PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Kokucka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sanchez
vs
Kokucka

178 cm
25
181 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

175 cm
24
177 lbs
5 - 4 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sonny Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Kokucka!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a one two combo.
Sanchez throws a good cross that connects.
Sanchez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kokucka.
Kokucka fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez avoids it really well and circles away.

Kokucka shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sanchez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kokucka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sanchez is keeping the position for now.
Kokucka trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez being controlled here, momentarily.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Kokucka from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kokucka wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is keeping the position.
Kokucka trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.

Jason Kokucka has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Kokucka moves out of range.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Kokucka moves out of range.
Sanchez scores with a hook.

Kokucka looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kokucka prevents Sanchez from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kokucka trying to move into half guard but instead Sanchez has managed to sweep!
Kokucka can't keep his opponent in guard - Sanchez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kokucka keeping hold of Sanchez's head, controlling as best he can.
Sanchez is thwarting Kokucka's attempts to control the position.
Sanchez misses with a head shot. Kokucka uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kokucka trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sanchez postures up in Kokucka's guard and throws a big left but Kokucka blocks it.
Kokucka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sanchez distracts Kokucka with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sanchez throwing strikes from guard but Kokucka blocks nicely.
Sanchez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sanchez lands a couple of elbows.
Kokucka pulls Sanchez in close to prevent any damage.
Sanchez throws a strike but Kokucka rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to stand but Kokucka is controlling the position.
Kokucka is pushing down on Sanchez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sanchez is fighting to maintain full guard but Kokucka has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kokucka keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kokucka stops Sanchez from getting back to his feet.
Kokucka misses with a head shot. Sanchez uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kokucka forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sonny Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sanchez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sonny Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Kokucka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kokucka.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Kokucka 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.
Kokucka wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is keeping the position.
Kokucka wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Kokucka prevents Sanchez from getting back to his feet.
Kokucka trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokucka looking to pass the guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kokucka trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jason Kokucka hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sanchez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kokucka dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Kokucka fails with a takedown attempt.
Sanchez swinging wildly here.
Sanchez scores with a one two! Kokucka had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kokucka.
Kokucka is breathing heavily.
Sanchez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kokucka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kokucka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sanchez pinned against the cage. Sanchez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sonny Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Kokucka.
Kokucka looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sanchez misses with the combination.
Kokucka takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sanchez lands a jab to the head.
Sanchez's corner calls for a 1-2. Sanchez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kokucka on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Kokucka moves out of range easily.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Kokucka ducks under and follows up with a left that Kokucka also avoids with ease.
Sanchez lands a lovely overhand right.
Kokucka takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sonny Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a two punch combo.
Sanchez lands a nice looking body shot.
Sanchez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sanchez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sanchez sizes up Kokucka with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sanchez is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sanchez scores with the left hand. Kokucka knows he should have avoided that one.
Kokucka shoots in and drives through. Sanchez sprawls well.
Danga de danga de dang - Sanchez scores with a four punch combination!
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Kokucka moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
A nice combination there by Sanchez.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Sanchez. Those never looked like landing.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kokucka fails to land the takedown.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kokucka shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kokucka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kokucka takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Kokucka avoids them all with ease.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanchez lands a really nice looking cross but Kokucka seems unphased.
Sonny Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Sanchez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kokucka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanchez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sonny Sanchez dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Good standup being displayed there by Sanchez as he connects with a hook.
A right-left combo lands from Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with a nice head shot.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kokucka fails to land the takedown.
Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kokucka circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanchez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Kokucka drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kokucka trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez keeping full guard, as Kokucka tries to pass.
Kokucka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Sanchez has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kokucka off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokucka is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sanchez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kokucka needs to keep his hands up - Sanchez had a free shot at his head there.
Sanchez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Kokucka avoids nicely.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Sanchez lands a jab-cross combination.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Kokucka avoids them all with ease.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Kokucka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Kokucka avoids them all with ease.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kokucka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kokucka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.
Kokucka shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sanchez sprawls well. Sanchez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kokucka gets slowly back to his feet.
Sonny Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Kokucka.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Sanchez. Those never looked like landing.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanchez lands a two punch combo.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Kokucka ducks under and follows up with a left that Kokucka also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kokucka is defended easily by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Kokucka ducks under and follows up with a left that Kokucka also avoids with ease.
Kokucka fails to land the takedown.
Sanchez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Kokucka moves out of range easily.
Kokucka takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A punch lands to the side of Kokucka 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sanchez lands with a nice combination. Kokucka backs away looking to recover.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kokucka walks into a straight right hand from Sanchez.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
Kokucka tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sanchez swivels and escapes.
Sanchez scores with a one two! Kokucka had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sanchez, as that shot connected.
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kokucka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kokucka has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
Sanchez scores with a one two! Kokucka had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kokucka changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sanchez tries to avoid it but Kokucka manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sanchez to the ground. Sanchez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sanchez, as that shot connected.
Sanchez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kokucka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Kokucka ducks under and follows up with a left that Kokucka also avoids with ease.
Sanchez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sanchez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanchez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
Sanchez lands an overhand right.
Sanchez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sanchez throws a combination. Kokucka tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sanchez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jason Kokucka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sonny Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sonny Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sonny Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sanchez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27

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