PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick Markakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diago Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Coming Home. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Diago Sanchez was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Markakis
vs
Sanchez

170 cm
26
150 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

180 cm
28
150 lbs
19 - 4 - 1

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Markakis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diago Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markakis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Sanchez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Markakis is fighting off a takedown attempt but Sanchez is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Markakis to the mat. Markakis regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Sanchez tries to free his leg and advance position but Markakis is retaining full guard.

Markakis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sanchez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Markakis lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sanchez!
Markakis prevents Sanchez from getting the reversal.

Markakis is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Sanchez has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Sanchez!
Sanchez works over Markakis with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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 with a nice head shot there.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Markakis keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Markakis is trying to keep Sanchez in close.
Markakis looking for a sweep. Not yet Markakis, not yet.
Sanchez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sanchez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sanchez distracts Markakis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sanchez landing with the ground and pound.
Sanchez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sanchez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sanchez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Markakis can't keep his opponent in guard - Sanchez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sanchez working over Markakis with some ground and pound. Markakis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sanchez blocks the strikes from Markakis.

Markakis has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Sanchez escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Sanchez!
Markakis is breathing heavily.
Sanchez working the body and head with strikes.
Sanchez creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Markakis takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sanchez lands an elbow.

Markakis is rocked!
Sanchez landing strikes.
Oh Markakis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sanchez is putting a hurting on Markakis here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sanchez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Markakis down.

Sanchez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Markakis has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sanchez scores with punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez working the body and head with strikes.
Sanchez cracks Markakis with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sanchez scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Markakis to see if he's OK.
Sanchez cracks Markakis with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Sanchez immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Markakis is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Sanchez!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diago Sanchez!
Diago Sanchez is the new featherweight champion!
Diago Sanchez decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.