PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tadhg Kieron O Dubhghaill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez has chosen We Will Rock You as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Diego Sanchez enters the cage!

Kieron O Dubhghaill
vs
Sanchez

173 cm
22
163 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
20
160 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tadhg Kieron O Dubhghaill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Dubhghaill looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sanchez is fending him off so far but O Dubhghaill persists. Nope, Sanchez circles away and we're back to standing.
Sanchez doesn't succeed with the takedown

and O Dubhghaill decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sanchez's guard.
O Dubhghaill won't allow Sanchez to get back to his feet.
O Dubhghaill trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
O Dubhghaill preventing the sweep.
O Dubhghaill wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Sanchez is looking to stand up but O Dubhghaill isn't so interested in that idea.
O Dubhghaill tries to free his leg and advance position but Sanchez is retaining full guard.

O Dubhghaill has gone for a leg lock! Sanchez slips out almost immediately though and dives into O Dubhghaill's guard.
Sanchez cracks O Dubhghaill with a solid left hand.

O Dubhghaill has his foot on Sanchez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sanchez works his way back into a safe position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to stand up but can't free himself from O Dubhghaill's guard.
O Dubhghaill looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sanchez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sanchez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
O Dubhghaill is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sanchez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sanchez looking to pass the guard.
O Dubhghaill not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sanchez with a lazy takedown attempt

so O Dubhghaill counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sanchez is looking to stand up but O Dubhghaill isn't so interested in that idea.
Sanchez looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanchez, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet but O Dubhghaill is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing O Dubhghaill from controlling successfully.

O Dubhghaill 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!
You can see the frustration on O Dubhghaill's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sanchez scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at O Dubhghaill to see if he's OK.
Sanchez landing strikes.
Sanchez misses with the ground and pound.
O Dubhghaill is trying to get back to half guard.
Sanchez working the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez scores with a couple of short elbows.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Sanchez cracks O Dubhghaill with a big right hand but O Dubhghaill just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
O Dubhghaill can't do much from the bottom here.
Sanchez trying to control the position but O Dubhghaill is working away.
O Dubhghaill avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sanchez.
O Dubhghaill defending against the ground and pound.
O Dubhghaill can't do much from the bottom here.
O Dubhghaill tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
O Dubhghaill really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

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.
Sanchez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can O Dubhghaill hang on?
O Dubhghaill tries to get back to half guard but can't.
O Dubhghaill taking shots to the head.
O Dubhghaill tries to hold on but Sanchez postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Dubhghaill slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Sanchez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sanchez working over O Dubhghaill with some ground and pound. O Dubhghaill looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
O Dubhghaill trying to control here.
Sanchez passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for O Dubhghaill!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tadhg Kieron O Dubhghaill dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sanchez misses with a leg kick.
O Dubhghaill has his takedown stuffed

and Sanchez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A knee to the head by O Dubhghaill.
Sanchez gets underhooks to prevent O Dubhghaill's takedown attempt.

Sanchez breaks from the clinch.

O Dubhghaill gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sanchez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sanchez with a nice head shot there.
Sanchez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of O Dubhghaill's head.
Sanchez preventing the sweep.
O Dubhghaill is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sanchez with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez with a flurry of punches that miss.
O Dubhghaill wants to stand and escape but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez postures up and lands a big shot to O Dubhghaill's brow.

O Dubhghaill has his foot on Sanchez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sanchez works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanchez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Sanchez stands up and waves to O Dubhghaill to follow him.
Sanchez closes this distance looking for a takedown but O Dubhghaill circles away.
O Dubhghaill doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez tries to clinch up.
O Dubhghaill tries to clinch up.
O Dubhghaill doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Sanchez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in O Dubhghaill's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tadhg Kieron O Dubhghaill. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanchez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
O Dubhghaill keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Sanchez tries to stand but O Dubhghaill is controlling from the bottom.

O Dubhghaill looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sanchez lands a couple of digs.

O Dubhghaill looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sanchez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sanchez chips away with some ground and pound.
Sanchez cracks O Dubhghaill with a solid left hand.
Diego Sanchez has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throwing strikes but missing.

Sanchez decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
O Dubhghaill wants to clinch but Sanchez slips to the side

and Sanchez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sanchez is thwarting O Dubhghaill's attempts to control the position.
Sanchez is stalling here. O Dubhghaill is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sanchez seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and O Dubhghaill has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

O Dubhghaill tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no O Dubhghaill has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Sanchez bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
O Dubhghaill tries to clinch

and Sanchez counters with a single leg into guard. O Dubhghaill didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez wants to stand but O Dubhghaill is controlling his posture from full guard.

O Dubhghaill is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sanchez is aware though and is defending well.
Sanchez scoring with punches to the head and body.

O Dubhghaill is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sanchez defends well.
Sanchez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Sanchez tries to clinch but O Dubhghaill moves out of range.
Sanchez with a poor takedown

and O Dubhghaill counters with a shoot takedown. Sanchez fights it but they end up in guard.

O Dubhghaill drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Sanchez dives on top into guard.

O Dubhghaill looking for subs off his back but Sanchez has passed one foot through into half guard.
O Dubhghaill tries to get to full guard but Sanchez has control of the leg.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Dubhghaill has hold of Sanchez's hands but Sanchez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
O Dubhghaill is trying to get back to full guard.

O Dubhghaill is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sanchez pulls his head out easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sanchez is nestled in close to O Dubhghaill, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
O Dubhghaill wants to improve his position but Sanchez is controlling well.
Sanchez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sanchez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
O Dubhghaill wants to control but Sanchez is keeping busy.
Sanchez winds up and cracks O Dubhghaill with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Sanchez escapes and gets back to his feet.
O Dubhghaill slaps away a takedown attempt from Sanchez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tadhg Kieron O Dubhghaill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Sanchez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Dubhghaill has a takedown stuffed.

Sanchez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sanchez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

O Dubhghaill ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. O Dubhghaill no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

O Dubhghaill looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

O Dubhghaill 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.
Sanchez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of O Dubhghaill's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez stands up from O Dubhghaill's guard - Sanchez perhaps looking for a knockout.

O Dubhghaill gets caught flat footed, as Sanchez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

O Dubhghaill working for a triangle but Sanchez defends it easily.
O Dubhghaill has momentary wrist control but Sanchez slips an elbow through the middle.
Sanchez stands up over O Dubhghaill, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
O Dubhghaill working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sanchez.
O Dubhghaill wants to control but Sanchez passes easily into half guard.

O Dubhghaill actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sanchez lands a nice short elbow.
O Dubhghaill has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sanchez is working away from the top position though.
O Dubhghaill is not content to let Sanchez control the position.
Sanchez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Sanchez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but O Dubhghaill sees it coming and defends easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Diego Sanchez.
I think Sanchez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29

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