PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willy Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Napier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Sanchez
vs
Napier

189 cm
25
211 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

185 cm
21
207 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Australian Xtreme - NEW 159 Energy!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Willy Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Napier!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Napier fails in his attempt to clinch.
Napier tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.

Sanchez shoots in and bounces Napier off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sanchez wants to pass the guard but Napier is keeping the position.

Sanchez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Napier keeping full guard, as Sanchez tries to pass.
Napier trying to control the position here.

Napier looking for a guillotine here but Sanchez defends easily.
Sanchez postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Napier throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Napier had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sanchez defends it easily.
Sanchez wants to pass the guard but Napier is keeping the position.
Napier not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sanchez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sanchez won't allow Napier to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Napier is looking for a triangle but Sanchez pushes his legs off easily.
Sanchez stands up over Napier, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Napier throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Napier avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Napier preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Napier throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sanchez postures up and lands a big shot to Napier's brow.
Sanchez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sanchez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sanchez is working Napier over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Napier throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Napier looks gassed!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sanchez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sanchez tries to free his leg and advance position but Napier is retaining full guard.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looking to pass the guard.
Sanchez landing some decent shots from guard.

Napier is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sanchez landing some decent shots from guard.

Napier 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 landing some decent shots from guard.
Sanchez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sanchez won't allow Napier to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Napier will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

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

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

Sanchez drops back looking for a leg! Napier is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Napier manages to kick Sanchez off! Sanchez jumps back into Napier's guard.

Napier throws his legs up looking for a submission but Sanchez uses it to pass to side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Sanchez has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Napier is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Sanchez yanks on the arm and Napier is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Sanchez.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Willy Sanchez!