PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frankie DeLuna (ranked 1897 p4p, 3044 weight class) and Slick Sanchez (ranked 113 p4p, 167 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

DeLuna
vs
Sanchez

191 cm
20
134
4 - 1 - 0

161 cm
19
135
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frankie DeLuna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Slick Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
DeLuna showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.
DeLuna dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
DeLuna shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Sanchez. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. DeLuna does a little dance to reset his feet.
DeLuna cracks Sanchez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sanchez lands a two punch combo.
Sloppy strikes from DeLuna. Those never looked like landing.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
DeLuna lands with a straight right. Sanchez didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch lands to the side of Sanchez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanchez throws a series of strikes that have DeLuna backpedaling.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.

DeLuna lands a left and a right that send Sanchez crashing to the mat, dazed. DeLuna thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Slick Sanchez has been cut.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez moves out of range as DeLuna throws a body kick.
A lazy body kick from DeLuna
enabling Sanchez to counter with a crisp jab.
DeLuna misses with a body kick.
No luck for DeLuna with that takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sanchez! But no joy.
DeLuna shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie DeLuna. That's going to take a lot out of him.
DeLuna misses with an uppercut.
DeLuna is looking to land body kicks.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but DeLuna moves away.
DeLuna showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.
DeLuna half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
DeLuna fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sanchez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sanchez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from DeLuna.
DeLuna on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeLuna changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sanchez tries to avoid it but DeLuna manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sanchez to the ground. Sanchez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
DeLuna sizes up Sanchez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A slow jab from DeLuna misses its intended target.
DeLuna throws a right hand that misses
and Sanchez counters with a three punch combo that has DeLuna backing up. DeLuna nods at Sanchez to acknowledge the strikes.
DeLuna is breathing heavily.
Sanchez scores with a sloppy right hand. DeLuna should have avoided that one.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
DeLuna takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sanchez connects with a good right hand that stumbles DeLuna. DeLuna circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
DeLuna throws a series of punches but Sanchez avoids them all with ease.
Sanchez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
DeLuna takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sanchez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Slick Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Slick Sanchez's cut.
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.

DeLuna misses with a series of wild punches.
DeLuna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
DeLuna throws a push kick but Sanchez slaps the foot to one side.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sanchez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Frankie DeLuna is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
DeLuna cracks Sanchez with a good jab.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
DeLuna scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but DeLuna circles away quickly and effectively.
DeLuna swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
DeLuna swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez is looking for the big counter here.
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A left and a right from Sanchez both land. Nice combination.

DeLuna has closed the distance and engaged Sanchez in a clinch.
Sanchez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sanchez prevents a takedown attempt there.

DeLuna pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Slick Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeLuna swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sanchez counters with a nice body shot.
DeLuna with a jab.
Sanchez connects with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
DeLuna tries to clinch up but Sanchez circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanchez scores with a crisp jab that stopped DeLuna in his tracks.
Sanchez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sanchez throws a shot to the body.
DeLuna misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sanchez swinging wildly here.
Sanchez throws a right hand that DeLuna ducks under and follows up with a left that DeLuna also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
Sanchez punishes DeLuna's body with a nice straight punch.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
DeLuna misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeLuna looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanchez digs a good body shot into DeLuna's ribs.
DeLuna jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Frankie DeLuna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeLuna takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A combination from DeLuna does no damage.
DeLuna tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A right-left combo lands from DeLuna.
DeLuna throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sanchez counters with a left and a right that stings DeLuna.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
DeLuna throws out a powerful jab.
Sanchez looks to land a combination but DeLuna avoids it well.
DeLuna feinted with a counter takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanchez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down DeLuna rather than just go for the knockout.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Slick Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Slick Sanchez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

No joy there for DeLuna, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from DeLuna. Those never looked like landing.
DeLuna tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sanchez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
DeLuna throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanchez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sanchez stalks DeLuna and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into DeLuna's face. DeLuna staggers backwards, shaken.
DeLuna tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
DeLuna works the jab nicely.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
DeLuna really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
DeLuna dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
DeLuna misses with a few strikes there.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez throws a combination. DeLuna tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
DeLuna shoots in and drives through. Sanchez sprawls well.

DeLuna closes the distance and clinches.

DeLuna manages to break the clinch.
DeLuna is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sanchez lands a jab-cross combination.
DeLuna looks for a takedown but Sanchez sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Sanchez.
Sloppy strikes from Sanchez. Those never looked like landing.
DeLuna lands a glancing blow to the side of Sanchez's head.
Sanchez misses with the combination.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sanchez scores with a three punch combo!
Sanchez tries to bum rush DeLuna with a series of wild strikes but DeLuna uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
DeLuna tries to counter with a takedown but Sanchez is quick to defend against it.

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

Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Slick Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
DeLuna throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeLuna looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
DeLuna lands with a right hand.
DeLuna shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie DeLuna. That's going to take a lot out of him.
DeLuna avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanchez lands a head shot.
DeLuna moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
DeLuna is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
DeLuna misses the jab.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
DeLuna showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
DeLuna throws a push kick but Sanchez slaps the foot to one side.
Frankie DeLuna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from DeLuna.

And that's the end of the fight!
Slick Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sanchez 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slick Sanchez!