PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Onyx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Accion Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Onyx
vs
Sanchez

165 cm
18
162 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

174 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Onyx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Accion Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez moves in looking to clinch but Onyx pushes him off.
Sanchez looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Onyx tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Sanchez counters with a single leg into guard. Onyx didn't expect that.
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.
Onyx keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Onyx is looking to stand up but Sanchez isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Onyx pushes Sanchez off and scrambles back to his feet.
Onyx tries to clinch

and Sanchez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sanchez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Onyx scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Accion Sanchez has been cut.
Onyx landing knees to the head.
Onyx tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Onyx doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
Onyx lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sanchez blocks an uppercut.
Onyx misses with a short punch on the inside.
Onyx connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanchez's face.
Onyx has a couple of punches blocked by Sanchez.
Onyx misses with a short punch on the inside.
Onyx has a couple of punches blocked by Sanchez.

Sanchez successfully pulls guard.

Onyx decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Onyx moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Onyx clinches.
Onyx lands an elbow just above Sanchez 's eye.
Onyx tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Onyx has a couple of punches blocked by Sanchez.
Onyx using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sanchez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Onyx misses with the head strike.
Onyx has a couple of punches blocked by Sanchez.
Onyx lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sanchez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Onyx avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Onyx has a couple of punches blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez looking to slow down the pace here.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Onyx misses with a hook from the clinch.
Onyx misses with a punch on the inside.
Onyx lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Onyx swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Onyx doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanchez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Onyx.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Onyx won't allow it.
Onyx throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Onyx swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Onyx tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Onyx working aggressively here.
Sanchez blocks an uppercut.
Onyx misses with the head strike.
Onyx misses with the head strike.
Onyx swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Onyx lands an elbow that stopped Sanchez in his tracks for a moment.
Onyx working aggressively here.
Onyx has a couple of punches blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanchez jumps guard but Onyx stands there with Sanchez around his waist. Sanchez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jack Onyx has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Accion Sanchez.
Sanchez blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Accion Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Accion Sanchez'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.

Onyx has closed the distance and engaged Sanchez in a clinch.
Onyx lands an elbow that stopped Sanchez in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Onyx fails to land.
Onyx tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanchez blocks an uppercut.
Onyx misses with the head strike.
Onyx misses with a hook from the clinch.
Onyx doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch on the inside from Onyx fails to land.
Onyx lands an elbow inside that Sanchez shrugs off.
A head punch on the inside from Onyx fails to land.
Onyx lands an elbow inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sanchez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Onyx has a couple of punches blocked by Sanchez.
Onyx misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Onyx.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Onyx holds him up against the cage and eventually Sanchez drops back down to his feet.
Onyx lands an elbow just above Sanchez 's eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to stall but Onyx uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Onyx swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Onyx swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Onyx lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the temple.
Onyx misses with a short punch on the inside.
Onyx misses with a punch on the inside.
Onyx comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Onyx lands an elbow inside.
Onyx swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Onyx tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanchez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Onyx avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Onyx.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Onyx holds him up against the cage and eventually Sanchez drops back down to his feet.
Jack Onyx has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Accion Sanchez.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Onyx gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Onyx lands a damaging elbow.
Sanchez blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Onyx tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Onyx has a couple of punches blocked by Sanchez.
Onyx lands a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Onyx just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sanchez's brow.
Onyx working aggressively here.
Onyx gets underhooks to prevent Sanchez's takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Onyx.
Onyx swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanchez blocking some punches.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch on the inside from Onyx fails to land.
Onyx misses with the head strike.
Onyx swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Onyx doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Onyx blocking some punches.
Onyx misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
Onyx misses with a short punch on the inside.
Onyx throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanchez blocks it with crossed arms.
Onyx swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onyx throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Onyx holds him up against the cage and eventually Sanchez drops back down to his feet.
Onyx working aggressively here.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Onyx working aggressively here.
Onyx stops a takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Onyx throws a knee to the head but misses.
Onyx fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Onyx lands a nice elbow.
Onyx misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
Onyx misses with the head strike.
Onyx misses with a short punch on the inside.
Onyx lands an elbow inside that Sanchez shrugs off.
Onyx has a couple of punches blocked by Sanchez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Onyx throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanchez.

Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Onyx sees it coming and moves out of range.
Onyx tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Onyx looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Onyx displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sanchez.

Onyx clinches with his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Onyx throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Onyx dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Accion Sanchez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Onyx drives through and clinches with Sanchez against the cage.
Onyx has a couple of punches blocked by Sanchez.
Onyx with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice elbow from Onyx.
Onyx tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanchez jumps guard but Onyx stands there with Sanchez around his waist. Sanchez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sanchez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Onyx avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sanchez blocks an uppercut.
Onyx gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Onyx lands a hook that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Onyx comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Onyx doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Onyx won't allow it.
Jack Onyx has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Accion Sanchez.
Sanchez blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Onyx fails to land.
Onyx misses with a punch on the inside.
Onyx doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Onyx fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Onyx misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Onyx connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanchez's face.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Onyx swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Onyx misses with the head strike.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez trying to control the position but instead, Onyx has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sanchez into the cage.
Onyx doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Onyx connects with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
Onyx working aggressively here.
Onyx has a couple of punches blocked by Sanchez.
Onyx lands an elbow inside that Sanchez shrugs off.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Onyx just stands there and leans against the cage.
Onyx tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Onyx gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Onyx throws a head punch that misses.
Onyx misses with a short punch on the inside.
Onyx doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Onyx misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanchez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Onyx misses with a short punch on the inside.
Onyx misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Onyx fails to land.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Onyx swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Onyx working aggressively here.
Onyx swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez blocks the elbow strike.
Onyx throws a head punch that misses.
Onyx misses with a hook from the clinch.
Onyx misses with an elbow strike.
Sanchez jumps guard but Onyx stands there with Sanchez around his waist. Sanchez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Onyx doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to force a seperation but Onyx has the dominant position.
Onyx misses with a short punch on the inside.
Onyx stops a takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Onyx fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez wants a takedown.
Onyx swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Onyx stops a takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Onyx fails to land.
Sanchez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Onyx fails to land.
Onyx misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Onyx fails to land.
Sanchez blocks the elbow strike.
Sanchez wants a takedown but no success here.
Onyx swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Onyx.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Onyx swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Onyx throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sanchez blocks an uppercut.
Sanchez tries to circle away but Onyx has him pinned against the cage.
Onyx with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Onyx has a couple of punches blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanchez tries to score a body lock takedown but Onyx shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Onyx swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Onyx fails to land.
Onyx throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Onyx.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Onyx lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Onyx doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Onyx throws a head punch that misses.
Onyx misses with a short punch on the inside.
Onyx swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Onyx showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Onyx 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Onyx!