PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bjorg Hrjinski (ranked 6691 p4p, 667 weight class) and Miguel Sanchez (ranked 7046 p4p, 684 weight class). Bjorg Hrjinski is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Hrjinski
vs
Sanchez

180 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
190 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bjorg Hrjinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miguel Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sanchez gets the takedown into side control.
Sanchez working the ground and pound from side control.
Sanchez misses with the ground and pound.
Hrjinski is not content to let Sanchez control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sanchez misses with the ground and pound.
Hrjinski is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Sanchez tries to pass to full mount but Hrjinski defends it.
Hrjinski makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hrjinski.
Hrjinski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hrjinski keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Sanchez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hrjinski trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hrjinski working a defensive guard here.
Sanchez lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Hrjinski is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sanchez defends well.
Hrjinski trying to keep a closed guard but Sanchez is proving a slippery customer.
Sanchez with a nice head shot there.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Hrjinski keeps moving.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sanchez is working Hrjinski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sanchez postures up.
Sanchez postures up and lands a big shot to Hrjinski's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sanchez connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sanchez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sanchez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hrjinski's head.
Sanchez throwing strikes from guard but Hrjinski blocks nicely.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sanchez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sanchez landing some decent shots from guard.

Hrjinski is rocked!
Sanchez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Oh Hrjinski is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sanchez working some strikes from top position.
Hrjinski wants to stand up but Sanchez is controlling him.
Hrjinski seems to have got his legs back now.
Sanchez throwing strikes from guard but Hrjinski blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hrjinski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sanchez throws a big elbow that misses.
Sanchez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hrjinski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hrjinski trying to control the position.
Hrjinski managing to control the position.
Hrjinski trying to strike off his back.
Sanchez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Hrjinski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sanchez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sanchez working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.

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 postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sanchez connects with a couple of short punches.
Hrjinski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sanchez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sanchez postures up.
Hrjinski being controlled here, momentarily.
Sanchez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hrjinski has momentary wrist control but Sanchez slips an elbow through the middle.
Sanchez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hrjinski is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Sanchez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sanchez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hrjinski is trying to defend but Sanchez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Hrjinski pushes Sanchez off and gets back to his feet.

Sanchez darts in and clinches Hrjinski up against the ropes.

Hrjinski pulls Sanchez into guard.
Miguel Sanchez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sanchez postures up and lands a big shot to Hrjinski's brow.
Sanchez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sanchez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez postures up.
Sanchez works over Hrjinski with some ground and pound from guard.
Hrjinski pulls Sanchez in close to prevent any damage.
Hrjinski trying to keep a closed guard but Sanchez is proving a slippery customer.
Sanchez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez won't allow Hrjinski to get back to his feet.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Hrjinski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sanchez distracts Hrjinski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sanchez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sanchez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sanchez lands a couple of digs.
Sanchez gets to his feet and stands over Hrjinski, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Hrjinski felt that one! Sanchez unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Hrjinski from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miguel Sanchez!