PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyr Garmr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez comes into the arena with PELIMUSA blaring out of the sound system. Garmr is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Facial Book by Audiotist. This should be fireworks!

Sanchez
vs
Garmr

178 cm
23
153 lbs
7 - 6 - 1

172 cm
23
165 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jose Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyr Garmr!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sanchez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Garmr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez misses with a body kick.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses

and Garmr counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Garmr wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is keeping the position.
Sanchez controls Garmr momentarily but Garmr frees himself.
Garmr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sanchez is keeping the position for now.

Sanchez is looking for a triangle but Garmr pushes his legs off easily.
Sanchez working a defensive guard here.
Garmr looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Garmr is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Sanchez is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Sanchez has escaped and now he's on top!
Garmr looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Sanchez puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Sanchez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sanchez trying to control from half guard but Garmr is working away.
Garmr is in trouble now - Sanchez has advanced to mount!
Garmr is squirming around, avoiding Sanchez's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez lands a big elbow.
Garmr is looking to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez content just to control the position here.
Garmr tries to reverse the position but Sanchez maintains control.
Sanchez raining down shots from the mount!
Garmr is trying desperately to improve position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Sanchez is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Garmr is surviving well by controlling Sanchez's body position as best he can.
Sanchez looking to control but Garmr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Garmr is looking to improve his position but Sanchez isn't that keen on the idea.
Sanchez controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garmr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sanchez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sanchez looking to control but Garmr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jose Sanchez just wasn't active enough.
Garmr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Garmr avoids the body shot from Sanchez.

Garmr dives in and scores a takedown into Sanchez's guard.

Sanchez has his foot on Garmr's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Garmr works his way back into a safe position though.
Garmr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanchez swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez is looking for a triangle but Garmr pushes his legs off easily.
Sanchez keeping full guard, as Garmr tries to pass.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garmr is pushing down on Sanchez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sanchez is fighting to maintain full guard but Garmr has managed to sneak the leg through.
Garmr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanchez keeps working.

Garmr is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Sanchez still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Sanchez has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez staying calm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jose Sanchez will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sanchez keeps Garmr at a distance using the push kick.

Garmr gets a takedown into half guard.
Sanchez trying to control here.

Garmr is working for a submission of some sort.

Garmr is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to maintain the position but Garmr is very close to passing his half guard.

Sanchez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sanchez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Garmr is working away from the top position though.

Sanchez looking for submissions off his back.
Sanchez is not content to let Garmr control the position.
Sanchez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garmr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Sanchez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Garmr is pushing down on Sanchez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sanchez is fighting to maintain full guard but Garmr has managed to sneak the leg through.

Garmr is trying to work for a kimura but Sanchez is defending well.
Sanchez gets full guard.

Garmr drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sanchez looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sanchez looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sanchez!
Sanchez tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garmr is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sanchez is staying tight to Garmr's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Garmr tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Sanchez presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Sanchez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sanchez scoring with strikes but Garmr is staying in there.
Garmr is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sanchez trying to control but Garmr is having none of it.
Garmr is desperately trying to improve his position but Sanchez has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez unloading with bombs!
Garmr can't escape the position.
Sanchez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sanchez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sanchez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sanchez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez controlling the position easily from mount.

Sanchez looking for a guillotine from mount but Garmr is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez tries to control but Garmr wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Sanchez dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Garmr shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Sanchez actively working from the bottom here.
Garmr is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Garmr looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Sanchez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sanchez.
Garmr pushes down on Sanchez's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Sanchez is defending against the submission attempts here by Garmr.

Garmr is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sanchez defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to get back to full guard.
Sanchez trying to hold on to Garmr's head to control him but Garmr postures up.
Jose Sanchez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Garmr is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sanchez has managed to free his arm - good work.

Garmr is looking for a kimura but Sanchez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Garmr to get the leverage.
Sanchez moves into full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sanchez holds on and takes a little breather.
Garmr postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Garmr from controlling successfully.
Garmr being controlled here momentarily.
Sanchez is looking to sweep but instead, Garmr has passed into half guard.
Jose Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Garmr trying to control the action but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Garmr is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez manages to get to full guard.
Sanchez trying to keep a closed guard but Garmr is proving a slippery customer.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Garmr from controlling successfully.
Garmr looking to pass the guard.
Sanchez is trying to control the position from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tyr Garmr.
Well Sanchez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Sanchez!
A relieved looking Jose Sanchez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.