PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pollo Sanchez (ranked 3546 p4p, 378 weight class) and David Danis (ranked 6317 p4p, 494 weight class). David Danis is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Sanchez
vs
Danis

186 cm
21
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
24
193 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pollo Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Danis!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Danis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Danis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sanchez thinks about countering with a head kick.
Danis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Danis closes the distance and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Sanchez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sanchez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A hook to the body from Sanchez.
Sanchez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Danis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sanchez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Daniss head.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sanchez lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Sanchez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Sanchez as the two fighters clinch.
Sanchez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Danis looks winded!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sanchez.
Sanchez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sanchez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Danis letting Sanchez take a breather here.
Danis is trying to pull guard but Sanchez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sanchez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Danis backwards.
The referee calls for Sanchez to work.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sanchez.
Sanchez leaning against his opponent.
Sanchez gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Nice body punch from Sanchez - that landed with a thud.
Danis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanchez's elbow.
Sanchez digs a right hand underneath Danis's ribcage. Danis let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is working Danis over against the cage.
Sanchez lands a shoulder strike.
Sanchez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sanchez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sanchez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Danis is rocked!
Sanchez lands with a right to the head.
Danis is still on wobbly legs! Can Sanchez finish him?
Sanchez creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Danis's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Danis drops to his knees and Sanchez pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pollo Sanchez!