PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between All Ive (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ive's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, DMX - Party Up. Diego Sanchez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ive
vs
Sanchez

175 cm
19
150 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

170 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, All Ive!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diego Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.

Ive darts in and clinches Sanchez up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Ive breaks the clinch.
Sanchez tries to clinch
and Ive counters with a low kick, right behind Sanchez 's knee.

Sanchez clinches with his opponent.
Ive will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sanchez up against the cage.
Sanchez is looking to break free of the clinch but Ive has double underhooks.
Sanchez misses with an elbow over the top.
The referee calls for Sanchez to work.
Ive looking to stall.
Sanchez can't get the takedown.
Ive prevents the takedown attempt.

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

Ive gets a clinch.

Sanchez has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Ive regains guard immediately.
Ive keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Ive pushes Sanchez off and scrambles back to his feet.

Ive gets caught flat footed, as Sanchez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Ive is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez wants to stand but Ive is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sanchez trying to control but Ive is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez stands up from Ive's guard - Sanchez perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ive throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ive throws a series of punches but Sanchez avoids them all with ease.
Ive connects with a high kick.
Ive scores with the left hand. Sanchez knows he should have avoided that one.
Ive misses with a few strikes there.

Sanchez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ive throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sanchez wants a takedown but no success here.
All Ive has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Sanchez.
Sanchez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ive gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sanchez looks gassed!
Ive is pressed up against the cage. Sanchez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ive down to the mat. Ive avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sanchez dodges the punch combination from Ive.
Sanchez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ive doesn't seem bothered though.

Sanchez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ive can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sanchez controls the pace.
Ive is looking to stand up but Sanchez isn't so interested in that idea.

Sanchez gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ive avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanchez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ive circles away.
Ive misses with the combination.
Ive stuffs the takedown.
Ive throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ive throws a good cross that connects.
Ive lands with a straight right. Sanchez didn't see that one coming.
Ive throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sanchez misses with a kick to the body.
Sanchez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ive counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Diego Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sanchez blocks a head kick by Ive.
Sanchez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ive counters with an outside leg kick.
Sanchez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sanchez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ive pinned against the cage. Ive gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ive throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
Ive throws a right hand that Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanchez also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ive throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Sanchez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sanchez trying to control the action but Ive is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sanchez goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Ive rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sanchez's guard! Nice work there by Ive!
Sanchez throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sanchez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sanchez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sanchez prevents Ive from standing back up.
Sanchez trying to control from half guard but Ive is working away.
Sanchez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is keen to just control but Ive is a slippery customer.
Ive wants to get back to his feet.
Sanchez not doing much here.
Ive pushes Sanchez off looking to stand but Sanchez dives back in and keeps control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sanchez lands a nice short elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Sanchez decides to stand up.
Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ive circles away quickly and effectively.

Sanchez moves into the clinch successfully.
Sanchez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ive is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
All Ive has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Sanchez.

Ive breaks from the clinch.
Ive misses with a double jab
and Sanchez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch combination from Ive misses.
Ive on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Sanchez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ive tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Sanchez manages to move to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Ive throws a predictable looking body shot

and Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Sanchez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Sanchez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Sanchez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Sanchez tries for a kimura but Ive is defending well.
Sanchez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ive keeps working.
Sanchez has knee on belly momentarily but Ive bucks him off and regains half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ive trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ive pushes Sanchez off looking to stand but Sanchez dives back in and keeps control.
Sanchez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ive with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sanchez uses his free foot to push down on Ive's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez tries to control but Ive wriggling away.

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 tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Let's hope that Sanchez has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Sanchez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ive hang on?
Sanchez controlling the position easily from mount.
Sanchez wants to control the pace but Ive is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to control but Ive wriggling away.
Ive is controlling an arm, preventing Sanchez from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sanchez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sanchez trying to control but Ive is having none of it.
Sanchez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ive hang on?
All Ive has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ive wants to control but Sanchez is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ive is bucking up trying to escape but Sanchez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sanchez 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 Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

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