PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Odchigin Khadan (ranked 695 p4p, 750 weight class) and Yes Man Sanchez (ranked 99 p4p, 108 weight class). Khadan's entrance music is Altai Kai (Turkic Throat Singing). A fine choice. Sanchez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Yes - Owner of a lonely heart. Yes Man Sanchez acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Khadan
vs
Sanchez

179 cm
28
185
12 - 8 - 0

191 cm
38
194
38 - 23 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Odchigin Khadan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yes Man Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Khadan.
Sanchez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khadan scores with a shot to the side of Sanchez's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khadan.
Khadan lands with a left to the head.
Khadan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Khadan.
Khadan looking to throw knees to the head but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
Sanchez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Khadan lands a body punch.
Khadan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khadan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanchez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Khadan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Khadan misses with a straight right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanchez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Khadan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Khadan misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Khadan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Khadan misses with a double jab.
Odchigin Khadan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez takes a swing at Khadan's ribcage but misses.
Khadan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Khadan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanchez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Khadan finds it's way round the side to connect with Sanchez's head.
Sanchez loads up on a big right hand but Khadan slips the punch.
Khadan tries to counter with a takedown but Sanchez is quick to defend against it.
Khadan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Khadan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Khadan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Khadan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Khadan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanchezs head.
Khadan throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanchez.

Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Khadan drives through with a takedown into guard.

Sanchez pushes Khadan off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
A punch lands to the side of Sanchez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sanchez throws a leg kick which misses Khadan's front leg but catches the back leg as Khadan tries to avoid it.
Sanchez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Khadan doesn't seem bothered though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khadan looks to land a combination but Sanchez avoids it well.
Sanchez staying out of range there.
Sanchez blocks a jab.
Sanchez moves away from the strike by Khadan.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
Khadan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Khadan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a one two combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khadan tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Khadan avoids a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Khadan misses its intended target.
Sanchez lands with a straight right. Khadan didn't see that one coming.
Khadan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khadan throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez throws out a counter right but Khadan avoids it with no problem.
Khadan throws an off balance right hand
and Sanchez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanchez swings for the body but Khadan moves out of range.
Khadan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez scores with a sloppy right hand. Khadan should have avoided that one.
Khadan takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Khadan counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Khadan drives through and clinches with Sanchez against the cage.
Sanchez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sanchez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanchez throws a head punch that misses.

Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khadan swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sanchez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sanchez misses with a straight right.
Khadan just misses with a punch to the body.
Khadan throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
Khadan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khadan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Khadan slips a jab from Sanchez.
Khadan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Khadan looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
Yes Man Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khadan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sanchez on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khadan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Khadan misses.
Khadan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sanchez doesn't seem bothered though.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Yes Man Sanchez will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sanchez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
Sanchez lands a head kick!
Khadan staying out of range there.
Khadan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Khadan.
Sanchez throws a wild body kick that Khadan sees coming a mile off.
Khadan connects with a body shot that sends Sanchez's belly button to the back.
Khadan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanchez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khadan swings widly with a right hand
and Sanchez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sanchez staying out of range there.
Sanchez follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Sanchez misses with a hook. Khadan ducked under it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Khadan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Khadan swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Sanchez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sanchez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Khadan's 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!
Khadan cracks Sanchez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Khadan misses.
Khadan clobbers Sanchez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jab, jab by Khadan - just one landing.
Khadan looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
Sanchez punishes Khadan's body with a nice straight punch.
A shot to the body from Sanchez misses
and Khadan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot by Khadan.
Khadan looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sanchez.
Khadan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sanchez in his tracks.
Khadan jabs Sanchez right on the nose. Sanchez blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Khadan moves out of range.
Yes Man Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Sanchez gets tackled into the cage by Khadan. Khadan maintains the clinch.
Khadan can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.
Khadan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khadan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Khadan.

Khadan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Khadan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Khadan trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Khadan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Khadan passes into half guard.
Khadan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sanchez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Khadan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Khadan is trying to control. Sanchez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khadan passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sanchez!
Khadan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sanchez is looking to escape.
Odchigin Khadan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Khadan controlling from the full mount.
Khadan trying to control but Sanchez is having none of it.
Khadan wants to take Sanchez's back here but Sanchez is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khadan wants to control the pace but Sanchez is squirming around nicely.
Khadan is really struggling to control Sanchez but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Khadan is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Sanchez is in real trouble.
A lull in the action here.

Khadan is persistently looking for the submission but Sanchez is defending it well.
Sanchez trying to control the hands but Khadan breaks the grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Odchigin Khadan dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Khadan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Khadan takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Khadan tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Khadan lands a nice shot that snaps Sanchez's head back.
Sanchez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khadan.
Sanchez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sanchez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sanchez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Khadan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A big right from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Sanchez throws a sloppy body shot
and Khadan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Khadan misses the target.
Khadan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Sanchez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sanchez lands with a hook. Khadan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Khadan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khadan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Khadan there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sanchez darts in and clinches Khadan up against the cage.
Khadan is trying to maintain a safe position but Sanchez gets an underhook and turns Khadan into the cage.
Khadan takes an elbow to the temple.
Sanchez misses with an elbow over the top.
Khadan throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Khadan blocks an uppercut.
Khadan blocks an elbow strike from Sanchez.
Khadan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Khadan.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sanchez throws an elbow but misses.
Sanchez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Khadan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Khadan tries to pull guard but Sanchez won't allow it.
Sanchez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Khadan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Khadan digs a right hand underneath Sanchez's ribcage. Sanchez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sanchez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sanchez.
Good body shot from Sanchez.
Odchigin Khadan has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khadan pushes Sanchez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khadan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khadan tries a body shot but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez tries a body shot but Khadan blocks it.
Khadan tries to throw a body punch but Sanchez avoids it by throwing Khadan back against the cage.
Khadan tries a body shot but Sanchez blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sanchez.
Nice body punch from Khadan.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Khadan tries to throw a body punch but Sanchez avoids it by throwing Khadan back against the cage.
Khadan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khadan tries a body shot but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Khadan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khadan tries to throw a body punch but Sanchez avoids it by throwing Khadan back against the cage.
Khadan tries to break free but Sanchez pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Khadan.
Khadan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khadan misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to land knees to the body.
Sanchez lands a knee to the body.
Khadan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khadan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Odchigin Khadan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khadan.
Khadan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanchez takes a knee right on the jaw!

Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Khadan throws a hook to the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khadan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sanchez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khadan.
Khadan throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.

Khadan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sanchez's guard.
Khadan won't allow Sanchez to sweep him here.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Khadan from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to control the position.
Khadan trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khadan advances position into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khadan happy to just control the position for now.
Sanchez is not content to let Khadan control the position.
Sanchez is being controlled here.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Odchigin Khadan.
I think Khadan 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Odchigin Khadan!
After winning the bout, Odchigin Khadan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.