PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rico Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cray Willams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez comes to the cage accompanied by Childish Gambino - R.I.P.. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Sanchez
vs
Willams

183 cm
35
182 lbs
20 - 20 - 0

185 cm
29
182 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 20 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rico Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cray Willams!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez scores with a head kick. Willams tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sanchez lands a body shot.

Sanchez drives through and clinches with Willams against the cage.
Willams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Willams misses with a knee to the head.
Sanchez lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hand to the body from Sanchez.
Sanchez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Willams's defenses.
Willams stalling in the clinch but Sanchez improves position.
Sanchez lands a left hand.
Willams lands an elbow just above Sanchez 's eye.
Sanchez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Willams backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sanchez.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sanchez throws an elbow but misses.
Sanchez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sanchez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sanchez blocks the elbow strike.
Sanchez lands an elbow that stopped Willams in his tracks for a moment.
Willams trying to control the position but instead, Sanchez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Willams into the cage.
Sanchez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Willams backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Willams tries to stall but Sanchez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Willams utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sanchez misses with a knee to the head.
Willams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sanchez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Willams backwards.
A short right from Sanchez.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a body shot.
Willams looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Willams blocks an elbow strike.
Willams blocks an elbow strike from Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Willams misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sanchez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez working Willams over with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Sanchez - that landed with a thud.
Sanchez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sanchez lands with a right to the head.
Sanchez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Willams's face.
A nice left hand lands by Sanchez.
Sanchez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sanchez lands a hook that snaps the head of Willams backwards.
A hook to the body from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Willams.
A knee to the head by Sanchez.
Sanchez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Willams's defenses.
Sanchez landing knees to the head.
Sanchez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sanchez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Willamss head.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but Willams blocks with his arms.
Sanchez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sanchez throws an elbow but misses.
Sanchez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Willams lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sanchez lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sanchez.
Sanchez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Willams takes an elbow to the temple.
Willams lands a knee to the head.
Sanchez scores with a knee to the head.

Willams is rocked!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sanchez obliges.
Sanchez gets through Willams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Willams is still on wobbly legs! Can Sanchez finish him?
Willams takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sanchez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sanchez.
A short right from Sanchez on the inside.
Sanchez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Willams is defending well for now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Willams blocks it with crossed arms.
Willams seems to have recovered his senses.
Willams blocks the elbow strike.
Sanchez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sanchez lands a nice elbow.
Willams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sanchez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a damaging elbow.
Sanchez avoids the elbow strike from Willams, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sanchez lands an elbow just above Willams 's eye.
Sanchez scores with a knee to the head.
Sanchez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Willams creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sanchez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Willams is defending well for now.
Willams takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sanchez lands an elbow just above Willams 's eye.
Willams takes an elbow to the temple.
Sanchez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Willams throws an elbow but misses.
A short uppercut from Sanchez.
Willams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Sanchez.
Sanchez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Willams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanchez avoids it.
Sanchez lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rico Sanchez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanchez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Willams can do to turn this around?
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Willams momentarily.
Sanchez throws out a leg kick but Willams moves out of range and Sanchez only half commits.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Willams moves out of range.
Sanchez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Willams counters with an inside leg kick.
Sanchez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Willams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez tries a low kick but Willams avoids it.
Willams tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Willams counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Sanchez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Willams, pushing him back against the cage.
Willams pushes off an throws an elbow but Sanchez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sanchez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Willams dodges an elbow strike from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a knee strike.
Sanchez lands with a light punch inside.
Sanchez misses with a punch on the inside.
Willams looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Willams missing with knees to the body.
Willams is trying to stall.
Willams tries to land a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks with his arms.
Willams takes an elbow to the temple.
Sanchez dodges an elbow strike from Willams.
Sanchez has a couple of punches blocked by Willams.
Sanchez avoids a wild elbow strike from Willams.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanchez tries to land knees in the clinch but Willams avoids the damage to the body.
Sanchez lands an elbow just above Willams 's eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Willams lands an elbow inside.
Willams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Willams missing with knees to the body.
Willams is breathing heavily.
Sanchez lands with a left to the head.
Rico Sanchez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Willams throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sanchez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Willams backwards.
Sanchez lands an elbow just above Willams 's eye.
Willams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanchez is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sanchez obliges.
Sanchez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sanchez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sanchez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sanchez.
Willams takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sanchez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sanchez.
A short right from Sanchez.
Nice elbow from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a damaging elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sanchez.
A short right from Sanchez.
Willams misses with a knee to the head.
Sanchez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sanchez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sanchez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Willams lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sanchez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sanchez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez digs a right hand underneath Willams's ribcage. Willams let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A knee to the head by Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a nice elbow.
Sanchez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sanchez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sanchez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sanchez.
Willams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Willams with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sanchez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A knee to the head by Sanchez.
Willams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sanchez is working Willams over against the cage.
Sanchez lands with a left to the head.
Sanchez avoids a wild elbow strike from Willams.
Willams blocks a body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands an elbow inside.
Sanchez landing knees to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Willams missing with knees to the body.
Willams trying to stall but Sanchez improves his position.
A short right from Willams on the inside.
Sanchez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sanchez lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Willams ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Willams just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez tries to score with a low kick but Willams moves his leg out of the way.
Willams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Willams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanchez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Willams counters with a straight right hand.

Willams looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sanchez wants to sweep but no luck.
Willams wants to stand but Sanchez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Willams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Willams manages to get himself to full guard.
Sanchez chips away with some ground and pound.
Sanchez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Willams keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Sanchez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sanchez trying to control but Willams is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a strike but Willams rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Sanchez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sanchez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Willams decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sanchez, up you get!
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from Sanchez misses
and Willams counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Willams eats them both and turns towards Sanchez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sanchez throws a jab when Willams was well out of range.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willams tries for a takedown but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rico Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Willams slips a jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanchez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rico Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An inside leg kick lands from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Willams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rico Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Willams slips a jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Willams moves out of range.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Willams finds it's way round the side to connect with Sanchez's head.
Sanchez stalks Willams and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Willams's face. Willams staggers backwards, shaken.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Willams's head but Willams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Willams keeps the fight on the outside.
A punch lands to the side of Willams 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Willams dives in and grabs Sanchez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sanchez pushes down on Willams's head and hops out.
Cray Willams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Willams was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands with a slapping head kick.
Rico Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses
and Willams counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A leg kick checked by Willams.
Willams defending well as Sanchez loads up on a big left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rico 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rico Sanchez!
A relieved looking Rico 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.