PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Vegas (ranked 718 p4p, 91 weight class) and Steve Sanchez (ranked 730 p4p, 94 weight class). Sanchez has chosen Where is My Mind? by Pixies as his entrance music. Steve Sanchez acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Vegas
vs
Sanchez

173 cm
27
161 lbs
15 - 5 - 1

178 cm
28
158 lbs
16 - 16 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Vegas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vegas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanchez misses the jab.
Vegas moves out of range of the strikes.
Vegas motions for Sanchez to come forward. Vegas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vegas moves out of range as Sanchez strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vegas was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
Vegas throws a series of punches but Sanchez avoids them all with ease.
Sanchez scores with a decent looking hook.
Sanchez throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vegas counters with a nice uppercut.
Vegas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Vegas.
Sanchez misses the jab.
Sanchez tries to clinch up but Vegas circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanchez takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez is looking to clinch.
Sanchez misses with a hook. Vegas ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vegas.
Sanchez throws a looping overhand right but Vegas ducks down to avoid it.
Steve Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vegas throws a hook to the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Sanchez throws an overhand right that lands on Vegas's shoulder, as Vegas tries to avoid the shot.
Vegas looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
Vegas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sanchez is looking to clinch but Vegas is avoiding it.
Vegas cracks Sanchez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vegas seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Vegas feints and then cracks Sanchez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sanchez down.
A solid body kick from Vegas.
Sanchez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanchez checks a low kick from Vegas.
Vegas connects with an inside leg kick.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut.
Vegas quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Sanchez defending well as Vegas loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sanchez. Sanchez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vegas connects with a nice looking jab.
Sanchez doesn't manage to clinch there - Vegas circles away.
Vegas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vegas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanchez.
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vegas.
Vegas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vegas throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vegas misses the shot to the body.
Sanchez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Vegas throws a hook but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez throws an overhand right that lands on Vegas's shoulder, as Vegas tries to avoid the shot.
Vegas 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.
Vegas scoring well with a low kick there.
Vegas keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vegas throws a big shot that misses.
Sanchez misses the jab.
Vegas jabs at Sanchez's body.

Sanchez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vegas, pushing him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vegas.

Vegas manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vegas scores with the left hand. Sanchez knows he should have avoided that one.
Sanchez blocks a jab.
Vegas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sanchez scores with a hook.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vegas ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Vegas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sanchez. Sanchez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sanchez wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vegas doesn't seem bothered though.
A head kick from Vegas lands but Sanchez takes it in his stride.
Vegas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vegas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Sanchez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vegas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vegas throws out a leg kick but Sanchez moves out of range and Vegas only half commits.
Sanchez throws an off balance right hand
and Vegas counters with a thumping low kick.
Vegas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vegas is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Vegas moves out of range as Sanchez strikes.
Vegas misses with a looping left.
Sanchez misses the jab.
Vegas ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Sanchez sizes up Vegas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez closes the distance but Vegas moves to the side
and Vegas counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Vegas dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sanchez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vegas.
Sanchez throws an overhand right that lands on Vegas's shoulder, as Vegas tries to avoid the shot.
Sanchez misses with a right hand
and Vegas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanchez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vegas.
Sanchez blocks a jab.
Vegas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez.
Sanchez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vegas.
Vegas needs to keep his hands up - Sanchez had a free shot at his head there.
Vegas lands with a shot to the body.
Vegas lands a jab.
Sanchez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanchez blocks a low kick nicely.
Vegas misses with a looping right.
Johnny Vegas is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Vegas moved out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sanchez throws a shot from downtown. Vegas moves away and avoids it.
Sanchez scores with a hook to the body. Vegas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez misses the jab.
Sanchez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.
Vegas misses with a looping left.
Vegas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Vegas tried to counter with a leg kick but Sanchez avoided it.
Vegas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vegas. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Sanchez tries to counter it with a takedown but Vegas pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sanchez misses with a body shot
enabling Vegas to counter with a crisp jab.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Vegas moved away.
Sanchez missing with a left hand there. Vegas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanchez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vegas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanchez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Sanchez instigates a clinch.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez swings wildly with an uppercut but Vegas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez avoiding damage.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez blocks a body shot from Vegas.
Vegas lands with a left to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sanchez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vegas is keeping busy.
Vegas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sanchez looking to stall.
Sanchez lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Johnny Vegas has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vegas.
Vegas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vegas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanchez's elbow.
Sanchez scores with a knee to the head.
Sanchez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Vegas walks away with a smile on his face. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegas slips a straight right by Sanchez.
Sanchez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Vegas misses with a kick to the body.
Vegas swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Vegas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanchez can do to turn this around?
Sanchez walks into a jab.
Vegas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Vegas connects with a nice looking jab.
A slow jab from Sanchez misses its intended target.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vegas misses with a straight left.
Sanchez feints the counter takedown.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vegas.
Sanchez slips under a jab from Vegas.
Sanchez throws a lazy uppercut
and Vegas counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez cracks Vegas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A lazy left from Vegas finds it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegas scores with a sloppy right hand. Sanchez should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - Vegas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez throws a wild body kick that Vegas sees coming a mile off.
Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Vegas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sanchez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vegas misses with a straight left.
Sanchez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vegas finds it's way round the side to connect with Sanchez's head.
Vegas scores with a jab to the head.

Sanchez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vegas, pushing him back against the cage.
Vegas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanchez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vegas.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Vegas controls the action.
Vegas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vegas takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Vegas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Vegas's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Vegas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the jaw.

Sanchez closes the distance and clinches.
Sanchez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vegas takes a shot to the head.
Steve Sanchez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sanchez is struggling to control the position.
Vegas lands a shoulder strike.
Vegas works on Sanchez's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sanchez throws an elbow but misses.
Vegas lands with a right to the head.
Sanchez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vegas throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws an elbow that misses.
Sanchez tries a knee to the head but Vegas blocks it.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Vegas.
Sanchez tries to work over Vegas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanchez misses with an elbow strike.
Vegas has a couple of punches blocked by Sanchez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegas blocks the elbow strike.
Sanchez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vegas.
Vegas lands a left hand.
Vegas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vegas misses with a body punch.
Vegas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanchez throws a punch but it's blocked by Vegas.
Vegas throws a head punch that misses.
Sanchez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vegas.
Vegas lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
Vegas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanchez trying to control the position but instead, Vegas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sanchez into the cage.
Sanchez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands an elbow inside that Vegas shrugs off.
Sanchez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vegas blocks the elbow strike.
Vegas tries to throw a body punch but Sanchez avoids it by throwing Vegas back against the cage.
Sanchez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vegas avoids a wild elbow strike from Sanchez.
Sanchez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sanchez pushes off an throws an elbow but Vegas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sanchez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanchez lands a nice elbow.
Vegas takes an elbow to the temple.

Johnny Vegas's cut is getting worse.
Sanchez misses with the head strike.
Sanchez misses with some punches.
Sanchez misses with an elbow strike.
Vegas misses with the head strike.
Vegas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee calls for Sanchez to work.
Vegas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
A short left from Vegas.
Vegas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Vegas.
Vegas scores with a shoulder strike.
Vegas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanchez's elbow.
Vegas lands a shoulder strike.
Vegas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johnny Vegas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Still in the clinch, Vegas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vegas avoiding damage as Sanchez throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.
Vegas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Sanchez is rocked!

Vegas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanchez is still on wobbly legs! Can Vegas finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez misses with a hook
and Vegas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vegas throws the kick towards the body but Sanchez avoids it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vegas.
Vegas throws a monster overhand right that drops Sanchez! Vegas follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Vegas!
During a confident post fight interview, Johnny Vegas thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Steve Sanchez spoke after the fight, saying 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.