PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nuevo Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez comes to the cage accompanied by "Get It On The Floor" DMX Feat. Swizz Beatz. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Sanchez
vs
Larsson

175 cm
22
165 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

183 cm
20
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nuevo Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sven Larsson!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Larsson checks it.
Larsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sanchez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Larsson wants to slow Sanchez down by chopping away at his legs.
Larsson dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Sanchez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Larsson tries to avoid it but Sanchez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Larsson to the ground. Larsson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Larsson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range and Larsson settles back down.
Larsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sanchez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Larsson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Larsson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sanchez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sanchez walks into a stiff left hand from Larsson.
Larsson avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
Larsson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sanchez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sanchez with a jab.
Larsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sanchez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez closes the distance and clinches up with Larsson, looking for a takedown. Sanchez pushes Larsson against the cage but Larsson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Larsson scores with a punch to the head.
Sven Larsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Larsson throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Larsson throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Sanchez throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Larsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanchez lands a right hook to the body.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Larsson avoids them all with ease.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Larsson is just out of range.
Larsson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sanchez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Larsson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Larsson misses with a left hand
and Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.
Larsson avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
A thudding body kick lands there by Larsson!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanchez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Larsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Larsson circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nuevo Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez moves out of range as Larsson strikes.
Larsson thows a body shot but no joy.
Larsson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Good leg kick by Larsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Larsson slips a straight right by Sanchez.
Larsson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Larsson lands a left and a right that send Sanchez crashing to the mat, dazed. Larsson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Sanchez is rocked!
Larsson darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Sanchez's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Larsson before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sven Larsson!