PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zeth Saarsgard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Efrain Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Zeth Saarsgard has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Saarsgard
vs
Sanchez

171 cm
26
153 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
19
151 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zeth Saarsgard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Efrain Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saarsgard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Saarsgard misses.
Saarsgard misses with a double jab.
Saarsgard with a hook.
Saarsgard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Saarsgard moves out of range easily.
Sanchez shoots in for a double leg but Saarsgard sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Saarsgard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Saarsgard tries to land a leg kick but Sanchez saw it coming and moves away.
Saarsgard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Some wild striking there from Saarsgard.
Saarsgard doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
Saarsgard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanchez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Saarsgard.
Saarsgard throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarsgard tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Saarsgard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Sanchez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Saarsgard tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sanchez is in Saarsgard's guard.
Sanchez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Saarsgard keeping full guard, as Sanchez tries to pass.
Sanchez prevents Saarsgard from getting back to his feet.
Sanchez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Efrain Sanchez.
Saarsgard works over Sanchez's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Efrain Sanchez has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Saarsgard quickly recovers to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez is taking a breather. Saarsgard says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Let's hope that Sanchez has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Sanchez is pressing down on Saarsgard's thigh, looking to free his foot. Saarsgard is holding on for now.
Sanchez controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Saarsgard trying to hold on to Sanchez's head to control him but Sanchez postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Saarsgard tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saarsgard scores with a punch to the head.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt.
Zeth Saarsgard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Efrain Sanchez.
Saarsgard tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Saarsgard is looking to clinch.
A punch combination from Saarsgard misses.
Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Saarsgard is out of range.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a takedown. Saarsgard tries to sprawl out of it but Sanchez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Saarsgard manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Saarsgard fails to land with a series of punches.
Saarsgard scores with a three punch combo!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Saarsgard. No joy for Sanchez on that attempt.
Saarsgard displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sanchez.
Saarsgard lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez fails with the takedown.
Saarsgard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Sanchez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sanchez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saarsgard wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Zeth Saarsgard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Efrain Sanchez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Saarsgard scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Saarsgard throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Saarsgard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Saarsgard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saarsgard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanchez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanchez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Saarsgard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanchez dodges the punch combination from Saarsgard.
Saarsgard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sanchez checks the leg kick.
Saarsgard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanchez closes the distance and clinches up with Saarsgard, looking for a takedown. Sanchez pushes Saarsgard against the cage but Saarsgard circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Saarsgard does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Saarsgard misses with a series of wild punches.
Zeth Saarsgard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saarsgard misses with a two punch combination.
Sanchez shoots in and drives through. Saarsgard sprawls well.
Zeth Saarsgard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Efrain Sanchez.
Saarsgard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Saarsgard is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Saarsgard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Sanchez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Saarsgard's guard.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Saarsgard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Saarsgard can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sanchez controls the pace.
Sanchez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Saarsgard is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez won't allow Saarsgard to sweep him here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sanchez looking to pass the guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Saarsgard thows a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Saarsgard does no damage.

Sanchez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Saarsgard sprawls well initially but Sanchez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sanchez content to control rather than advance.
Sanchez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Saarsgard knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Saarsgard on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Saarsgard tries to get out of the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Efrain Sanchez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Saarsgard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Sanchez looking to score a takedown here. Saarsgard is defending well but Sanchez drives through and ends up in Saarsgard's guard.
Sanchez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saarsgard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sanchez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Sanchez looking to improve position, pressing down on Saarsgard's thigh with his hand. Saarsgard seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Sanchez paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Sanchez's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Saarsgard picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Zeth Saarsgard!