PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logen Glotka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez comes to the cage accompanied by Slayer - Jesus Saves. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sanchez
vs
Glotka

189 cm
24
255 lbs
16 - 3 - 0

197 cm
30
252 lbs
22 - 6 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Hellbent, Inc.™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesus Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Logen Glotka!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glotka defending well as Sanchez loads up on a big left hand.
Glotka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sanchez counters with a low kick, right behind Glotka 's knee.

Sanchez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Glotka is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sanchez forces his way into half guard.
Glotka taking some punishment here, with Sanchez in his half guard.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but Glotka defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez slips a nice elbow through Glotka's hands, connecting with Glotka's forehead.
Glotka on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sanchez is trying to control the action in half guard but Glotka is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sanchez scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Sanchez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Glotka is looking for a sweep. Sanchez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sanchez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Glotka sees it coming and defends easily.
Glotka wants to control but Sanchez is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Sanchez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Glotka doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sanchez.
Sanchez trying to control from Glotka's half guard. Glotka has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez thows a big elbow that misses.
Sanchez tries to free his leg and advance position but Glotka is retaining full guard.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Glotka keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Glotka wants to sweep here but Sanchez controlling him for the moment.
Glotka is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sanchez pushes down on Glotka's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Glotka tries to roll over but Sanchez keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez works his foot free and advances to mount.

Sanchez working for a guillotine from mount but Glotka is in no mood to give up.
Sanchez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Glotka is squirming around, avoiding Sanchez's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Glotka in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Glotka is trying to escape the mount.
Glotka regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glotka is trying is best to control the position here.

Sanchez seems to be looking for submissions.
Sanchez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Glotka does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez is stalling here. Glotka is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sanchez seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Glotka has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Sanchez is not content to let Glotka control the position.
Sanchez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Glotka wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez is working hard here to advance position.
Sanchez struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sanchez looks for a takedown but Glotka sprawls well.
Glotka keeps the fight on the outside.
Glotka misses with a looping left.
Sanchez scores with a hook.
Glotka just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Glotka.
Sanchez wants to clinch.
Glotka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanchez sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Glotka misses.
Sanchez works the jab nicely.
Glotka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Sanchez.
Sanchez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Glotka thuds a left hand into Sanchez's body.
Glotka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Logen Glotka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Glotka manages to avoid it.
Glotka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Glotka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sanchez counters with a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Glotka takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez taking a breather.
Sanchez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Glotka trying to land knees to the body.
Sanchez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Maybe Sanchez would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
A shot in the inside from Glotka.
Sanchez is looking to control Glotka's arms but Glotka gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sanchez has his back to the cage.
Sanchez can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Glotka just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sanchez's brow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jesus Sanchez.
Sanchez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Glotka gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Glotka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Glotka missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A right-left combo lands from Glotka.

It looks like Jesus Sanchez has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws the left hand but Glotka avoids the punch easily.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Glotka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Glotka loads up on a big right hand but Sanchez slips the punch.
Glotka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sanchez doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheers as Glotka lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sanchez doesn't seem phased though.
Glotka throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sanchez on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sanchez connects with a single shot there.
Glotka throws a right hand that misses
and Sanchez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice uppercut there from Glotka.
Glotka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sanchez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Glotka.
Glotka missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Logen Glotka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sanchez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Glotka staying out of range there.
Glotka scores with a sloppy right hand. Sanchez should have avoided that one.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Glotka throws a right hand that Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanchez also avoids with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Glotka scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice shot lands for Glotka.
Glotka throws a lazy uppercut
and Sanchez 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.

Logen Glotka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jesus Sanchez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Glotka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Glotka tests Sanchez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Glotka.
Sanchez shoots in for a double leg but Glotka sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Glotka manages to avoid it.
Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
Glotka misses with a two punch combination.
Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanchez blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glotka throws a hook but Sanchez blocks it.
Glotka stuffs the takedown attempt from Sanchez. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Sanchez dodges the punch combination from Glotka.
Glotka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Glotka misses with an uppercut.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Glotka.
Glotka thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Glotka is fending him off so far but Sanchez persists. Nope, Glotka circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Glotka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Glotka bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sanchez's head backwards.
Glotka misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.
Glotka just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Glotka.
Glotka throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Glotka misses the jab.

Sanchez has closed the distance and engaged Glotka in a clinch.
Sanchez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Glotka smiles and moves away.
Sanchez blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glotka throws a right hand that misses
and Sanchez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but Glotka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Glotka 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 an off balance right hand
and Glotka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Horrible takedown by Sanchez or perhaps it was just good defense by Glotka which made him look bad.
Glotka throws a looping overhand right but Sanchez ducks down to avoid it.
Glotka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a hook but Glotka avoids it easily.
Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Glotka misses with a body shot

so Sanchez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glotka keeping full guard, as Sanchez tries to pass.
Sanchez looking to sit in guard and control but Glotka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jesus Sanchez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez controlling Glotka's posture.
Sanchez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Glotka is desperately trying to improve his position but Sanchez has a good base and remains in mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Logen Glotka.
I think Glotka has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Logen Glotka!