PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Cass (ranked 4334 p4p, 5036 weight class) and Damian Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez has chosen Rainbow in the dark by -DIO as his entrance music. Jacob Cass could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Damian Sanchez's chin.

Cass
vs
Sanchez

183 cm
18
160
0 - 0 - 0

166 cm
24
162
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jacob Cass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Damian Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cass.
Sanchez lands with a shot to the body.
Cass shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez shows good takedown defense.
Cass throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sanchez's waist but Sanchez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cass off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacob Cass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A low kick lands for Sanchez.
Cass avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Cass gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sanchez.
Cass doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sanchez lands with a shot to the body.
Nice shot by Sanchez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cass steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sanchez. That one must have hurt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sanchez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sanchez with the inside leg kick.
Cass walks into a straight right hand from Sanchez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with a punch to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cass. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sanchez, as that shot connected.
Sanchez connects with a crisp jab.
Sanchez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sanchez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Damian Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cass has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sanchez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cass with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sanchez to score with a decent uppercut.
Sanchez sizes up Cass with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sanchez lands with a slapping head kick.

Cass moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cass tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanchez avoids it.
Cass is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Cass.
Cass pushes Sanchez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Cass is controlling him.

Cass jumps guard and drags Sanchez to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Cass keeps moving.
Cass trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Cass is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Sanchez presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Sanchez looking to slow down the pace here.
Cass is trying to drag Sanchez to the mat but Sanchez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cass prevents Sanchez from breaking the clinch.
Cass avoiding damage as Sanchez throws knees to the body.

Cass has picked Sanchez up - he's going for a ride! Cass dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Sanchez is in trouble now - Cass has advanced to mount!
Sanchez wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Sanchez should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Cass fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cass controlling the pace for now.
Sanchez working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cass controlling his opponent.
Sanchez wants to control but Cass is having none of it.
Sanchez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cass. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Cass has hold of Sanchez's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Sanchez manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cass punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Sanchez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cass drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sanchez throws a good cross that connects.
Jacob Cass is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cass takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sanchez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cass. That did some damage!
Sanchez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sanchez lands a nice hook to Cass's body. Cass takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cass gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Cass shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez is looking to improve his position.
Sanchez trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Cass manages to pass to mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cass is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sanchez is surviving well by controlling Cass's body position as best he can.
Cass scoring with strikes but Sanchez is staying in there.
Sanchez tries to reverse the position but Cass maintains control.
Sanchez keeps trying to improve his position.
Cass connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sanchez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cass with a couple of short strikes.
Sanchez tries to hold on but Cass pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.

Cass jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sanchez manages to avoid the submission attempt.
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!
Cass is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Sanchez will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Cass cracks Sanchez with a big right hand but Sanchez just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Cass stands up.
A big left from Cass misses.
Cass misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sanchez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cass takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Cass throws a sloppy head kick
and Sanchez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sanchez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sanchez throws out a powerful jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cass's hands.
Sanchez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cass clinches up with Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage.
Sanchez working hard to break the clinch.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Cass is controlling him.
Sanchez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanchez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cass keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sanchez's efforts to push away.

Cass successfully pulls guard.
Sanchez is looking to pass into half guard but Cass pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Cass is in guard.

Cass pushes down on Sanchez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sanchez has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Pretty Peter's Fight Club. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Cass content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jacob Cass will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Cass.
Jacob Cass overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

Cass decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sanchez to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cass fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanchez was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sanchez lands a right hook to the body.
Cass takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sanchez lands with a straight right. Cass didn't see that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cass on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sanchez. Sanchez obviously looking to wear him down.
Sanchez digs a good body shot into Cass's ribs.
Sanchez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sanchez connects with a looping right hand.
Cass takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cass shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cass's head.
Cass looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sanchez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sanchez works over Cass's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Cass moves into range and clinches up with Sanchez.

Cass turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Cass manages to end up in side control.

Cass stands up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sanchez.
Damian Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cass walks into a left hand.
Sanchez thumps Cass with a low kick.
Cass fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice shot lands for Sanchez.
Cass shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sanchez sprawls well. Sanchez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cass gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacob Cass. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cass shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sanchez but Sanchez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sanchez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sanchez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cass will feel that in the morning.
Sanchez dips to his left and cracks Cass with an uppercut!
Cass has his takedown stuffed
and Sanchez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanchez keeps Cass at a distance using the push kick.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cass takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sanchez. That's going to slow Cass down.
Sanchez lands with a good body shot.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cass is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sanchez to keep the fight standing.
Sanchez can't break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sanchez is trying to break free.
Sanchez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sanchez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sanchez is trying to break free.
Sanchez tries to throw a body punch but Cass avoids it by throwing Sanchez back against the cage.
Sanchez tries to circle away but Cass has him pinned against the cage.
Sanchez wants to get back to striking at distance but Cass won't allow it.
Sanchez is trying to break free.
Still in the clinch, Sanchez scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Cass has him pressed against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damian Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sanchez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Sanchez!
A less than humble Damian Sanchez misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.