PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rico Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Sanchez
vs
Paul Whoddanikabollokoff

183 cm
21
179 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

178 cm
19
179 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rico Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Sanchez. No joy for Whoddanikabollokoff on that attempt.
Whoddanikabollokoff shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sanchez as he avoids it easily.
Whoddanikabollokoff looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rico Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff.
Whoddanikabollokoff closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Whoddanikabollokoff is having none of it.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Whoddanikabollokoff moves out of range.
Sanchez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Whoddanikabollokoff's head.

It looks like Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff has been cut.
Whoddanikabollokoff throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Whoddanikabollokoff sprawling to the canvas! Whoddanikabollokoff rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Sanchez finish him?!

Whoddanikabollokoff is rocked!
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez stuffs the takedown attempt from Whoddanikabollokoff. Whoddanikabollokoff gets slowly back to his feet.

Whoddanikabollokoff shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez seems keen to control Whoddanikabollokoff's posture.
Sanchez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Sanchez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sanchez tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to strike from the bottom.
Whoddanikabollokoff trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sanchez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Whoddanikabollokoff is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Whoddanikabollokoff accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sanchez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Whoddanikabollokoff is one step ahead there.
Sanchez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Whoddanikabollokoff on the ground.
Sanchez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sanchez looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sanchez tries to control but Whoddanikabollokoff wriggling away.
Whoddanikabollokoff is looking to get to half guard.
Sanchez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Whoddanikabollokoff is looking to escape.
Whoddanikabollokoff is in a horrible position here. Sanchez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Whoddanikabollokoff wants to hold on but Sanchez pushes him away.
Whoddanikabollokoff working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sanchez looking to ground and pound but Whoddanikabollokoff is blocking nicely.
Whoddanikabollokoff is looking to improve his position but Sanchez isn't that keen on the idea.
Sanchez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sanchez controlling from mount.
Whoddanikabollokoff bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Whoddanikabollokoff wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Whoddanikabollokoff advances to half guard.
Whoddanikabollokoff is looking to advance position but Sanchez won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Sanchez is concentrating on defense, preventing Whoddanikabollokoff from advancing position.
Sanchez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sanchez is trying to stand back up but Whoddanikabollokoff is controlling him
Whoddanikabollokoff throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Whoddanikabollokoff prevents Sanchez from improving his position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanchez scores with a head kick.
Whoddanikabollokoff swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Whoddanikabollokoff shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rico Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff's cut.
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.

A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Whoddanikabollokoff shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sanchez pinned against the cage. Sanchez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whoddanikabollokoff throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sanchez's waist but Sanchez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Whoddanikabollokoff off to one side.
Whoddanikabollokoff closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sanchez circles away.
Rico Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff.
Sanchez stuffs the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Sanchez as Whoddanikabollokoff shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sanchez has closed the distance and engaged Whoddanikabollokoff in a clinch.
Sanchez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Whoddanikabollokoff's defenses.
Sanchez lands an elbow inside that Whoddanikabollokoff shrugs off.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but Whoddanikabollokoff blocks with his arms.
Whoddanikabollokoff is breathing heavily.
Sanchez lands an elbow inside that Whoddanikabollokoff shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whoddanikabollokoff blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Whoddanikabollokoff takes an elbow to the forehead.
Whoddanikabollokoff drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sanchez pulls his leg out and moves away.

Sanchez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Whoddanikabollokoff, pushing him back against the cage.
Sanchez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Whoddanikabollokoff avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Whoddanikabollokoff throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sanchez's waist but Sanchez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Whoddanikabollokoff off to one side.
Sanchez stuffs the takedown attempt from Whoddanikabollokoff. Whoddanikabollokoff gets slowly back to his feet.
Sanchez doesn't manage to clinch there - Whoddanikabollokoff circles away.

Whoddanikabollokoff bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to improve his position.
Whoddanikabollokoff working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sanchez is not content to let Whoddanikabollokoff control the position.
Sanchez gets back to half guard.
Sanchez is looking to control Whoddanikabollokoff's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sanchez avoid being mounted?
Whoddanikabollokoff is looking to advance position but Sanchez won't allow it.
Sanchez is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Whoddanikabollokoff drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Whoddanikabollokoff throwing strikes but missing.
Whoddanikabollokoff keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sanchez's head.
Whoddanikabollokoff preventing the sweep.
Sanchez is working hard here to advance position.
Whoddanikabollokoff pushing down on Sanchez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Whoddanikabollokoff wants to pass to mount but Sanchez is defending the position.
Sanchez works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sanchez looking to control.
Sanchez wants to control but Whoddanikabollokoff passes easily into half guard.
Whoddanikabollokoff moves nicely into side control.
Whoddanikabollokoff is working Sanchez over with some ground and pound from side control.
Whoddanikabollokoff working the ground and pound from side control.
Whoddanikabollokoff working the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Sanchez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sanchez is being controlled here.
Whoddanikabollokoff working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Whoddanikabollokoff swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Whoddanikabollokoff looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Whoddanikabollokoff moves out of range as Sanchez throws a body kick.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Whoddanikabollokoff is having none of it.
Whoddanikabollokoff shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sanchez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Whoddanikabollokoff's calf.
Whoddanikabollokoff shoots for a takedown but Sanchez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sanchez moves in looking to clinch but Whoddanikabollokoff pushes him off.
Whoddanikabollokoff closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sanchez circles away.
Rico Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whoddanikabollokoff.
Sanchez tries to clinch up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Whoddanikabollokoff.
Nice sprawl there from Sanchez as Whoddanikabollokoff shoots in.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Whoddanikabollokoff moves out of range easily.
Whoddanikabollokoff swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez.
Whoddanikabollokoff shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head kick from Sanchez lands but Whoddanikabollokoff takes it in his stride.
Whoddanikabollokoff has a takedown stuffed.
A head kick from Sanchez lands but Whoddanikabollokoff takes it in his stride.
Sanchez throws a nice head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whoddanikabollokoff swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Whoddanikabollokoff shoots for a takedown but Sanchez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Whoddanikabollokoff shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sanchez pinned against the cage. Sanchez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Sanchez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Whoddanikabollokoff blocks an elbow strike.
Sanchez lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with a knee to the head.
Whoddanikabollokoff blocking some punches.
Sanchez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sanchez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sanchez tries to stall but Whoddanikabollokoff uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whoddanikabollokoff avoids the elbow strike from Sanchez, against the cage.

Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Whoddanikabollokoff fails to land the takedown.
Sanchez tries to clinch up.
Whoddanikabollokoff throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sanchez's waist but Sanchez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Whoddanikabollokoff off to one side.
Nice sprawl there from Sanchez as Whoddanikabollokoff shoots in.
Sanchez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Whoddanikabollokoff's head.
Whoddanikabollokoff shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sanchez pinned against the cage. Sanchez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Horrible takedown by Whoddanikabollokoff or perhaps it was just good defense by Sanchez which made him look bad.
Rico Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanchez wants to clinch.

That's four 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.
No luck for Whoddanikabollokoff with that takedown attempt.
Sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Whoddanikabollokoff is having none of it.
Nice takedown defense from Sanchez. No joy for Whoddanikabollokoff on that attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sanchez, right into the meat.
Sanchez wants to clinch up but Whoddanikabollokoff keeps it at a distance.
Whoddanikabollokoff circles away from the clinch attempt.
Whoddanikabollokoff closes the distance and clinches up with Sanchez, looking for a takedown. Whoddanikabollokoff pushes Sanchez against the cage but Sanchez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rico Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sanchez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rico Sanchez!