PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Artur Ysengrin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilbert Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ysengrin
vs
Sanchez

183 cm
21
166 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Artur Ysengrin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gilbert Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ysengrin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but Ysengrin shows good takedown defense.
An inside leg kick from Ysengrin misses.

Sanchez has managed to clinch.

Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ysengrin throws a looping overhand right but Sanchez ducks down to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Sanchez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sanchez takes one to the chin there.
A good leg kick by Ysengrin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez blocks a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ysengrin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sanchez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sanchez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice sprawl there from Ysengrin as Sanchez shoots in.
Artur Ysengrin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilbert Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but Ysengrin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez darts in looking for a takedown but Ysengrin gets double underhooks and turns Sanchez into the cage.

Ysengrin gets tackled into the cage by Sanchez. Sanchez maintains the clinch.

Ysengrin pulls Sanchez into guard.
Sanchez controlling from the top position.

Ysengrin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sanchez is aware though and is defending well.

Ysengrin looking for a guillotine here but Sanchez defends easily.
Sanchez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ysengrin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sanchez controls the pace.

Ysengrin looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Sanchez has picked Ysengrin up and slammed him! Ysengrin can't keep hold of the triangle and Sanchez manages to pass to side control!
Ysengrin struggling a bit here.
Ysengrin sneaks back into half guard.
Ysengrin wants to control but Sanchez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ysengrin tries to get to full guard but Sanchez has control of the leg.

Ysengrin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to stand and escape but Ysengrin is controlling the position.
Sanchez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ysengrin keeping control of the position.
Sanchez sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Ysengrin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ysengrin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sanchez is working away from the top position though.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sanchez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sanchez duly obliges.

It looks like Artur Ysengrin has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin just misses with a punch to the body.
Ysengrin scores with a body shot.
Ysengrin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sanchez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Sanchez moves into range and clinches up with Ysengrin.
Ysengrin jumps guard but Sanchez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sanchez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Sanchez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Ysengrin moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ysengrin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ysengrin throws a lazy right hand but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ysengrin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ysengrin counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artur Ysengrin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Artur Ysengrin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ysengrin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sanchez throws a body kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Ysengrin misses the target.
We've been told by Ysengrin's head coaches at Alpha Elite Private Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ysengrin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ysengrin counters with a right hand to the body.
Ysengrin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ysengrin connects with a body shot.
Ysengrin just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ysengrin. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Artur Ysengrin is winning the standup battle so far.
Ysengrin jabs at Sanchez's body.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Ysengrin.
Sanchez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ysengrin is looking to wear down Sanchez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Ysengrin.
Despite the aggression on Sanchez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ysengrin takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Ysengrin lands with an overhand left.
Sanchez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ysengrin is fending him off so far but Sanchez persists. Nope, Ysengrin circles away and we're back to standing.
Artur Ysengrin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Sanchez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sanchez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ysengrin is looking for a sweep.
Ysengrin can't do much from the bottom here.
Ysengrin tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Sanchez easily slips into full mount!
Ysengrin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sanchez punching from mount but Ysengrin doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ysengrin wants to hold on but Sanchez pushes him away.
Sanchez sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Sanchez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ysengrin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ysengrin gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ysengrin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ysengrin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ysengrin.
Ysengrin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanchez can do to turn this around?

Sanchez stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Ysengrin has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Sanchez manages to get his head free but now Ysengrin has transitioned to an armbar! Sanchez grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Ysengrin! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Artur Ysengrin!
In his post fight interview, Artur Ysengrin started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.