PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lik Alotadik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alotadik comes to the cage accompanied by When Death comes Knocking - Primal Fear. Diego Sanchez will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Alotadik
vs
Sanchez

173 cm
29
155 lbs
17 - 6 - 1

188 cm
31
158 lbs
30 - 14 - 2

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lik Alotadik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alotadik tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Alotadik takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez throws a leg kick that is checked

and Alotadik counters by clinching up.
Alotadik lands a damaging elbow.
Alotadik lands a nice knee to the body.
Sanchez lands a shot to the body.
Sanchez lands an uppercut.
Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanchez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alotadiks head.
Sanchez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sanchez tries a body shot but Alotadik blocks it.
Sanchez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alotadik leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sanchez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Alotadik controls the action.
Alotadik creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sanchez's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a punch on the inside.
Alotadik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanchez avoids it.
Sanchez blocking some punches.
Alotadik presses Sanchez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Alotadik.
Alotadik tries to throw a body punch but Sanchez avoids it by throwing Alotadik back against the cage.
Sanchez scores with a shoulder strike.
Alotadik throws an elbow that misses.
Sanchez avoids a wild elbow strike from Alotadik.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sanchez struggles to land a body shot inside as Alotadik controls his hands.
Alotadik landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alotadik tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alotadik is trying to maintain a safe position but Sanchez gets an underhook and turns Alotadik into the cage.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch but Alotadik keeps him there for the moment.
Alotadik lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sanchez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sanchez gets through Alotadik's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alotadik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanchez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alotadik trying to land knees to the body.
Sanchez misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Sanchez as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alotadik.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sanchez.
Sanchez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sanchez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alotadik misses with some punches.
Alotadik lands an elbow inside that Sanchez shrugs off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries a body shot but Alotadik blocks it.
Alotadik struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanchez controls his hands.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Alotadik.
Sanchez blocks an elbow strike from Alotadik.
Sanchez's coach down at The Barracks - LOD was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sanchez's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alotadik.
Alotadik lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Diego Sanchez has been cut.
Alotadik misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Alotadik.
Alotadik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanchez lands a hook that snaps the head of Alotadik backwards.
Alotadik lands with a right to the head.
Alotadik creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sanchez's defenses.
Alotadik softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Come on Sanchez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sanchez lands with a light punch inside.
Alotadik prevents a body shot from Sanchez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a nice uppercut.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Come on Sanchez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sanchez tries a body shot but Alotadik blocks it.
Come on Sanchez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alotadik tries to throw a body punch but Sanchez avoids it by throwing Alotadik back against the cage.
Alotadik trying to land knees to the body.
Alotadik throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sanchez is trying to stall.

Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez throws a big shot that misses.
Sanchez throws a push kick but Alotadik slaps the foot to one side.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Alotadik.
Sanchez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Lik Alotadik will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Diego Sanchez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sanchez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A head kick misses from Alotadik.
Alotadik misses with a head kick.

Alotadik instigates a clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short body shot lands from Alotadik as the two fighters clinch.
Sanchez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alotadik lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Sanchez presses Alotadik against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sanchez tries a body shot but Alotadik blocks it.
Alotadik trying to land knees to the body.
Alotadik throws an elbow that misses.
Sanchez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sanchez pushes Alotadik back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sanchez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sanchez working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Alotadik as the two fighters clinch.
Sanchez struggles to land a body shot inside as Alotadik controls his hands.
Sanchez lands with a left to the head.
Alotadik lands a knee to the head.
Sanchez blocks an elbow strike from Alotadik.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Alotadik as Sanchez tries to tie him up.
Alotadik blocking some punches.
Sanchez tries a body shot but Alotadik blocks it.
Sanchez misses with some punches.
Alotadik lands with a light punch inside.
Sanchez blocks an elbow strike from Alotadik.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lik Alotadik has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alotadik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanchez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alotadik lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alotadik.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez struggles to land a body shot inside as Alotadik controls his hands.
Alotadik lands with a left to the head.
Alotadik throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchez.
Nice elbow from Alotadik.
Sanchez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanchez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sanchez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Alotadik throws an elbow that misses.
Sanchez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Alotadik lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Alotadik misses
and Sanchez counters with a body kick.
Alotadik checks a leg kick.
Sanchez moves out of range as Alotadik strikes.
Alotadik moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
Sanchez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alotadik.
Alotadik doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez's corner calls for a 1-2. Sanchez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sanchez throws a front kick aimed at Alotadik's knee but Alotadik avoids it well.
Sanchez tries to bum rush Alotadik with a series of wild strikes but Alotadik uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanchez lands with a nice body kick.
Alotadik scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alotadik sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Alotadik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alotadik lands a slapping body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sanchez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alotadik's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alotadik just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick by Alotadik misses
and Sanchez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alotadik takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sanchez fakes the leg kick and cracks Alotadik in the body.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alotadik manages to avoid it.
Sanchez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Alotadik throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sanchez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Alotadik.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez lands a leg kick that knocks Alotadik off balance momentarily.
Alotadik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alotadik's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Alotadik cracks Sanchez with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Diego Sanchez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Diego Sanchez's cut.
That's time! Alotadik's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

An inside leg kick from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Alotadik scores with the left hand. Sanchez knows he should have avoided that one.
Alotadik throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alotadik. That did some damage!
Diego Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alotadik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Alotadik tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An inside leg kick from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Alotadik checks it well.
Alotadik tests Sanchez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sanchez needs to keep his hands up - Alotadik had a free shot at his head there.
Sanchez throws the kick towards the body but Alotadik avoids it.
Alotadik thows a leg kick but Sanchez checks it
and Sanchez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws the kick towards the body but Alotadik avoids it.
Alotadik is looking to clinch.
Alotadik scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sanchez defending well as Alotadik loads up on a big left hand.
Alotadik goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Sanchez is rocked!
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Alotadik.
Sanchez is still on wobbly legs! Can Alotadik finish him?
Alotadik throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Sanchez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sanchez seems to have recovered his senses.
Sanchez throws out a powerful jab.
Lik Alotadik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Alotadik misses.
Sanchez throws a push kick but Alotadik slaps the foot to one side.
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 connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sanchez misses with a body kick.
Alotadik throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alotadik scores with a nice strike.
Alotadik jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alotadik misses the jab.
Alotadik fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alotadik wants to clinch.
Sanchez throws a chopping leg kick but Alotadik manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alotadik.
Sanchez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alotadik. That did some damage!
Sanchez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Alotadik.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Alotadik.
Sanchez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sanchez wants to slow Alotadik down by chopping away at his legs.
Sanchez drops his hands momentarily and Alotadik takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Alotadik will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Alotadik checks a leg kick.
Sanchez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A big left from Alotadik misses.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alotadik moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sanchez looks for the body kick but Alotadik saw that one coming.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Alotadik.
Sanchez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Alotadik on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sanchez. Sanchez obviously looking to wear him down.
Sanchez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Alotadik has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alotadik lands a knee to the body.
Sanchez tries to throw a body punch but Alotadik avoids it by throwing Sanchez back against the cage.
Sanchez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alotadik stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sanchez blocking some punches.
Come on Sanchez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Alotadik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alotadik unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanchez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sanchez blocks an uppercut.
Sanchez misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alotadik tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alotadik blocks a body shot from Sanchez.
Alotadik misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lik Alotadik clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Sanchez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Alotadik fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sanchez.
Alotadik jabs Sanchez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Alotadik.
Alotadik wants to clinch.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Alotadik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Alotadik takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sanchez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sanchez thumps Alotadik with a low kick.
Alotadik throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sanchez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez thows a leg kick but Alotadik checks it

and Alotadik counters with a head kick that drops Sanchez to the mat! Sanchez scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Sanchez scores with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Alotadik.
Alotadik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanchez.
Alotadik chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanchez can pounce on him.
Alotadik on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Alotadik misses with a straight left.
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Alotadik.
Alotadik looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Alotadik blocks the body kick.
Alotadik throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Alotadik swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Alotadik feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sanchezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Alotadik scores with a head kick.
Alotadik fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Alotadik.
Diego Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A good leg kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick lands from Sanchez.
Sanchez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sanchez lands a front kick.
Sanchez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A solid body kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanchez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alotadik throws a head kick that Sanchez semi-blocks.
Sanchez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Alotadik rushes Sanchez and presses him up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alotadik tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanchez avoids the elbow strike from Alotadik, against the cage.
Alotadik being controlled against the cage.
Sanchez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alotadik's elbow.
Alotadik tries a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks it.
Alotadik can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.
Sanchez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Alotadik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanchez is defending well for now.
Sanchez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sanchez dodges an elbow strike from Alotadik.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Alotadik as Sanchez tries to tie him up.
Sanchez scores with a shot to the side of Alotadik's head.
Lik Alotadik is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sanchez stalling in the clinch but Alotadik improves position.
Sanchez working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Alotadik.
Alotadik tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alotadik tries a body shot but Sanchez blocks it.
Alotadik lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez misses with a punch to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Alotadik misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Alotadik scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alotadik tries to clinch up but Sanchez circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanchez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Diego Sanchez.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 40:36
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 39:38
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 38:38

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Lik Alotadik!
Post fight, an emotional Lik Alotadik said 'Man I'm so fucking excited right now! I just took out the Number 1 Bantamweight in the world, the number 3 pound for pound fighter. After this the next fight should be easy!!!'.