PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Colt Billings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez has chosen Thrift Shop as his entrance music. Eduardo Sanchez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Billings
vs
Sanchez

163 cm
18
159 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
21
160 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colt Billings!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eduardo Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Billings pushes Sanchez up against the cage in a clinch.
Billings trying to stall but Sanchez improves his position.
Sanchez prevents Billings from breaking the clinch.

Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Billings has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sanchez.
Billings stuffs the takedown attempt from Sanchez. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet.
Billings scores with a punch to the head.

Billings closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sanchez's guard.
Billings prevents Sanchez from getting back to his feet.
Billings stands up over Sanchez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Billings is looking to work some ground and pound but Sanchez has wrist control.
Billings looking to pass the guard.
Billings loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Billings throwing strikes from guard but Sanchez blocks nicely.
Sanchez managing to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to stand up but Billings isn't so interested in that idea.
Sanchez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Billings loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Billings postures up in Sanchez's guard and throws a big left but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Eduardo Sanchez wasn't active enough on the ground.

Billings looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Sanchez!
Billings scores with punches from side control.
Billings misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Billings prevents Sanchez from escaping the position.
Billings scoring with punches from side control.
Billings creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Billings is chipping away with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Billings misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Billings is trying to get an arm triangle but Sanchez is defending well.
Billings cracks Sanchez with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billings working the head and body with strikes.
The strikes coming from Billings are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Billings is trying to ground and pound but Sanchez uses the momentary lack of control by Billings to regain half guard.
Billings thows a huge punch but Sanchez dodges it nicely.
Sanchez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Billings missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Billings lands with a punch from half guard.
Sanchez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Billings scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sanchez is looking to escape.
Billings sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sanchez defending well though.
Billings looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sanchez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Billings working over Sanchez with some ground and pound. Sanchez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sanchez is trying to stand back up but Billings is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billings wants to control but Sanchez is keeping him busy.
Billings winds up and cracks Sanchez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez is controlling Billings's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Billings thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Billings lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sanchez is refusing to be controlled, as Billings sits in half guard.
Sanchez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Billings scores with a couple of nice shots.
Billings 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.
Billings throwing shots but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
Billings sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sanchez defending well though.
Billings could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sanchez won't allow Billings to pass to mount.
Billings looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sanchez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Billings not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez is trying to stand back up but Billings is controlling him
Sanchez trying to hold on to Billings's head to control him but Billings postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez taking some punishment here, with Billings in his half guard.
Billings working the head and body with strikes.
Billings looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Billings trying to control the action but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Billings lands a nice short elbow.
Billings is nestled in close to Sanchez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Billings slips a nice elbow through Sanchez's hands, connecting with Sanchez's forehead.

Sanchez is rocked!
Billings performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sanchez is still in real trouble! Can Billings finish him?
Billings lands strikes from half guard.
Billings lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Sanchez! More strikes land and this one is all over! Billings jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Colt Billings!
Colt Billings is the new lightweight champion!