PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Gump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gump comes to the cage accompanied by mama always said. Sanchez has chosen Childish Gambino - R.I.P. as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Gump
vs
Sanchez

180 cm
33
185 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

183 cm
37
182 lbs
22 - 21 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Conquer

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 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Forrest Gump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rico Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gump takes one on the button.
Sanchez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Forrest Gump has been cut.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Gump moves out of range easily.
Gump connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gump scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gump looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gump moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gump tries to clinch up.
Nice uppercut there from Sanchez.
Sanchez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sanchez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gump is out of range.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Sanchez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gump throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Gump. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gump.
Gump looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Sanchez gets caught flat footed, as Gump shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gump stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanchez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanchez trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Gump controlling from the top position.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Gump from controlling successfully.
Gump pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sanchez is keeping the position for now.
Gump wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Forrest Gump has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sanchez lands with a slapping head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gump back to the cage. Sanchez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sanchez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gump throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sanchez.
A slow jab from Gump misses its intended target.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Rico Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck for Gump with that takedown attempt.
Gump misses with a hook. Sanchez ducked under it nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gump.
Sanchez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick from Gump misses.
Sanchez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gump.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sanchez scores with a one two! Gump had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A low kick from Sanchez is predictable there
and Gump counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sanchez, as that shot connected.
Gump fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Forrest Gump. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gump misses with a low kick.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gump. Gump obviously looking to wear him down.
Gump walks into a jab.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gump moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
Gump lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gump looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws an off balance right hand
and Gump counters with a straight right hand.
Gump moves out of range as Sanchez strikes.
We've been informed that Sanchez has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sanchez takes one on the button.
Sanchez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gump misses with a low kick.
Sanchez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gump is able to avoid easily.
Gump scoring well with a low kick there.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Gump bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Gump darts in and clinches Sanchez up against the cage.
Sanchez lands a hook to the side of the head.

Gump's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Gump moved out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gump. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gump jabs Sanchez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sanchez throws a right hand that misses
and Gump counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Forrest Gump dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Forrest Gump's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gump looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sanchez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gump counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gump lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sanchez!
Sanchez checks a leg kick nicely.
Gump uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Gump changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Sanchez misses with a right hand

so Gump counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gump is one step ahead there.
Sanchez is trying to hold Gump in close to prevent damage but Gump has managed to pass into half guard.
Gump wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gump is looking to take a break and control but Sanchez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sanchez gets full guard.
Gump wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gump advances position into side control!
Sanchez is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gump happy to just control the position for now.
Gump in side control lands a decent elbow.
Gump wants to control but Sanchez is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gump staying calm.

Gump goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Sanchez has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gump but great work by Sanchez.
Gump struggling a bit here.
Gump is looking to reverse the position.

Sanchez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sanchez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Forrest Gump overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gump is trying to control Sanchez's posture but Sanchez avoids it.
Sanchez trying to control the action but Gump is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gump taking punishment in the form of punches.
Gump holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Gump is looking to regain half guard here but Sanchez keeps moving and retains side control.
Gump regains half guard.
Gump moves into full guard.
Sanchez postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sanchez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gump works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gump wants to sweep here but Sanchez controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Gump is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sanchez with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Forrest Gump dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Forrest Gump's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Sanchez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gump throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanchez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A jab from Sanchez finds it's way through Gump's defenses.
Gump fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sanchez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gump misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Gump feints and then cracks Sanchez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sanchez down.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Gump closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gump lands in his opponent's guard.
Gump trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Gump controlling from the top position.
Gump loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to control the position.
Gump trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gump advances position into side control!
Gump wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanchez keeps working.
Sanchez is trying to get back to half guard.
Sanchez is trying to escape the position but Gump is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gump is looking to take a break and control but Sanchez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sanchez is trying to improve his position.
Gump working the ground and pound but Sanchez is defending the strikes.
Sanchez tries to bench press Gump off him but Gump keeps the position.

Gump has an Americana. Sanchez didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Gump is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Gump hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Forrest Gump!
During a confident post fight interview, Forrest Gump thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.