PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Coley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and rashad sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coley comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed Inside the Fire. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Coley
vs
sanchez

190 cm
21
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

184 cm
22
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Coley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, rashad sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
sanchez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Coley.

It looks like rashad sanchez has been cut.
sanchez shoots in for a takedown but Coley shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Coley misses with a low kick.
Coley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

sanchez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. sanchez showed some decent athleticism there.
sanchez wants to control but Coley is keeping him busy.
Coley regains full guard. Nicely done.
sanchez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Coley prevents sanchez from improving position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coley tries to buck sanchez off but sanchez is having none of it.
Coley is trying to control sanchez's posture but sanchez avoids it.
Coley is looking for a sweep.
sanchez wants to control but Coley is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

sanchez is trying to get an arm triangle but Coley is defending well.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Coley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Coley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Coley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
sanchez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Coley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches sanchez on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
sanchez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
sanchez looks gassed!
Coley wants to clinch up but sanchez keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Coley.
sanchez shoots in for a double leg but Coley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Brian Coley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of rashad sanchez.
Coley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between sanchez's hands.
Coley wants to clinch up but sanchez keeps it at a distance.
Coley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on sanchez. That did some damage!
Coley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. sanchez tries to avoid it but Coley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag sanchez to the ground. sanchez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Coley shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. sanchez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Coley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Coley gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Coley tries to clinch there but sanchez circles away.
Coley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brian Coley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
sanchez misses with a takedown attempt
and Coley counters with a left and a right that stings sanchez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coley lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Coley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but sanchez circles away quickly and effectively.
sanchez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Coley counters with a two punch combo.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
sanchez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Coley shoots in and bounces sanchez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

sanchez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Coley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on rashad sanchez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

sanchez tries for a takedown but Coley circles away easily

and Coley counters by moving into the clinch.
sanchez stops a takedown attempt from Coley.
Coley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Coley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Coley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Coley as he jumps to the side.
Some wild striking there from Coley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from sanchez.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
sanchez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Coley.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Coley looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Coley takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Coley is trying to control. sanchez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Coley wants to get back to his feet.
sanchez trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Coley manages to pass to mount!
Coley with a couple of short strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
sanchez swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Coley wants to control the pace but sanchez is squirming around nicely.
Coley lands a nice shot to the head.
Coley controlling from mount.
Coley putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coley looking to finish sanchez with some ground and pound. This is bad for sanchez!
Coley wants to control the pace but sanchez is squirming around nicely.
Coley is landing with some decent strikes but sanchez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Coley breaks from sanchez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
BOOM! Coley connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Coley looking to control but sanchez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Coley scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish sanchez?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
sanchez is trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coley is landing with some decent strikes but sanchez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Coley working sanchez over with strikes here.
Coley scoring with strikes but sanchez is staying in there.
sanchez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Coley tries to control but sanchez wriggling away.
Coley landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Coley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on rashad sanchez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Coley lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

sanchez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - sanchez lands in his opponent's guard.

Coley is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Coley is looking to stand up but sanchez isn't so interested in that idea.

Coley is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Brian Coley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
sanchez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Coley keeping moving, preventing sanchez from controlling successfully.

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.
Coley wants to sweep but no luck.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Coley tries to clinch there but sanchez circles away.
Coley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Coley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck sanchez on the side of the head.
sanchez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coley lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Coley.
Coley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and sanchez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Coley's guard.
Coley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst sanchez is controlling him.

Coley 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.

Coley looking for submissions from the bottom but instead sanchez passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coley is trying to get back to full guard.
Coley flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
rashad sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Coley tries to kick sanchez off but sanchez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
rashad sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Coley 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Coley!