PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alan Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ebner Estavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sanchez
vs
Estavez

209 cm
23
162 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite 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 Tokyo, Alan Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ebner Estavez!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Estavez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sanchez is trying to improve his position.
Sanchez is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Sanchez wants to get back to full guard.
Sanchez is doing well to control the position and prevent Estavez from advancing to side control.
Sanchez wants to get back to full guard.
Estavez stops Sanchez from getting back to his feet.
Sanchez is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez tries to roll over but Estavez keeps him under control.
Estavez tries to pass to full mount but Sanchez defends it.
Estavez is trying to control. Sanchez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to get back to full guard.
Estavez 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.
Sanchez won't allow Estavez to pass to mount.
Sanchez is controlling Estavez's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez wants to improve his position but Estavez is controlling well.
Estavez trying to control from half guard but Sanchez is working away.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Estavez is controlling the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Estavez has Sanchez up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Estavez fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanchez half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

Estavez closes the distance and pushes Sanchez back into the cage.

Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Estavez misses with a leg kick.
Sanchez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

Estavez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to get back to full guard.
Estavez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Estavez working the head and body with strikes.
Estavez wants to stand but Sanchez has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Sanchez is trying to control but can't.
Estavez seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Sanchez wants to get back to full guard.
Estavez tries to stand but can't do so whilst Sanchez controls his leg.

Sanchez is defending against the submission attempts here by Estavez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sanchez is holding on to half guard well.
Estavez tries to pass to full mount but Sanchez defends it.
Estavez wants to take a breather but Sanchez is having none of it.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Estavez.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Estavez closes the distance and clinches.

Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebner Estavez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Estavez moves into the clinch successfully.

Sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanchez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sanchez scores with a decent looking hook.

Estavez moves into the clinch.

Estavez gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Estavez controls the pace.
Sanchez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Estavez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Estavez from controlling successfully.
Sanchez is wriggling around but Estavez manages to pass to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Estavez wants to control but Sanchez is keeping him busy.
Sanchez is trying to control but can't.
Sanchez is holding on to half guard well.
Estavez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sanchez wants to control but Estavez is keeping busy and won't allow it.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Estavez darts in and clinches Sanchez up against the cage.
Sanchez scores with a knee to the head.

Sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Estavez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ebner Estavez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Estavez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sanchez pulls Estavez in close to prevent any damage.
Estavez trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Estavez from controlling successfully.
Estavez won't allow Sanchez to sweep him here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Estavez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Estavez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sanchez did well to prevent Estavez getting side control.
Sanchez trying to control but Estavez postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is controlling Estavez's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Ground and pound from Estavez.

Estavez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Estavez prevents Sanchez from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Estavez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanchez keeps working.
Sanchez is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebner Estavez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Sanchez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Estavez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sanchez's guard.
Sanchez pulls Estavez in close to prevent any damage.
Estavez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Estavez trying to control the position but Sanchez is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez is looking to regain half guard here but Estavez keeps moving and retains side control.
Sanchez stops Estavez from passing to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Estavez is looking to take a break and control but Sanchez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sanchez sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Estavez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sanchez is refusing to be controlled, as Estavez sits in half guard.
Estavez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Estavez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sanchez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Estavez slips a nice elbow through Sanchez's hands, connecting with Sanchez's forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Estavez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sanchez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sanchez is concentrating on defense, preventing Estavez from advancing position.
Estavez is keen to just control but Sanchez is a slippery customer.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Sanchez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Estavez throws a leg kick but Sanchez checks it.

Estavez instigates a clinch.

Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Estavez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Sanchez!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez struggling a bit here.
Estavez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanchez keeps working.
Estavez has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Sanchez working to try and regain half guard.
Sanchez wants to hold on but Estavez pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Estavez looking to ground and pound but Sanchez is blocking nicely.

Estavez is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sanchez can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Estavez controlling the pace for now.
Sanchez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Estavez wants to control the pace but Sanchez is squirming around nicely.
Sanchez is trying desperately to improve position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Estavez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sanchez's face.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ebner Estavez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Estavez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ebner Estavez!