PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Home Grown (ranked 5255 p4p, 6610 weight class) and Slick Sanchez (ranked 274 p4p, 321 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Grown
vs
Sanchez

170 cm
18
135
1 - 0 - 0

161 cm
19
135
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Fight Club Clothing ($50-$75)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Home Grown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Slick Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sanchez cracks Grown with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
Sanchez swinging wildly here.

Grown forces Sanchez back against the cage and clinches.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Grown has him pressed against the cage.
Grown prevents Sanchez from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Sanchez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Grown has Sanchez pressed against the cage, preventing Sanchez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Grown lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grown misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grown.

Grown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanchez moves out of range as Grown strikes.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Grown takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Grown clinches up with Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage.

Grown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Grown forces Sanchez back against the cage and clinches.

Grown breaks the clinch.
Grown tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sanchez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Grown looks to land a combination but Sanchez avoids it well.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Grown was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Slick Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Grown seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Grown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grown throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.

Grown instigates a clinch.
Grown working Sanchez over with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grown.
Sanchez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to break free but Grown pushes him back against the cage.
Grown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Grown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez misses with a double jab
and Grown counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Grown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanchez misses with a double jab
and Grown counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanchez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sanchez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grown counters with a nice body shot.

Grown has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sanchez is trying to push Grown away but Grown has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Grown.

Grown breaks the clinch.

Grown gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Grown throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grown gets through Sanchez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grown scores with a shot to the side of Sanchez's head.

Grown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grown appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

Grown fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sanchez, pushing him back against the cage.

Grown breaks from the clinch.
Grown wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Grown swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

Grown rushes Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grown.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Grown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sanchez's efforts to push away.
Grown lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Sanchez tries to break the clinch but Grown is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Grown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A left and a right from Sanchez both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanchez throws a jab when Grown was well out of range.
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grown.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.

Grown instigates a clinch.

Grown breaks from the clinch.
Sanchez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Grown closes the distance and pushes Sanchez back into the cage.
Grown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grown tries a body shot but Sanchez blocks it.

Grown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez throws a good cross that connects.
Sanchez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Grown backs up against the cage.

Grown is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Home Grown will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Grown closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Oh Grown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Grown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grown seems to have got his legs back now.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grown.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Grown moves out of range.
Slick Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Grown ducks under and follows up with a left that Grown also avoids with ease.

Grown rushes Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Grown softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Grown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sanchez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Grown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grown lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A jab from Sanchez finds it's way through Grown's defenses.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sanchez lands a hook that stumbles Grown back into the cage. Sanchez follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Grown to the canvas! Sanchez pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Grown has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Slick Sanchez!