PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryant has chosen B Boy Stance as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tim Bryant has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Sanchez
vs
Bryant

190 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diego Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Bryant!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Bryant.
Sanchez throws a jab when Bryant was well out of range.
Sanchez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bryant tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a takedown but Bryant manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sanchez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bryant dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Bryant bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Sanchez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sanchez is chipping away with strikes.
Bryant looks gassed!

Sanchez decides to stand back up.

Sanchez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Sanchez stands up and beckons Bryant to his feet.
Sanchez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bryant is fending him off so far but Sanchez persists. Nope, Bryant circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bryant lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bryant.
Bryant misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Sanchez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sanchez showed some decent athleticism there.
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!
Sanchez is controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sanchez decides to stand up.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but Bryant shows good takedown defense.
Bryant lands with a nice body kick.
Bryant leaves Sanchez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bryant thuds his shin into the meat of Sanchez's side.
Bryant throws a head kick that half lands.
Sanchez misses with a kick to the body
and Bryant counters with a series of strikes. Sanchez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bryant connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant lands a head kick. Sanchez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bryant misses with a straight right.
Bryant tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanchez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bryant sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sanchez somewhat.
Bryant's corner calls for a 1-2. Bryant obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sanchez throws a hook but Bryant avoids it easily.
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Bryant.

Sanchez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sanchez controlling the action here.

Sanchez decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Tim Bryant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant slaps away a takedown attempt from Sanchez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bryant with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bryant lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sanchez lands with a cross.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Bryant bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bryant lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sanchez takes a step back to recover.
Bryant keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bryant moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Bryant moves out of range.
Sanchez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bryant.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sanchez throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bryant counters with an outside leg kick.
Sanchez shoots in but no luck this time.
Sanchez dives in and grabs Bryant's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bryant pushes down on Sanchez's head and hops out.
Bryant ducks right into an uppercut from Sanchez.
Nice takedown defense from Bryant. No joy for Sanchez on that attempt.
Bryant fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanchez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bryant looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice uppercut lands for Bryant. That snapped Sanchez's head back.
Bryant throws a series of punches but Sanchez avoids them all with ease.
Sanchez throws a combination that misses
and Bryant counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bryant throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez slips a jab and a cross from Bryant.
Sanchez throws a combination that misses
and Bryant counters with a thumping low kick.
Sanchez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Sanchez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bryant scores with a one two! Sanchez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sanchez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bryant on the side of the head.
Bryant slaps away a takedown attempt from Sanchez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanchez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bryant tries to avoid it but Sanchez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bryant to the ground. Bryant escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Sanchez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bryant to the mat! Bryant manages to get full guard.
Bryant wants to stand and escape but Sanchez is having none of it.
Bryant keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Bryant wants to sweep but no luck.
Sanchez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Sanchez stands and steps away. Bryant gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Sanchez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sanchez trying to control from half guard but Bryant is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez slips a nice elbow through Bryant's hands, connecting with Bryant's forehead.
Bryant tries to get to full guard but Sanchez has control of the leg.
Diego Sanchez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sanchez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Diego Sanchez.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bryant.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bryant.
Sanchez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Sanchez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bryant was covering up waiting for the punch and Sanchez finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Sanchez gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Sanchez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bryant sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sanchez somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bryant works over Sanchez's head and body with a nice combination.

Sanchez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bryant's half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez works his way into full mount!
Bryant keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sanchez looking to control but Bryant is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sanchez controlling from mount.
You get the feeling that Bryant really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Sanchez controlling from mount.

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.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sanchez'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.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Diego Sanchez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Bryant throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tim Bryant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bryant fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bryant scores with a jab to the head.

Sanchez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez controlling the pace for now.
Sanchez wants to control the action but instead Bryant gets a body lock and reverses into Sanchez's guard! Nice work!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Sanchez dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bryant feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sanchez's calf.

Bryant gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Sanchez stands up and waves to Bryant to follow him.
Bryant leaves Sanchez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bryant keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sanchez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bryant rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanchez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diego Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bryant stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bryant scores with a one two! Sanchez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sanchez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bryant counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bryant throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sanchez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bryant.
Sanchez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sanchez has a takedown stuffed.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bryant but Bryant pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sanchez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bryant swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but Bryant shows good takedown defense.
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Bryant.
Bryant sizes up Sanchez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sanchez throws a body kick the misses
and Bryant counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sanchez is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Sanchez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bryant avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanchez.
Bryant is trying to stand back up but Sanchez is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sanchez won't allow Bryant to sweep him here.
Sanchez postures up.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Bryant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bryant looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sanchez is one step ahead there.
Bryant controls Sanchez momentarily but Sanchez frees himself.
Sanchez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

We're going to have a standup here because Diego Sanchez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bryant throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bryant lands a right hook to the body.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Bryant avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Bryant does no damage.
Sanchez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bryant tries to avoid it but Sanchez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bryant to the ground. Bryant escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bryant stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bryant wants it to stay on the feet.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bryant but Bryant pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bryant.
Sanchez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bryant throws a head kick that half lands.
Sanchez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bryant circles away.
Bryant lands a jab-cross combination.
Sanchez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tim Bryant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bryant counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bryant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with the body kick
and Bryant counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Sanchez misses with a combination
and Bryant counters with a body kick that stops Sanchez in his tracks momentarily.
Bryant moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sanchez tries to bum rush Bryant with a series of wild strikes but Bryant uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanchez shoots in but Bryant avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sanchez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bryant sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sanchez somewhat.
Bryant lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Diego Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tim Bryant seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bryant throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tim Bryant.
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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:28

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