PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raul Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Marvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marvin has chosen King of Kings by Motorhead as his entrance music. King Marvin told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Sanchez
vs
Marvin

182 cm
28
165 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

172 cm
27
151 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Raul Sanchez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, King Marvin!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marvin lands a nice looking body shot.
Marvin swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Marvin enables Sanchez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Marvin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Marvin has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sanchez trying to control but Marvin is working from the bottom.
Sanchez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marvin is keeping the position for now.
Marvin controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez won't allow Marvin to sweep him here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A telegraphed right hand from Marvin misses the target.
Marvin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sanchez throws a sloppy body shot
and Marvin counters with a right hand to the body.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marvin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Marvin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Marvin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marvin.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a body shot
and Marvin counters with a nice body shot.
Marvin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A punch lands to the side of Sanchez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Marvin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sanchez counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's four 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.
Sanchez misses with a jab to the body
and Sanchez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marvin tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
Marvin misses with a wild body shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanchez throws a body punch but Marvin moves out of range.
Sanchez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marvin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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 Raul Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Marvin misses with a right hand
and Sanchez counters with a two punch combo.
Marvin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
Marvin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Marvin misses with a lunging right hand
and Sanchez counters with a left to the body.
Sanchez lands a nice hook to Marvin's body. Marvin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Marvin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marvin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Marvin lands a nice shot to the body.
Marvin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Marvin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanchez misses the body punch
and Marvin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sanchez thinking.

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.
Marvin throws a sloppy body shot
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
King Marvin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marvin lands a body shot.
Marvin throws a right hand that Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanchez also avoids with ease.
Marvin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marvin just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Marvin misses the target.
Marvin misses with a hook to the body
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Marvin misses
and Sanchez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marvin moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sanchez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marvin counters with a right hand to the body.
Marvin throws an off balance right hand
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanchez lands a jab to the nose.
Marvin ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marvin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raul Sanchez dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Marvin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sanchez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marvin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marvin was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the body
and Marvin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sanchez misses with a lunging right hand

and Marvin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marvin passes Sanchez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sanchez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sanchez is working hard here to advance position.
Sanchez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marvin.
Sanchez has hold of Marvin's hands but Marvin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

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 tries to get to full guard but Marvin has control of the leg.
Sanchez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sanchez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Marvin trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marvin tries to free his leg and advance position but Sanchez is retaining full guard.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Marvin from controlling successfully.
Marvin won't allow Sanchez to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marvin trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. King Marvin wasn't active enough on the ground.
Marvin tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Marvin scores with a jab to the head.
Marvin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sanchez's head.

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.
Marvin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.

Marvin gets a takedown into half guard.
Sanchez tries to roll over but Marvin keeps him under control.
Marvin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanchez keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Marvin really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The fighters circle momentarily. Marvin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sanchez is looking to wear down Marvin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Marvin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
Marvin swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Marvin moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez takes a swing at Marvin's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut
and Sanchez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marvin thows a body shot but no joy.
Marvin tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Marvin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sanchez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Marvin as he jumps to the side.
Sanchez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Marvin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sanchez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marvin thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marvin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marvin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanchez misses with a combination
and Marvin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marvin throws a lazy uppercut
and Marvin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four 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.
Marvin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez misses with a double jab
and Marvin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marvin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sanchez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Raul Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Sanchez misses with a left hand
and Marvin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanchez misses with a looping right.
Marvin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the body
and Marvin counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marvin swings widly with a right hand
and Sanchez counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Marvin is just out of range.
Marvin misses with a hook to the body
enabling Sanchez to counter with a crisp jab.
Marvin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
A jab from Sanchez misses.
Raul Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
Marvin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Raul Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.
Sanchez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marvin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sanchez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Marvin moves into the clinch.
King Marvin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marvin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marvin lands a shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Marvin fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
Sanchez struggles to land a body shot inside as Marvin controls his hands.
Marvin scores with a hook to the body.
Marvin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
A short body shot lands from Marvin as the two fighters clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marvin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sanchez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marvin has him pressed against the cage.
Marvin lands a nice shot to the body.
Marvin pushes Sanchez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sanchez fails to pull guard.
A shot in the inside from Marvin.
Marvin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marvin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Sanchez working hard to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Marvin.
Marvin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marvin pushes Sanchez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Marvin scores with a shoulder strike.
Marvin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
A right hand to the body from Marvin.
Marvin digs a right hand underneath Sanchez's ribcage. Sanchez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Sanchez throws a head punch that misses.
Marvin scores with a shoulder strike.
Marvin lands a hook that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.

Sanchez is rocked!
Marvin is leaning against Sanchez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oh Sanchez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marvin gets through Sanchez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marvin works on Sanchez's body with a couple of short punches.
Marvin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanchezs head.
Marvin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marvin lands a body punch in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Marvin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marvin lands a shoulder strike.
Marvin lands a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Marvin.
A short left from Marvin.
A right handed body shot lands from Marvin.
Marvin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sanchez up against the cage.
Marvin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Marvin.
Marvin lands an uppercut.
Marvin lands a shot to the body.
Marvin presses Sanchez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Marvin scores with a nice hook to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
King Marvin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sanchez 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 48:47
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 48:47
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raul Sanchez!
Raul Sanchez is the new lightweight champion!