PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bryson Pereira (ranked 4177 p4p, 4807 weight class) and Paul Sanchez (ranked 386 p4p, 417 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pereira
vs
Sanchez

173 cm
25
150
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
160
1 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Hates pizza

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bryson Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira lands with an overhand left.
Pereira looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sanchez is fending him off so far but Pereira persists. Nope, Sanchez circles away and we're back to standing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pereira.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pereira.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryson Pereira. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Sanchez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sanchez showed some decent athleticism there.
Pereira trying to control here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Sanchez there.
Pereira on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pereira wants to control but Sanchez is keeping busy.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sanchez connects with a nice short shot to Pereira's temple.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sanchez in particular looking to stall.
Sanchez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pereira knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sanchez on the ground.
Pereira is looking for a sweep. Sanchez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sanchez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez is controlling the pace.
Sanchez wants to stand but Pereira has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

Sanchez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pereira trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sanchez connects with a nice short shot to Pereira's temple.
Pereira is looking to improve his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sanchez connects with a nice short shot to Pereira's temple.
Sanchez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pereira keeping control of the position.
Pereira on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pereira tries to get out of the position.
Sanchez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pereira with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sanchez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sanchez is looking to take a break and control but Pereira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sanchez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Sanchez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sanchez connects with a nice short shot to Pereira's temple.
Sanchez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pereira with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sanchez lands with a punch from half guard.
Sanchez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pereira knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sanchez thows a huge punch but Pereira dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanchez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Sanchez dominated that round.
That's time! Pereira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sanchez gets caught napping as Pereira dives in and scores a takedown. Sanchez manages to retain guard.
Pereira stopping the sweep attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pereira controls the pace.
Pereira is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sanchez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sanchez is trying to control the position but Pereira postures up.
Sanchez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Paul Sanchez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sanchez managing to control the position.
Pereira has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pereira gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Pereira manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Sanchez tries for a takedown. No joy.

Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt

and Sanchez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sanchez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez works over Pereira with some ground and pound from guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Pereira has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Sanchez is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Sanchez is trying to pull guard but Pereira has him pressed against the cage.
Pereira is looking to control Sanchez's arms but Sanchez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pereira has his back to the cage.

Sanchez turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Pereira bucks up and tries to throw Sanchez off but instead Sanchez has got his back!
Sanchez is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Sanchez connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Pereira to escape the position.
Pereira covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is hanging on to Pereira's back as he tries to escape.
Sanchez is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Sanchez gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Sanchez gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Sanchez apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Bryson Pereira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pereira fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pereira darts in looking for a takedown but Sanchez gets double underhooks and turns Pereira into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Sanchez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Pereira gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sanchez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Pereira is looking to stand back up but Sanchez counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Pereira.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sanchez is pressing down on Pereira's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pereira is holding on for now.
Sanchez wants to take a breather but Pereira is having none of it.
Sanchez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Sanchez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Paul Sanchez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Sanchez gets a double leg takedown into Pereira's guard.
Sanchez is standing up over Pereira. Pereira looks to escape but Sanchez dives into side control.

Sanchez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pereira gets back to half guard.
Pereira tries to roll over but Sanchez keeps him under control.
Pereira keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sanchez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pereira's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira tries to roll over but Sanchez keeps him under control.
Sanchez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pereira on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sanchez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pereira has hold of Sanchez's hands but Sanchez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sanchez trying to mount his opponent but Pereira defends it.
Sanchez trying to control the action but Pereira is working from the bottom.
Sanchez stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sanchez wants to control but Pereira is keeping him busy.

Pereira looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sanchez is trying to control the action in half guard but Pereira is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Pereira avoids them all with ease.

Sanchez feints and as Pereira raises his hands in defense, Sanchez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Pereira manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
Pereira shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sanchez defends it nicely.

Sanchez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sanchez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sanchez advances to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez controlling the action here.
Sanchez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pereira is looking for a sweep. Sanchez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sanchez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bryson Pereira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paul Sanchez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sanchez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Sanchez!