PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jhony B Good (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sanchez
vs
B Good

185 cm
20
163 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 St Petersburg, Sergio Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jhony B Good!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanchez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Sanchez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Good to the mat! Good manages to get full guard.
Sanchez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Good wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Sanchez is now in half guard.
Sanchez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Good wants to get back to full guard.

Good looking for submissions off his back.
Good wants to improve his position but Sanchez is controlling well.
Good gets back to full guard.
Sanchez cracks Good with a solid left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Good 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 Good.

Sanchez stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Good with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sanchez counters with a one-two to the body.
Jhony B Good seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Sanchez has Good up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sanchez.

Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Good tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sanchez counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Good tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Sanchez counters with a single leg into guard. Good didn't expect that.
Good looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sanchez wanted to stand there but Good had control of the position.
Sanchez is stalling in the full guard.

Good is looking for a triangle here but Sanchez uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Good trying to remain calm as Sanchez controls from the top position.
Good tries to improve position but can't.
Good being controlled for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good looks to move to half guard but instead Sanchez has passed into mount! Damn!
Sanchez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Sanchez is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Good has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Good keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sanchez controlling from mount.
Good trying to punch from the bottom. They're landing but they're really not going to hurt Sanchez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sanchez looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Good for as long as he can get away with.
Good tries to lock up and control but Sanchez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sanchez working Good over with strikes here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good is looking to improve his position but Sanchez isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sanchez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sanchez showed some decent athleticism there.
Sanchez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Good wants to get back to full guard.

Good looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sanchez passes the guard and advances to mount!
Sanchez is landing with some decent strikes but Good is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Good is trying to reverse the position but instead Sanchez has taken his back - oops!
Good is breathing heavily.
Sanchez lands shots from the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Sanchez controlling the positon.
Sanchez loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Good hold on?

Sanchez has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Sanchez controls the position.
Good tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

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.
Good really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sanchez controlling his opponent.
Sanchez with a couple of short strikes.
Good tries to hold on but Sanchez pushes him away.
Sanchez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
A nice elbow there by Sanchez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez controlling from the full mount.
Good is desperately trying to improve his position but Sanchez has a good base and remains in mount.
Sanchez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sanchez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Good hang on?
Sanchez controlling his opponent.
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.
Good is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Good tries to lock up and control but Sanchez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sanchez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
BOOM! Sanchez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Good is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sanchez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Good on the ground.
Sanchez controlling from mount.
Good is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sanchez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Sergio Sanchez just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Sanchez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Good sprawls well initially but Sanchez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Sanchez seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Sanchez dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Sanchez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Good as he jumps to the side.
Good looks to clinch

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

Good is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sanchez wants to get up but he can't break Good's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sanchez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sanchez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Good's guard.

Good has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Sanchez should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Good has tightened it up now! Sanchez should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jhony B Good!