PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ceedee Queen (ranked 2484 p4p, 1288 weight class) and Samuel Sanchez (ranked 329 p4p, 188 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Ceedee Queen has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ceedee Queen seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Queen
vs
Sanchez

189 cm
19
175
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
180
5 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Fast

Money Inc. (160Q with Proof ) 165$
Altitude Clothing

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ceedee Queen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samuel Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Bruno Hogan and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Queen misses with a takedown attempt - Sanchez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sanchez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Queen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sanchez shoots for a double leg takedown but Queen sprawls well. He's pushed Sanchez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sanchez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Sanchez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Queen has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Sanchez is trying to keep an underhook but Queen manages to get the takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Queen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Queen trying to control from half guard but Sanchez is working away.
Sanchez has hold of Queen's hands but Queen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to roll over but Queen keeps him under control.
Sanchez has hold of Queen's hands but Queen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Queen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Queen is thwarting Sanchez's attempts to control the position.
Queen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Queen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Queen throwing shots but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Queen.
Queen is controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is controlling Queen's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Ground and pound from Queen.
Sanchez trying to control here.
Queen wants to control but Sanchez is keeping him busy.
Queen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sanchez trying to hold on to Queen's head to control him but Queen postures up.
Queen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sanchez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Queen.
Queen lands strikes from half guard.
Queen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Queen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Queen slips a nice elbow through Sanchez's hands, connecting with Sanchez's forehead.
Sanchez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Queen.
Queen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sanchez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Queen wants to take a breather but Sanchez is having none of it.
Queen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Queen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sanchez's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sanchez has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Sanchez wants to get back to full guard but Queen has passed into side control.
Queen lands some shots froms side control.
Queen is chipping away with strikes.
The ground and pound from Queen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sanchez manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanchez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Queen is looking to improve his position.
Queen controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ceedee Queen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sanchez lands with a good body shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sanchez or perhaps it was just good defense by Queen, which made it look bad.

Queen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sanchez was covering up waiting for the punch and Queen finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Queen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Queen chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez looking to control.
Queen scoring with some ground and pound.
Queen lands a couple of elbows.
Queen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Queen throwing strikes from guard but Sanchez blocks nicely.
Queen throwing strikes from guard but Sanchez blocks nicely.
Queen postures up in Sanchez's guard and throws a big left but Sanchez blocks it.
Queen is pushing down on Sanchez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sanchez is fighting to maintain full guard but Queen has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Queen is working away from the top position though.
Queen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Queen trying to control the pace.
Queen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Queen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanchez can do to turn this around?
Queen is looking to stall here but Sanchez recovers full guard.
Queen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sanchez tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sanchez's head.
Sanchez wants to sweep here but Queen controlling him for the moment.
Queen throwing strikes from guard but Sanchez blocks nicely.
Queen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Queen throws a big elbow that misses.
Sanchez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Queen stands up over Sanchez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Queen from controlling successfully.
Queen scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looking to control.
Ceedee Queen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Queen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Queen is fighting to break Sanchez's control of his arms but Sanchez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Queen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Queen trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanchez working a defensive guard here.
Queen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanchez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ceedee Queen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Queen fails with a takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sanchez! But no joy.
Nice takedown defense from Queen. No joy for Sanchez on that attempt.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Queen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanchez cracks Queen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Queen swings widly with a right hand
and Sanchez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Queen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Queen trying to mount his opponent but Sanchez defends it.
Sanchez wants to get back to full guard.
Queen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sanchez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sanchez trying to control from the bottom.
Sanchez has hold of Queen's hands but Queen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sanchez is trying to control but can't.
Samuel Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Queen.
Sanchez is looking for a sweep. Queen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sanchez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Queen is pushing down on Sanchez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sanchez is fighting to maintain full guard but Queen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Queen working the head and body with strikes.
Queen controlling the action here.
Sanchez is looking for a sweep. Queen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ceedee Queen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Queen is trying to control. Sanchez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Still in half guard, Queen seems content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to control but can't.
Queen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Queen was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
Queen darts in looking for a takedown but Sanchez gets double underhooks and turns Queen into the cage.
Sanchez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sanchez lands a shoulder strike.
Queen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sanchez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ceedee Queen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez tries to work over Queen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Queen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Queen fails to land.
Sanchez misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez swings wildly with an uppercut but Queen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.
Sanchez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sanchez lands a left hand.
Sanchez lands a shoulder strike.
Sanchez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Queen after a bit of a struggle.

Queen breaks from the clinch.
Queen scores with a nice strike.
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 just misses with a punch to the body.
Queen avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a poor cross that misses

and Queen counters with a takedown into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ceedee Queen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Queen, 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 Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ceedee Queen!
Ceedee Queen tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.