PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leon Pablo Sanchez (ranked 5846 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Kassongo (ranked 24405 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Pablo Sanchez
vs
Kassongo

175 cm
25
156 lbs
5 - 11 - 0

182 cm
26
157 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leon Pablo Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Kassongo!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kassongo misses with a takedown attempt - Sanchez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Kassongo gets the takedown into side control.
Kassongo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sanchez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sanchez defending against the ground and pound.
Kassongo working the ground and pound from side control.
You can see the frustration on Sanchez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sanchez takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kassongo lands a strong strike to the head of Sanchez. That's dazed him! Kassongo looking to finish here. Sanchez is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Kassongo lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jackson Kassongo!