PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Sanchez (ranked 5111 p4p, 162 weight class) and Big Blue Lou (ranked 3040 p4p, 112 weight class). Blue Lou has chosen Meatloaf Bat outta hell as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Big Blue Lou was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Sanchez
vs
Blue Lou

197 cm
26
300 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

224 cm
25
338 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Big Blue Lou!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blue Lou takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sanchez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Blue Lou lands a high kick!
Blue Lou moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Blue Lou wants to slow Sanchez down by chopping away at his legs.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Blue Lou appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Blue Lou throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Blue Lou has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sanchez lands a jab.
Sanchez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blue Lou counters with a good low kick that Sanchez was not able to check.
Blue Lou steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blue Lou will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
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!
Blue Lou with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut
and Blue Lou counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a combination that misses
and Blue Lou finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Mark Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crunch! Blue Lou slams his shin into Sanchez's torso.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Blue Lou tries to land a leg kick but Sanchez saw it coming and moves away.
Sanchez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Blue Lou pushes Sanchez away with a front kick.
A head kick from Blue Lou lands but Sanchez takes it in his stride.
Blue Lou lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blue Lou connects with a leg kick. Sanchez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blue Lou.
Blue Lou throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blue Lou, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blue Lou motions for Sanchez to come forward. Blue Lou throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blue Lou.
Sanchez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blue Lou counters with a low kick, right behind Sanchez 's knee.
Sanchez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blue Lou lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sanchez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Blue Lou throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blue Lou throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Blue Lou bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Blue Lou throws a head kick that Sanchez semi-blocks.
Blue Lou goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Blue Lou lands a head kick. Sanchez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Blue Lou throws a solid leg kick but Sanchez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blue Lou.
Sanchez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue Lou goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blue Lou.
Blue Lou throws a head kick that Sanchez semi-blocks.
Crunch! Blue Lou slams his shin into Sanchez's torso.
Sanchez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sanchez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blue Lou fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Blue Lou lands with a kick to the temple. Sanchez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Blue Lou lands a high kick!
Blue Lou fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sanchez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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 body punch but Blue Lou moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Blue Lou.
Blue Lou plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A leg kick checked by Sanchez.
Sanchez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blue Lou counters with a slapping leg kick.
Blue Lou throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blue Lou.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blue Lou.
Blue Lou throws a head kick that Sanchez semi-blocks.
Both fighters circling a little - Blue Lou finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blue Lou throws a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Blue Lou dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sanchez misses with a left hand
and Blue Lou counters with a low kick, right behind Sanchez 's knee.
Blue Lou thows a body kick. Sanchez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Blue Lou lands with a slapping head kick.
Good work by Sanchez as he checks the leg kick.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Sanchez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blue Lou counters with a body kick that stops Sanchez in his tracks momentarily.
A good leg kick by Blue Lou.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blue Lou counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blue Lou throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Blue Lou connects with a leg kick. Sanchez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blue Lou can pounce on him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blue Lou with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blue Lou has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blue Lou lands with a nice body kick.
Blue Lou throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Blue Lou throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sanchez's head.
Big Blue Lou seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blue Lou feints and then cracks Sanchez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sanchez down.
Blue Lou lands a leg kick that knocks Sanchez off balance momentarily.
Sanchez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blue Lou can pounce on him.
Blue Lou lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blue Lou lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Blue Lou scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Blue Lou lands with a kick to the ribs.
Blue Lou moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
Blue Lou lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanchez's sensitive parts.
Blue Lou lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sanchez is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Blue Lou's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Sanchez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Blue Lou.
Blue Lou throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blue Lou scores with a spinning back kick!
Sanchez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blue Lou. Blue Lou obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blue Lou.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blue Lou. That's going to slow Sanchez down.
Blue Lou with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blue Lou goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sanchez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blue Lou counters with a big head kick but Sanchez shrugs it off.
A head kick from Blue Lou lands but Sanchez takes it in his stride.
A good leg kick by Blue Lou.
That kick from Blue Lou tenderised Sanchez's leg. Sanchez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Blue Lou connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blue Lou scoring well with a low kick there.
Blue Lou scores with a leg kick.
Sanchez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blue Lou thuds his shin into the meat of Sanchez's side.
Blue Lou throws a nice head kick!
Blue Lou uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Blue Lou thows a body kick. Sanchez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sanchez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Blue Lou.
Blue Lou throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blue Lou fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sanchez.
Blue Lou thuds his shin into the meat of Sanchez's side.
Blue Lou throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Blue Lou throws a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Blue Lou showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Sanchez cracks Blue Lou with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sanchez throws a lazy uppercut
and Blue Lou counters with an outside leg kick.
Sanchez misses with a jab to the body
and Blue Lou counters with a good low kick that Sanchez was not able to check.
Sanchez throws a looping overhand right but Blue Lou ducks down to avoid it.
Nice body kick there by Blue Lou.
Blue Lou pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blue Lou lands a high kick!
Blue Lou steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez throws an off balance right hand
and Blue Lou counters with a good, hard body kick but Sanchez shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez misses with a lunging right hand
and Blue Lou counters with a low kick, right behind Sanchez 's knee.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sanchez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Blue Lou - the referee stops the clock and Sanchez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Blue Lou. Sanchez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue Lou goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Blue Lou throws a nice inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blue Lou.
Blue Lou throws a leg kick but Sanchez moved away.
Sanchez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blue Lou connects with a leg kick. Sanchez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Blue Lou thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sanchez if he has to take too many more of those.
Blue Lou lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sanchez's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Blue Lou lands a head kick!
Blue Lou lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blue Lou scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a body punch
and Blue Lou counters with an inside leg kick.
Blue Lou scores with a leg kick.
Blue Lou throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blue Lou keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a right hand
and Blue Lou counters with a slapping leg kick.
Blue Lou fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sanchez.
A good leg kick by Blue Lou.
Blue Lou lands a head kick!
Blue Lou connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blue Lou can pounce on him.
A shot to the body from Sanchez misses
and Blue Lou counters with a nice leg kick.
Sanchez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sanchez misses with a right hand
and Blue Lou makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Blue Lou lands a nice looking body kick.
Blue Lou buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blue Lou lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick from Blue Lou lands but Sanchez takes it in his stride.
Sanchez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blue Lou.
Sanchez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blue Lou makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blue Lou scores with a spinning back kick!
Sanchez throws a poor cross that misses
and Blue Lou counters with a thumping low kick.
Blue Lou throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blue Lou.
Big Blue Lou is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Blue Lou is looking to slow Sanchez down with leg kicks.
Mark Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blue Lou fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blue Lou lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sanchez takes a kick to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Big Blue Lou comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blue Lou 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 25:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 25:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Blue Lou!
Big Blue Lou managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, into his post fight interview.