PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Sanchez (ranked 919 p4p, 111 weight class) and Timothy Poggle (ranked 1162 p4p, 144 weight class). Sanchez comes to the cage accompanied by Where is My Mind? by Pixies. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Sanchez
vs
Poggle

178 cm
29
158 lbs
18 - 19 - 0

178 cm
36
169 lbs
22 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars
Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

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 18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Timothy Poggle!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sanchez swings for the body but Poggle moves out of range.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Poggle misses with a leg kick.
Poggle moves out of range of the strikes.
Poggle 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 throws a leg kick
and Poggle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanchez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Poggle. That one must have hurt.
Sanchez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poggle manages to avoid it.
Sanchez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Poggle tries a head kick but it misses.
Steve Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poggle ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Sanchez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Poggle has time to react.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Poggle thinks about the counter body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sanchez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poggle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanchez misses with a body shot
and Poggle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Poggle tries to score with a low kick but Sanchez moves his leg out of the way.
Poggle throws a chopping leg kick but Sanchez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Poggle connects with a leg kick. Sanchez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sanchez misses with a hook. Poggle ducked under it nicely.
Poggle throws a leg kick which misses Sanchez's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanchez tries to avoid it.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poggle.
Poggle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Poggle will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sloppy strikes from Sanchez. Those never looked like landing.
Poggle was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A shot to the body from Sanchez misses
and Poggle counters with a stiff right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Sanchez as he connects with a hook.
Sanchez misses with a jab to the body
and Poggle counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Poggle tries to score with a low kick but Sanchez moves his leg out of the way.
Sanchez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poggle throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Poggle tries to land a front kick but Sanchez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Poggle is just out of range.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poggle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Poggle tries a low kick but Sanchez avoids it.
Sanchez misses with a straight right.
Poggle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanchez's sensitive parts.
Poggle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez swinging wildly here.
Poggle was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poggle staying out of range there.
Poggle unleashes a big counter combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Poggle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Poggle moves out of range of the strikes.
Poggle is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sanchez.
Poggle getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Poggle is out of range.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Poggle saw that one coming.
Sanchez misses with a looping right.
Poggle replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Sanchez blocks it well.
Poggle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Poggle moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
Poggle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Poggle moved out of range.
Poggle stuffs the takedown attempt from Sanchez. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Poggle! But no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a lazy uppercut
and Poggle counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And Poggle responds with a good body kick, but Sanchez manages to step out the way in time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poggle throws a low kick but Sanchez avoids it.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Poggle replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Sanchez blocks it well.
Poggle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Poggle there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Poggle checks it.
Poggle tries a quick counter leg kick but Sanchez is wise to it.
Poggle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanchez lands a jab to the nose.
Poggle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Poggle's head but Poggle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanchez misses with a leg kick.
It seemed like Poggle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
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 Steve Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sanchez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Poggle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Poggle's head but Poggle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Poggle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Poggle throws out a leg kick but Sanchez moves out of range and Poggle only half commits.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Poggle.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Poggle moves out of range.
Poggle feints a counter leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Sanchez blocks the low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poggle tries to score with a low kick but Sanchez moves his leg out of the way.
Poggle takes one on the button.
Sanchez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Poggle throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a looping right.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Poggle might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sanchez has got the better of the exchanges.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut
and Poggle counters with a low kick, right behind Sanchez 's knee.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
Poggle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Steve Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanchez lands a right hook to the body.
Sanchez misses with a lunging right hand
and Poggle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Sanchez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sanchez punishes Poggle's body with a nice straight punch.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Poggle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Poggle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Poggle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Poggle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Poggle was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the body
and Poggle counters with a solid body kick.
Poggle ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poggle. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
A clash of legs there as Sanchez blocks the low kick.
Sanchez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sanchez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
Poggle steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez cracks Poggle with a right hand to the side of the head.
Poggle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Sanchez throws out a powerful jab.
Sanchez throws a shot from downtown. Poggle moves away and avoids it.
Sanchez throws a low kick but Poggle moves out of range easily.
Poggle takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sanchez swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poggle connects with a solid leg kick.
Sanchez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Poggle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Sanchez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with a jab.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut
and Poggle counters with a good low kick that Sanchez was not able to check.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Poggle lands with a nice body kick.
Sanchez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Poggle.
Poggle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sanchez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sanchez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poggle can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poggle thuds his right hand into Sanchez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to slow Poggle down with leg kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Poggle lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sanchez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sanchez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Poggle scores with a jab to the head.
Sanchez throws an off balance right hand
and Poggle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Poggle ducks under and follows up with a left that Poggle also avoids with ease.
Poggle connects with a leg kick. Sanchez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Poggle scoring well with a low kick there.
Sanchez blocks a leg kick.
Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Timothy Poggle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slapping body kick lands there for Poggle.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Poggle checks a leg kick.
Poggle only half commits to the counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Sanchez dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Poggle misses with an attempted mid kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Sanchez misses its target.
Poggle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez.
It looked like Sanchez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Poggle.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poggle manages to avoid it.
Sanchez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poggle.
Sanchez throws a right hand that misses
and Poggle makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sanchez really felt that one!
Sanchez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Good shot there by Sanchez.
Poggle scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poggle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Poggle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice uppercut lands for Sanchez. That snapped Poggle's head back.
Sanchez throws a sloppy body shot
and Poggle counters with a good, hard body kick but Sanchez shrugs it off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Poggle. That's going to slow Sanchez down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poggle throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez defending well as Poggle loads up on a big left hand.
Sanchez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Poggle.
It seemed like Poggle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sanchez misses the jab.
Sanchez will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sanchez throws a big shot that misses.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Poggle unleashes a big counter combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Poggle ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Poggle tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sanchez is able to avoid easily.
Sanchez throws a hook but Poggle blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Poggle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy.
Poggle throws a fast counter high kick but Sanchez manages to duck under it in time.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Poggle is just out of range.
Sanchez cracks a nice hook into Poggle's ribs.
Timothy Poggle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a poor cross that misses
and Poggle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Poggle takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Poggle connects with the punch.
Poggle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Poggle moves out of range.
Poggle feints a counter leg kick.
Sanchez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good work by Sanchez as he checks the leg kick.
Sanchez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Sanchez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt.
Sanchez connects with a body shot that sends Poggle's belly button to the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez avoids a kick to the body.
Sanchez dives in and grabs Poggle's left leg, looking for a takedown. Poggle pushes down on Sanchez's head and hops out.
Poggle throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sanchez.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Poggle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Poggle steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut
and Poggle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Poggle misses with a body kick.
Poggle fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sanchez checks it well.
Good leg kick by Poggle there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sanchez throws the kick towards the body but Poggle avoids it.
Sanchez misses with a right hand
and Poggle counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sanchez's knee momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poggle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sanchez misses with a looping right.
Steve Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Poggle throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
It looked like Sanchez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Poggle has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Poggle throws a series of punches but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez catches Poggle with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Poggle throws a leg kick but Sanchez moved away.
Poggle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanchez.
Poggle throws a leg kick but Sanchez moved away.
Sanchez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Poggle.
Poggle tries to score with a low kick but Sanchez moves his leg out of the way.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Timothy Poggle.
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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Sanchez!
Steve Sanchez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.