PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Deangelo Flagg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chico Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flagg kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is What Its Like. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Flagg
vs
Sanchez

176 cm
28
163 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

185 cm
26
109 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deangelo Flagg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chico Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Flagg shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Flagg is trying to control. Sanchez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Flagg working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Sanchez's thigh. Sanchez counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Flagg wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is keeping the position.

Flagg drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sanchez looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sanchez looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sanchez!

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flagg dodges the ground and pound from Sanchez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flagg stops Sanchez from passing to mount.
Sanchez trying to control the action but Flagg is working from the bottom.
Flagg is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Check out the look on Sanchez's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sanchez trying to control the position but Flagg is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sanchez in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sanchez wants to control but Flagg is keeping him busy.
Flagg trying his best to control but Sanchez has mounted him.
Sanchez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Flagg is in a horrible position here. Sanchez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sanchez is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flagg is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sanchez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A nice elbow there by Sanchez.
Flagg prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Flagg is trying to escape the mount.
Flagg wants to control but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flagg is bucking up trying to escape but Sanchez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sanchez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Flagg is looking to escape.
Flagg is trying desperately to improve position.
Sanchez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sanchez is landing with some decent strikes but Flagg is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Flagg working to try and regain half guard.
Sanchez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanchez with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chico Sanchez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Flagg tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Flagg lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Flagg scores with a takedown into Sanchez's guard.
Flagg stopping the sweep attempt from Sanchez.
Chico Sanchez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sanchez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Flagg controls the pace.
Flagg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sanchez is keeping the position for now.
Flagg landing with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez is adopting a defensive guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flagg wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Flagg has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sanchez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Flagg misses with a wild combination.

Sanchez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Flagg takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sanchez blocks an uppercut.
Sanchez slows down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flagg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Sanchez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Flagg looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Flagg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Flagg throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Flagg.
Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Flagg seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Flagg closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sanchez circles away.
Flagg misses with a straight left.
Flagg throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sanchez's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sanchez, right into the meat.

Flagg shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Flagg showed some decent athleticism there.

Sanchez has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Flagg is on him like a limpet, forcing Sanchez back against the cage.
Flagg throws a head punch that misses.
Flagg throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sanchez is trying to push Flagg away but Flagg has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sanchez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flagg missing with knees to the body.
Flagg scores with a hook to the body.
Sanchez throws an elbow that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flagg throws an elbow that misses.
Sanchez is trying to force a seperation but Flagg has the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
With the fighters up against the cage, Flagg throws an elbow but misses.
Sanchez effectively controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Deangelo Flagg will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Flagg misses with a two punch combination.

Sanchez rushes Flagg and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Sanchez on the inside.
Flagg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sanchez.
Flagg struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanchez controls his hands.
Sanchez lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sanchez controlling the action here for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flagg misses with the head strike.

Sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.

Sanchez tries to keep at a distance but Flagg has taken the fight into the clinch.
Flagg working aggressively here.
Sanchez avoids a wild elbow strike from Flagg.

Sanchez manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Sanchez controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sanchez.
Flagg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Flagg lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Come on Sanchez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanchez leaning against his opponent.
Flagg tries for a takedown but Sanchez manages to get underhooks.
Flagg misses with an elbow strike.
Flagg lands with a right to the head.
Sanchez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanchez misses with a body punch.

Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flagg shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sanchez as he avoids it easily.
Sanchez darts in looking for a takedown but Flagg gets double underhooks and turns Sanchez into the cage.
Flagg scores with the left hand. Sanchez knows he should have avoided that one.
Flagg throws a hook but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez unleashes a big counter combination but Flagg bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sanchez.
Flagg tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanchez blocks the body kick.

Sanchez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Flagg, pushing him back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sanchez.
Sanchez avoids a wild elbow strike from Flagg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Flagg letting Sanchez take a breather here.
Sanchez stalling the fight.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chico Sanchez.
I think Sanchez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29

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