PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Randell Sanchez (ranked 24969 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Valdez (ranked 5733 p4p, 0 weight class). Fred Valdez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Randell Sanchez's chin.

Sanchez
vs
Valdez

200 cm
24
140 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

175 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randell Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fred Valdez!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valdez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sanchez as he jumps to the side.
Fred Valdez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez tries to clinch up but Valdez circles away and keeps his distance.

Sanchez tries to keep at a distance but Valdez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Valdez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sanchez prevents it.
Sanchez tries to throw a body punch but Valdez avoids it by throwing Sanchez back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valdez jumps guard but Sanchez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Randell Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred Valdez.
Valdez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sanchez after a bit of a struggle.

Valdez breaks from the clinch.
Sanchez slaps away a takedown attempt from Valdez, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez fails with the takedown.
Sanchez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sanchez doesn't manage to clinch there - Valdez circles away.
Sanchez tries to clinch up but Valdez circles away and keeps his distance.

Valdez closes the distance and pushes Sanchez back into the cage.
Sanchez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Valdez is keeping busy.
Valdez tries to pull guard but Sanchez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sanchez misses with a punch to the body.

Valdez jumps guard.
Valdez looking for a sweep. Not yet Valdez, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sanchez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sanchez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sanchez with a flurry of punches that miss.

Valdez looking for subs off his back but Sanchez has passed one foot through into half guard.
Sanchez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sanchez controlling the pace.
Sanchez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sanchez controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Valdez wants to improve his position but Sanchez is controlling well.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Valdez throws a one two combo.

Valdez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Valdez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sanchez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Valdez.
Valdez wants a takedown.
Valdez is looking for a takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanchez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Valdez tries for a takedown but Sanchez manages to get underhooks.

Valdez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Fred Valdez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Valdez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sanchez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Sanchez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Valdez is trying to pull guard but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
Valdez avoiding damage as Sanchez throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sanchez.
Valdez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Randell Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred Valdez.
Valdez presses Sanchez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sanchez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valdez is trying to pull guard but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Sanchez.
Sanchez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Valdez controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Valdez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Valdez is working for takedown but Sanchez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Valdez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sanchez working aggressively here.
Valdez is looking for a takedown.

Sanchez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Randell Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valdez. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.

Sanchez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sanchez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Valdez tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Sanchez is looking to control Valdez but Valdez is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Sanchez punishes Valdez with strikes from the back mount.
Sanchez throwing damaging strikes from the back! Valdez could be in trouble here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valdez wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Sanchez's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

Sanchez is persistently looking for the submission but Valdez is defending it well.
Sanchez trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Valdez doesn't escape.
Sanchez keeps control of the position as Valdez tries to break free.

Sanchez is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Valdez defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Valdez's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Valdez is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

Sanchez looking for the choke from the back.

Sanchez looking for the choke from the back.
Sanchez just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Valdez rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Sanchez content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randell Sanchez dominated that second round.
That's time! Sanchez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Valdez closes the distance and clinches.
Sanchez throws a punch but it's blocked by Valdez.
Valdez goes for a takedown attempt but Sanchez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Valdez throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Valdez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez shoots for a takedown but Valdez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Valdez as he jumps to the side.

Valdez moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sanchez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sanchez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Valdez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sanchez walks away with a smile on his face. Valdez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Randell Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred Valdez.
Valdez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Valdez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sanchez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Valdez does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two 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.
Valdez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez avoids it really well and circles away.
Valdez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sanchez tries to avoid it but Valdez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sanchez to the ground. Sanchez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sanchez is looking to counter the offense by Valdez and move into the clinch.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Valdez moves out of range.
Sanchez doesn't manage to clinch there - Valdez circles away.
Valdez shoots in but Sanchez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Valdez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sanchez as he jumps to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez has his takedown stuffed
and Sanchez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Valdez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Valdez throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Sanchez wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sanchez as he jumps to the side.

Sanchez clinches with his opponent.
Valdez tries to break the clinch but Sanchez is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdez tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
Sanchez misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Valdez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sanchez is pushing Valdez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Valdez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice body punch from Valdez.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Valdez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sanchez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Valdez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randell Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sanchez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28

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