PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Bouchette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez comes to the cage accompanied by Fuck My Enemies by Stranger. Bobby Bouchette has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sanchez
vs
Bouchette

174 cm
22
179 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

176 cm
22
157 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesus Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Bouchette!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bouchette is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Bouchette uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanchez.
Sanchez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bouchette.
Nice defenses there by Bouchette.
Bouchette staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Sanchez misses its intended target.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Bouchette.
Sanchez throws a looping overhand right but Bouchette ducks down to avoid it.
Bouchette looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sanchez is fending him off so far but Bouchette persists. Nope, Sanchez circles away and we're back to standing.
Bouchette ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanchez stuffs the takedown attempt from Bouchette. Bouchette gets slowly back to his feet.
Jesus Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Bouchette.
Bouchette tries to work over Sanchez's front leg with a kick but Sanchez checks it.

Sanchez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bouchette's guard.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Bouchette is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bouchette works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sanchez throws and elbow that misses. Bouchette uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sanchez's guard. Nice move by Bouchette!
Sanchez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bouchette is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouchette trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Bouchette passes Sanchez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sanchez is staying active underneath Bouchette, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sanchez tries to kick Bouchette off but Bouchette keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez is staying active underneath Bouchette, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Sanchez has one foot on Bouchette's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Bouchette uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bouchette tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Bouchette shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sanchez as he avoids it easily.
Sanchez looks to land a combination but Bouchette avoids it well.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bouchette shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bouchette tries for a takedown but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A jab from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.

Sanchez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bouchette blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sanchez.
Bouchette tries to kick Sanchez off but Sanchez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sanchez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Bouchette looking for submissions off his back.
Sanchez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sanchez working Bouchette over with strikes.
Sanchez stops Bouchette from getting back to his feet.
Sanchez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bouchette misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanchez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanchez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Bouchette moved out of range.
Sanchez throws the left hand but Bouchette avoids the punch easily.
Bouchette avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bouchette tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bouchette.
Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Bouchette.
A punch lands to the side of Sanchez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Bouchette.
Bouchette tries to clinch up.
A big left from Sanchez misses.
Bouchette fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sanchez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bouchette uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanchez.

Sanchez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bouchette utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanchez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sanchez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sanchez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sanchez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bouchette works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sanchez is working Bouchette over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bouchette lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sanchez!
Sanchez holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bouchette tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouchette throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Sanchez because Bouchette loaded up on that one.
Sanchez wants to try and get back to his feet.
Bouchette looking to finish with strikes here!
Sanchez is trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bouchette trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Bouchette is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sanchez to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sanchez shrugs it off.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bouchette looking to finish with strikes here!
Sanchez is squirming around, avoiding Bouchette's attempts to control the action.

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.
Sanchez squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanchez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bouchette.
Bouchette looking to control but Sanchez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Sanchez dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanchez throws a shot from downtown. Bouchette moves away and avoids it.
Sanchez misses with a straight right.
Bouchette cracks Sanchez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bouchette fails with the takedown.

Sanchez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sanchez misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bouchette regains half guard.
Bouchette blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez trying to mount his opponent but Bouchette defends it.
Sanchez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bouchette defending well though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bouchette flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Sanchez is thwarting Bouchette's attempts to control the position.
Bouchette is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bouchette tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bouchette bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanchez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bouchette.
Sanchez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bouchette moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
Bouchette wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
Bouchette moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Bouchette ducks under and follows up with a left that Bouchette also avoids with ease.
Sanchez needs to keep his hands up - Bouchette had a free shot at his head there.
Bouchette fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jesus Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Bouchette.
Sanchez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bouchette sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bouchette tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bouchette moves out of range of the strikes.
Bouchette displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sanchez slaps away a takedown attempt from Bouchette, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bouchette.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Bouchette uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bouchette.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bouchette manages to avoid it.
Sanchez misses with a double jab
and Bouchette counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the body
letting Bouchette counter with a right hand.
Bouchette shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bouchette uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws the left hand but Bouchette avoids the punch easily.
Sanchez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bouchette tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bouchette misses with a series of wild punches.
A big right from Sanchez misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bouchette attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bouchette doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez throws a hook but Bouchette avoids it easily.
Bouchette tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bouchette slips a jab from Sanchez.
Bouchette keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanchez.
Bouchette avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bouchette looks for the body kick but Sanchez saw that one coming.
Bouchette dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Bouchette slips under a jab.
Bouchette shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sanchez pinned against the cage. Sanchez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bouchette ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Bouchette looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bouchette tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bouchette ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Bouchette takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
Bouchette wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
Sanchez throws a hook but Bouchette blocks it.
Bouchette shoots in looking for a takedown. Sanchez tries to sprawl out of it but Bouchette keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sanchez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bouchette ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bouchette shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sanchez as he jumps to the side.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Sanchez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sanchez showed some decent athleticism there.
Sanchez prevents Bouchette from improving his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sanchez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

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