PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Martin Eden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Eden
vs
Sanchez

187 cm
20
164 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Martin Eden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Junior Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Eden avoids them all with ease.
Horrible takedown by Eden or perhaps it was just good defense by Sanchez which made him look bad.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Eden moves out of range.
Sanchez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sanchez throws a right hand that Eden ducks under and follows up with a left that Eden also avoids with ease.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanchez shoots in and drives through. Eden sprawls well.

Eden closes the distance and pushes Sanchez back into the cage.

Eden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but Eden circles away easily

and Eden counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Eden.
Martin Eden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Sanchez.

Eden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A left lands for Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt.
Junior Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Eden fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sanchez, pushing him back against the cage.

Eden pulls guard.
Eden really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sanchez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sanchez wants to control but Eden is keeping him busy.

Sanchez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Eden is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez working away.
Sanchez wants to control but Eden is keeping him busy.

Sanchez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Eden, who protects the arm well.
Eden is trying to control Sanchez's posture but Sanchez avoids it.

Sanchez decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Sanchez misses with a hook. Eden ducked under it nicely.

Eden forces Sanchez back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sanchez stops a takedown attempt from Eden.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Eden lands a takedown into guard.
Eden trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Eden passes into half guard.
Sanchez is trying to escape back to his feet but Eden uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Eden will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sanchez is looking to reverse the position.
Eden wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanchez keeps working.
Sanchez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Eden wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Eden decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sanchez to his feet.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Eden takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Eden shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sanchez defends it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eden is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sanchez.

Eden rushes Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Eden is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Sanchez can't fight it off and eventually Eden manages to take the fight to the floor. Sanchez looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in 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 Martin Eden will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sanchez with a hook.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
Eden lands with a kick to the temple. Sanchez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Eden.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eden moves away.

Eden pushes Sanchez up against the cage in a clinch.
Eden drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Eden throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Eden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Eden slips under a jab.
Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Eden.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez stuns Eden with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Sanchez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Eden.
Nice shot by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Eden counters with a good, hard body kick but Sanchez shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eden throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Eden throws a head kick that misses.

Eden gets a clinch.
Eden misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.

Eden gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Sanchez regains guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eden trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.

Sanchez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Eden is aware though and is defending well.

Eden stands up from Sanchez's guard - Eden perhaps looking for a knockout.
Sanchez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Eden closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Eden lands in his opponent's guard.
Eden trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Eden preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Eden from controlling successfully.
Eden throwing strikes but missing.

Sanchez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Sanchez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Eden defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez is working an open guard so Eden takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut.

Eden moves into the clinch successfully.

Eden jumps guard and drags Sanchez to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eden not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Sanchez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Eden not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Sanchez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Eden has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sanchez off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Eden dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Eden misses with a takedown attempt - Sanchez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sanchez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Eden backs up against the cage.

It looks like Martin Eden has been cut.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Eden is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanchez tries to bum rush Eden with a series of wild strikes but Eden uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slow jab from Sanchez misses its intended target.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanchez looks to land a combination. Eden sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Martin Eden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Eden slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Eden takes the fight into the clinch.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Eden goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sanchez prevents it.
Eden throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sanchez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Eden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Eden has him pressed against the cage.

Eden decides to pull guard.
Eden looking to control.
Eden bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sanchez's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Eden rolls with it to try and escape but Sanchez cranks on the arm and Eden is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Junior Sanchez!
Junior Sanchez bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.