PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chuck Sanchez comes to the cage accompanied by National Anthem. The crowd seem to be enjoying TJ Sanchez's choice of entrance music: National Anthem. TJ Sanchez has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Sanchez
vs
Sanchez

171 cm
19
152 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
20
154 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 London, Chuck Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, TJ Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
TJ Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Chuck Sanchez.
Chuck Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says TJ Sanchez as he avoids it easily.
TJ Sanchez has his takedown stuffed

and Chuck Sanchez counters with a takedown into side control.
Chuck Sanchez lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
TJ Sanchez is working to avoid the ground and pound but Chuck Sanchez connects with a decent elbow.
TJ Sanchez tries to buck Chuck Sanchez off but Chuck Sanchez is having none of it.
TJ Sanchez is pushing Chuck Sanchez's head away, looking to escape. Chuck Sanchez manages to hold on to the position though.
TJ Sanchez tries to improve position but can't.
Chuck Sanchez working the head and body with strikes.

Chuck Sanchez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chuck Sanchez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
TJ Sanchez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Chuck Sanchez 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
TJ Sanchez trying to get back to full guard but Chuck Sanchez takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!

TJ Sanchez bucks up and throws Chuck Sanchez to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Chuck Sanchez tries for a takedown but TJ Sanchez circles away easily

and TJ Sanchez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
TJ Sanchez can't get the takedown.

TJ Sanchez breaks from the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

TJ Sanchez jumps into guard, dragging Chuck Sanchez to the mat.
Chuck Sanchez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
TJ Sanchez wants to sweep here but Chuck Sanchez controlling him for the moment.
TJ Sanchez throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
TJ Sanchez looks gassed!
TJ Sanchez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chuck Sanchez manages to get himself to full guard.
Chuck Sanchez keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
TJ Sanchez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chuck Sanchez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from TJ Sanchez.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
TJ Sanchez with a flurry of punches that miss.
TJ Sanchez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Chuck Sanchez throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Chuck Sanchez scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Chuck Sanchez has a closed guard, preventing TJ Sanchez from standing up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chuck Sanchez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Chuck Sanchez looks to clinch

and TJ Sanchez counters with a single leg into guard. Chuck Sanchez didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chuck Sanchez is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
TJ Sanchez has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Chuck Sanchez has passed into side control.

Chuck Sanchez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Chuck Sanchez in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
TJ Sanchez tries to improve position but can't.
Chuck Sanchez cracks TJ Sanchez with a big right hand but TJ Sanchez just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Chuck Sanchez stands up.
Chuck Sanchez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

TJ Sanchez gets the takedown into side control.
Chuck Sanchez is working to avoid the ground and pound but TJ Sanchez connects with a decent elbow.

TJ Sanchez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Chuck Sanchez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Chuck Sanchez prevents TJ Sanchez from improving position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chuck Sanchez takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Chuck Sanchez regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Chuck Sanchez will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Chuck Sanchez tries to clinch there but TJ Sanchez circles away.
Chuck Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

TJ Sanchez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ground and pound from TJ Sanchez.
Chuck Sanchez has hold of TJ Sanchez's hands but TJ Sanchez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Chuck Sanchez wants to get back to full guard.
TJ Sanchez winds up and cracks Chuck Sanchez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

TJ Sanchez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
TJ Sanchez tries to stand and escape but Chuck Sanchez is controlling the position.
TJ Sanchez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuck Sanchez moves into full guard.
Chuck Sanchez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
TJ Sanchez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Chuck Sanchez has his foot on TJ Sanchez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. TJ Sanchez works his way back into a safe position though.
TJ Sanchez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
TJ Sanchez landing some decent shots from guard.

Chuck Sanchez keeping busy on the bottom but TJ Sanchez has passed one foot through into half guard.

TJ Sanchez stands up out of the half guard.
Chuck Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chuck Sanchez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and TJ Sanchez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Chuck Sanchez's guard.

Chuck Sanchez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
TJ Sanchez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chuck Sanchez's head.
Chuck Sanchez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
TJ Sanchez passes Chuck Sanchez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ground and pound from TJ Sanchez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
The fighters are battling for position here. Chuck Sanchez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
TJ Sanchez wanted to stand there but Chuck Sanchez had control of the position.

TJ Sanchez gets to his feet. Chuck Sanchez looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
TJ Sanchez closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Chuck Sanchez counter with a right hand.
Chuck Sanchez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and TJ Sanchez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by TJ Sanchez.
Chuck Sanchez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
TJ Sanchez wanted to stand there but Chuck Sanchez had control of the position.
Chuck Sanchez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chuck Sanchez throws a couple of heel strikes.
Chuck Sanchez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
TJ Sanchez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chuck Sanchez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
TJ Sanchez has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chuck Sanchez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
TJ Sanchez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chuck Sanchez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around TJ Sanchez's waist but TJ Sanchez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chuck Sanchez off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chuck Sanchez closes this distance looking for a takedown but TJ Sanchez circles away.

TJ Sanchez pushes Chuck Sanchez up against the cage in a clinch.
TJ Sanchez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
TJ Sanchez blocks an elbow strike from Chuck Sanchez.
Chuck Sanchez wants to break free but TJ Sanchez has control.
TJ Sanchez wants a takedown.
Chuck Sanchez jumps guard but TJ Sanchez stands there with Chuck Sanchez around his waist. Chuck Sanchez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chuck Sanchez wants to break free but TJ Sanchez has control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

TJ Sanchez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
TJ Sanchez shoots in but Chuck Sanchez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
TJ Sanchez stuffs the takedown attempt from Chuck Sanchez. Chuck Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

TJ Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

TJ Sanchez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
TJ Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

TJ Sanchez rushes Chuck Sanchez and presses him up against the cage.
Chuck Sanchez fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Chuck Sanchez gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Chuck Sanchez seems to be working for a kimura but TJ Sanchez defends the submission attempt.
TJ Sanchez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
TJ Sanchez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chuck Sanchez is one step ahead there.
TJ Sanchez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
TJ Sanchez wants to stand up but Chuck Sanchez is controlling him.
Chuck Sanchez forces his way into half guard.
Chuck Sanchez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
TJ Sanchez gets full guard.
TJ Sanchez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chuck Sanchez.
TJ Sanchez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chuck Sanchez is controlling him.
Chuck Sanchez pushes down on TJ Sanchez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
TJ Sanchez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
TJ Sanchez throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
TJ Sanchez strikes from his own guard.

Chuck Sanchez drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and TJ Sanchez dives on top into guard.
TJ Sanchez slips nicely into half guard.
TJ Sanchez 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.

TJ Sanchez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
TJ Sanchez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuck Sanchez is trying to get back to full guard.
Chuck Sanchez is working hard here to advance position.
TJ Sanchez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Chuck Sanchez is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but TJ Sanchez pulls his head out easily.

TJ Sanchez is looking for a kimura but Chuck Sanchez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for TJ Sanchez to get the leverage.
TJ Sanchez is pressing down on Chuck Sanchez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Chuck Sanchez is holding on for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
TJ Sanchez tries for a takedown but Chuck Sanchez circles away easily

and Chuck Sanchez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in TJ Sanchez's guard now.
TJ Sanchez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chuck Sanchez's guard.
Chuck Sanchez wants to sweep but no luck.
TJ Sanchez wants to pass the guard but Chuck Sanchez is keeping the position.
TJ Sanchez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chuck Sanchez is on top in guard.
Chuck Sanchez is in close to TJ Sanchez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
TJ Sanchez wants to sweep but no luck.
Chuck Sanchez wanted to stand there but TJ Sanchez had control of the position.
Chuck Sanchez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chuck Sanchez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for TJ Sanchez!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Chuck Sanchez!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for TJ Sanchez!

TJ Sanchez wins by split decision!