PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between EJ Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justus Blazin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Sanchez
vs
Blazin

185 cm
18
183 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Lights Out Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, EJ Sanchez!
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, Justus Blazin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Blazin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Blazin is looking to take a break and control but Sanchez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Blazin postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Sanchez to stand up.
Blazin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sanchez's waist but Blazin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blazin off to one side.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt.
Blazin fails with the takedown.

Blazin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Blazin lands in his opponent's guard.
Blazin forces his way into half guard.
Blazin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blazin stops Sanchez from getting back to his feet.
Blazin trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blazin working the head and body with strikes.
Sanchez has a hand on Blazin's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Blazin takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Blazin controlling the pace for now.

That's two 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.
Sanchez can't escape the position.
Blazin controlling the pace for now.
Blazin landing strikes from the mount.
Blazin controlling his opponent.
Blazin landing shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blazin working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Blazin landing shots from mount.
Blazin prevents Sanchez from getting the reversal.

Blazin is standing up, even though he is in mount.

Sanchez clinches with his opponent.
Sanchez jumps guard but Blazin stands there with Sanchez around his waist. Sanchez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Blazin pulls Sanchez into guard.
Blazin trying to keep a closed guard but Sanchez is proving a slippery customer.
Sanchez throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blazin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Blazin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blazin looking for a sweep. Not yet Blazin, not yet.
Sanchez throwing strikes but missing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Blazin instigates a clinch.
Come on Blazin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Blazin pulls guard successfully.
Blazin trying to keep a closed guard but Sanchez is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justus Blazin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Blazin moves into range and clinches up with Sanchez.

Blazin breaks the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Blazin. No joy for Sanchez on that attempt.

Sanchez tries to keep at a distance but Blazin has taken the fight into the clinch.

Blazin breaks the clinch.

Sanchez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Blazin!
Blazin wants to control but Sanchez is having none of it.

Blazin bucks Sanchez off and manages to get back to his feet!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanchez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Blazin misses with a takedown attempt - Sanchez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Sanchez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a big right hand that misses.
Blazin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Blazin trying to control the action but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Blazin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sanchez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Blazin blocks the strikes from Sanchez.
Blazin prevents Sanchez from improving his position.
Blazin is controlling the pace.

Blazin stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

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

Sanchez feints and as Blazin raises his hands in defense, Sanchez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Blazin throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Blazin tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Sanchez stands and steps away. Blazin gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Sanchez stuffs the takedown attempt from Blazin. Blazin gets slowly back to his feet.
EJ Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justus Blazin.
Left hook, right uppercut from Blazin.
Blazin with a lazy takedown attempt

and Sanchez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Blazin won't be happy with that. Sanchez with the ground and pound but Blazin regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Blazin wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blazin is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Sanchez pulls his head out easily.
Blazin trying to control from the bottom.
Blazin keeping hold of Sanchez's head, controlling as best he can.

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

Sanchez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sloppy strikes there by Sanchez.
Blazin manages to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Blazin wants to get back to full guard.
Sanchez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Blazin moves into full guard.
Blazin working a defensive guard here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Blazin holds on and takes a little breather.
Sanchez stopping the sweep attempt from Blazin.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Sanchez postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Blazin is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sanchez, into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that EJ Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Blazin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Blazin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Blazin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A left and a right from Blazin both land. Nice combination.
Blazin lands a right hook to the body.

Blazin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Blazin trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Blazin advances position into side control!
Sanchez sneaks back into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blazin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Sanchez is defending against the submission attempts here by Blazin.
Sanchez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sanchez.
Blazin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Blazin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sanchez's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blazin trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blazin controls from within his opponent's guard.

Blazin stands and steps away. Sanchez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Sanchez misses with a takedown

and Blazin moves into the clinch.

Blazin pulls guard.

Blazin has his feet on Sanchez's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Sanchez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Blazin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sanchez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sanchez's back!
Sanchez turns into Blazin and is now in his guard.
Blazin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sanchez!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Sanchez wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Blazin slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Can Sanchez hold on?! Blazin is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Blazin lands strikes to the head.
Blazin tries to keep control of the position but Sanchez is staying busy.
Sanchez wants to control his opponent's hands but Blazin gets his hands free.

Blazin is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Sanchez defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Blazin is hanging on to Sanchez's back as he tries to escape.
Justus Blazin has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

Blazin is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Sanchez defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Blazin is not going to allow Sanchez to sit and survive in this position.

Blazin working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blazin doesn't have the hooks in and Sanchez manages to turn into his guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Justus Blazin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blazin 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justus Blazin!