PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dinsdale Piranha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Piranha
vs
Sanchez

176 cm
22
164 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

170 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

Black Skull Clothing

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dinsdale Piranha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.

Piranha darts in and clinches Sanchez up against the cage.

Piranha breaks from the clinch.

Sanchez tries to keep at a distance but Piranha has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sanchez wants a takedown.
Piranha comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Piranha holds him up against the cage and eventually Sanchez drops back down to his feet.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the temple.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Piranha won't allow it.
Dinsdale Piranha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Sanchez.
Piranha has Sanchez pressed against the cage.
Sanchez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Piranha gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sanchez looks gassed!
Sanchez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Piranha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanchez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Piranha breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Piranha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Piranha has Sanchez up against the cage in a clinch.
Piranha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Piranha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dinsdale Piranha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Piranha rushes Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Piranha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanchez's face.
Piranha lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Piranha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Piranha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Piranha scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Piranha moves into the clinch successfully.
Piranha lands a knee to the head.
Piranha pressing his opponent against the cage.
Piranha seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

Piranha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Piranha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Piranha tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.

Piranha fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sanchez, pushing him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Piranha.
Sanchez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Piranha lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Piranha pressing his opponent against the cage.
Piranha lands an elbow that stopped Sanchez in his tracks for a moment.
Piranha cracks Sanchez with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Piranha.
Piranha landing knees to the head.
Piranha lands an elbow inside.
Piranha lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Piranha putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sanchez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sanchez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the temple.
Piranha landing knees to the head.
Piranha gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sanchez takes a knee right on the jaw!

Piranha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Piranha lands with a kick to the temple. Sanchez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Piranha lands a head kick. Sanchez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Sanchez is rocked!

Piranha clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Piranha tries to stall but Sanchez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Piranha lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
A knee to the head by Piranha.
Sanchez is still on wobbly legs! Can Piranha finish him?
A short right hand to the side of the head by Piranha.
Piranha lands a nice elbow.
Piranha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanchez's face.
Sanchez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Piranha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanchez's face.
Piranha lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piranha stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sanchez seems to have recovered his senses.
Piranha creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sanchez's defenses.

Piranha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Piranha scores with a head kick.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Piranha tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Piranha throws a nice head kick!

Piranha moves into the clinch.
Piranha looking to throw knees to the head but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
Piranha lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Piranha lands a damaging elbow.

Piranha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanchez has a takedown stuffed.
The fight stays on the outside here - Piranha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Piranha moves into the clinch.
Piranha lands an elbow that stopped Sanchez in his tracks for a moment.
Piranha lands a knee to the head.
Piranha lands a good knee to the midsection. Sanchez won't want to take too many of those.
Piranha trying to stall but Sanchez improves his position.
Piranha lands a damaging elbow.
Piranha leaning his opponent against the cage.
Good body shot from Piranha.
Sanchez takes a knee to the side of the body.

Piranha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Piranha closes the distance and clinches.
Piranha lands an elbow inside.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stalling in the clinch from Piranha.
Piranha landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Piranha working Sanchez over with knees to the body.
Sanchez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Piranha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Piranha fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dinsdale Piranha dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Piranha goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dinsdale Piranha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez dives in and grabs Piranha's left leg, looking for a takedown. Piranha pushes down on Sanchez's head and hops out.
A solid leg kick lands there for Piranha.

Piranha rushes Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Piranha scores with a knee to the head.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Piranha just stands there and leans against the cage.

Piranha breaks from the clinch.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Piranha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Piranha moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
A good leg kick by Piranha.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Piranha lands a head kick!
Piranha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Piranha lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Piranha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Sanchez tries to keep at a distance but Piranha has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sanchez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Piranha prevents it.
Dinsdale Piranha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Sanchez.
Piranha wants to stall.
Piranha gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Piranha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
A knee to the head by Piranha.

Piranha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Piranha has taken the fight to the clinch.
A knee to the head by Piranha.
Piranha lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Piranha is pressed up against the cage. Sanchez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Piranha down to the mat. Piranha avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dinsdale Piranha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Piranha throws a head kick that half lands.
Piranha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piranha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Piranha is looking to clinch.
Piranha wants to clinch.
Piranha moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
Piranha wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.

Piranha closes the distance and pushes Sanchez back into the cage.
Piranha taking a breather.

Piranha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Piranha lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Piranha tries to clinch up but Sanchez circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Piranha scores with a head kick.

Piranha closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piranha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanchez's face.
Piranha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanchez blocks it with crossed arms.
Piranha throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanchezs head.

Piranha breaks the clinch.
Piranha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Piranha displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sanchez.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Piranha fails in his attempt to clinch.

Piranha has managed to clinch.
Piranha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Piranha landing knees to the head.

Piranha breaks from the clinch.

Piranha clinches.
A short body shot lands from Piranha as the two fighters clinch.
Piranha is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Piranha gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sanchez takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piranha lands an elbow just above Sanchez 's eye.
A knee to the head by Piranha.
Piranha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanchez can do to turn this around?

Piranha breaks the clinch.

Piranha rushes Sanchez and presses him up against the cage.

Piranha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Piranha wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.

Piranha darts in and clinches Sanchez up against the cage.
Piranha comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Piranha crunches a lovely knee into Sanchez's ribcage.
Sanchez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Piranha gets underhooks to prevent Sanchez's takedown attempt.
A short right from Piranha.
A knee to the head by Piranha.

Piranha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Piranha stuffs the takedown.

Piranha has managed to clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Piranha.

Piranha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dinsdale Piranha dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Piranha tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.

Piranha moves into the clinch.
Piranha misses with a knee strike.
Sanchez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short right from Piranha.
Sanchez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Piranha smiles and moves away.
Piranha cracks the inside of Sanchez's front leg.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Piranha has closed the distance and engaged Sanchez in a clinch.
Dinsdale Piranha has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Piranha will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sanchez up against the cage.
Piranha scores with a knee to the head.
Piranha connects with a knee to the head.
Piranha is trying to maintain a safe position but Sanchez gets an underhook and turns Piranha into the cage.
Piranha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanchez's face.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Piranha cracks Sanchez with a nice body shot.
Piranha with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez can't get the takedown.
Dinsdale Piranha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Sanchez.

Piranha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Piranha gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Piranha.
Piranha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanchez's face.
Piranha connects with a knee to the head.
Piranha lands with a short shot to the head.
Piranha lands a good knee to the midsection. Sanchez won't want to take too many of those.
Sanchez looking for a takedown.
Piranha manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A knee to the head by Piranha.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but Piranha manages to get underhooks.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but Piranha manages to get underhooks.
The is referee keeping an eye on Piranha - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Piranha connects with a knee to the head.
Piranha prevents the takedown attempt.
Piranha lands a damaging elbow.
Sanchez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Piranha walks away with a smile on his face. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Piranha wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piranha is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Piranha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Piranha wants to clinch.

Piranha rushes Sanchez and presses him up against the cage.

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

Piranha has Sanchez up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanchez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Piranha walks away with a smile on his face. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Piranha lands with a kick to the temple. Sanchez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Piranha lands with a thumping leg kick.
Piranha lands with a slapping head kick.

Piranha closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piranha leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the temple.
Piranha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanchez's face.

Piranha breaks from the clinch.

Piranha gets a clinch.
Piranha lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Piranha avoids a wild elbow strike from Sanchez.

Piranha breaks from the clinch.
Piranha plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Piranha cracks a nice hook into Sanchez's ribs.

Piranha has Sanchez up against the cage in a clinch.
Piranha is stalling here.
Piranha lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Piranha landing knees to the body.

Piranha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Piranha tries to clinch up but Sanchez circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piranha doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Piranha.

Piranha clinches up with Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage.
Piranha putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sanchez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sanchez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Piranha smiles and moves away.

Piranha has Sanchez up against the cage in a clinch.
Piranha connects with a knee to the head.
Piranha scores with a knee to the head.
Dinsdale Piranha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Piranha with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Piranha misses with a knee strike.
Sanchez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jose Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Piranha putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sanchez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Piranha lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dinsdale Piranha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Piranha has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:24
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dinsdale Piranha!