PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between bat man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and rashad sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). rashad sanchez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

man
vs
sanchez

180 cm
23
185 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

184 cm
23
185 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, bat man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, rashad sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

man closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming sanchez to the mat! sanchez manages to get full guard.
man showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
man wants to control from the top but sanchez keeps moving.
man is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
man's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

man postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! sanchez is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of man, into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
man keeping moving, preventing sanchez from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

man 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 trying to control but man is working from the bottom.

man is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

man 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 trying to control the position from guard on top but man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
man is controlling sanchez's posture.
man looking to hit a scissor sweep but sanchez is one step ahead there.

man is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
sanchez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
man keeping moving, preventing sanchez from controlling successfully.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
man is trying is best to control the position here.

sanchez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but man sees it coming and defends easily.
sanchez looks gassed!
man wants to control but sanchez is keeping busy.
man wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

man looking for subs from the bottom but sanchez mounts him!
man tries to hold on but sanchez pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

bat man dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

man has taken the fight to the clinch.

sanchez is fighting off a takedown attempt but man is just too persistent for him and manages to trip sanchez to the mat. sanchez regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
man trying to control the position from guard on top but sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
sanchez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
man wants to pass the guard but sanchez is keeping the position.
man passes sanchez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
man is looking to stall here but sanchez recovers full guard.

sanchez kicks man off and gets to his feet.
sanchez is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

man drives through and clinches with sanchez against the cage.
sanchez jumps guard but man stands there with sanchez around his waist. sanchez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

man is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. sanchez can't fight it off and eventually man manages to take the fight to the floor. sanchez looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
sanchez keeping moving, preventing man from controlling successfully.

man got a little sloppy there for a moment and sanchez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, man has managed to get both his arms back between sanchez's legs - danger averted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
man controlling from the top position.
man seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down sanchez for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. bat man just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

man shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
man slips a nice elbow through sanchez's hands, connecting with sanchez's forehead.
man lands with a punch from half guard.
Still in half guard, man seems content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

man is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. sanchez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time man.
man content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
sanchez missing with punches from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

bat man 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

man closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. sanchez did well to prevent man getting side control.
man sitting and controlling from the half guard.

man seems to be looking for submissions.

man is working for a submission of some sort.
man prevents sanchez from standing back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

man seems to be working for a kimura but sanchez defends the submission attempt.
man controlling the pace.
man slips a nice elbow through sanchez's hands, connecting with sanchez's forehead.

man is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
man is keen to just control but sanchez is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
man trying to control the pace.
man works his foot free and advances to mount.
man takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
man landing strikes from the mount and sanchez is in trouble!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
man looking to control but sanchez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

man 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.

man is working for a guillotine from mount but sanchez frees his head quite easily.
sanchez tries to lock up and control but man gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
man controlling his opponent.

The referee stands the fighters back up. bat man just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
sanchez tries for a takedown but man circles away easily

and man counters with a shoot takedown. sanchez fights it but they end up in guard.
rashad sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
man sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
man forces his way into half guard.
bat man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
sanchez is refusing to be controlled, as man sits in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
bat man showed his dominance in that final round.
Well man 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... bat man!