PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chico Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viggo Heitannan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Sanchez
vs
Heitannan

185 cm
22
182 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

175 cm
23
175 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chico Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Viggo Heitannan!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heitannan misses with a wild combination.
A head kick by Heitannan misses
and Sanchez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Viggo Heitannan has been cut.
Chico Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heitannan digs a good hook to Sanchez's body.

Sanchez closes the distance and clinches.
Sanchez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Heitannan tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Heitannan.

Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Sanchez shoots for a double leg takedown but Heitannan sprawls well. He's pushed Sanchez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sanchez scoring well with a low kick there.

Sanchez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sanchez tries to throw a body punch but Heitannan avoids it by throwing Sanchez back against the cage.
Sanchez is struggling to control the position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sanchez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sanchez seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

Sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for Heitannan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to work over Heitannan's front leg with a kick but Heitannan checks it.

Sanchez clinches up with Heitannan and pushes him back against the cage.
Heitannan tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Heitannan is trying to break the clinch but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
Heitannan working hard to break the clinch.

Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heitannan.
Sanchez takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Sanchez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Heitannan quickly recovers to half guard.
Sanchez is pressing down on Heitannan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Heitannan is holding on for now.
Sanchez moves nicely into side control.
Sanchez taking a breather here.
Heitannan tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Sanchez easily slips into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Heitannan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Heitannan tries to reverse the position but Sanchez maintains control.
Heitannan tries to hold on but Sanchez postures up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heitannan is in a horrible position here. Sanchez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sanchez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez is landing with some decent strikes but Heitannan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez unloading with bombs!
Sanchez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Heitannan tries to buck Sanchez off but he can't manage it.
The referee warns Heitannan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Sanchez is working for a guillotine from mount but Heitannan frees his head quite easily.
Sanchez controlling the position easily from mount.
Sanchez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sanchez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sanchez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Heitannan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sanchez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez landing strikes, looking to finish!

Sanchez working for a submission but Heitannan is keeping him at bay.
Sanchez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Heitannan looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Sanchez is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Heitannan has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Sanchez controlling the position easily from mount.
Heitannan working to try and regain half guard.
Sanchez scoring with strikes but Heitannan is staying in there.
Sanchez with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Sanchez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chico Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Viggo Heitannan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Heitannan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Sanchez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Heitannan is trying to defend but Sanchez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sanchez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sanchez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sanchez passes the guard and advances to mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heitannan tries to hold on but Sanchez postures up.
Heitannan can't escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez landing strikes from the mount.
Heitannan wants to hold on but Sanchez pushes him away.
Sanchez controlling from the full mount.
Sanchez scoring with strikes but Heitannan is staying in there.
Sanchez with the ground and pound from mount.

Heitannan defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sanchez.
Sanchez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Heitannan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sanchez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sanchez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Heitannan hang on?
Sanchez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heitannan can do to turn this around?
Sanchez unloading with bombs!
Chico Sanchez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Sanchez quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Sanchez but it's paid off an Heitannan is forced to tap! Nice work by Sanchez.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chico Sanchez!