PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vince Sanchez (ranked 24815 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Lee (ranked 5773 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Sanchez
vs
Lee

201 cm
21
177 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vince Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Lee!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Topper Green and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanchez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sanchez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Lee has Sanchez up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanchez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lee to keep the fight standing.
Sanchez is pressed up against the cage. Lee has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sanchez down to the mat. Sanchez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Lee takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lee pulls guard successfully.
Sanchez won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
Sanchez won't allow Lee to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez preventing the sweep.
Sanchez prevents Lee from getting back to his feet.
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 throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sanchez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sanchez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Lee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lee leaning his opponent against the cage.

Sanchez jumps guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to stand but Sanchez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sanchez trying to keep a closed guard but Lee is proving a slippery customer.
Lee showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sanchez has his hands on Lee's head, controlling the position.
Lee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanchez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lee's guard.

Lee managing to control the position.
Sanchez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sanchez distracts Lee with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sanchez stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lee wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Sanchez manages to pass to side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sanchez in particular looking to stall.
Lee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Sanchez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lee has managed to free his arm - good work.
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 Vince Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lee has his takedown stuffed
and Sanchez counters with a left to the body.
Lee looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Vince Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Lee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee wants to clinch but Sanchez slips to the side
and Sanchez makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lee really felt that one!
Chris Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee fails with the takedown.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick
and Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lee takes the fight into the clinch.

Sanchez jumps into guard, dragging Lee to the mat.
Sanchez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sanchez trying to control the position.
Sanchez pulls Lee in close to prevent any damage.
Sanchez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Lee got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sanchez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lee has managed to get both his arms back between Sanchez's legs - danger averted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sanchez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lee's guard.

Lee is controlling Sanchez's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Vince Sanchez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lee can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sanchez controls the pace.
Sanchez won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
Sanchez content to stall in guard here.
Lee wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sanchez tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee is retaining full guard.
Lee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sanchez is one step ahead there.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A big left from Lee misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lee tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sanchez defends well and Lee ends up having to push Sanchez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sanchez seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

Lee instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vince Sanchez dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Lee misses with a takedown attempt - Sanchez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lee with a poor takedown
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Sanchez closes the distance and pushes Lee back into the cage.
Lee lands a shot to the body.
Lee tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sanchez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Vince Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Lee.
Sanchez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lee after a bit of a struggle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez looking for a takedown.
Lee is pressed up against the cage. Sanchez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lee down to the mat. Lee avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Chris Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanchez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sanchez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lee.
Sanchez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee fails to land the takedown.
Sanchez wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Lee drives through and clinches with Sanchez against the cage.
Sanchez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sanchez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Sanchez decides to pull guard.
Lee tries to free his leg and advance position but Sanchez is retaining full guard.
Sanchez looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanchez, not yet.
Lee trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez controlling the position.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee throws a big elbow that misses.

Sanchez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lee wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is keeping the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sanchez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lee's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez being controlled here momentarily.

Lee looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.
Sanchez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lee is trying to keep Sanchez in close.
Sanchez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

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.

Lee is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lee with a poor takedown

and Sanchez counters by moving into the clinch.
Sanchez has Lee pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lee manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lee is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lee content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chris Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vince Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sanchez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vince Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sanchez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27

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