PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Havener (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Havener comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Quack Like a Duck: The Goat an Your MOM kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Sanchez
vs
Havener

183 cm
26
175 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

177 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Havener!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Havener jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanchez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

Sanchez closes the distance and clinches.

Sanchez has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Havener uses from the top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sanchez is pulling down on Havener's head. It's preventing any offense from Havener, at least for the moment.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Havener from controlling successfully.
Havener wants to stand but Sanchez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Havener trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Sanchez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is adopting a defensive guard.
Sanchez throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Havener controlling from the top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Andrew Havener was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Havener moves into the clinch.
Havener is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sanchez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez doesn't manage to clinch there - Havener circles away.
Havener tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Havener.
Andrew Havener is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Havener has Sanchez up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez moves out of range of the body kick from Havener.
Havener lands with a hook. Sanchez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sanchez drops his hands momentarily and Havener takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Havener fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sanchez, pushing him back against the cage.
Havener drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Havener tries to score a body lock takedown but Sanchez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nick Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Havener.
Sanchez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sanchez is trying to pull guard but Havener turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Havener breaks the clinch.
Andrew Havener seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Havener wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sanchez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Havener stuns Sanchez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Havener misses with a body shot.
Havener throws a right hand that misses

and Sanchez counters by clinching up.

Havener breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Havener has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Havener connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sanchez. Sanchez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sanchez lands a slapping body shot.

Havener gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Havener avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Havener looking to stall.

Sanchez pulls guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Havener trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Havener wants to stand but Sanchez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Havener from controlling successfully.
Havener wanted to stand there but Sanchez had control of the position.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Havener from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Andrew Havener has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sanchez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Havener dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Havener tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Havener lands a body shot.
Havener misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Havener avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Havener throws an off balance right hand
and Sanchez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Havener with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Havener takes the fight into the clinch.
Havener is trying to break free.
Havener landing knees to the body.

Sanchez has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Havener uses from the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Havener trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sanchez's guard.
Havener trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Havener wants to stand but Sanchez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Havener from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Andrew Havener.
Havener swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Havener scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Havener closes the distance and pushes Sanchez back into the cage.
Havener lands a body shot.
A short right from Havener.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Havener has Sanchez pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Havener - that landed with a thud.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Havener creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Havener is looking to break free of the clinch but Sanchez has double underhooks.

Havener breaks the clinch.
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Havener.
Havener keeps the fight on the outside.
Havener looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanchez walks into a straight right hand from Havener.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sanchez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Havener fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sanchez, pushing him back against the cage.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Havener holds him up against the cage and eventually Sanchez drops back down to his feet.

Havener breaks from the clinch.
Sanchez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Havener tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nick Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Havener fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Havener ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Havener wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
Havener stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Havener wants it to stay on the feet.
Havener with a jab.
Havener tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Andrew Havener seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Havener tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Havener keeps the fight on the outside.
Havener throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Havener looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Havener moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Havener but Havener pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Havener moves into the clinch successfully.
A frustrated look appears on Havener's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Havener closes the distance but Sanchez moves to the side
and Sanchez counters with a head kick. That will keep Havener thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Havener misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Havener showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Havener misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Havener looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Havener is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sanchez rather than just go for the knockout.
Havener tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Havener tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Havener looks to clinch

and Sanchez counters with a head kick that drops Havener to the mat! Havener scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the body from Havener misses
and Sanchez counters with a flying knee that drops Havener! Sanchez dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Sanchez!
The defeated Andrew Havener had this to say: 'Time to fuck this guy's girl.'.