scores with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lerry Sancio dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sancio misses with a low kick.
Muchada is looking to clinch but Sancio is avoiding it.
Muchada throws a wild body kick that Sancio sees coming a mile off.
Muchada tries to clinch up
and Sancio counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Muchada needs to keep his hands up - Sancio had a free shot at his head there.
Muchada slips a straight right by Sancio.
Sancio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Muchada throws a lazy head kick
and Sancio makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sancio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sancio is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Muchada rather than just go for the knockout.
Muchada throws a leg kick but Sancio checks it.
Sancio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sancio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Muchada closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Muchada with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sancio blocks an elbow strike.
Muchada tries a knee to the head but Sancio blocks it.
Muchada lands a damaging elbow.
Muchada tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sancio tries to break free but Muchada pushes him back against the ropes.
Muchada with a knee to the head.
Sancio has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Muchada keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sancio's efforts to push away.
Sancio is trying to break the clinch but Muchada has him pressed against the ropes.
Sancio tries to circle away but Muchada has him pinned against the ropes.
Muchada tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Muchada using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sancio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Muchada keeps control of Sancio as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Muchada tries to land knees in the clinch but Sancio avoids the damage to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sancio lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Muchada or not.

That's two 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.
Muchada throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Muchada throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sancio working hard to break the clinch.
Sancio avoiding damage as Muchada throws knees to the body.
Sancio lands a shoulder strike.
Muchada misses with a knee strike.
Muchada lands an elbow inside.
Sancio is trying to break free.
Sancio tries to circle away but Muchada has him pinned against the ropes.
Muchada tries to land a knee to the head but Sancio blocks with his arms.
Muchada keeps control of Sancio as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Muchada lands a damaging elbow.
Sancio is trying to break free.
Muchada landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Muchada connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sancio's face.
Sancio tries to break free but Muchada pushes him back against the ropes.
Sancio is trying to break the clinch but Muchada is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muchada leaning against his opponent.

Sancio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Muchada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sancio.
Muchada throws a wild body kick that Sancio sees coming a mile off.
Sancio throws a chopping leg kick but Muchada manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Muchada wants to clinch but Sancio slips to the side
and Sancio makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Muchada throws a leg kick
and Sancio counters with a straight right hand.
Muchada is looking to clinch but Sancio is avoiding it.
Sancio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Muchada.
Sancio lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Muchada closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sancio counters with a straight right hand.
Muchada throws a head kick but Sancio moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muchada looks to land a body kick but Sancio moved away.
Sancio's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Sancio duly obliges.
Sancio throws a head kick that misses
and Muchada counters with a nice uppercut.
Muchada throws and low kick but Sancio moves out of range easily.
Horato Muchada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muchada throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sancio counters with a good low kick that Muchada was not able to check.
Sancio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sancio takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Muchada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sancio scores with a nice body kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Muchada slips a straight right by Sancio.
Muchada closes the distance but Sancio moves to the side
and Sancio counters with a nice body shot.
Muchada clinches but Sancio breaks the clinch
and Sancio counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Muchada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sancio was well out of range. Poor timing from Muchada.
Muchada misses with a body punch
and Sancio counters with an inside leg kick.
Muchada moves away from the strike by Sancio.
Muchada misses with an attempted mid kick.
Muchada slips a jab and a cross from Sancio.
Muchada closes the distance but Sancio moves to the side
letting Sancio counter with a right hand.
Sancio gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Muchada holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sancio wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Muchada misses with a knee to the head.
Muchada tries to land a knee to the head but Sancio blocks with his arms.
Muchada looking to throw knees to the head but Sancio is blocking nicely.
Muchada tries for a takedown. No joy.
Muchada throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sancio blocks it with crossed arms.
Muchada's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Muchada displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sancio up against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muchada is trying to maintain a safe position but Sancio gets an underhook and turns Muchada into the ropes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Muchada tries to pull guard but Sancio won't allow it.
Muchada looking to throw knees to the head but Sancio is blocking nicely.
Muchada tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Muchada misses with a knee strike.
Sancio tries a knee to the head but Muchada blocks it.
Sancio working hard to break the clinch.
Sancio pushes off an throws an elbow but Muchada leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Sancio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Muchada has him pressed against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Muchada keeps control of Sancio as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Muchada gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Sancio is looking to stand back up but Muchada counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Sancio.
Muchada is looking to pass Sancio's guard but actually Sancio recovers to full guard.
Sancio bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Muchada's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sancio tries to free his leg and advance position but Muchada is retaining full 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.
Sancio trying to stand up but can't free himself from Muchada's guard.

Muchada working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sancio doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sancio manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Muchada is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sancio working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Muchada's head.
Sancio pushes down on Muchada's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Sancio is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Muchada has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sancio wants to pass to mount but Muchada is defending the position.
Sancio thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Muchada's head.
Muchada tries to get to full guard but Sancio has control of the leg.
Sancio tries to pass to full mount but Muchada defends it.
Muchada is looking to improve his position.
Muchada wants to control but Sancio is keeping busy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sancio misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Muchada throws a sloppy head kick and Sancio moves out of range easily.
Sancio circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sancio counters with a nice leg kick.
Muchada tries to clinch up but Sancio circles away and keeps his distance.
Muchada is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Muchada with a poor takedown
and Sancio counters with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Horato Muchada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Sancio misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Muchada throws a head kick but Sancio moves out of range.
Muchada is looking to clinch.
A lazy left from Muchada finds it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Lerry Sancio just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Muchada tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sancio makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sancio tries to work over Muchada's front leg with a kick but Muchada checks it.
Muchada fails with the takedown
and Sancio counters with a slapping leg kick.
Muchada finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sancio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Muchada walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sancio checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Muchada throws a head kick but Sancio moves out of range.
Sancio cracks the inside of Muchada's front leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muchada tries to clinch
and Sancio counters with a head kick.
Muchada tries to clinch but Sancio moves away
and Sancio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sancio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sancio takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sancio throws a series of punches but Muchada moves out of range.
Muchada falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Sancio to counter with a crisp jab.
Muchada throws a head kick but Sancio moves out of range.
Muchada throws a sloppy head kick
and Sancio counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Muchada throws a leg kick
and Sancio counters with a left and a right that stings Muchada.
Sancio throws a low kick but Muchada avoids it.
Sancio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Muchada tries a head kick but it misses.
Muchada tries to clinch but Sancio moves away
and Sancio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sancio throws a combination that misses
and Muchada counters with a nice kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Sancio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sancio avoids the head kick by Muchada.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Muchada.
Sancio throws a right hand that Muchada ducks under and follows up with a left that Muchada also avoids with ease.
Muchada misses with a head kick.
Muchada misses with a head kick.
Muchada looks to throw a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A punch combination from Sancio misses.
Muchada closes the distance but Sancio moves to the side
and Sancio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Muchada misses with a head kick.
Sancio keeps the fight on the outside.
Muchada is looking to land body kicks.
Muchada throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sancio stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sancio looks to score with a jab to the body but Muchada is just out of range.
Sancio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Muchada drives through with a takedown into guard.
Muchada looking to pass the guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Muchada looking to sit in guard and control but Sancio gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sancio content to stall in guard here.
Sancio has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Muchada is proving hard to escape from.

Muchada is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Muchada is working an open guard so Sancio takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sancio tries to bum rush Muchada with a series of wild strikes but Muchada uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Muchada lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sancio has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sancio and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sancio defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Muchada.
Muchada takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Muchada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muchada showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sancio.
Sancio closes the distance and lands a one-two.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lerry Sancio dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Sancio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sancio fails to land with a series of punches.
Muchada has his takedown stuffed
and Sancio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice body kick there by Muchada.
Muchada looks to clinch
and Sancio counters with a three punch combo that has Muchada backing up. Muchada nods at Sancio to acknowledge the strikes.
Muchada throws a lazy head kick
and Sancio counters with a series of strikes. Muchada will be more careful next time no doubt.
Muchada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sancio misses with the combination.
Muchada scores with a hook.
Sancio throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Muchada darts in and clinches Sancio up against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muchada lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Muchada keeps control of Sancio as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sancio wants to break free but Muchada has control.

Sancio manages to break the clinch.
Sancio throws a head kick that misses.
Sancio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muchada moves away.
A head kick misses from Muchada.
Sancio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Muchada's sensitive parts.
Muchada closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sancio counters with a straight right hand.
Muchada scores with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sancio throws a head kick that misses.
Muchada tries to clinch
and Sancio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sancio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Muchada counters with a nice uppercut.
Sancio is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Muchada wants to clinch but Sancio slips to the side
and Sancio counters with a nice uppercut.
Muchada closes the distance but Sancio moves to the side
and Sancio counters with a series of strikes. Muchada will be more careful next time no doubt.
Muchada misses with a head kick.
Muchada doesn't succeed with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Muchada tried to score with a low kick but Sancio checks it.
Muchada avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sancio falls off balance throwing a combination
and Muchada counters with a head kick. That will keep Sancio thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sancio misses with a wild body shot.
Muchada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sancio.
Lerry Sancio seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Sancio tries to keep at a distance but Muchada has taken the fight into the clinch.
Muchada looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Muchada tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sancio avoids it.
Muchada with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sancio is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Sancio breaks from the clinch.
Muchada moves out of range of the body kick.
Horato Muchada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sancio swats away the attempt to clinch by Muchada.
Muchada pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Muchada clinches but Sancio breaks the clinch
and Muchada takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Horato Muchada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Sancio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sancio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Muchada moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Muchada throws a lazy head kick
and Sancio counters with a nice body kick.
Muchada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muchada throws a head kick that misses.
Sancio lands a nice looking kick to the body. Muchada takes a step back to recover.
Muchada will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Muchada staying out of range there.
Lerry Sancio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sancio blocks a head kick by Muchada.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lerry Sancio.
I've got Sancio 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 45:50
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 45:50
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lerry Sancio!
Lerry Sancio is the new featherweight champion!