PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Conrad Howell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and EJ Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howell comes to the cage accompanied by In Bed With Quinsy. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Howell
vs
Sanchez

180 cm
20
190 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
18
183 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conrad Howell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, EJ Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howell is looking to clinch.
Howell wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
Howell tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Howell tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Howell.
Howell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Howell is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Howell tries to clinch up but Sanchez circles away and keeps his distance.
Howell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Howell is looking to clinch.
Sanchez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Howell wants to clinch.

Sanchez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sanchez stalling away here and it's allowed Howell to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Sanchez works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Sanchez seems to be looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Howell's head.
Sanchez trying to advance position but Howell counters by regaining guard.
Sanchez wants to stand but Howell has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Sanchez has gone for a leg lock! Howell slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sanchez's guard.
Howell would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Sanchez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Howell passes into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sanchez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sanchez looks gassed!
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Howell stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Howell as he jumps to the side.
Howell wants to clinch.
Howell tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but Howell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Conrad Howell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of EJ Sanchez.

Howell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sanchez, pushing him back against the cage.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Howell won't allow it.
Sanchez controlling the action here for a moment.
Sanchez tries to break the clinch but Howell is controlling the position.
Sanchez tries to score a body lock takedown but Howell shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Howell gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sanchez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sanchez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Sanchez turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Sanchez manages to end up in side control.
Sanchez working the ground and pound but Howell is defending the strikes.
Sanchez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Howell keeps working.
Sanchez tries to advance to mount but Howell denies him.
Sanchez has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Sanchez wants to take his opponent's back but Howell doesn't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but EJ Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Howell is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Howell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Sanchez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Sanchez has gone for a leg lock! Howell slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sanchez's guard.
Sanchez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Howell manages to get himself to full guard.
Howell has his hands on Sanchez's head, controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throwing strikes from guard but Howell blocks nicely.

Sanchez is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Howell is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Howell has escaped and now he's on top!
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Sanchez will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Sanchez working for submissions but it's allowed Howell to get to half guard.
Howell is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Howell trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Howell is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Howell decides to stand and escape the position.
Howell is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.

Howell closes the distance and clinches.
Howell looking to throw knees to the head but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
Howell tries a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Howell landing knees to the head.
Howell connects with a knee to the head.
Sanchez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Howell.
Sanchez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Howell has him pressed against the cage.
Howell looking to throw knees to the head but Sanchez is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Howell holds him up against the cage and eventually Sanchez drops back down to his feet.
Howell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Howell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sanchez wants to get back to striking at distance but Howell won't allow it.
Howell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Howell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sanchez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Howell prevents it.
Conrad Howell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of EJ Sanchez.
Howell misses with a knee strike.
Howell prevents the takedown attempt.
Howell misses with a knee to the head.
Howell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sanchez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Howell is pressed up against the cage. Sanchez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Howell down to the mat. Howell avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Sanchez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Howell!

Sanchez is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Howell can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sanchez jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Howell is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Howell and Sanchez has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but EJ Sanchez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Howell drives through and clinches with Sanchez against the cage.
Howell prevents a body shot from Sanchez.
Howell tries a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Howell avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Howell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanchez blocks it with crossed arms.
Howell lands a knee to the head.
Howell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Howell lands a knee to the head.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks with his arms.
Howell tries a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks it.
Howell looking to throw knees to the head but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
Sanchez can't break the clinch.
Sanchez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Howell with a knee to the head.
Sanchez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Howell pulls his leg out and moves away.
Conrad Howell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of EJ Sanchez.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Conrad Howell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Howell wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Howell. No joy for Sanchez on that attempt.
Howell is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Howell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Howell tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howell wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
Howell tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Howell tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Howell wants to clinch.
Howell tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Howell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Howell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Howell doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
Howell tries to clinch up but Sanchez circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanchez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Howell tries to clinch up.
Howell tries to clinch up.
Howell is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Howell closes the distance looking to clinch

and Sanchez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Howell's guard now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Howell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Howell is keeping the position for now.
Sanchez postures up in Howell's guard and throws a big left but Howell blocks it.
Sanchez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sanchez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Howell swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to control but Howell is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Howell wants to clinch but Sanchez slips to the side
and Sanchez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Howell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

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

Sanchez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sanchez fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez is working to tighten is grip on Howell's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Howell has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Sanchez is really squeezing tight and eventually Howell passes out! Sanchez breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). EJ Sanchez!