PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Eduardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and herman sanchez (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!

Eduardo
vs
sanchez

170 cm
21
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Eduardo!
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, herman sanchez!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

sanchez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Eduardo looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

sanchez stands up.

Eduardo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
sanchez is in close to Eduardo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
sanchez content to stall in guard here.
I looks like sanchez might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Eduardo working a defensive guard here.
Eduardo keeping moving, preventing sanchez from controlling successfully.
sanchez controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

sanchez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
sanchez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Eduardo keeping moving, preventing sanchez from controlling successfully.
sanchez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Eduardo swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Eduardo has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. sanchez is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Eduardo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

sanchez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Eduardo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Eduardo sneaks back into half guard.
Eduardo tries to roll over but sanchez keeps him under control.
Eduardo wants to control but sanchez is keeping busy.

sanchez decides to stand and escape the position.

sanchez scores with a takedown into Eduardo's guard.
Eduardo trying to control the position.
sanchez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

sanchez stands and steps away. Eduardo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Eduardo doesn't succeed with the takedown

and sanchez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Eduardo won't be happy with that.
sanchez lands a decent elbow from side control.
Eduardo is looking to regain half guard here but sanchez keeps moving and retains side control.
Eduardo is working hard here to advance position.
sanchez is looking to take a break and control but Eduardo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Eduardo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked sanchez off and has taken his back!
sanchez can't escape the position.
Eduardo is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
sanchez looking very determined here, making life difficult for Eduardo.
Eduardo throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting sanchez!
sanchez trying to control the action but Eduardo just sinks the hooks in.

Eduardo looking for the choke but no joy. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eduardo gets his hands free as sanchez looks to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

herman sanchez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Eduardo misses with a takedown attempt

and sanchez counters by moving into the clinch.

sanchez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Excellent takedown into side control there by sanchez.
sanchez trying to control the position but Eduardo is working away.
herman sanchez has got the better of the ground game so far.
sanchez looking to control but instead Eduardo has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
sanchez working Eduardo over with strikes.

sanchez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Eduardo has hold of sanchez's hands but sanchez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
sanchez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
sanchez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Eduardo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
sanchez works his way into side control.
sanchez controls the position.
Eduardo can't do much from the bottom here.
Eduardo tries to improve position but can't.

sanchez decides to stand back up.

sanchez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than sanchez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Eduardo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
sanchez landing strikes, looking to finish!
sanchez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
sanchez controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
sanchez prevents Eduardo from getting the reversal.
sanchez tries to control but Eduardo wriggling away.
sanchez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Eduardo wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Eduardo is in bad spot here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
sanchez wants to control but Eduardo manages to buck him off and is now in sanchez's guard! Nice work there by Eduardo!
Eduardo passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Eduardo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
sanchez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Eduardo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
sanchez flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
sanchez regains full guard. Nicely done.

sanchez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
sanchez keeping moving, preventing Eduardo from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
sanchez is trying to control the position but Eduardo postures up.
sanchez pulls Eduardo in to control the position.
sanchez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Despite being in the dominant position, herman sanchez just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
sanchez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
sanchez scoring well with a low kick there.

sanchez gets a takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with sanchez in particular looking to stall.

sanchez is looking for a kimura but Eduardo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for sanchez to get the leverage.
sanchez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

herman sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Eduardo tries to clinch

and sanchez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by sanchez.
sanchez passes Eduardo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Eduardo tries to roll over but sanchez keeps him under control.

sanchez decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Eduardo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. sanchez just stands there and leans against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as sanchez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Eduardo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eduardo goes for a takedown attempt but sanchez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Eduardo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and sanchez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Eduardo thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Eduardo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eduardo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from sanchez.
Eduardo doesn't succeed with the takedown

so sanchez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's one minute gone in the round.
sanchez wants to control from the top but Eduardo keeps moving.
sanchez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Eduardo is looking for a triangle here but sanchez uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
sanchez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Eduardo keeps working.

sanchez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Eduardo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

sanchez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Eduardo, who protects the arm well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Eduardo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
sanchez lands a nice forearm strike.
Eduardo is trying to improve his position.
Eduardo is trying to control sanchez's posture but sanchez avoids it.
sanchez trying to control the position but Eduardo is working away.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

sanchez feints and as Eduardo raises his hands in defense, sanchez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
sanchez wants to pass the guard but Eduardo is keeping the position.
Eduardo working a defensive guard but sanchez manages to pass into side control anyway.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Eduardo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Eduardo managing to control the position.

Eduardo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Eduardo throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
sanchez looking to pass the guard.
sanchez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Eduardo keeping full guard, as sanchez tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Eduardo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
sanchez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
sanchez wants to control from the top but Eduardo keeps moving.
sanchez stands up over Eduardo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Eduardo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and sanchez counters with a shoot takedown. Eduardo fights it but they end up in guard.
Carlos Eduardo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
sanchez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
herman sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well sanchez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... herman sanchez!