PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stan Sanchez (ranked 6327 p4p, 560 weight class) and Sonny Patrick (ranked 6966 p4p, 593 weight class). Stan Sanchez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Sanchez
vs
Patrick

189 cm
19
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

183 cm
18
182 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stan Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sonny Patrick!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Patrick closes the distance and clinches.
Patrick pushes Sanchez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Patrick lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez is trying to push Patrick away but Patrick has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Patrick.
Patrick lands a body shot.
Sanchez tries to circle away but Patrick has him pinned against the cage.

Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Patrick slips a jab from Sanchez.
Patrick is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sanchez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Touch Of Death Combat Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Sanchez looks for the body kick but Patrick saw that one coming.
Patrick steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sanchez.

Patrick moves into range and clinches up with Sanchez.
Patrick misses with the head strike.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patrick throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanchez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Patrick pushes Sanchez up against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Patrick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patrick can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Patrick is controlling him.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Patrick works on Sanchez's body with a couple of short punches.
Patrick lands a hook to the side of the head.
Patrick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patrick scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sanchez can't break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Patrick.
Patrick misses with some punches.

Sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Patrick loads up on a big right hand but Sanchez slips the punch.
Patrick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Patrick drives through and clinches with Sanchez against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Patrick scores with a nice short uppercut.
Patrick lands with a left to the head.
Sanchez working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Patrick has him pressed against the cage.
Sanchez is trying to break free.
Patrick gets through Sanchez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Sanchez is rocked!
Patrick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Sanchez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Patrick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanchez seems to have got his legs back now.
Sanchez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Patrick misses with a punch on the inside.
Patrick works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez misses with a straight left.
Patrick slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.

Patrick clinches.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patrick misses with a body punch.
Sanchez working hard to break the clinch.
Sanchez tries to break free but Patrick pushes him back against the cage.
Patrick lands a nice shot to the body.
Patrick misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Patrick.

Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Patrick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Patrick misses with a looping right.
Sanchez slips under a jab from Patrick.

Sanchez gets tackled into the cage by Patrick. Patrick maintains the clinch.
Patrick lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patrick.
Sanchez wants to get back to striking at distance but Patrick won't allow it.
Patrick throws a head punch that misses.
Patrick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Patrick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Patrick prevents Sanchez from breaking the clinch.

Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Patrick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stan Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Sanchez finds it's way through Patrick's defenses.
Patrick moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanchez throws the left hand but Patrick avoids the punch easily.
Patrick wants to counter with a clinch but Sanchez pushes him away.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Patrick moved out of range nicely.

Patrick drives through and clinches with Sanchez against the cage.
Patrick throws a head punch that misses.
Sanchez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Patrick has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Sanchez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Patrick misses with the head strike.

Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Patrick has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Patrick.
The fighters circling - Patrick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Patrick slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Patrick slips a jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sonny Patrick dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Patrick was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
Patrick tries to counter by closing the distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Patrick does a little dance to reset his feet.

Sanchez gets tackled into the cage by Patrick. Patrick maintains the clinch.
Patrick tries a body shot but Sanchez blocks it.
Patrick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Patrick misses with a punch on the inside.
Patrick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patrick throws a head punch that misses.
Patrick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Patrick.
Patrick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sanchez is looking to control Patrick's arms but Patrick gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sanchez has his back to the cage.
Sonny Patrick seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Patrick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patrick keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sanchez's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Patrick fails to land.
Sanchez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Patrick cracks Sanchez with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
Patrick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Patrick in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Sanchez tries to break the clinch but Patrick is controlling the position.
Patrick dodges an elbow strike from Sanchez.
Patrick pushes Sanchez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez wants to get back to striking at distance but Patrick won't allow it.
Patrick misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
Sanchez wants to get back to striking at distance but Patrick won't allow it.
Sanchez working hard to break the clinch.
Sanchez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sanchez blocks a body shot from Patrick.
Patrick lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sanchez.
Patrick tries a body shot but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez is trying to push Patrick away but Patrick has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patrick lands a left hand.
Sanchez working hard to break the clinch.
Patrick throws a head punch that misses.
Patrick works on Sanchez's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Patrick fails to land.
Patrick tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Patrick ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.

Patrick has managed to clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Patrick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Patrick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Patrick misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Patrick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Patrick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patrick tries a body shot but Sanchez blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Patrick.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch but Patrick keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patrick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patrick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Patrick softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Patrick lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Patrick lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Patrick lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Patrick lands with a left to the head.
Sanchez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Patrick pushes Sanchez up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Patrick fails to land.
Sanchez takes a shot to the head.
Sanchez wants to get back to striking at distance but Patrick won't allow it.
Patrick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Patrick tries to throw a body punch but Sanchez avoids it by throwing Patrick back against the cage.
Sanchez blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez wants to get back to striking at distance but Patrick won't allow it.
Patrick can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.
Sanchez is trying to push Patrick away but Patrick has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Patrick misses with a body punch.
Sanchez working hard to break the clinch.
Patrick scores with a hook to the body.
Patrick lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Patrick has a couple of punches blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez can't break the clinch.
Sanchez has a couple of punches blocked by Patrick.
Patrick lands a body punch in the clinch.
Patrick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patrick misses with some punches.
Patrick misses with the head strike.
Patrick misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sonny Patrick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Patrick scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Patrick has Sanchez up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sanchez is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patrick.
Patrick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sanchez trying to control the position but instead, Patrick has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sanchez into the cage.
Sanchez is looking to break free of the clinch but Patrick has double underhooks.
Patrick digs a right hand underneath Sanchez's ribcage. Sanchez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patrick has a couple of punches blocked by Sanchez.
Patrick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez wants to break free but Patrick has control.

Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.

Patrick clinches.
A hook to the body from Patrick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Patrick has a couple of punches blocked by Sanchez.
Patrick throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Patrick.
Patrick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Sanchez can't break the clinch.
Patrick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Patrick softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patrick cracks Sanchez with a nice body shot.
Patrick misses with the head strike.
Sanchez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Patrick scores with a hook to the body.
Patrick creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Sanchez with a big uppercut! Sanchez tries to clinch up but Patrick pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Sanchez to the mat! Sanchez covers up and Patrick unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sonny Patrick!