PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carmelo Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Henry Holliday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carmelo Sanchez looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Sanchez
vs
Henry Holliday

182 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Henry Holliday!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanchez looks for the body kick but Holliday saw that one coming.
Holliday blocks a leg kick.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holliday defending well as Sanchez loads up on a big left hand.
Holliday avoids the head kick by Sanchez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holliday takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sanchez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Holliday checks the leg kick.
John Henry Holliday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Holliday sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Holliday moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Holliday or perhaps it was just good defense by Sanchez which made him look bad.
A bone on bone clash there as Holliday blocks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Holliday tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.

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.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Holliday shoots in and bounces Sanchez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Holliday drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Holliday jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sanchez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sanchez tries to get out of the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanchez keeping full guard, as Holliday tries to pass.
Holliday stops Sanchez from standing up.
Holliday forces his way into half guard.
Sanchez pushes Holliday off looking to stand but Holliday dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Henry Holliday dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Holliday looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Holliday has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sanchez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holliday takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sanchez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Holliday shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sanchez pinned against the cage. Sanchez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice cross by Sanchez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a low kick as Holliday jumps back.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Holliday checks it.
Holliday slips under a jab from Sanchez.

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.
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Holliday.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Holliday checks a low kick from Sanchez.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanchez throws a head kick but Holliday moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carmelo Sanchez dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sanchez throws the kick towards the body but Holliday avoids it.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez throws a push kick but Holliday slaps the foot to one side.
Sanchez lands a front kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holliday blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Nice sprawl there from Sanchez as Holliday shoots in.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sanchez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Holliday has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Holliday and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Holliday looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sanchez is fending him off so far but Holliday persists. Nope, Sanchez circles away and we're back to standing.
Holliday blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Holliday moves out of range of the body kick from Sanchez.
Carmelo Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Holliday avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Sanchez is looking to land body kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Holliday throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sanchez's waist but Sanchez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Holliday off to one side.
Carmelo Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Henry Holliday.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Holliday sees it coming and moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanchez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Holliday sees it coming and avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carmelo Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sanchez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28

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