PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Sanchez (ranked 642 p4p, 83 weight class) and Finnish Experiment lV (ranked 1149 p4p, 146 weight class). Sanchez comes to the cage accompanied by Duele El Carazon. Jesus Sanchez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Sanchez
vs
Experiment lV

180 cm
25
180 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

190 cm
28
184 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Sin City Allstars

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 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesus Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Finnish Experiment lV!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez lands with a straight right. Experiment lV didn't see that one coming.
Experiment lV pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanchez thinks about countering with a head kick.
Donk. Experiment lV catches Sanchez right on the button with a cross.
Sanchez misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Experiment lV on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sanchez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Experiment lV. Experiment lV circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Experiment lV fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Sanchez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Experiment lV avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanchez checks a low kick from Experiment lV.
Jesus Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Experiment lV staying out of range there.
Experiment lV looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Experiment lV avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And Experiment lV responds with a good body kick, but Sanchez manages to step out the way in time.
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Experiment lV saw that one coming.
Experiment lV has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Experiment lV keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sanchez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Experiment lV looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Experiment lV makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Experiment lV.

Experiment lV working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sanchez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sanchez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Experiment lV looking for a guillotine here but Sanchez defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez looking to pass the guard.
Sanchez works over Experiment lV with some ground and pound from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sanchez postures up.
Sanchez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Experiment lV's head.
Sanchez chips away with some ground and pound.
Experiment lV working a defensive guard here.

Experiment lV has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sanchez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sanchez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanchez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Experiment lV looking for a guillotine here but Sanchez defends easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez cracks Experiment lV with a solid left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment lV trying to keep a closed guard but Sanchez is proving a slippery customer.
Sanchez forces his way into half guard.
Experiment lV wants to control but Sanchez is keeping busy.
Sanchez prevents Experiment lV from improving his position.

Experiment lV looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Experiment lV looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Experiment lV holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Sanchez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Sanchez wants to work for an arm triangle but Experiment lV is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Experiment lV looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez slips a nice elbow through Experiment lV's hands, connecting with Experiment lV's forehead.
Sanchez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sanchez working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Experiment lV's thigh. Experiment lV counters though and makes it back to full guard.

Experiment lV looking for a guillotine here but Sanchez defends easily.
Sanchez advances to half guard.
Sanchez working over Experiment lV with some ground and pound. Experiment lV looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sanchez winds up and cracks Experiment lV with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Sanchez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Experiment lV actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sanchez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Experiment lV stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sanchez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sanchez staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.
Experiment lV scoring well with a low kick there.
Experiment lV throws a hook but Sanchez blocks it.
Experiment lV throws out a powerful jab.
Sanchez misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Experiment lV throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Experiment lV's head backwards.
A big right from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Experiment lV.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Experiment lV let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Experiment lV steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Experiment lV throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Experiment lV misses with a looping right.
A jab from Experiment lV does it's job there.

It looks like Jesus Sanchez has been cut.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Experiment lV moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for Sanchez. That snapped Experiment lV's head back.
Experiment lV pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Sanchez misses.

Sanchez drives through with a takedown into Experiment lV's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Jesus Sanchez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Experiment lV is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sanchez chips away with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is in close to Experiment lV's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sanchez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Experiment lV has momentary wrist control but Sanchez slips an elbow through the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Experiment lV looking to control.
Sanchez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Experiment lV can do to turn this around?
Sanchez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Experiment lV's head.
Experiment lV trying to keep a closed guard but Sanchez is proving a slippery customer.
Sanchez trying to control but Experiment lV is working from the bottom.

Experiment lV 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 Experiment lV.

Sanchez has an Americana. Experiment lV didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Sanchez is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Sanchez hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jesus Sanchez!
After winning the bout, Jesus Sanchez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.