PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Kiske (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juan Sanchez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Kiske
vs
Sanchez

189 cm
21
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
202 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Kiske!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juan Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez tries to clinch up.

Sanchez lands a big head kick that sends Kiske tumbling to the mat! Sanchez takes a step backwards and waves Kiske back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Michael Kiske has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanchez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.

Kiske scores a takedown into full mount!
Kiske controlling his opponent.
Sanchez tries to reverse the position but Kiske maintains control.
Kiske working Sanchez over with strikes here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiske looking to control and managing it successfully.
BOOM! Kiske connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kiske landing strikes from the mount.
Kiske wants to control the pace but Sanchez is squirming around nicely.

Kiske has control of Sanchez's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Sanchez regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiske wants to control but instead Sanchez manages to regain half guard.
Sanchez is trying to stand.
Kiske moves into full mount! Sanchez won't be happy about that!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiske sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kiske trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kiske lands a heavy elbow.
Sanchez is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kiske tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sanchez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kiske lands with some strikes.
Sanchez is squirming around, avoiding Kiske's attempts to control the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Juan Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Kiske's cut.
That's time! Kiske's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kiske circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kiske circles away from the clinch attempt.

Sanchez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sanchez will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Kiske manages to pass to side control.
Kiske trying to control the action but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Kiske tries to pass to full mount but Sanchez defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiske passes to full mount!
Kiske controlling the pace for now.

Kiske jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Sanchez is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Sanchez and Kiske has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Kiske tries to score with some ground and pound. Sanchez controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sanchez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kiske controlling the position from side mount.
Sanchez trying his best to control but Kiske has mounted him.
Kiske fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kiske landing shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiske with a couple of short strikes.
Kiske dominating with strikes here.
Kiske lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
You get the feeling that Sanchez really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Kiske looking to control but Sanchez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kiske raining down shots from the mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Kiske connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

Kiske is standing up, even though he is in mount.

Kiske shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kiske is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kiske wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is keeping the position.
Kiske is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Kiske dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Kiske's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sanchez moves in looking to clinch but Kiske pushes him off.
Sanchez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Kiske moves out of range.
Sanchez scores with a three punch combo!
Sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.

Kiske throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sanchez was covering up waiting for the punch and Kiske finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Michael Kiske overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiske preventing the sweep.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kiske is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiske looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Sanchez kicks Kiske off and gets to his feet.
Michael Kiske is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Kiske shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kiske showed some decent athleticism there.
Kiske is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiske keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sanchez has a hand on Kiske's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Kiske takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
A nice elbow there by Kiske.
Sanchez is looking to improve his position but Kiske isn't that keen on the idea.
Sanchez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiske looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kiske working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kiske moves to the back.
Sanchez trying to get back to his feet but Kiske is in full control for now.
Sanchez looking very determined here, making life difficult for Kiske.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiske is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sanchez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kiske punishes Sanchez with strikes from the back mount.
Sanchez looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

Sanchez defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kiske is landing with strikes from the back.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Michael Kiske.
I think Kiske 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Kiske!