PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yrjo Karhula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and diego sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Karhula
vs
sanchez

190 cm
22
175 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

180 cm
20
175 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yrjo Karhula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, diego sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from sanchez does no damage.
Karhula showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from sanchez.
No joy there for sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karhula moves away from the strike by sanchez.

sanchez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Karhula is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Karhula gets back to half guard.

Karhula looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Karhula looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Karhula looking for submissions off his back.

Karhula looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
sanchez working the head and body with strikes.

Karhula looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karhula is breathing heavily.
sanchez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Karhula with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Karhula taking some punishment here, with sanchez in his half guard.
sanchez working the head and body with strikes.
Karhula on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
sanchez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
sanchez winds up and cracks Karhula with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Karhula has hold of sanchez's hands but sanchez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Karhula has hold of sanchez's hands but sanchez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Karhula wants to get back to full guard.
sanchez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Karhula with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
sanchez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Karhula looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
sanchez wants to stand up but Karhula is controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Karhula is staying active underneath sanchez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

sanchez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
sanchez in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
sanchez connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Karhula some visible discomfort.

sanchez stands up and we're back to a striking position.
sanchez misses with a wild combination.
sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhula fails with the takedown

so sanchez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Karhula working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. sanchez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. sanchez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Karhula looking for submissions from the bottom but instead sanchez passes into side control.
Karhula tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but sanchez presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Karhula is working to get back to half guard.
sanchez raining down shots from the mount!
sanchez landing strikes from the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
sanchez prevents Karhula from getting the reversal.
sanchez with shots to the head and body - Karhula looks very uncomfortable down there.
Karhula working to try and regain half guard.
sanchez controlling from mount.
sanchez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Karhula. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
sanchez with good strikes from the mount here!
Karhula takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
sanchez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
sanchez working the ground and pound effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karhula is trying to escape the mount.
sanchez landing punches.
Karhula is looking to improve his position but sanchez isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

diego sanchez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

sanchez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Karhula manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
sanchez is trying to stand back up but Karhula is controlling him

Karhula seems to be working for a kimura but sanchez defends the submission attempt.

sanchez makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
diego sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

sanchez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Karhula tries to reverse the position but sanchez maintains control.
sanchez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Karhula is looking to get to half guard.
Karhula taking shots to the head.
Karhula keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
sanchez trying to control but Karhula is having none of it.
Karhula really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
sanchez controlling from the full mount.
sanchez with a couple of short strikes.
sanchez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
sanchez lands a heavy elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Karhula is desperately trying to improve his position but sanchez has a good base and remains in mount.
Karhula is in a horrible position here. sanchez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
sanchez punishing his opponent with strikes.
Karhula is in all sorts of trouble here.
Karhula is working hard here to advance position.
Karhula takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
sanchez landing strikes from the mount and Karhula is in trouble!
Karhula is trying desperately to improve position.
sanchez with the ground and pound from mount.
sanchez controlling his opponent.
Karhula is bucking up trying to escape but sanchez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
sanchez working Karhula over with strikes here.
sanchez controlling his opponent.
Karhula is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, sanchez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Karhula tries to get back to half guard but can't.
sanchez tries to control but Karhula wriggling away.
sanchez looking to finish Karhula with some ground and pound. This is bad for Karhula!
sanchez looking to finish Karhula with some ground and pound. This is bad for Karhula!

That's four 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.
Karhula is trying to escape the mount.
Karhula taking shots to the head.
Karhula is desperately trying to improve his position but sanchez has a good base and remains in mount.
sanchez tries to control but Karhula wriggling away.
Karhula is trying to escape the mount.
sanchez wants to control the pace but Karhula is squirming around nicely.
Karhula tries to reverse the position but sanchez maintains control.
sanchez with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, sanchez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Karhula really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
sanchez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

diego sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Karhula has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from sanchez finds it's way round the side to connect with Karhula's head.

sanchez drives through with a takedown into guard.

Karhula has his foot on sanchez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. sanchez works his way back into a safe position though.
sanchez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Karhula escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. sanchez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
sanchez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Karhula looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
diego sanchez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Karhula keeping moving, preventing sanchez from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
sanchez distracts Karhula with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
sanchez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Karhula looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Karhula is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. sanchez is aware though and is defending well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
sanchez with a jab.
sanchez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
sanchez misses with a two punch combination.

sanchez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Karhula is trying to defend but sanchez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Karhula won't allow sanchez to pass to mount.

Karhula is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but sanchez pulls his head out easily.

Karhula looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Karhula is looking to improve his position.
sanchez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Karhula looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
sanchez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
sanchez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
sanchez lands with a punch from half guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A lazy left from sanchez finds it's target.
sanchez misses with the combination.

sanchez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Karhula actively working from the bottom here.
Still in half guard, sanchez seems content to control.
sanchez winds up and cracks Karhula with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Karhula is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but sanchez pulls his head out easily.

Karhula actively working from the bottom here.
Karhula is trying to get back to full guard.
sanchez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Karhula looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Karhula gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows sanchez to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

sanchez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Karhula has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, sanchez has managed to get both his arms back between Karhula's legs - danger averted.
Karhula has momentary wrist control but sanchez slips an elbow through the middle.
sanchez with a nice head shot there.
sanchez lands a couple of elbows.
sanchez trying to control but Karhula is working from the bottom.
sanchez throwing strikes but missing.
diego sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Karhula keeping moving, preventing sanchez from controlling successfully.

sanchez is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Karhula has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. sanchez is looking to defend but Karhula has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for sanchez! Karhula pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, sanchez taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Yrjo Karhula!