PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carmelo Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen Robot Rock-Daft Punk as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Carmelo Sanchez has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Carmelo Sanchez seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Sanchez
vs
Williams

182 cm
27
170 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

178 cm
25
168 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carmelo Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Williams!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Williams misses.
A good leg kick by Sanchez.
Nice body kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Sanchez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sanchez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sanchez scores with a head kick.
Williams takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Williams takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez cracks the inside of Williams's front leg.
Williams looks gassed!
Sanchez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sanchez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sanchez cracks the inside of Williams's front leg.
Sanchez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Williams.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sanchez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sanchez, right into the meat.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Williams takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sanchez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Williams walks into a left hand.
Sanchez scores with a decent looking hook.
Sanchez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sanchez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Williams.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
Sanchez lands a head kick!
Sanchez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice body punch from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands with a slapping head kick.
Sanchez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Williams.
Sanchez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A solid body kick from Sanchez.
Williams has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sanchez.
Williams takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Williams takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Williams takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Williams throws a sloppy body shot
and Sanchez counters with a thumping low kick.
Sanchez throws a leg kick which misses Williams's front leg but catches the back leg as Williams tries to avoid it.
Sanchez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sanchez lands with a slapping head kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Williams crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sanchez - the referee stops the clock and Williams gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sanchez. Williams manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sanchez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sanchez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sanchez scores with a kick to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sanchez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Williams tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Williams's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Williams takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Williams misses with a body shot
and Sanchez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez scores with a head kick.
Sanchez lands a head kick!
Sanchez scores with a kick to the midsection.
A good leg kick by Sanchez.
Williams throws a combination that misses
and Sanchez counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sanchez digs a good hook to Williams's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez throws a head kick that Williams semi-blocks.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carmelo Sanchez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sanchez thows a body kick. Williams tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Williams misses with a combination
and Sanchez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Williams misses with a double jab
enabling Sanchez to counter with a crisp jab.
Williams misses with a double jab
and Sanchez counters with a thumping low kick.
Sanchez lands a head kick. Williams smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice shot lands for Sanchez.
Sanchez feints and then cracks Williams's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Williams down.
Sanchez cracks a nice hook into Williams's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses the jab.
Sanchez throws a nice head kick!
James Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanchez connects with a high kick.
Sanchez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick from Sanchez lands but Williams takes it in his stride.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
Jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez connects with a right hand. Williams shakes it off.
Williams misses the body punch
and Sanchez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez scoring well with a low kick there.
Sanchez connects with a high kick.
Sanchez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sanchez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Williams has time to react.
Sanchez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Williams crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sanchez - the referee stops the clock and Williams gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sanchez. Williams manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sanchez lands a high kick!
A left and a right from Williams both land. Nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams misses with a combination
and Sanchez counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice defenses there by Sanchez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sanchez looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
Sanchez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Williams momentarily.
Sanchez connects with a nice looking jab.
Williams works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Williams misses with a double jab
and Sanchez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Williams is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sanchez lands a high kick!
Sanchez scores with a head kick.
Sanchez throws a leg kick which misses Williams's front leg but catches the back leg as Williams tries to avoid it.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Sanchez slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Sanchez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Carmelo Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanchez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sanchez lands a jab to the head.
Williams might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Sanchez ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Sanchez.
Sanchez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carmelo Sanchez dominated that second round.
That's time! Sanchez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Williams misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.
Williams misses the jab.
Sanchez is looking to slow Williams down with leg kicks.
Jab, jab by Williams - just one landing.
Sanchez feints and then cracks Williams's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Williams down.
Sanchez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Williams takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Williams misses with a body shot
and Sanchez counters with a head kick. That will keep Williams thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Williams takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez connects with a jab.
Sanchez lands a really nice looking cross but Williams seems unphased.
Williams throws the left hand but Sanchez avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a looping right.
James Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez scores with a shot to the body.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Sanchez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanchez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Sanchez connects with a single shot there.
A jab from Sanchez does it's job there.
Sanchez lands with a kick to the temple. Williams shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
Williams on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Williams misses with an uppercut.

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.
Sanchez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Williams's head.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Williams.
Sanchez throws a head kick that half lands.
Williams misses with a hook.
Williams walks into a straight right hand from Sanchez.
Williams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanchez can pounce on him.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Sanchez ducks down to avoid it.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanchez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sanchez lands a head kick. Williams smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sanchez slips a jab from Williams.
Williams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanchez can pounce on him.
Williams has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sanchez.
Danga de danga de dang - Sanchez scores with a four punch combination!
Sanchez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sanchez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Williams has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sanchez connects with a solid leg kick.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheers as Sanchez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Williams doesn't seem phased though.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A lazy left from Sanchez finds it's target.
Williams throws a combination that misses
and Sanchez counters with a good low kick that Williams was not able to check.
Sanchez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sanchez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Williams doesn't seem bothered though.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the body
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
James Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanchez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Williams misses with a straight right.
Williams throws a combination that misses
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Williams takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Carmelo Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Williams throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sanchez counters with a head kick. That will keep Williams thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

And that's the end of the fight!
Carmelo Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sanchez 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 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carmelo Sanchez!