PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Don Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Hall
vs
Sanchez

175 cm
31
155 lbs
24 - 11 - 0

188 cm
23
147 lbs
11 - 4 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Hellraiser Fightgear ($10 and above)

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 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut
and Hall counters with a good, hard body kick but Sanchez shrugs it off.
Sanchez misses with a looping right.
Hall fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hall goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sanchez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a hook
and Hall counters with a thumping low kick.
Sanchez takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hall.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Sanchez lands with a straight right. Hall didn't see that one coming.
Sanchez throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall tries to bum rush Sanchez with a series of wild strikes but Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Hall throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hall avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with a hook to the body. Hall takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sanchez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Sanchez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Hall shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sanchez is not content to let Hall control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hall seems to be looking for submissions.
Hall wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is defending well.
Hall thows a huge punch but Sanchez dodges it nicely.
Hall is looking to advance position but Sanchez won't allow it.

Hall is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sanchez defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall trying to pass the guard but Sanchez defending well.
Sanchez tries to get to full guard but Hall has control of the leg.

Hall is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sanchez defends it well.
Hall throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sanchez to regain full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanchez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sanchez is keeping the position for now.
Hall might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Hall dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hall avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
Hall avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hall misses with a two punch combination.
Sanchez loads up on a big right hand but Hall slips the punch.
Hall moves out of range as Sanchez strikes.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Hall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall throws an overhand right that lands on Sanchez's shoulder, as Sanchez tries to avoid the shot.
Hall misses with a wild combination.
Diego Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez connects with the punch.
Sanchez throws a leg kick that misses.
Sanchez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hall rather than just go for the knockout.
Hall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Hall avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
Nice uppercut lands for Hall. That snapped Sanchez's head back.
Hall throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hall finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Nice body kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez is looking to clinch but Hall is avoiding it.
Hall throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Hall tries to keep at a distance but Sanchez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sanchez tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanchez misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanchez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez working aggressively here.
Sanchez lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.
Sanchez has a couple of punches blocked by Hall.
Sanchez misses with a hook from the clinch.

Hall breaks the clinch.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Diego Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Hall moved out of range.
The crowd cheers as Sanchez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hall doesn't seem phased though.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez throws an overhand right that lands on Hall's shoulder, as Hall tries to avoid the shot.
Hall lands a two punch combo.
Hall takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Hall shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sanchez as he jumps to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sanchez is fending him off so far but Hall persists. Nope, Sanchez circles away and we're back to standing.
Sanchez connects with a jab.
Hall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Hall looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A combination from Hall does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall tries to bum rush Sanchez with a series of wild strikes but Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall throws an off balance right hand
and Sanchez counters with a nice body shot.
Sanchez lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Hall connects with the punch.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Hall moves out of range.
Hall throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Don Hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanchez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sanchez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sanchez lands a really nice looking cross but Hall seems unphased.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
Some wild striking there from Hall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hall on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hall misses with a shot to the body
and Sanchez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Hall tries to bum rush Sanchez with a series of wild strikes but Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall misses with a head kick.
Hall takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Sanchez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hall.
Hall tests Sanchez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sanchez scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a wild body kick that Hall sees coming a mile off.
Hall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hall fails to land the takedown.
Hall lands with an overhand left.
Sanchez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Hall scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Hall working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Hall prevents Sanchez from getting the reversal.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Hall is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Sanchez has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Sanchez!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Diego Sanchez.
I think Sanchez 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Sanchez!
During a confident post fight interview, Diego Sanchez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.