PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Shellac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cypress Hill featuring Barron Ricks - Tequila Sunrise kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shellac
vs
Sanchez

178 cm
28
167 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

180 cm
25
160 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacques Shellac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miguel Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shellac tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanchez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shellac counters with a thumping low kick.
Sanchez misses with a double jab
and Shellac counters with a good low kick that Sanchez was not able to check.
Sanchez wants to clinch but Shellac slips to the side
and Shellac counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sanchez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Shellac counters with a head kick.
Shellac keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez moves to clinch but Shellac breaks away
and Shellac counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanchez tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A head kick by Shellac misses
and Sanchez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanchez throws a combination that misses
and Sanchez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez tries to clinch
and Shellac counters with a nice body kick.
Sanchez looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shellac counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shellac tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Shellac lands a head kick that stumbles Sanchez and the fighters go to the mat.

Sanchez is rocked!

It looks like Miguel Sanchez has been cut.
Shellac has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Shellac controlling from the top position.
Sanchez is still in real trouble! Can Shellac finish him?
Sanchez seems to have recovered his senses.
Sanchez controls Shellac momentarily but Shellac frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Shellac tries to free his leg and advance position but Sanchez is retaining full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jacques Shellac just wasn't active enough.
Sanchez wants to clinch
and Shellac connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shellac fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Shellac takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sanchez looks to clinch
and Shellac counters with a good, hard body kick but Sanchez shrugs it off.
Sanchez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Shellac connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanchez looks to clinch
and Shellac counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shellac throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sanchez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sanchez tries to clinch up
and Shellac counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shellac buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shellac. That's going to slow Sanchez down.
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!
Shellac darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez closes the distance but Shellac moves to the side
and Shellac counters with a nice body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Shellac.
Miguel Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Shellac.
Shellac scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sanchez doesn't seem bothered though.
Sanchez closes the distance but Shellac moves to the side
and Shellac makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shellac jabs Sanchez right on the nose. Sanchez blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shellac lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Shellac tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shellac misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacques Shellac dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miguel Sanchez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Shellac tries a head kick but it misses.
Shellac tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shellac fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sanchez checks it well.
Shellac throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Shellac.
Shellac circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shellac moves out of range as Sanchez strikes.
Shellac connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Shellac circles away from the clinch attempt
and Shellac counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez moves to clinch but Shellac breaks away
and Shellac counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shellac is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanchez can do to turn this around?
Sanchez throws a right hand that Shellac ducks under and follows up with a left that Shellac also avoids with ease.
Sanchez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shellac counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shellac counters with a low kick, right behind Sanchez 's knee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shellac circles away from the clinch attempt
and Shellac counters with a nice body shot.
Shellac throws a leg kick which misses Sanchez's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanchez tries to avoid it.
Shellac thuds his shin into the meat of Sanchez's side.
Shellac connects with a right hand. Sanchez shakes it off.
Shellac throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez wants to clinch
and Shellac counters with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shellac fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sanchez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shellac pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shellac stuns Sanchez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shellac cracks Sanchez with a good jab.
Shellac feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sanchez's calf.
Sanchez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shellac connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Shellac.
Shellac lands a head kick. Sanchez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sanchez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Shellac counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Good leg kick by Shellac there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shellac listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sanchez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shellac fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sanchez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shellac jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Shellac throws a series of punches but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sanchez closes the distance but Shellac moves to the side
and Shellac counters with a straight right hand.
Sanchez punishes Shellac's body with a nice straight punch.
Sanchez slips under a jab from Shellac.
Sanchez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shellac counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sanchez's knee momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez misses with a hook
and Shellac cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacques Shellac dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Miguel Sanchez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Shellac throws a right hand that misses
and Sanchez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shellac scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sanchez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shellac counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shellac.
Sanchez closes the distance but Shellac moves to the side
and Shellac counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanchez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shellac cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Shellac moves away
and Shellac counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shellac throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez looks to clinch
and Shellac counters with a big head kick but Sanchez shrugs it off.
Sanchez closes the distance but Shellac moves to the side
and Shellac cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanchez wants to clinch but Shellac slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Shellac.
A head kick misses from Shellac.
Sanchez looks to clinch
and Shellac counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Shellac counters with a leg kick.
Sanchez wants to clinch but Shellac slips to the side
and Shellac counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sanchez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Shellac to counter with a crisp jab.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sanchez closes the distance but Shellac moves to the side
and Shellac counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez throws a sloppy body shot
and Shellac counters with an outside leg kick.
Sanchez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sanchez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shellac counters with a nice uppercut.
Shellac throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Shellac cracks Sanchez with an open hand slap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shellac counters with a nice uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shellac.
Shellac throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez looks to clinch
and Shellac cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shellac pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez wants to clinch
and Shellac counters with an inside leg kick.
Sanchez throws a combination that misses
and Shellac counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick from Shellac lands but Sanchez takes it in his stride.
Sanchez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Shellac counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Shellac avoids them all with ease.
Shellac pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shellac connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sanchez misses with a combination
and Shellac counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Shellac fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sanchez on the side of the head.
Jacques Shellac is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sanchez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shellac makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Miguel Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miguel Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot by Shellac.
Sanchez wants to clinch but Shellac slips to the side
and Shellac connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Shellac showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shellac 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Shellac!