PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karl Hungus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carmelo Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hungus comes to the cage accompanied by Marilyn Manson - Sweet Dreams. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hungus
vs
Sanchez

186 cm
28
183 lbs
14 - 13 - 0

182 cm
36
170 lbs
24 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

iFight Fight Gear - Steel Penn - $10

Brute

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 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Hungus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carmelo Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Hungus swinging wildly here.
Hungus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sanchez counters with a two punch combo.
Sanchez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hungus doesn't seem bothered though.
Hungus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hungus.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hungus fails with a takedown attempt.
Hungus shoots and misses
and Sanchez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hungus shoots for a double leg takedown but Sanchez sprawls well. He's pushed Hungus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Hungus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big left from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karl Hungus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hungus moves away.
Sanchez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hungus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hungus shoots in looking for a takedown. Sanchez tries to sprawl out of it but Hungus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sanchez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hungus is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hungus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sanchez slips a jab and a cross from Hungus.
Hungus misses with a double jab
and Sanchez counters with a body kick that stops Hungus in his tracks momentarily.
Hungus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sanchez swivels and escapes.
Sanchez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hungus.
Sanchez cracks Hungus with an open hand slap.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Hungus avoids nicely.
Carmelo Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hungus misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez lands a head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hungus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hungus lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sanchez backs up against the cage.
Hungus throws a series of punches but Sanchez moves out of range.
Hungus dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez is looking to land body kicks.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.

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

Hungus seems to be working for a kimura but Sanchez defends the submission attempt.
Sanchez keeps control of the position for the meantime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hungus is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hungus thows a huge punch but Sanchez dodges it nicely.
Hungus prevents Sanchez from standing back up.

Hungus is trying to work for a kimura but Sanchez is defending well.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hungus is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hungus is keen to just control but Sanchez is a slippery customer.

Hungus is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hungus 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Hungus is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sanchez sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Carmelo Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sanchez cracks a nice hook into Hungus's ribs.
Nice takedown defense from Sanchez. No joy for Hungus on that attempt.

Hungus shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sanchez is trying to stand.
Hungus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hungus seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sanchez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hungus lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Hungus is working for a submission of some sort.

Hungus 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hungus prevents Sanchez from improving his position.

Hungus is trying to work for a kimura but Sanchez is defending well.
Hungus not landing any meaningful shots this time.

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 is trying to stand.
Hungus 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.
Sanchez won't allow Hungus to pass to mount.

Hungus is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sanchez is just riding it out for now. Hungus eventually gives up the hold.
Still in half guard, Hungus seems content to control.
Sanchez wants to control but Hungus is keeping busy.

Hungus is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Hungus is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez pushes Hungus off looking to stand but Hungus dives back in and keeps control.
Hungus thows a huge punch but Sanchez dodges it nicely.
Hungus wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is defending well.
Hungus trying to control from half guard but Sanchez is working away.
Sanchez is looking to control Hungus's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sanchez avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hungus seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sanchez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Hungus is trying to work for a kimura but Sanchez is defending well.
Hungus is keen to just control but Sanchez is a slippery customer.
Sanchez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hungus.
Karl Hungus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sanchez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.

Hungus is working for a submission of some sort.
Hungus trying to control from half guard but Sanchez is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Hungus dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hungus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sanchez as he jumps to the side.

Hungus bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sanchez is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Sanchez is not content to let Hungus control the position.
Hungus remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Hungus trying to control the position but Sanchez is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Sanchez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hungus misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hungus lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hungus happy to just control the position for now.
You can see the frustration on Sanchez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sanchez is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
An elbow from Hungus crashes against the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hungus is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sanchez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hungus takes a little break here. Sanchez wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Hungus misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hungus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanchez keeps working.

Hungus is trying to get an arm triangle but Sanchez is defending well.
Sanchez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet but Hungus drags him back down.
Hungus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanchez keeps working.
Sanchez is trying to get back to his feet.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hungus scoring with punches from side control.

Hungus tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hungus has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sanchez taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Hungus looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hungus throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hungus misses with the ground and pound.
Hungus creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sanchez sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hungus tries to move into full mount but can't pass Sanchez's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez dodges the ground and pound from Hungus.

And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Hungus showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hungus 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Karl Hungus!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Karl Hungus!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Karl Hungus!

Karl Hungus wins by unanimous decision!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Karl Hungus waved his t-shirt featuring Hellraiser Fightgear ($10 and above)'s logo in front of the cameras.