PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Ellenberger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirty Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ellenberger might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Guano Apes - Open Your Eyes. Nick Ellenberger had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Ellenberger
vs
Sanchez

180 cm
28
182 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

183 cm
23
178 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Ellenberger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dirty Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez closes the distance but Ellenberger moves to the side
and Ellenberger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Ellenberger.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Ellenberger is having none of it.
Ellenberger shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez shows good takedown defense.
Sanchez lands with an uppercut that bounces Ellenberger off the cage and back into range.
Sanchez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ellenberger. That did some damage!
Sanchez throws a shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Sanchez as Ellenberger shoots in.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez thows a body shot but no joy.
Dirty Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ellenberger.
Dirty Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ellenberger dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a left hand
and Ellenberger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ellenberger scores with a hook.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Ellenberger saw that one coming.
Ellenberger blocks a jab.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanchez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ellenberger eats them both and turns towards Sanchez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to clinch but Ellenberger slips to the side
and Sanchez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ellenberger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Ellenberger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez tried to score with a low kick but Ellenberger checks it.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Ellenberger bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ellenberger scoring with punches from side control.
Sanchez taking punishment in the form of punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ellenberger sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sanchez is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Ellenberger working the ground and pound.
Ellenberger fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is not content to let Ellenberger control the position.
Ellenberger cracks Sanchez with a big elbow.
Ellenberger remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Ellenberger working the body and head with strikes.
Ellenberger lands a nice forearm strike.
You can see the frustration on Sanchez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to reverse the position.
Ellenberger scores with punches from side control.
Ellenberger lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez can't do much from the bottom here.
Sanchez is trying to improve his position.
Sanchez is trying to escape the position but Ellenberger is controlling the position.
Ellenberger connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sanchez some visible discomfort.
Sanchez manages to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Sanchez wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ellenberger connects with a nice short shot to Sanchez's temple.
Sanchez tries to roll over but Ellenberger keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Ellenberger dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ellenberger ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ellenberger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanchez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ellenberger moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
Ellenberger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sanchez misses with the combination.
Sanchez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ellenberger.
Sanchez throws a hook but Ellenberger avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Sanchez.
Ellenberger misses with a wild combination.
Ellenberger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ellenberger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
Ellenberger ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Nick Ellenberger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sanchez dodges the punch combination from Ellenberger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Ellenberger.
Ellenberger misses with a few strikes there.
Jab from Ellenberger.
Ellenberger lands a glancing blow to the side of Sanchez's head.
Sanchez misses with a right hand
and Ellenberger counters with a left and a right that stings Sanchez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ellenberger throws a hook but Sanchez avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellenberger moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Sanchez is rocked!
Ellenberger swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez.

Ellenberger drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sanchez striking off his back but it's not causing Ellenberger any problems.
Ellenberger throwing strikes but missing.
Ellenberger trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Nick Ellenberger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to improve his position but instead Ellenberger has moved into half guard.
Sanchez tries to roll over but Ellenberger keeps him under control.

Ellenberger decides to return to a standing position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ellenberger lands with a cross.
Ellenberger on the wrong end of a nice jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Ellenberger gets a double leg takedown into Sanchez's guard.
Ellenberger scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Ellenberger dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but Ellenberger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ellenberger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ellenberger cracks Sanchez with a good jab.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Ellenberger moves out of range.
Ellenberger swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to clinch up but Ellenberger circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ellenberger slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a low kick but Ellenberger avoids it.
Ellenberger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sanchez at a distance.
Sanchez staying out of range there.
Sanchez misses the body punch
and Ellenberger counters with a nice body shot.
A punch combination from Ellenberger misses.
Nick Ellenberger is winning the standup battle so far.

Sanchez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ellenberger scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellenberger scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Ellenberger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanchez can do to turn this around?
Sanchez trying to control the position.
Ellenberger preventing the sweep.
Ellenberger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sanchez has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ellenberger has passed into side control.
Sanchez taking a bit of punishment here - Ellenberger scoring with strikes.
Ellenberger works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sanchez can't do much from the bottom here.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Sanchez tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Ellenberger easily slips into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellenberger lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ellenberger lands a big shot to the head and Sanchez winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Nick Ellenberger!
A very excited looking Nick Ellenberger made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.