PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gonzales Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dionzo Rowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sanchez
vs
Rowe

206 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
19
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gonzales Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dionzo Rowe!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez swings widly with a right hand

and Rowe counters by moving into the clinch.
Sanchez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rowe smiles and moves away.
Sanchez scores with a sloppy right hand. Rowe should have avoided that one.
Rowe shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez shows good takedown defense.
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
Sanchez tries to clinch up but Rowe circles away and keeps his distance.
Rowe tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sanchez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rowe somewhat.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rowe manages to avoid it.
Danga de danga de dang - Sanchez scores with a four punch combination!
Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rowe.
Rowe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gonzales Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dionzo Rowe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez connects with a single shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rowe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Rowe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rowe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sanchez lands with an uppercut that bounces Rowe off the cage and back into rage.
Rowe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sanchez is fending him off so far but Rowe persists. Nope, Sanchez circles away and we're back to standing.
Sanchez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rowe backs up against the cage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sanchez.
Sanchez swings for the body but Rowe moves out of range.
Sanchez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rowe is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A leg kick checked by Sanchez.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rowe is defended easily by Sanchez.
Rowe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rowe looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rowe tries to clinch up.
Gonzales Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Rowe has managed to clinch.
Rowe wants a takedown but no success here.
Sanchez looking to throw knees to the head but Rowe is blocking nicely.
Sanchez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rowe pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rowe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rowe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rowe is trying desperately to land a takedown but Sanchez is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Rowe.
Rowe tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanchez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rowe's head.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
Rowe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sanchez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rowe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rowe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanchez connects with a body shot.
Sanchez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanchez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rowe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanchez feints a jab promting Rowe to slip. Sanchez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rowe slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rowe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rowe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sanchez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanchez throws a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Rowe moved out of range nicely.
Nice shot lands for Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the body.
Rowe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jab, jab by Sanchez - just one landing.
Sloppy strikes from Sanchez. Those never looked like landing.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rowe walks into a straight right hand from Sanchez.
Nice body punch from Sanchez.
Rowe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Rowe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sanchez swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Rowe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rowe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rowe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dionzo Rowe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez lands a really nice looking cross but Rowe seems unphased.
Gonzales Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
Rowe tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sanchez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rowe somewhat.
Sanchez wants to clinch

and Rowe counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rowe.
Rowe has Sanchez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sanchez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sanchez trying to stall but Rowe improves his position.
Sanchez can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Sanchez letting Rowe take a breather here.
Rowe is breathing heavily.
Sanchez wants a takedown but no success here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rowe.
Gonzales Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dionzo Rowe.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rowe just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sanchez tries to work over Rowe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rowe drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sanchez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rowe is keeping busy.
Rowe has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sanchez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sanchez is trying to push Rowe away but Rowe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rowe pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sanchez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sanchez working hard to break the clinch.
Sanchez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rowe fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sanchez tries to clinch up but Rowe circles away and keeps his distance.

Rowe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sanchez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanchez jumps guard but Rowe stands there with Sanchez around his waist. Sanchez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rowe.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Rowe won't allow it.

Rowe jumps into guard, dragging Sanchez to the mat.
Sanchez trying to control but Rowe is working from the bottom.
Rowe has his hands on Sanchez's head, controlling the position.
Sanchezis looking to pass into half guard but Rowe pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Rowe is in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rowe is looking to advance position but Sanchez has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Sanchez looking to control but Rowe is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rowe regains half guard.
Rowe preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rowe keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Gonzales Sanchez will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Sanchez thuds a left hand into Rowe's body.
Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanchez digs a good body shot into Rowe's ribs.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rowe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rowe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rowe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sanchez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sanchez wants it to stay on the feet.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Sanchez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rowe fails with a takedown attempt.
Gonzales Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dionzo Rowe.
Rowe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Rowe moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rowe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rowe wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
Sanchez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rowe can do to turn this around?
Rowe is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sanchez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sanchez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Rowe moves out of range.
A jab from Sanchez finds it's way through Rowe's defenses.
Sanchez swinging wildly here.
Sanchez is looking to clinch but Rowe is avoiding it.
Sanchez tries to clinch up.
Sanchez scores with a decent looking hook.
Sanchez with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rowe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rowe's hands.
Sanchez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rowe. Rowe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Sanchez connects with a single shot there.
Nice body punch from Sanchez.
Rowe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gonzales Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez tries to bum rush Rowe with a series of wild strikes but Rowe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rowe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez jabs Rowe to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a jab.
Rowe closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sanchez circles away.
Rowe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sanchez swivels and escapes.
Rowe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rowe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rowe manages to avoid it.
Gonzales Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rowe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sanchez jabs at Rowe's body.
Sanchez scores with a body shot.
Sanchez tries to clinch there but Rowe circles away.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanchez connects with a right hand. Rowe shakes it off.
Rowe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanchez lands a right hook to the body.
Rowe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sanchez tries to bum rush Rowe with a series of wild strikes but Rowe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rowe dives in and grabs Sanchez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sanchez pushes down on Rowe's head and hops out.
Sanchez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rowe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rowe shoots in and drives through. Sanchez sprawls well.
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.
A cross from Sanchez lands.
Dionzo Rowe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jab, jab by Sanchez - just one landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gonzales 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27

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