PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lux Lion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Agapito Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Agapito Sanchez struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 147.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Lux Lion looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Lion
vs
Sanchez

182 cm
18
152 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

179 cm
24
149 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lux Lion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Agapito Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Lion.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
Lion pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Sanchez has managed to clinch.
Sanchez controlling the action here for a moment.
Lion takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lion throws an elbow but it misses.
Lion throws an elbow that misses.
The referee calls for Sanchez to work.
Sanchez lands a nice knee to the body.
Sanchez avoiding damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lion tries to break the clinch but Sanchez is controlling the position.
Sanchez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lion is trying to force a seperation but Sanchez has the dominant position.
Lion creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sanchez has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Lion.
Lion looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sanchez blocks an elbow strike.
Lion trying to land knees to the body.
Sanchez leaning against his opponent.

Sanchez has picked Lion up - he's going for a ride! Sanchez dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Sanchez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lion avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanchez.
Sanchez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Sanchez decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Sanchez takes a kick to the side of the head.

Sanchez instigates a clinch.
Lion can't break the clinch.
Lion has had enough of the clinch but Sanchez keeps him there for the moment.
Lion is trying to break free.
Sanchez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lion misses with an elbow over the top.
Lion misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez avoids the elbow strike from Lion, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lion throws an elbow but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lion wants to get back to striking at distance but Sanchez won't allow it.

Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Lion throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Lion tries a head kick but it misses.

Sanchez closes the distance and clinches.

Sanchez breaks the clinch.

Sanchez closes the distance and clinches.
Lion is trying to break the clinch but Sanchez is controlling him.
Lion tries to circle away but Sanchez has him pinned against the cage.
Sanchez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Lion.

Sanchez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lion is trying to break the clinch but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
Sanchez has Lion pressed against the cage, preventing Lion from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez stalling.

Sanchez has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Lion clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Sanchez has his opponent's back but Lion is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Sanchez.

Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Lion tries to circle away but Sanchez has him pinned against the cage.
Sanchez avoids a wild elbow strike from Lion.
Sanchez prevents Lion from breaking the clinch.
Lion is trying to break the clinch but Sanchez is controlling him.
Sanchez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lion.
Sanchez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lion's efforts to push away.
Sanchez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lion wants to get back to striking at distance but Sanchez won't allow it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lion throws an elbow but misses.
Lion working hard to break the clinch.
Sanchez scores with a knee to the head.
Lion really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Lion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez decides to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lion working some strikes from top position.
Lion landing some decent shots from guard.
Lion stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanchez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanchez throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Lion with a nice head shot there.
Lion trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Sanchez pushes Lion off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Lion throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Lion.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Lion.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
A head kick from Sanchez lands but Lion takes it in his stride.
Lion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Agapito Sanchez dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lion tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanchez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Lion.
Lion tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez throws a head kick that Lion semi-blocks.
Lion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Lion.
Sanchez wants to counter the offense by Lion and move into the clinch position.
Sanchez throws a head kick that Lion semi-blocks.
Lion throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Lion moves out of range easily.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Lion.
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Lion.
Lion tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanchez is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Lion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.

Sanchez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanchez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lion's efforts to push away.
Lion tries to circle away but Sanchez has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lion is looking to break free of the clinch but Sanchez has double underhooks.
Agapito Sanchez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lion pushes off an throws an elbow but Sanchez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lion has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sanchez has Lion pushed against the cage.

Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
Sanchez takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Sanchez closes the distance and pushes Lion back into the cage.
Sanchez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lion's efforts to push away.
Sanchez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lion up against the cage.
Sanchez scores with a knee to the head.
Sanchez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lion is keeping busy.
Lion has had enough of the clinch but Sanchez keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez prevents Lion from breaking the clinch.
Sanchez avoids the elbow strike from Lion, against the cage.
Sanchez is trying to push Lion away but Lion has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lion is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lion is trying to push Sanchez away but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The referee calls for Sanchez to work.
Lion is trying to push Sanchez away but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lion looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lion is trying to break free.

Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
Lion tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Sanchez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lion, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sanchez.
Lion has had enough of the clinch but Sanchez keeps him there for the moment.
Sanchez scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lion tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanchez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lion tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Sanchez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lion throws a nice head kick!
Lion throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Lion misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Lion.

Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Lion is trying to break free.
Lion is trying to break the clinch but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
Lion throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanchez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sanchez looks to land a combination but Lion avoids it well.

Sanchez clinches up with Lion and pushes him back against the cage.
Lion is trying to break the clinch but Sanchez is controlling him.
Sanchez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lion tries to break free but Sanchez pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lion working hard to break the clinch.
Lion is trying to push Sanchez away but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lion trying to land knees to the body.
Lion has had enough of the clinch but Sanchez keeps him there for the moment.
Sanchez has Lion pushed against the cage.
Lion misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lion tries to break the clinch but Sanchez is controlling the position.
Lion throws an elbow that misses.
Sanchez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lions head.
Lion working hard to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Sanchez.
Lion working hard to break the clinch.
Sanchez slows down the pace here.
Lion wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Agapito Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Lion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Lion gets tackled into the cage by Sanchez. Sanchez maintains the clinch.
Lion is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sanchez has Lion pressed against the cage, preventing Lion from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lion looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lion throws an elbow that misses.
Sanchez trying to control the position but instead, Lion has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sanchez into the cage.
Sanchez dodges an elbow strike from Lion.
Lion is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lion has had enough of the clinch but Sanchez keeps him there for the moment.
Lion misses with an elbow over the top.
Lion has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sanchez.
Sanchez keeps control of Lion as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez lands an elbow just above Lion 's eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lion has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sanchez leaning against his opponent.
Lion pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sanchez just leaning against Lion, taking a breather.
Sanchez landing knees to the head.
Lion misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sanchez avoids a wild elbow strike from Lion.
Sanchez lands a nice uppercut.
Sanchez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lion's efforts to push away.
Sanchez dodges an elbow strike from Lion.

Sanchez has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Lion clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Sanchez lands punches and elbows.
Can Lion hold on?! Sanchez is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez lands a shot to the head.
Lion is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lion tries to escape the position.
Lion is working hard here to advance position.
Sanchez lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Lion tries to break free.
Lion is taking damage to the body and head.
The referee is taking a good look at Lion as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Sanchez!
Lion tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!

Sanchez is standing up, even though he is in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lion blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Lion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Sanchez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lion misses with an elbow strike.
Sanchez lands a knee to the head.
Sanchez avoids the elbow strike from Lion, against the cage.
Lion creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lion takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lion throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sanchez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lion throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sanchez.
Lion tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lion tries a head kick but it misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Lion.
A head kick misses from Lion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lion tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lion takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Sanchez drives through and clinches with Lion against the cage.

Sanchez gets control of Lion's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sanchez will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Sanchez wants to stand but Lion is controlling the position.

Lion stands and steps away. Sanchez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Agapito Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lion tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanchez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sanchez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lion eats them both and turns towards Sanchez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lux Lion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Agapito Sanchez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Lion.
A head kick misses from Lion.

Sanchez has closed the distance and engaged Lion in a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lion letting Sanchez take a breather here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Agapito Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sanchez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Agapito Sanchez!