PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Made (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sanchez
vs
Made

188 cm
23
180 lbs
14 - 2 - 0

182 cm
27
181 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

5th Round
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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 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xavier Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taylor Made!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Made, right into the meat.
Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Made.
Horrible takedown by Sanchez or perhaps it was just good defense by Made which made him look bad.
Made takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sanchez scores with a hook to the body. Made takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Made doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez throws a half hearted mid kick.
A good leg kick by Made.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Made tries to land a body kick
enabling Sanchez to counter with a crisp jab.
Sanchez checks a low kick from Made.
Sanchez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Made throws a nice inside leg kick.
Made cracks the inside of Sanchez's front leg.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Made moves out of range.
Sanchez jabs at Made's body.
Made ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Made moves into range and connects with a jab.
Made looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Made gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Made misses with a punch on the inside.

Made breaks the clinch.
Made scores with a decent looking hook.
Sanchez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Made is fending him off so far but Sanchez persists. Nope, Made circles away and we're back to standing.
Sanchez lands a lovely overhand right.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Made misses.
Made misses with a combination
and Sanchez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Made throws a big shot that misses.
Made misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Made changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sanchez tries to avoid it but Made manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sanchez to the ground. Sanchez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sanchez dives in and grabs Made's left leg, looking for a takedown. Made pushes down on Sanchez's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez looks for the body kick but Made saw that one coming.
Made lands a leg kick that knocks Sanchez off balance momentarily.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Made tries to avoid it but Sanchez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Made to the ground. Made escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sanchez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanchez misses with a kick to the body
and Made counters with a low kick, right behind Sanchez 's knee.
A shot to the liver by Made. Beautiful body shot.
Sanchez thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez slips a jab and a cross from Made.
Made misses with a kick to the body.
Made pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Made throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez is looking to wear down Made with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Made misses with a straight right.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Made.
Sanchez checks a low kick from Made.
Made just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Made lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sanchez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Taylor Made will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Made defending well as Sanchez loads up on a big left hand.
Made fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Danga de danga de dang - Sanchez scores with a four punch combination!
Made tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Made misses with a body kick.
A low kick from Made is predictable there

and Sanchez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sanchez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanchez lands a left hand.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sanchez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Made backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sanchez.
Made is trying to maintain a safe position but Sanchez gets an underhook and turns Made into the cage.
Sanchez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Made misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Made - that landed with a thud.
Good body shot from Sanchez.
Made is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sanchez is working Made over against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Made or not.
Sanchez cracks Made with a nice body shot.
Sanchez is looking to control Made's arms but Made gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sanchez has his back to the cage.
A short left from Sanchez.
A short body shot lands from Sanchez as the two fighters clinch.
Sanchez effectively controlling the action here.
Sanchez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sanchez trying to control the position but instead, Made has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sanchez into the cage.
Made tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Sanchez.
A short body shot lands from Sanchez as the two fighters clinch.

Sanchez breaks the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sanchez.
Sanchez thows a body shot but no joy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Made.
Sanchez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sanchez misses with a straight right.
Made moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A swing and a miss from Made.
Sanchez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sanchez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sanchez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Made ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.

Sanchez gets caught flat footed, as Made shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Made in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sanchez working the ground and pound effectively.
Sanchez breaks from Made's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Made bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Sanchez wants to sweep here but Made controlling him for the moment.

Sanchez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Made doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Made manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Made throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Made throws a big right hand that misses.
Sanchez is trying to keep Made in close.
Sanchez working a defensive guard but Made passes into half guard.
Sanchez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Made's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Made's back!
Made tries to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez cracks Made with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Made from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez is punishing Made with strikes - can he finish him?!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xavier Sanchez dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Made moves out of range as Sanchez throws a body kick.
Made takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Made throws a half hearted mid kick.
A low kick from Made is predictable there
and Sanchez counters with a left to the body.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Made's head but Made sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Made throws a leg kick but Sanchez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Made is looking to chop away at Sanchez's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Made.
Made wants to clinch but Sanchez slips to the side

and Sanchez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Made's guard now.
Made wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throwing strikes from guard but Made blocks nicely.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Made keeps moving.
Sanchez pushing down on Made's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sanchez trying to control from half guard but Made is working away.
Made gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez stands and throws Made's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Made is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sanchez off and has taken his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Made connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Sanchez to escape the position.
Sanchez rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Made lands a nice short elbow.
Made takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sanchez trying to control here.
Made passes into side control, despite Sanchez's attempt to control the position.
Sanchez is working to avoid the ground and pound but Made connects with a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Sanchez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Made in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Made working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Made cracks Sanchez with a big elbow.
Made tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Made has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The strikes coming from Made are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sanchez regains half guard, as Made was trying to land strikes.
Made working over Sanchez with some ground and pound. Sanchez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sanchez is looking for a sweep. Made is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Made wants to pass to mount but Sanchez is defending the position.
Sanchez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Made trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Made is pushing down on Sanchez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sanchez is fighting to maintain full guard but Made has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sanchez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Made in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sanchez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Made's guard.
Sanchez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sanchez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sanchez stands up over Made, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Made controls Sanchez momentarily but Sanchez frees himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

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