PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dag Selectiona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paco Sancho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Selectiona
vs
Sancho

186 cm
21
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
186 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dag Selectiona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paco Sancho!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Selectiona is looking to score with low kicks.
Sancho thows a body shot but no joy.
Selectiona falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sancho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from Selectiona misses.
Sancho catches Selectiona with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Selectiona walks into a left hand.
Sancho thows a body shot but no joy.
Selectiona throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Sancho to counter with a crisp jab.
Sancho throws a lazy uppercut
and Selectiona counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sancho catches Selectiona with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fighters circling - Selectiona throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sancho connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Selectiona's hands.
Selectiona takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sancho takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Selectiona throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sancho staying out of range there.
Selectiona falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sancho counters with a straight right hand.
Sancho stuffs the takedown.
Selectiona looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sancho is fending him off so far but Selectiona persists. Nope, Sancho circles away and we're back to standing.
Selectiona fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dag Selectiona. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selectiona fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Selectiona is breathing heavily.
Jab by Selectiona.
Sancho scores with a jab.
Selectiona has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sancho finds it's way round the side to connect with Selectiona's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sancho misses with a hook
and Sancho takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Selectiona has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sancho finds it's way round the side to connect with Selectiona's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sancho throws a hook to the side of Selectiona's head but Selectiona sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Selectiona throws a body kick that misses.
Sancho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Selectiona.
Selectiona loads up on a big right hand but Sancho slips the punch.
A jab lands there for Sancho.
Sancho ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Selectiona uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sancho.
Selectiona misses with a takedown attempt - Sancho sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Selectiona changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sancho tries to avoid it but Selectiona manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sancho to the ground. Sancho escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sancho lands the left hand.
Paco Sancho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Sancho.
Sancho stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sancho wants it to stay on the feet.
Sancho finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Selectiona takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Selectiona just misses with a punch to the body.
Selectiona shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sancho as he jumps to the side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice shot by Sancho.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Sancho does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paco Sancho 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.

Selectiona tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sancho swivels and escapes.
Sancho looks to score with a jab to the body but Selectiona is just out of range.
Sancho lands with a good body shot.
Selectiona has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sancho does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sancho moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sancho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Selectiona.
Sancho lands a slapping body shot.

Sancho gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Selectiona to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sancho pulls Selectiona in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sancho not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sancho keeping moving, preventing Selectiona from controlling successfully.
Selectiona trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Selectiona wants to control from the top but Sancho keeps moving.
Sancho wants to get back to his feet but Selectiona is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A big right from Selectiona misses.
Selectiona fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sancho manages to avoid it.
Paco Sancho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Selectiona misses with a hook. Sancho ducked under it nicely.
Selectiona looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sancho throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sancho scores with a body shot.
Sancho just misses with a punch to the body.
Sancho clobbers Selectiona with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sancho lands with a shot to the body.
Selectiona will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dag Selectiona. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sancho digs a good body shot into Selectiona's ribs.
Sancho stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sancho tries to bum rush Selectiona with a series of wild strikes but Selectiona uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sancho works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Selectiona gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Selectiona is rocked!
Sancho misses with an uppercut.
Oh Selectiona is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A jab from Sancho misses.
Sancho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Selectiona.
Sancho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sancho throws a looping overhand right but Selectiona ducks down to avoid it.
Selectiona moves out of range of the strikes.
Selectiona takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Selectiona seems to have got his legs back now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Selectiona walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sancho connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sancho cracks a nice hook into Selectiona's ribs.
Selectiona on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sancho lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Selectiona falls backwards - clearly groggy! Sancho dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paco Sancho!