PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and guy sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that John Henry has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily John Henry seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Henry
vs
sanchez

184 cm
20
179 lbs
4 - 2 - 1

180 cm
26
163 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, guy sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

sanchez closes the distance and clinches.
sanchez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Henry in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
sanchez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henry tries to circle away but sanchez has him pinned against the cage.
sanchez scores a nice knee to the body.
sanchez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henry avoids it.

sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
sanchez wants to clinch up but Henry keeps it at a distance.

Henry shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Henry was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
sanchez blocking the ground and pound.
sanchez tries to reverse the position but Henry maintains control.
Henry throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Henry throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Henry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
sanchez is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Henry thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Poor strikes thrown by Henry there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
sanchez tries to hold on but Henry postures up.
sanchez holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Henry tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Henry throws some wild stikes that sanchez manages to avoid easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Henry wants to control the pace but sanchez is squirming around nicely.
Henry throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for sanchez because Henry loaded up on that one.
sanchez slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Henry throws a strike but sanchez avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Henry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Henry wants to control from the top but sanchez keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
sanchez has his hands on Henry's head, controlling the position.
Henry wants to stand and escape but instead sanchez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Henry looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
sanchez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Henry trying to keep a closed guard but sanchez is proving a slippery customer.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
sanchez wants to clinch.
Henry has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

sanchez moves into range and clinches up with Henry.
Henry is pressed up against the cage. sanchez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Henry down to the mat. Henry avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Henry keeps the fight on the outside.
sanchez is looking to clinch.
Henry leaves sanchez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

guy sanchez dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

sanchez gets a clinch.
Henry tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Henry tries to work over sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henry is trying to break free.
Henry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but sanchez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Henry swats away the attempt to clinch by sanchez.
sanchez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Henry has time to react.
Henry fails with an attempt to clinch.
sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
sanchez darts in trying to clinch

and Henry moves into the clinch.
sanchez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
sanchez landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by sanchez.
Henry throws an elbow that misses.
Henry takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
sanchez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
sanchez looking to throw knees to the head but Henry is blocking nicely.
Henry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from sanchez.
Henry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Henry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for sanchez.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for sanchez. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
sanchez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
sanchez blocks an uppercut.
sanchez lands a nice elbow.
sanchez lands an elbow inside that Henry shrugs off.
sanchez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Henry's defenses.
Henry tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. sanchez just stands there and leans against the cage.

Henry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

sanchez has closed the distance and engaged Henry in a clinch.
Henry wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Henry. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Henry breaks from the clinch.

sanchez clinches up with Henry and pushes him back against the cage.
sanchez lands an elbow inside that Henry shrugs off.
sanchez is trying to stall.
sanchez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Henry looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

sanchez drives through and clinches with Henry against the cage.
sanchez keeps control of Henry as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

sanchez manages to break the clinch.
sanchez tries to clinch but Henry moves away

and Henry moves into the clinch.
sanchez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Henry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
sanchez tries to clinch

and Henry counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Henry.
Henry tries for a takedown but sanchez manages to get underhooks.
sanchez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Henry wants to break the clinch but can't.
Henry takes an elbow to the forehead.
Henry tries to pull guard but sanchez holds him up against the cage and eventually Henry drops back down to his feet.
sanchez misses with a knee to the head.
Henry misses with a punch on the inside.
sanchez lands an elbow just above Henry 's eye.
sanchez lands a good knee to the midsection. Henry won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
sanchez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
sanchez has Henry pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Henry manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch on the inside from Henry fails to land.
Henry is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Henry takes a knee to the side of the body.
sanchez throws a knee to the head but misses.
guy sanchez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Henry closes this distance looking for a takedown but sanchez circles away.
Henry circles away from the clinch attempt

and Henry counters by moving into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by sanchez.
sanchez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henry blocks it with crossed arms.
Henry takes a knee right on the jaw!
sanchez lands a nice knee to the body.
sanchez lands an elbow that stopped Henry in his tracks for a moment.
sanchez lands a nice elbow.
sanchez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
sanchez has Henry pressed against the cage, preventing Henry from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
sanchez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Henry is keeping busy.
Henry tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. sanchez smiles and moves away.
sanchez darts in trying to clinch
and Henry counters with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

sanchez rushes Henry and presses him up against the cage.
Henry avoids a wild elbow strike from sanchez.
Henry wants to get back to striking at distance but sanchez won't allow it.
Henry throws a head punch that misses.
Henry misses with a knee strike.
Henry is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
sanchez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

sanchez breaks the clinch.
sanchez throws out a powerful jab.
Henry tries to clinch up.
guy sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
sanchez throws a leg kick which misses Henry's front leg but catches the back leg as Henry tries to avoid it.
sanchez clinches but Henry breaks the clinch
and Henry counters with a low kick, right behind sanchez 's knee.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry circles away from the clinch attempt

and Henry counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Henry.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
sanchez keeping moving, preventing Henry from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

guy sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

sanchez tries to clinch but Henry moves away
and Henry counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Henry closes the distance and pushes sanchez back into the cage.
sanchez scores with a knee to the head.
Henry misses with a short punch on the inside.

Henry pulls sanchez into guard.
sanchez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Henry working a defensive guard here.
sanchez tries to stand but Henry is controlling from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

sanchez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Henry, up you get!

sanchez has managed to clinch.
sanchez misses with an elbow over the top.
sanchez lands an elbow inside.
sanchez blocks an elbow strike from Henry.
Henry takes an elbow to the forehead.
sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
sanchez throws a jab when Henry was well out of range.
sanchez wants to clinch but Henry slips to the side

and Henry counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Henry.
John Henry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry trying to control the position from guard on top but sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
sanchez wants to sweep but no luck.
Henry looking to sit in guard and control but sanchez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Henry wants to get back to his feet but sanchez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
sanchez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
sanchez is standing up over Henry. Henry looks to escape but sanchez dives into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
sanchez lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Henry is pushing sanchez's head away, looking to escape. sanchez manages to hold on to the position though.
guy sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The strikes coming from sanchez are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Henry.
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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... guy sanchez!