PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ares Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Grapist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grapist has chosen Know Your Enemy by Rage Against the Machine as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Sanchez
vs
Grapist

173 cm
20
146 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
129 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Pirates Powder

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ares Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jerry Grapist!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sanchez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Grapist napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grapist looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Sanchez tries to advance to mount but can't.
You can see the frustration on Grapist's face as Sanchez controls the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ares Sanchez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Grapist shoots in but no luck this time.
Sanchez moves in looking to clinch but Grapist pushes him off.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Sanchez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grapist being controlled here, momentarily.
Sanchez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Grapist keeping full guard, as Sanchez tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is working hard here to advance position.
Sanchez advances position into side control!
Sanchez slows the pace down.
Sanchez seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Grapist for as long as he can get away with.
Sanchez has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Grapist!
Sanchez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sanchez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grapist holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sanchez tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Sanchez looking to control and managing it successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

The ref stands the fighters back up because Ares Sanchez just wasn't active enough.
Sanchez doesn't manage to clinch there - Grapist circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez wants to free his trapped foot but Grapist is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sanchez controlling the action here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

We're going to have a standup here because Ares Sanchez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Sanchez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Grapist is trying to defend but Sanchez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sanchez not doing much here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Sanchez 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 missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sanchez in particular looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sanchez tries to pass to full mount but Grapist defends it.
Sanchez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ares Sanchez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sanchez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Grapist sprawls well initially but Sanchez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sanchez throwing shots but Grapist is blocking nicely.
Sanchez trying to mount his opponent but Grapist defends it.
Sanchez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but Grapist defending well.
Sanchez controlling the action here.
Grapist is breathing heavily.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Ares Sanchez just wasn't active enough.

Sanchez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Grapist sprawls well initially but Sanchez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Grapist blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sanchez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Sanchez seems content to control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sanchez passes the guard and advances to mount!
Sanchez content just to control the position here.

Sanchez is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Grapist can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Sanchez controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Grapist to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Grapist shrugs it off.
Sanchez controlling the position easily from mount.

Sanchez jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Grapist manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Sanchez moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez advances to full mount.
Sanchez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a head shot.
Sanchez looking to control and managing it successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Ares Sanchez just wasn't active enough.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Grapist enables Sanchez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Grapist manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez wants to pass the guard but Grapist is keeping the position.
Sanchez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ares Sanchez dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Sanchez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sanchez tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

Sanchez tries for a kimura but Grapist is defending well.
Grapist is trying to escape the position but Sanchez is controlling the position.
Sanchez in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Grapist is letting Sanchez control him for a moment.
Grapist takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Grapist prevents Sanchez from improving position.
Grapist is being controlled here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez tries to move to mount but Grapist blocks the move with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez advances to mount.
Sanchez controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

We're going to have a standup here because Ares Sanchez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Grapist keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Sanchez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Grapist manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez tries to free his leg and advance position but Grapist is retaining full guard.
Sanchez is stalling in the full guard.
Sanchez advances position into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to advance to mount but can't.

Sanchez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sanchez controls the position from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Sanchez.
Grapist stops Sanchez from passing to mount.
Sanchez looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Grapist is avoiding damage well.
Grapist prevents Sanchez from moving into mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is staying tight to Grapist's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Grapist gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Sanchez controlling from the full mount.
Grapist is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Sanchez looking to ground and pound but Grapist is blocking nicely.
Sanchez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jerry Grapist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ares Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ares Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:24
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:24
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:24

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