PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renato Sanches (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Schwarz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanches comes to the cage accompanied by Breaking Benjamin - Ordinary Man . I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Sanches
vs
Schwarz

192 cm
29
291 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

195 cm
32
274 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renato Sanches!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hans Schwarz!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanches throws a low kick but Schwarz avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sanches.

Schwarz moves into the clinch.
Schwarz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Schwarz misses with a punch to the body.
Schwarz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sanches.
Sanches goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schwarz working aggressively here.
Stalling in the clinch from Schwarz.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sanches lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schwarz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schwarz stalling in the clinch but Sanches improves position.
Sanches lands a shoulder strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanches letting Schwarz take a breather here.
A head punch on the inside from Schwarz fails to land.
Schwarz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schwarz.
Schwarz stalling in the clinch but Sanches improves position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sanches.
A bit of stalling here from Schwarz.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hans Schwarz.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanches misses the target.
Schwarz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schwarz misses the jab.

Sanches feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Schwarz sprawling to the canvas! Schwarz rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Sanches finish him?!

Schwarz is rocked!

It looks like Hans Schwarz has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanches lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Schwarz is looking to close the distance but Sanches sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Schwarz crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Schwarz is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Renato Sanches!
Renato Sanches is the new heavyweight champion!
Renato Sanches really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Mango Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.