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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between mike sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and sonny house (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, mike sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, sonny house!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
sanchez tries to clinch up.
house fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. sanchez sprawls well initially but house persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
sanchez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but house scores with a couple of nice shots.
sanchez trying to hold on to house's head to control him but house postures up.
sanchez is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
house postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for sanchez to stand up.
house shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
house tries to stand but can't do so whilst sanchez controls his leg.
Still in half guard, house seems content to control.
house prevents sanchez from improving his position.
house passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for sanchez!
That's one minute gone in the round.
sanchez tries to lock up and control but house gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
sanchez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
house cracks sanchez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
house looking to control but sanchez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
house should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
sanchez is in all sorts of trouble here.
sanchez gets back to half guard.
sanchez trying to control here.
house controlling the action here.
sanchez is defending against the submission attempts here by house.
house looks gassed!
sanchez gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
house sitting in guard, not really doing much.
house trying to control but sanchez is working from the bottom.
sanchez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
sanchez is really struggling to control house but he's trying to hold on to the position.
house prevents sanchez from getting back to his feet.
sanchez being controlled here, momentarily.
house in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
house looking to pass the guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
sanchez drives through with a takedown into guard.
house pulls sanchez in close to prevent any damage.
sanchez stands up from house's guard - sanchez perhaps looking for a knockout.
sanchez gets a takedown into half guard.
house manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but sonny house will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
sanchez has taken the fight to the clinch.
sanchez has had enough of the clinch but house keeps him there for the moment.
sanchez wants a takedown but no success here.
sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as sanchez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
sanchez keeps control of house as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
sanchez misses with an elbow over the top.
sanchez gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but house is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
sanchez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
sanchez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
sanchez prevents house from improving his position.
house is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
sanchez is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
sanchez is tying to control. house wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
sanchez not doing much here.
house trying to hold on to sanchez's head to control him but sanchez postures up.
sanchez is trying to control the action in half guard but house is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
sanchez is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
house is looking to get to half guard.
house wants to control but sanchez is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
house really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
sanchez working house over with strikes here.
sanchez content just to control the position here.
house really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
sanchez controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
sanchez cracks house with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
sanchez landing strikes from the mount and house is in trouble!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
house wants to hold on but sanchez pushes him away.
sanchez with a couple of short strikes.
sanchez has hold of house's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and house manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
mike sanchez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
house is trying to escape the mount.
house is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
house tries to lock up and control but sanchez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
house slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
house is trying to maintain the position but sanchez is very close to passing his half guard.
house landing a few short strikes.
house gets full guard.
sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but house is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
sanchez postures up.
house avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
sanchez trying to control but house is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mike sanchez dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
sanchez takes the fight into the clinch.
house keeps control of sanchez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
house wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
sanchez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but house blocks it with crossed arms.
sanchez goes for a takedown in the clinch but house prevents it.
sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
house tries to clinch but fails miserably
and sanchez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in house's guard.
house has an active guard here but sanchez has managed to pass into half guard.
sanchez thows a huge punch but house dodges it nicely.
sanchez tries to stand and escape but house is controlling the position.
Still in half guard, sanchez seems content to control.
sanchez is tying to control. house wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
sanchez controlling the action here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
house keeps control of the position for the meantime.
sanchez is just content to waste time from the top position. house takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
house trying to keep a closed guard but sanchez is proving a slippery customer.
house looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
house has a closed guard, preventing sanchez from standing up.
house keeping moving, preventing sanchez from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
sanchez stands and steps away. house gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
sanchez gets caught flat footed, as house shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
sanchez has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but house has passed into side control.
sanchez is looking for a sweep.
sanchez is working hard here to advance position.
sanchez is trying to control house's posture but house avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
sanchez bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
sanchez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and house counters with a shoot takedown. sanchez fights it but they end up in guard.
sanchez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. house doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. house manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
sanchez working a defensive guard here.
house 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!
house gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
house manages to get to full guard.
house wants to sweep but no luck.
house keeping moving, preventing sanchez from controlling successfully.
house working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from sanchez.
sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but house is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
sanchez wants to stand but house is controlling his posture from full guard.
house keeping moving, preventing sanchez from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to mike sanchez.
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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... mike sanchez!
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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