PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andres Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tanix Joy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Sanchez
vs
Joy

172 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andres Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tanix Joy!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Joy gets tackled into the cage by Sanchez. Sanchez maintains the clinch.
Sanchez is looking to break free of the clinch but Joy has double underhooks.
Sanchez wants to break free but Joy has control.
Joy misses with the head strike.
Sanchez is trying to force a seperation but Joy has the dominant position.
Sanchez tries to break free but Joy pushes him back against the cage.
Joy misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanchez blocks an elbow strike from Joy.
Sanchez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Joy fails to land.

Sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Joy blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sanchez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Tanix Joy has been cut.
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!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sanchez 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 Joy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Joy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sanchez tries to work over Joy's front leg with a kick but Joy checks it.
A nice combination there by Joy.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Joy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Joy.
Joy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanchez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Joy looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanchez could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sanchez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Joy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanchez connects with a high kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Joy wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Joy checks it.
Joy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Joy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sanchez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sanchez looks for the body kick but Joy saw that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sanchez. That's going to slow Joy down.
Tanix Joy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to work over Joy's front leg with a kick but Joy checks it.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez shoots in and drives through. Joy sprawls well.
Joy just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez wants to slow Joy down by chopping away at his legs.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Joy moves out of range easily.
Joy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but Joy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Joy is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Sanchez cracks the inside of Joy's front leg.
Joy moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Joy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanchez scores with a leg kick.
Joy tries to clinch up.
A leg kick checked by Joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Joy checks the leg kick.
Joy tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Joy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanchez misses with a leg kick.
Joy tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some bone on bone action there as Sanchez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sanchez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Joy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Joy checks the leg kick.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Joy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanchez throws a body kick that misses.

Joy moves into the clinch.
Joy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Joy misses with a low kick as Sanchez jumps back.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez throws a low kick, looking for Joy's leg but Joy calmly moves out of range.
Sanchez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Joy.
Sanchez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Joy clinches up with Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage.

Sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez wants to land a leg kick but Joy is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sanchez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Joy checks it well.
Tanix Joy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sanchez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andres Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tanix Joy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sanchez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Joy.
Joy tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanchez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Joy circles away.

Sanchez gets tackled into the cage by Joy. Joy maintains the clinch.

Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Joy.
Sanchez misses with a body kick.
Joy moves out of range of the leg kick from Sanchez.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sanchez 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 Joy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Joy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Joy.
Sanchez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Joy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanchez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Joy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Andres Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joy tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Joy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Andres Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanchez wants to clinch up but Joy keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Joy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Joy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Joy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Joy moves out of range.

Joy takes the fight into the clinch.
Sanchez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Joy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sanchez's efforts to push away.
Joy has Sanchez pressed against the cage, preventing Sanchez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sanchez working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sanchez can't break the clinch.
Joy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sanchez's efforts to push away.
Sanchez is trying to break free.
Sanchez working hard to break the clinch.
Joy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanchez blocks it with crossed arms.
Joy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Sanchez throws a low kick, looking for Joy's leg but Joy calmly moves out of range.
Joy wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
Joy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sanchez's head.
A leg kick checked by Joy.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez tries to land a leg kick but Joy saw it coming and moves away.
Joy wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanchez scoring well with a low kick there.
Joy motions for Sanchez to come forward. Joy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Joy tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Joy tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.

Sanchez drives through and clinches with Joy against the cage.

Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some bone on bone action there as Joy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Joy tries to clinch up but Sanchez circles away and keeps his distance.
Joy slaps away a takedown attempt from Sanchez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sanchez has his takedown stuffed
and Joy counters with a big head kick but Sanchez shrugs it off.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andres Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Joy checks it well.
Joy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sanchez counters with a good low kick that Joy was not able to check.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Joy blocks a low kick nicely.
Joy blocks a low kick nicely.

Joy gets a clinch.
Joy is looking to control Sanchez's arms but Sanchez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Joy has his back to the cage.
Sanchez working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Sanchez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Joy lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A frustrated look appears on Sanchez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Joy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanchez avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Joy has him pressed against the cage.
Sanchez blocks an elbow strike from Joy.
Joy with a knee to the head.
Sanchez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Joy has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tanix Joy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tanix Joy'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. This is the final round!

Sanchez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Joy is out of range and Sanchez settles back down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Joy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Joy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Joy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Joy keeps the fight on the outside.
Joy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Joy tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanchez tries to score with a low kick but Joy moves his leg out of the way.
Sanchez tries to bum rush Joy with a series of wild strikes but Joy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanchez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Joy counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Joy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Joy doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Joy moves out of range.
Joy tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joy tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez misses with a body kick.
Joy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sanchez back to the cage. Joy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Joy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Sanchez has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Joy.
Joy looking to throw knees to the head but Sanchez is blocking nicely.

Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Joy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Joy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck for Sanchez with that takedown attempt.

Joy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sanchez, pushing him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Joy misses with an elbow over the top.

Sanchez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Joy wants to clinch.
Joy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sanchez looks for a takedown but Joy sprawls well.
Joy is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Sanchez throws a solid leg kick but Joy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sanchez.
Joy tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Joy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Joy.
Sanchez throws a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Joy moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
Joy moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
Joy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sanchez throws a low kick, looking for Joy's leg but Joy calmly moves out of range.
Joy thows a body kick. Sanchez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sanchez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Joy feints and then cracks Sanchez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sanchez down.
Sanchez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andres Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Joy darts in and clinches Sanchez up against the cage.
Sanchez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Joy has him pressed against the cage.
Joy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Joy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Joy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sanchez's efforts to push away.
Joy lands a left hand.
Sanchez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Joy has him pressed against the cage.
Sanchez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanchez misses with a leg kick.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.

Joy rushes Sanchez and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez is trying to force a seperation but Joy has the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Joy wants to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sanchez.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tanix Joy.
I think Joy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Andres Sanchez!