PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johny Clattenburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chico Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Clattenburg
vs
Sanchez

188 cm
21
202 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

185 cm
20
182 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johny Clattenburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chico Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanchez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A leg kick checked by Clattenburg.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sanchez is looking to clinch.
Clattenburg lands a slapping body shot.
Clattenburg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.
Clattenburg scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Clattenburg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Sanchez closes the distance and clinches.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Clattenburg controls the action.
Sanchez prevents Clattenburg from breaking the clinch.
Clattenburg lands a nice uppercut.

Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clattenburg misses with an uppercut.
Clattenburg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clattenburg connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanchez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clattenburg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Clattenburg misses its intended target.
Johny Clattenburg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clattenburg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
Clattenburg misses with a wild combination.
Clattenburg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanchez tries to clinch up but Clattenburg circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanchez swings for the body but Clattenburg moves out of range.
Donk. Clattenburg catches Sanchez right on the button with a cross.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Clattenburg.

Sanchez shoots in and gets a takedown into Clattenburg's guard.
Clattenburg keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Sanchez looking to pass the guard.
Clattenburg trying to control the position here.
Clattenburg is trying to keep Sanchez in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Clattenburg keeps moving.
Clattenburg controlling the position.
Clattenburg trying to keep a closed guard but Sanchez is proving a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Clattenburg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Sanchez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clattenburg.
Clattenburg trying to stall but Sanchez improves his position.

Sanchez breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Clattenburg.

It looks like Chico Sanchez has been cut.
Clattenburg misses with a two punch combination.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Clattenburg avoids nicely.
Clattenburg lands an overhand right.

Sanchez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Clattenburg manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sanchez connects with a nice short shot to Clattenburg's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clattenburg is staying active underneath Sanchez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sanchez lands a nice short elbow.

Sanchez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez slows the pace down in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clattenburg is not content to let Sanchez control the position.
Clattenburg controlling the position for now.
Clattenburg wants to improve his position but Sanchez is controlling well.
Clattenburg is refusing to be controlled, as Sanchez sits in half guard.
Sanchez is thwarting Clattenburg's attempts to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Clattenburg wants to control but Sanchez passes into side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johny Clattenburg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chico Sanchez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez misses with a takedown
and Clattenburg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Clattenburg throws a looping overhand right but Sanchez ducks down to avoid it.
Clattenburg connects with a looping right hand.
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clattenburg.
Johny Clattenburg is winning the standup battle so far.
Some wild striking there from Clattenburg.
Sanchez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A combination from Clattenburg does no damage.
Clattenburg scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Clattenburg connects with a looping right hand.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Clattenburg to score with a decent uppercut.
Clattenburg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanchez can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez is looking to clinch but Clattenburg is avoiding it.
Clattenburg swinging wildly here.
Clattenburg throws out a loose jab but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clattenburg lands with a right hand.
Clattenburg is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clattenburg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez.
Sanchez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Clattenburg looks to throw the jab but Sanchez is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Clattenburg misses the target.
Johny Clattenburg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clattenburg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Clattenburg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Clattenburg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanchez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sanchez needs to keep his hands up - Clattenburg had a free shot at his head there.
Nice jab there from Clattenburg.
Clattenburg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Clattenburg throws out a powerful jab.
Sanchez doesn't manage to clinch there - Clattenburg circles away.

Sanchez moves into the clinch successfully.
Clattenburg scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clattenburg is trying to stall.
Sanchez lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clattenburg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clattenburg pushes Sanchez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
I was talking to Clattenburg's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Clattenburg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clattenburg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Clattenburg lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sanchez or not.
Sanchez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clattenburg has had enough of the clinch but Sanchez keeps him there for the moment.
Clattenburg lands an uppercut.
Clattenburg can't break the clinch.
Clattenburg has had enough of the clinch but Sanchez keeps him there for the moment.
Clattenburg tries to break the clinch but Sanchez is controlling the position.
Clattenburg wants to get back to striking at distance but Sanchez won't allow it.
Clattenburg tries to break free but Sanchez pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries a knee to the head but Clattenburg blocks it.
Sanchez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Clattenburg seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sanchez can turn it around.

Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Clattenburg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanchez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanchez tries to clinch up but Clattenburg circles away and keeps his distance.

Sanchez gets a clinch.
Clattenburg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Clattenburg backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Clattenburg fails to land.
Clattenburg has had enough of the clinch but Sanchez keeps him there for the moment.
Clattenburg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sanchez presses Clattenburg against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Clattenburg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clattenburg can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Clattenburg controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez keeps control of Clattenburg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Clattenburg stalls.
Sanchez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clattenburg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Sanchez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Clattenburg throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanchez throws out a leg kick but Clattenburg moves out of range and Sanchez only half commits.

Clattenburg tries to keep at a distance but Sanchez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Clattenburg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sanchez effectively controlling the action here.
Clattenburg misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johny Clattenburg dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chico Sanchez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clattenburg lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Clattenburg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.

Sanchez drives through with a takedown into Clattenburg's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Clattenburg pulls Sanchez in close to his closed guard and prevents Sanchez from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sanchez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Clattenburg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clattenburg looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez content to stall in guard here.
Sanchez is continuing to stall.
Clattenburg is pulling down on Sanchez's head to control his posture.

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

Sanchez instigates a clinch.
Clattenburg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez cracks Clattenburg with a nice body shot.

That's two 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.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sanchez as Clattenburg tries to tie him up.
Sanchez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Clattenburg up against the cage.
Sanchez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Clattenburg.
Clattenburg has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clattenburg.

Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clattenburg.
Sanchez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Clattenburg.
Sanchez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanchez misses with a takedown
and Clattenburg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez blocks a jab.
Sanchez throws a counter combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clattenburg throws a hook but Sanchez avoids it easily.
A combination from Clattenburg does no damage.
Sanchez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Clattenburg works the jab nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Clattenburg. No joy for Sanchez on that attempt.
Johny Clattenburg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chico Sanchez.
Clattenburg scores with a jab.
Clattenburg fails to land with a series of punches.

Sanchez instigates a clinch.

Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
Sanchez walks into a straight right hand from Clattenburg.
Sanchez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Clattenburg misses with a double jab.
Sanchez needs to keep his hands up - Clattenburg had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clattenburg throws a hook but Sanchez avoids it easily.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Clattenburg.
Sanchez needs to keep his hands up - Clattenburg had a free shot at his head there.
Sanchez tries to clinch there but Clattenburg circles away.
Clattenburg listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clattenburg misses with a wild body shot.
Clattenburg lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sanchez backs up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clattenburg slaps away a takedown attempt from Sanchez, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Sanchez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Sanchez as the two fighters clinch.
Sanchez keeps control of Clattenburg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sanchez stalling in the clinch.

Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
Chico Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanchez misses with a body kick.
Clattenburg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanchez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Clattenburg cracks Sanchez with a good jab.
Clattenburg is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johny Clattenburg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Clattenburg, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johny Clattenburg!