PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Haiyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez comes to the cage accompanied by Don Omar ft.Tego Calderon- Los Bandoleros . Todd Haiyes has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Sanchez
vs
Haiyes

178 cm
24
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
20
168 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Todd Haiyes!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez shoots in looking for a takedown but Haiyes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sanchez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Haiyes tries to keep at a distance but Sanchez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sanchez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Haiyes is defending well.
Haiyes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sanchez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haiyes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Haiyes is controlling him.
Haiyes crunches a lovely knee into Sanchez's ribcage.
Haiyes lands a nice elbow.
Haiyes lands with a light punch inside.
Sanchez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Haiyes gets through Sanchez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Haiyes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Haiyes.

It looks like Diego Sanchez has been cut.
Haiyes landing knees to the body.
Haiyes leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sanchez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haiyes prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sanchez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Haiyes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sanchez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Haiyes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Haiyes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sanchez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Haiyes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanchez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Haiyes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Haiyes.
Haiyes taking a breather.
Haiyes has Sanchez pressed against the cage, preventing Sanchez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Haiyes lands a damaging elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee calls for Haiyes to work.
Haiyes lands a hook that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Haiyes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sanchez is working for takedown but Haiyes is calmly controlling the position for now.
Haiyes crunches a lovely knee into Sanchez's ribcage.
Haiyes will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sanchez up against the cage.
Haiyes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Haiyes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sanchez or not.
Sanchez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Haiyes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Haiyes lands with a right to the head.
Haiyes crunches a lovely knee into Sanchez's ribcage.
Sanchez goes for a takedown attempt but Haiyes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Haiyes clinches up against the cage.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Haiyes misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez is trying to push Haiyes away but Haiyes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Haiyes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Haiyes.
Nice elbow from Haiyes.
Haiyes is stalling here.
Haiyes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Haiyes.
Haiyes is pressed up against the cage. Sanchez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Haiyes down to the mat. Haiyes avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Haiyes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Haiyes has closed the distance and engaged Sanchez in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haiyes scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez takes an elbow to the temple.
Haiyes works on Sanchez's body with a couple of short punches.
Haiyes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Haiyes lands a damaging elbow.
Haiyes lands a damaging elbow.
Stalling in the clinch from Haiyes.
Haiyes receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Haiyes connects with a knee to the head.
Haiyes will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sanchez up against the cage.
Haiyes lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Haiyes scores with a knee to the head.
Haiyes prevents the takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Haiyes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Todd Haiyes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Sanchez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanchez misses with a combination
and Haiyes counters with a stiff right hand.
Diego Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Sanchez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Haiyes, pushing him back against the cage.
Haiyes stops a takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Come on Haiyes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Haiyes working Sanchez over with knees to the body.
Sanchez looking for a takedown.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Haiyes obliges.
Haiyes lands an elbow that stopped Sanchez in his tracks for a moment.
Sanchez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Haiyes avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Haiyes obliges.
Haiyes lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haiyes is stalling here.
Haiyes continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez working hard to break the clinch.
Haiyes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sanchez's defenses.
Sanchez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Haiyes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Haiyes lands a knee to the body.
Haiyes will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sanchez up against the cage.
Haiyes scores with a knee to the head.
Sanchez is working for takedown but Haiyes is calmly controlling the position for now.
Haiyes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Haiyes.
Haiyes scores with a shoulder strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Haiyes.
Haiyes crunches a lovely knee into Sanchez's ribcage.
A left hand lands to the body for Haiyes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Haiyes.
Haiyes stalling the fight.
Todd Haiyes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haiyes scores a nice knee to the body.
Sanchez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Haiyes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Haiyes taking a breather.
Haiyes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanchez's face.
Haiyes landing knees to the body.
Haiyes stalling.
Haiyes prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short body shot lands from Haiyes as the two fighters clinch.
Haiyes landing knees to the head.
Haiyes prevents Sanchez from breaking the clinch.
Sanchez being controlled against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to break free but Haiyes pushes him back against the cage.
Sanchez being controlled against the cage.
Haiyes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Haiyes with a knee to the head.
Sanchez can't break the clinch.
Sanchez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Haiyes avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Haiyes lands an elbow inside.
Haiyes stalls.
Sanchez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to break free but Haiyes has control.
A bit of stalling here from Haiyes.
Haiyes lands a nice elbow.
Haiyes stalling in the clinch but Sanchez improves position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Todd Haiyes.
Haiyes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Haiyes scores with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haiyes tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Haiyes.
Sanchez shoots in for a double leg but Haiyes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Todd Haiyes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Haiyes drives through and clinches with Sanchez against the cage.
Haiyes landing knees to the body.
Haiyes pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Haiyes.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Todd Haiyes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Diego Sanchez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Haiyes stuffs the takedown attempt from Sanchez. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet.
Haiyes lands a leg kick that knocks Sanchez off balance momentarily.
Sanchez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sanchez there as he acknowledges the shot.

Sanchez clinches up with Haiyes and pushes him back against the cage.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch but Haiyes keeps him there for the moment.
Haiyes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Haiyes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sanchez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sanchez is working for takedown but Haiyes is calmly controlling the position for now.
Haiyes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sanchez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Haiyes stalling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Haiyes lands a nice knee to the body.
Haiyes lands a nice knee to the body.
Haiyes taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haiyes lands a knee to the body.
Haiyes lands a hook that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Haiyes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Haiyes.
Haiyes is pushing Sanchez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Haiyes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanchez's face.
Haiyes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanchezs head.
Sanchez tries to circle away but Haiyes has him pinned against the cage.
Haiyes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Haiyes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Haiyes crunches a lovely knee into Sanchez's ribcage.
Sanchez being controlled against the cage.
Haiyes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haiyes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haiyes lands with a short shot to the head.
Haiyes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Haiyes landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Haiyes.
Haiyes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sanchez's efforts to push away.
Haiyes stalling the fight.
Haiyes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Haiyes crunches a lovely knee into Sanchez's ribcage.
Haiyes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Haiyes stalling in the clinch.
Haiyes working Sanchez over with knees to the body.
Haiyes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sanchez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Haiyes to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Haiyes.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Haiyes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Haiyes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sanchez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sanchez wants to get back to striking at distance but Haiyes won't allow it.
Knees to the body from Haiyes.
Sanchez is looking to break free of the clinch but Haiyes has double underhooks.
Sanchez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Haiyes pulls his leg out and moves away.

Haiyes has managed to clinch.
Sanchez wants to take the fight to the mat but Haiyes manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haiyes lands an elbow inside.
Haiyes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Haiyes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sanchez up against the cage.
Haiyes lands a good knee to the midsection. Sanchez won't want to take too many of those.
Haiyes stalling the fight.
Haiyes landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Haiyes has him pressed against the cage.
Haiyes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Haiyes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haiyes lands a nice knee to the body.
Haiyes prevents a takedown attempt there.
Haiyes lands a good knee to the midsection. Sanchez won't want to take too many of those.

And that's the end of the fight!
Todd Haiyes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Haiyes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Todd Haiyes!