PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamikazee Blitzkrieg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blitzkrieg is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop. Nick Sanchez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sanchez
vs
Blitzkrieg

186 cm
27
172 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

192 cm
27
185 lbs
13 - 13 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Knockout Nutrition (150Q $25)

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nick Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Kamikazee Blitzkrieg!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez leaves Blitzkrieg with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Blitzkrieg looks to land a combination but Sanchez avoids it well.
Blitzkrieg takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sanchez fails with the takedown.
Sanchez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Blitzkrieg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanchez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Sanchez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Sanchez manages to pull guard.
Blitzkrieg with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Sanchez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blitzkrieg landing with the ground and pound.

Blitzkrieg stands and steps away. Sanchez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Sanchez shoots in for a double leg but Blitzkrieg sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt - Blitzkrieg sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Blitzkrieg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanchez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanchez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blitzkrieg avoids it really well and circles away.

Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Sanchez wants to break free but Blitzkrieg has control.
Blitzkrieg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is pressed up against the cage. Blitzkrieg has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sanchez down to the mat. Sanchez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Blitzkrieg scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Sanchez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Blitzkrieg pulls his head out easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.

Blitzkrieg is looking for a kimura here.
Blitzkrieg working the head and body with strikes.

Blitzkrieg stands up from half guard.

Blitzkrieg dives in and scores a takedown into Sanchez's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Blitzkrieg controlling from the top position.
Blitzkrieg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sanchez is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blitzkrieg trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.

Sanchez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blitzkrieg can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Sanchez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Blitzkrieg doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Blitzkrieg manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Blitzkrieg gets to his feet - Sanchez follows without any prompting.
Blitzkrieg moves out of range of the leg kick from Sanchez.
Blitzkrieg works the jab nicely.
Blitzkrieg fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blitzkrieg's waist but Blitzkrieg gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sanchez off to one side.
Blitzkrieg keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Blitzkrieg moves out of range.
Blitzkrieg swinging wildly here.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Blitzkrieg as he avoids it easily.
Blitzkrieg blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Blitzkrieg fails with the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blitzkrieg counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Blitzkrieg shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sanchez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Blitzkrieg won't allow Sanchez to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kamikazee Blitzkrieg dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sanchez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Blitzkrieg counters with a nice body shot.
Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blitzkrieg misses with a two punch combination.
Blitzkrieg closes the distance and clinches up with Sanchez, looking for a takedown. Blitzkrieg pushes Sanchez against the cage but Sanchez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez is looking to clinch but Blitzkrieg is avoiding it.
Blitzkrieg closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice takedown defense from Blitzkrieg. No joy for Sanchez on that attempt.
Blitzkrieg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanchez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blitzkrieg throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blitzkrieg.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Blitzkrieg moves out of range.
Sanchez shoots in for a double leg but Blitzkrieg sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sanchez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Blitzkrieg swivels and escapes.
Blitzkrieg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a takedown but Blitzkrieg manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sanchez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kamikazee Blitzkrieg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a takedown. Blitzkrieg tries to sprawl out of it but Sanchez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Blitzkrieg manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but Blitzkrieg sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blitzkrieg swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Blitzkrieg shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sanchez eats them both and turns towards Blitzkrieg to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Blitzkrieg throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blitzkrieg wants to land a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range.
Sanchez fails with the takedown

and Blitzkrieg counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sanchez's guard now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blitzkrieg content to stall in guard here.

Sanchez isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Blitzkrieg stacks Sanchez on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Blitzkrieg!

Blitzkrieg decides to stand back up. Blitzkrieg steps back and let's Sanchez get back to his feet.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blitzkrieg takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanchez shoots in for a double leg but Blitzkrieg sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blitzkrieg shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Blitzkrieg changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sanchez tries to avoid it but Blitzkrieg manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sanchez to the ground. Sanchez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
Blitzkrieg swinging wildly here.
Blitzkrieg lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blitzkrieg stalks Sanchez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sanchez's face. Sanchez staggers backwards, shaken.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Blitzkrieg moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blitzkrieg throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nick Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blitzkrieg fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Blitzkrieg keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kamikazee Blitzkrieg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but Blitzkrieg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanchez moves to clinch but Blitzkrieg breaks away

and Blitzkrieg counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Blitzkrieg.

Sanchez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Blitzkrieg distracts Sanchez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Blitzkrieg's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Blitzkrieg landing some decent shots from guard.
Blitzkrieg trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blitzkrieg showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Sanchez working for a triangle but Blitzkrieg defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blitzkrieg trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.

Blitzkrieg is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Blitzkrieg gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanchez dodges the punch combination from Blitzkrieg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blitzkrieg stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blitzkrieg wants it to stay on the feet.
Nick Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez throws a push kick but Blitzkrieg slaps the foot to one side.
Blitzkrieg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blitzkrieg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Blitzkrieg as he avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Blitzkrieg misses.
Sanchez shoots for a double leg takedown but Blitzkrieg sprawls well. He's pushed Sanchez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blitzkrieg misses with a wild combination.
Blitzkrieg fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to clinch up but Blitzkrieg circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanchez doesn't manage to clinch there - Blitzkrieg circles away.
Sanchez misses with a combination
and Blitzkrieg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanchez stuffs the takedown.
Sanchez lands a two punch combo.
Horrible takedown by Sanchez or perhaps it was just good defense by Blitzkrieg which made him look bad.
Blitzkrieg defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sanchez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blitzkrieg as he jumps to the side.
Sanchez tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Blitzkrieg counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Blitzkrieg got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sanchez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Blitzkrieg has managed to get both his arms back between Sanchez's legs - danger averted.
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!
Blitzkrieg won't allow Sanchez to get back to his feet.

Blitzkrieg gets to his feet - Sanchez follows without any prompting.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Blitzkrieg.
Kamikazee Blitzkrieg is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice cross by Blitzkrieg.
Nick Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blitzkrieg throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kamikazee Blitzkrieg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Blitzkrieg winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kamikazee Blitzkrieg!
Kamikazee Blitzkrieg thanked the fans post fight for their support.