PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sage Kopel (ranked 24963 p4p, 2391 weight class) and Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego Sanchez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Kopel
vs
Sanchez

200 cm
26
200
2 - 10 - 0

190 cm
27
205
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sage Kopel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kopel looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Sanchez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sanchez lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Sanchez.
Kopel tries to pull guard but Sanchez holds him up against the cage and eventually Kopel drops back down to his feet.
A short right from Sanchez.
Sanchez has Kopel pressed against the cage.
Sanchez prevents the takedown attempt.
Sanchez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kopel up against the cage.
Sanchez lands with a short shot to the head.
Sanchez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kopel backwards.

Kopel is rocked!
Sanchez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Kopel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez lands a shoulder strike.
Sanchez pushes Kopel against the cage. Sanchez is working some dirty boxing. Sanchez pushes off with a quick right hook! Kopel goes down! Kopel tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Sanchez moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Sanchez!