PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Martial Mind (ranked 3803 p4p, 3481 weight class) and Sammy Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sammy Sanchez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Martial Mind's chin.

Mind
vs
Sanchez

178 cm
25
155
2 - 3 - 0

185 cm
25
144
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Enjoys gardening

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Martial Mind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sammy Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sanchez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sanchez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mind has hold of Sanchez's hands but Sanchez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mind is trying to stand up here but Sanchez is controlling him well.
Mind avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanchez.
Mind is looking to control Sanchez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mind avoid being mounted?

Sanchez is working for a kimura but Mind is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez is looking to advance position but Mind won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez slows the pace down in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez prevents Mind from improving his position.
Sanchez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mind's head.
Sanchez is taking a breather. Mind says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Sanchez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mind wants to get back to his feet.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mind plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Sanchez has Mind up against the cage in a clinch.
Mind being controlled against the cage.

Sanchez gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sanchez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mind gets back to full guard.
Sanchez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Sanchez drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Mind manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sanchez has Mind in his guard.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mind wants to stand but Sanchez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sanchez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mind stops Sanchez from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sanchez wants to sweep here but Mind controlling him for the moment.
Mind being controlled here momentarily.
Mind tries to stand but Sanchez is controlling from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mind stops Sanchez from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sammy Sanchez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mind gets tackled into the cage by Sanchez. Sanchez maintains the clinch.

Sanchez gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Mind looks like he's trying to stand up.

Sanchez wants to work for an arm triangle but Mind is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sanchez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mind has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sanchez is working away from the top position though.
Mind flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mind trying to control but Sanchez postures up.
Mind is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sanchez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to control the pace.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Mind wants to get back to full guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Mind pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Sanchez closes the distance and clinches.
Mind wants to stall.

Sanchez jumps guard and drags Mind to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Sanchez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mind would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet but Mind passes into half guard.
Sanchez wants to get back to full guard but Mind has mounted him!

Sanchez wants to get back to his feet but in bucking up he's left an arm hanging out! Mind has locked onto it and has pulled off a slick armbar! Sanchez taps furiously! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Martial Mind!