PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Welbourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jercules Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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?

Welbourne
vs
Sanchez

180 cm
21
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

197 cm
18
284 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dennis Welbourne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jercules Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Welbourne shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sanchez counters with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sanchez.
Sanchez feints and then cracks Welbourne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Welbourne down.
Welbourne swinging wildly here.
Sanchez connects with a high kick.

It looks like Dennis Welbourne has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez tried to score with a low kick but Welbourne checks it.
Sanchez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Welbourne has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sanchez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Welbourne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Welbourne is breathing heavily.
Sanchez chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Welbourne moved away.
Sanchez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sanchez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Welbourne. That did some damage!
Sanchez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Welbourne.
Sanchez feints and then cracks Welbourne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Welbourne down.
Welbourne on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That kick from Sanchez tenderised Welbourne's leg. Welbourne is trying to keep his angry face on.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
An inside leg kick lands from Sanchez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welbourne checks the leg kick.
Sanchez lands a high kick!
Sanchez throws a head kick that Welbourne semi-blocks.
Sanchez throws a leg kick that misses.
Sanchez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Welbourne chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanchez can pounce on him.
Welbourne tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jercules Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sanchez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sanchez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Welbourne. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez feints and then cracks Welbourne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Welbourne down.
Sanchez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Welbourne chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanchez can pounce on him.
Sanchez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sanchez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Welbourne is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sanchez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Welbourne.
Sanchez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Welbourne checks a leg kick nicely.
Sanchez throws a leg kick which misses Welbourne's front leg but catches the back leg as Welbourne tries to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sanchez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick from Sanchez lands but Welbourne takes it in his stride.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sanchez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Welbourne could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Welbourne stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sanchez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez scores with a head kick. Welbourne tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sanchez connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jercules Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dennis Welbourne's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Welbourne moves out of range easily.
Welbourne avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sanchez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sanchez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Welbourne might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Welbourne chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanchez can pounce on him.
Sanchez connects with an inside leg kick.
Sanchez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanchez misses with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Welbourne takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sanchez connects with an inside leg kick.
Sanchez lands with a slapping head kick.
Welbourne blocks a leg kick.
Sanchez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez throws a front kick aimed at Welbourne's knee but Welbourne avoids it well.
Sanchez connects with a solid leg kick.
Welbourne on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sanchez. Sanchez obviously looking to wear him down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanchez.
Welbourne checks a leg kick.
Jercules Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That kick from Sanchez tenderised Welbourne's leg. Welbourne is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good leg kick by Sanchez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Welbourne stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sanchez.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanchez.
Sanchez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Welbourne on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sanchez. Sanchez obviously looking to wear him down.
Sanchez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanchez feints and then cracks Welbourne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Welbourne down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Welbourne moves out of range.
Sanchez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sanchez scores with a head kick. Welbourne tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sanchez throws a leg kick which misses Welbourne's front leg but catches the back leg as Welbourne tries to avoid it.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Sanchez is looking to chop away at Welbourne's legs.
Sanchez throws a solid leg kick but Welbourne takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sanchez.
Sanchez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Welbourne takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez tries a low kick but Welbourne avoids it.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Sanchez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Welbourne.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez tries a low kick but Welbourne avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jercules Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dennis Welbourne's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Sanchez throws a head kick but Welbourne moves out of range.
Dennis Welbourne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez misses with a low kick as Welbourne jumps back.
Sanchez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good work by Welbourne as he checks the leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sanchez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Welbourne has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Welbourne and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sanchez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sanchez lands a high kick!
Welbourne checks a leg kick nicely.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Welbourne moved away.
Sanchez connects with a leg kick. Welbourne looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jercules Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sanchez has closed the distance and engaged Welbourne in a clinch.
Welbourne drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sanchez pulls his leg out and moves away.

Welbourne tries to keep at a distance but Sanchez has taken the fight into the clinch.

Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Good leg kick by Sanchez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez wants to land a leg kick but Welbourne is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welbourne fails to land the takedown.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with a head kick.
Sanchez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Welbourne.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Welbourne moves out of range.
Welbourne avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Welbourne on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sanchez. Sanchez obviously looking to wear him down.
Welbourne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a head kick!
Sanchez throws a leg kick that misses.
Sanchez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sanchez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sanchez is looking to chop away at Welbourne's legs.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanchez tries to work over Welbourne's front leg with a kick but Welbourne checks it.
Sanchez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sanchez, right into the meat.
Sanchez is looking to slow Welbourne down with leg kicks.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanchez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sanchez throws a head kick that Welbourne semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez connects with a leg kick. Welbourne looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez throws a head kick that half lands.
Dennis Welbourne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jercules Sanchez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Welbourne blocks a head kick by Sanchez.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jercules Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sanchez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 24:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 24:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jercules Sanchez!
Jercules Sanchez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.