EFC 6 PBP Commentary

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Nash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Miller could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vince Nash's chin.

Miller
vs
Nash

200 cm
20
200 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

180 cm
24
190 lbs
3 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, James Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Vince Nash!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Miller closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nash is staying active underneath Miller, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Miller working over Nash with some ground and pound. Nash looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nash is pressing down on Miller's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Nash working for a triangle but Miller defends it easily.

Nash looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nash can't keep his opponent in guard - Miller advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Miller tries to pass to full mount but Nash defends it.
Nash tries to roll over but Miller keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nash manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Miller wants to pass the guard but Nash is keeping the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller forces his way into half guard.

Miller is working for a kimura but Nash is defending it quite comfortably.

Miller stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Nash to get to his feet.
Nash misses with a takedown attempt

and Miller counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Nash looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nash looks gassed!
Miller is pushing down on Nash's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nash is fighting to maintain full guard but Miller has managed to sneak the leg through.

Miller in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Nash tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Miller!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). James Miller!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
69%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luka Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Kung Fu Fighting. Sanchez has chosen National Anthem as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lee
vs
Sanchez

166 cm
22
148 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

174 cm
18
150 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Luka Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrei Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lee. Lee obviously looking to wear him down.
Sanchez looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Sanchez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A right handed body shot lands from Lee.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanchez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lee lands a damaging elbow.
Lee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Sanchez's ribcage.
Lee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lee lands a knee to the body.
Lee lands with a left to the head.
Lee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lee lands a knee to the head.
Lee scores with a knee to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sanchez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee lands a damaging elbow.
Lee connects with a knee to the head.
Lee lands a nice elbow.
Lee lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lee.
Lee digs a right hand into Sanchez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sanchez's gas tank.
Lee works on Sanchez's body with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lee landing knees to the head.
Lee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanchez blocks it with crossed arms.
Lee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lee lands a body punch.
Lee lands a nice elbow.
Lee lands an elbow inside that Sanchez shrugs off.
Lee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sanchez takes a shot to the head.
Lee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sanchez's defenses.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lee lands a nice knee to the body.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the temple.
Lee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lee lands with a light punch inside.
Lee lands a left hand.
Lee lands a shot to the body.
Lee lands an elbow inside.
Lee lands an elbow just above Sanchez 's eye.
Sanchez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

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.
Lee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Sanchez.
Lee stops a takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanchez misses with some punches.
Lee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanchez blocks it with crossed arms.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped Sanchez in his tracks for a moment.
Sanchez is leaning against Lee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short left from Lee.
Lee landing knees to the body.
Sanchez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sanchez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lee up against the cage.
Sanchez lands a shoulder strike.
Sanchez wants a takedown but no success here.
Luka Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Sanchez.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
Lee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sanchez's defenses.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sanchez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sanchez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sanchez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez fails to pull guard.
Sanchez is trying to break free.
Sanchez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lees head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lee.
Sanchez tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Sanchez.
Sanchez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Sanchez's ribcage.
Sanchez lands a shot to the body.
Lee prevents Sanchez from breaking the clinch.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but Lee manages to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
Sanchez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lee has him pressed against the cage.

Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A right-left combo lands from Lee.
Lee on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Lee wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.

Sanchez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Sanchez is trying to work for a kimura but Lee is defending well.
Lee missing with punches from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Lee pushes Sanchez off and gets back to his feet.
Luka Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.

Lee has Sanchez up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Lee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luka Lee dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee tries to clinch but Sanchez moves away

and Sanchez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lee is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lee throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sanchez throws and elbow that misses. Lee uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sanchez's guard. Nice move by Lee!
Lee chips away with some ground and pound.
Sanchez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet but Lee is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Sanchez working for a triangle but Lee defends it easily.
Lee thows a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Lee moves into range and clinches up with Sanchez.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanchez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Lee.
Sanchez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sanchez presses Lee against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lee lands a body shot.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sanchez tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Sanchez fails to pull guard.
Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Lee won't allow it.
Lee misses with a knee strike.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Lee holds him up against the cage and eventually Sanchez drops back down to his feet.
Luka Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Sanchez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nice elbow from Lee.
Lee scores with a shoulder strike.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Sanchez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lee lands a damaging elbow.
Sanchez crunches a lovely knee into Lee's ribcage.
Lee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Sanchez.
Sanchez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lee gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sanchez tries to score a body lock takedown but Lee shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lee landing knees to the body.
Sanchez trying to control the position but instead, Lee has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sanchez into the cage.
Lee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sanchez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lee connects with a knee to the head.
Sanchez throws a knee to the head but misses.

Sanchez decides to pull guard.
Sanchez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Sanchez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lee can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a couple of digs.

Sanchez is looking for a triangle here but Lee uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Lee 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.

Lee decides to stand back up. Lee steps back and let's Sanchez get back to his feet.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee misses with a two punch combination.

Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Sanchez throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Sanchez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sanchez scores with a hook to the body.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Lee holds him up against the cage and eventually Sanchez drops back down to his feet.
Lee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sanchez or not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Lee.

Sanchez ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Sanchez no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lee lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Sanchez is looking for a triangle but Lee pushes his legs off easily.

Sanchez had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Lee is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Sanchez Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Lee's back instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Sanchez tightening his grip on Lee, looking for the choke.

Lee is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Lee is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Sanchez blocks a head kick by Lee.
Sanchez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lee.
Lee lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lee.

Lee rushes Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lee scores with a hook to the body.
Lee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sanchez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sanchez connects with a knee to the head.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Sanchez is looking to break free of the clinch but Lee has double underhooks.
Sanchez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sanchez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lee blocks it with crossed arms.
Sanchez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Sanchez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lee digs a right hand underneath Sanchez's ribcage. Sanchez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Lee avoiding damage as Sanchez throws knees to the body.
Lee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sanchez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped Sanchez in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a right hand.
Lee prevents the takedown attempt.

Sanchez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee stuffs the takedown attempt from Sanchez. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sanchez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Sanchez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lee won't be happy with that.
Lee wants to get back to his feet but Sanchez drags him back down.
Lee prevents Sanchez from improving position.

Sanchez stands up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lee is fending him off so far but Sanchez persists. Nope, Lee circles away and we're back to standing.
Luka Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Sanchez.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt.
Lee tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Lee misses with a double jab.
Sanchez throws a one two combo.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A left hand lands to the body for Lee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez successfully pulls guard.

Sanchez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sanchez is on top in guard.
Sanchez preventing the sweep.
Sanchez forces his way into half guard.

Sanchez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lee defends it well.

Sanchez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lee is just riding it out for now. Sanchez eventually gives up the hold.
Sanchez wants to take a breather but Lee is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lee is just riding it out for now. Sanchez eventually gives up the hold.
Lee gets full guard.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Sanchez wants to get up but he can't break Lee's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei Sanchez really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat.

Lee moves into range and clinches up with Sanchez.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lee.
Lee lands with a short shot to the head.
Lee lands an elbow inside that Sanchez shrugs off.
Lee lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Lee.
Lee landing knees to the body.
Lee lands an elbow just above Sanchez 's eye.
Lee landing knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lee.
Lee scores with a knee to the head.
Sanchez tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Sanchez turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Lee tries to improve position but can't.

Sanchez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Sanchez decides to stand back up.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee tries to clinch but Sanchez moves away

and Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Lee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sanchez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Lee throws an elbow but it misses.

Sanchez jumps guard and drags Lee to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Sanchez has his foot on Lee's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lee works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sanchez is looking for a triangle but Lee pushes his legs off easily.
Lee trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sanchez's guard.

Sanchez scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Sanchez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt

and Lee holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Lee lands a body shot.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks with his arms.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lee scores with a knee to the head.
Lee scores with a knee to the head.
Sanchez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sanchez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lee gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sanchez fails to pull guard.
Luka Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lee blocks it with crossed arms.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Lee holds him up against the cage and eventually Sanchez drops back down to his feet.
Lee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sanchez can't get the takedown.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sanchez misses with a knee strike.
Lee lands a nice knee to the body.
Sanchez crunches a lovely knee into Lee's ribcage.
Sanchez misses with a knee strike.
Lee lands a nice knee to the body.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Sanchez lands a takedown into guard.
Lee throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Sanchez postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lee is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sanchez, into his guard.
Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Sanchez has his foot on Lee's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lee works his way back into a safe position though.
Lee cracks Sanchez with a solid left hand.

Sanchez is looking for a triangle but Lee pushes his legs off easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lee avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Sanchez is looking to sinch up a triangle. Lee throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Sanchez's body to avoid the submission. Sanchez has instead reached around Lee's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Sanchez arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Andrei Sanchez! Andrei Sanchez retains his lightweight title!