PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodel Hiligaynon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiligaynon has chosen Down and Out as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sanchez
vs
Hiligaynon

188 cm
26
152 lbs
18 - 8 - 1

170 cm
30
144 lbs
20 - 8 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Rodel Hiligaynon!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiligaynon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Good work by Hiligaynon as he checks the leg kick.
Sanchez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Hiligaynon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Donk. Hiligaynon catches Sanchez right on the button with a cross.
Sanchez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sanchez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sanchez wants it to stay on the feet.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Sanchez throws a big shot that misses.
Sanchez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hiligaynon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sanchez jabs at Hiligaynon's body.
Hiligaynon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sanchez as he avoids it easily.
Hiligaynon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez avoids a kick to the body.
Sanchez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hiligaynon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crunch! Sanchez slams his shin into Hiligaynon's torso.
Sanchez cracks the inside of Hiligaynon's front leg.
Hiligaynon misses the jab.
Sanchez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hiligaynon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Diego Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hiligaynon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanchez can pounce on him.
Sanchez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hiligaynon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hiligaynon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hiligaynon throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
Sanchez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hiligaynon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sanchez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a shot to the body.
Sanchez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hiligaynon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Hiligaynon moved out of range nicely.
Hiligaynon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sanchez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sanchez throws a big shot that misses.
Sanchez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sanchez misses with a right hand
and Hiligaynon counters with a body kick.
Sanchez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hiligaynon. Hiligaynon obviously looking to wear him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hiligaynon. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut.
Hiligaynon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sanchez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sanchez chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hiligaynon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hiligaynon.
A low kick from Hiligaynon is predictable there
and Sanchez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hiligaynon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hiligaynon. Sanchez shrugs it off though.
Sanchez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon shoots in looking for a takedown. Sanchez tries to sprawl out of it but Hiligaynon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sanchez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Diego Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodel Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sanchez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Hiligaynon's head but Hiligaynon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot lands for Sanchez.
Hiligaynon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good work by Hiligaynon as he checks the leg kick.
Hiligaynon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hiligaynon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sanchez at a distance.
Hiligaynon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sanchez lands with a right hand.
Sanchez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hiligaynon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanchez lands a high kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hiligaynon connects with a solid leg kick.
Hiligaynon throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Sanchez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sanchez lands a nice hook to Hiligaynon's body. Hiligaynon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sanchez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Hiligaynon.
Sanchez scoring well with a low kick there.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Hiligaynon saw that one coming.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Hiligaynon throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
Hiligaynon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sanchez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hiligaynon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanchez throws a wild body kick that Hiligaynon sees coming a mile off.
Sanchez misses with a straight left.
Hiligaynon shoots in for a double leg but Sanchez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Sanchez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hiligaynon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiligaynon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hiligaynon misses the jab.
Hiligaynon just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez moves out of range of the body kick from Hiligaynon.
A big right from Sanchez misses.
Hiligaynon misses with a hook. Sanchez ducked under it nicely.
Hiligaynon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hiligaynon connects with a leg kick. Sanchez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sanchez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Sanchez blocks the low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A combination from Hiligaynon does no damage.
Hiligaynon throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hiligaynon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanchez lands a jab to the nose.
Hiligaynon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hiligaynon throws a leg kick that misses.
Hiligaynon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanchez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A leg kick checked by Sanchez.
Hiligaynon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sanchez but Sanchez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hiligaynon walks into a straight right hand from Sanchez.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon blocks a head kick by Sanchez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez cracks Hiligaynon with a good jab.
Sanchez motions for Hiligaynon to come forward. Sanchez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut
and Hiligaynon counters with a nice leg kick.
Sanchez throws a shot from downtown. Hiligaynon moves away and avoids it.
Hiligaynon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sanchez.
Hiligaynon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Hiligaynon's head but Hiligaynon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hiligaynon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diego Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodel Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hiligaynon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Hiligaynon misses.
Diego Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanchez works the jab nicely.
Sanchez throws a nice outside leg kick.
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!
Hiligaynon throws a head kick that misses.
Hiligaynon throws a leg kick but Sanchez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Hiligaynon.
Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hiligaynon.
Sanchez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sanchez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hiligaynon moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
Sanchez lands with a cross.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sanchez.
Hiligaynon tries to land a front kick but Sanchez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Sanchez dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Sanchez scores with a nice right hand.
Hiligaynon throws out a loose jab but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hiligaynon throws the kick towards the body but Sanchez avoids it.
Hiligaynon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hiligaynon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanchez can pounce on him.
Sanchez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sanchez throws the kick towards the body but Hiligaynon avoids it.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Hiligaynon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez defending well as Hiligaynon loads up on a big left hand.
Hiligaynon throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sanchez.
Hiligaynon misses with a looping left.
Hiligaynon checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice sprawl there from Sanchez as Hiligaynon shoots in.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez scores with a hook.
Hiligaynon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sanchez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hiligaynon. That did some damage!
Hiligaynon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hiligaynon ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
A slow jab from Sanchez misses its intended target.
Hiligaynon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hiligaynon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Hiligaynon swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sanchez with a nice cross.
Sanchez connects with a leg kick. Hiligaynon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rodel Hiligaynon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Sanchez. No joy for Hiligaynon on that attempt.
Diego Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodel Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hiligaynon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Hiligaynon lands a jab to the nose.
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!
Sanchez moves out of range of the body kick.
Hiligaynon throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a nice shot that snaps Hiligaynon's head back.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanchez's corner calls for a 1-2. Sanchez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sanchez.
The crowd cheers as Sanchez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hiligaynon doesn't seem phased though.
Hiligaynon throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a head shot.
Diego Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hiligaynon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sanchez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Hiligaynon checks it.
Hiligaynon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hiligaynon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Hiligaynon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands with an overhand left.
Hiligaynon throws a right hand that Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanchez also avoids with ease.
Sanchez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hiligaynon tries to bum rush Sanchez with a series of wild strikes but Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon misses with a looping left.
Sanchez lands with a nice body kick.
Hiligaynon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sanchez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hiligaynon looks to land a combination but Sanchez avoids it well.
Sanchez scores with a shot to the body.
Hiligaynon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hiligaynon throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Sanchez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hiligaynon. That did some damage!
A jab lands there for Sanchez.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hiligaynon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanchez can pounce on him.
Hiligaynon tries to score with a low kick but Sanchez moves his leg out of the way.

And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sanchez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Sanchez!
Diego Sanchez thanked the fans post fight for their support.