PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yes Man Sanchez (ranked 176 p4p, 24 weight class) and Harry Winston (ranked 498 p4p, 61 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Winston's choice of entrance music: The Lost Boy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Man Sanchez
vs
Winston

191 cm
29
194 lbs
25 - 13 - 1

178 cm
29
200 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Yes Man Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Winston!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Winston.
Winston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez is looking to counter punch.
Winston looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
Sanchez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez slips under a jab.
Winston throws a series of punches but Sanchez avoids them all with ease.
Winston tries to move into range but Sanchez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Winston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Winston changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

Winston looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sanchez managing to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Winston.
Sanchez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Winston throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanchez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sanchez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez pulls Winston in to control the position.
Winston wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Winston accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sanchez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Winston stops Sanchez from standing up.
Sanchez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Winston wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is keeping the position.

Sanchez kicks Winston off and gets to his feet.
Yes Man Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Sanchez.
Winston has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sanchez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a slapping body shot.
Winston gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Winston saw that one coming.
Winston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Winston misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Winston is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Winston doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sanchez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Winston closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Winston lands in his opponent's guard.
Sanchez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Winston connects with a couple of short punches.
Winston working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sanchez is pulling down on Winston's head. It's preventing any offense from Winston, at least for the moment.
Winston is looking to work some ground and pound but Sanchez has wrist control.
Sanchez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Winston lands a couple of elbows.
Winston distracts Sanchez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Winston content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sanchez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Winston is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez is adopting a defensive guard.
Winston throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Winston has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sanchez is controlling Winston's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Yes Man Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Winston closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sanchez circles away.
A cross from Winston lands.
Sanchez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Winston is out of range.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut
letting Winston counter with a right hand.
Winston stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Winston lands a body shot.
Winston is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sanchez rather than just go for the knockout.
Winston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Winston throws a series of punches but Sanchez avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Winston closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winston not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sanchez wants to get back to full guard.
Winston working the head and body with strikes.
Winston not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Winston is working Sanchez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Winston trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Winston from controlling successfully.
Sanchez has control of Winston's left arm, preventing Winston from doing any damage.
Winston cracks Sanchez with a solid left hand.
Winston makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Winston cracks Sanchez with a solid left hand.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Winston from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Winston wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is keeping the position.
Sanchez managing to control the position.
Winston wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Sanchez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sanchez continues to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
More hug and hope from Sanchez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to keep Winston in close.

Winston drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Winston jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Winston working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Winston trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez controls Winston momentarily but Winston frees himself.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Winston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Sanchez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Winston checks a leg kick nicely.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Sanchez gets a clinch.
Winston tries to pull guard but Sanchez won't allow it.
Sanchez pushes Winston back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez works on Winston's body with a couple of short punches.

Winston has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sanchez uses from the top position.
Sanchez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sanchez postures up.
Sanchez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Winston has his foot on Sanchez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sanchez works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanchez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sanchez is looking to stand up but Winston won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Winston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Winston throws out a loose jab but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Winston just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut.
Sanchez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Winston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Sanchez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Winston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Winston shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Winston fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Winston.
Sanchez cracks Winston with a good jab.
Sanchez throws a shot from downtown. Winston moves away and avoids it.
Winston throws an off balance right hand
and Sanchez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Sanchez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice sprawl there from Sanchez as Winston shoots in.
Yes Man Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Winston.
Winston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Winston unleashes a big counter combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
An inside leg kick from Sanchez misses.

Sanchez moves into range and clinches up with Winston.
Sanchez lands with a left to the head.
Sanchez taking a breather.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sanchez can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Winston fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Winston successfully pulls guard.

Sanchez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Winston, up you get!
Sanchez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

Sanchez gets caught flat footed, as Winston shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez pulls Winston in to control the position.
Winston forces his way into half guard.
Sanchez tries to kick Winston off but Winston keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Winston is looking to advance position but Sanchez won't allow it.
Winston sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sanchez defending well though.
Sanchez pushes Winston off looking to stand but Winston dives back in and keeps control.
Sanchez is refusing to be controlled, as Winston sits in half guard.
Winston missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston drops an elbow to the side of Sanchez's head.
Winston looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sanchez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sanchez pushes Winston off looking to stand but Winston dives back in and keeps control.
Winston not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Winston is working for a submission of some sort.

Sanchez manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Winston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Winston shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sanchez as he jumps to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez misses with a right hand
and Winston makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sanchez slips a jab from Winston.
It looked like Sanchez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Winston.
Winston misses with a looping right.
Sanchez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Winston doesn't seem bothered though.
Winston moves out of range of the body kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez digs a good hook to Winston's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez lands with a slapping head kick.
Sanchez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sanchez throws an overhand right that lands on Winston's shoulder, as Winston tries to avoid the shot.
Sanchez lands a leg kick that knocks Winston off balance momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yes Man Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sanchez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Yes Man Sanchez!
A relieved looking Yes Man Sanchez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.