PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Craddock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and guy sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). guy sanchez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Frank Craddock's chin.

Craddock
vs
sanchez

185 cm
24
175 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Craddock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, guy sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craddock swats away the attempt to clinch by sanchez.
Craddock misses with a looping right.
Craddock throws a looping overhand right but sanchez ducks down to avoid it.
sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.
sanchez tries to clinch but Craddock moves out of range.
sanchez checks a leg kick nicely.
Craddock misses with an uppercut. sanchez saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick lands from sanchez.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Craddock fails with a takedown attempt.
sanchez is looking to clinch.
Craddock tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
sanchez moves away from the strike by Craddock.
sanchez moves in looking to clinch but Craddock pushes him off.
sanchez tries to clinch up.
sanchez doesn't manage to clinch there - Craddock circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craddock keeps the fight on the outside.
Craddock thows a leg kick but sanchez checks it

and sanchez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
sanchez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Craddock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
sanchez slips under a jab from Craddock.
sanchez tries to clinch there but Craddock circles away.
Craddock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by sanchez.

sanchez forces Craddock back against the cage and clinches.
sanchez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
sanchez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Craddock avoids the elbow strike from sanchez, against the cage.
sanchez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Craddock has had enough of the clinch but sanchez keeps him there for the moment.
Craddock is trying to break free.
sanchez misses with an elbow strike.
A knee to the head by sanchez.
sanchez keeps control of Craddock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Craddock dodges an elbow strike from sanchez.
Craddock wants to get back to striking at distance but sanchez won't allow it.
With the fighters up against the cage, sanchez throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by sanchez.
sanchez lands a nice elbow.
sanchez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
sanchez keeps control of Craddock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Craddock goes for a takedown in the clinch but sanchez prevents it.
sanchez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Craddock manages to break the clinch.
sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Craddock throws an overhand right that lands on sanchez's shoulder, as sanchez tries to avoid the shot.
Craddock throws a hook but sanchez avoids it easily.
sanchez tries to clinch up.
An inside leg kick lands from sanchez.
Craddock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before sanchez can pounce on him.
sanchez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Craddock.
Craddock tries to clinch up.

sanchez darts in and clinches Craddock up against the cage.
Craddock blocks an elbow strike from sanchez.
sanchez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Craddock tries to break the clinch but sanchez is controlling the position.
sanchez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Craddock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Craddock blocks an elbow strike from sanchez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
sanchez prevents Craddock from breaking the clinch.
sanchez throws an elbow but it misses.
Craddock is trying to break free.
Craddock wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but sanchez has him pressed against the cage.

Craddock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Craddock is breathing heavily.
sanchez tries to clinch but Craddock is having none of it.
sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.
sanchez tries to clinch up
and sanchez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
sanchez doesn't manage to clinch there - Craddock circles away.
Craddock swats away the attempt to clinch by sanchez.
sanchez lands a glancing blow to the side of Craddock's head.
guy sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Craddock shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with sanchez but sanchez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Craddock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Craddock circles away from the clinch attempt.
sanchez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Craddock's calf.
sanchez wants to clinch up but Craddock keeps it at a distance.
Craddock throws a jab but it's blocked by sanchez.
sanchez is looking to clinch.
sanchez chopping away at his opponent's legs.

sanchez forces Craddock back against the cage and clinches.
sanchez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Craddock is trying to break free.
sanchez scores a nice knee to the body.
sanchez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
sanchez lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
sanchez with a knee to the head.

Craddock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
sanchez tries to clinch but Craddock is having none of it.

sanchez closes the distance and clinches.
Craddock takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by sanchez.

Craddock manages to break the clinch.
sanchez looks to clinch
and Craddock counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
sanchez tries to clinch up but Craddock circles away and keeps his distance.
Craddock throws a jab but it's blocked by sanchez.
Craddock changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Craddock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Craddock swats away the attempt to clinch by sanchez.
Craddock throws a jab but it's blocked by sanchez.
Craddock swings away with a leg kick that misses.
sanchez defending well as Craddock loads up on a big left hand.
Craddock throws a right hand that misses

and sanchez counters by clinching up.
With the fighters up against the cage, sanchez throws an elbow but misses.
Craddock wants to break free but sanchez has control.
sanchez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Craddock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
sanchez throws an elbow that misses.

Craddock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
sanchez tries to clinch up.
sanchez clinches but Craddock breaks the clinch

and Craddock counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Craddock.
sanchez lands a nice elbow.
sanchez looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craddock can't break the clinch.
Craddock blocks the elbow strike.
sanchez keeps control of Craddock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
sanchez lands an elbow inside.
Craddock blocks the elbow strike.
Craddock wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
sanchez misses with an elbow strike.
Craddock wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
sanchez lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by sanchez.
sanchez throws an elbow that misses.
sanchez tries a knee to the head but Craddock blocks it.

Craddock breaks the clinch.

Craddock rushes sanchez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
sanchez misses with an elbow over the top.
sanchez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Craddock jumps guard but sanchez stands there with Craddock around his waist. Craddock gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
sanchez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Craddock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Craddock avoids the elbow strike from sanchez, against the cage.
Craddock wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
sanchez lands an elbow just above Craddock 's eye.
Craddock wants to break the clinch but can't.
sanchez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
sanchez misses with an elbow strike.
Craddock has had enough of the clinch but sanchez keeps him there for the moment.
Craddock is trying to break free.
sanchez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
sanchez lands an elbow that stopped Craddock in his tracks for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for sanchez.

Craddock manages to break the clinch.
sanchez is looking to clinch.
sanchez tries to clinch but Craddock moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

sanchez tries to clinch up but Craddock circles away and keeps his distance.
Craddock is looking to clinch.
Craddock tries to clinch but sanchez is having none of it.
Craddock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
sanchez moves in looking to clinch but Craddock pushes him off.

Craddock shoots in and bounces sanchez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Craddock slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
sanchez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Craddock. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Craddock trying to stand up but can't free himself from sanchez's guard.
Craddock thows a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Craddock decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Craddock throws a big shot that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from sanchez, right into the meat.
Craddock shoots in for a takedown but sanchez shows good takedown defense.
sanchez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
sanchez tries to clinch up.
sanchez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

sanchez has managed to clinch.
sanchez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Craddock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
sanchez lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by sanchez.
sanchez lands a damaging elbow.
sanchez lands a knee to the body.
sanchez lands a nice elbow.
sanchez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
sanchez crunches a lovely knee into Craddock's ribcage.
Craddock tries to break the clinch but sanchez is controlling the position.
Craddock dodges an elbow strike from sanchez.
sanchez prevents Craddock from breaking the clinch.
Craddock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Craddock avoids the elbow strike from sanchez, against the cage.
sanchez tries to land knees in the clinch but Craddock avoids the damage to the body.
sanchez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Craddock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Craddock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
sanchez stuffs the takedown attempt from Craddock. Craddock gets slowly back to his feet.
Craddock shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has sanchez pinned against the cage. sanchez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Craddock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
sanchez throws a chopping leg kick but Craddock manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
sanchez tries to clinch up but Craddock circles away and keeps his distance.

sanchez clinches with his opponent.
sanchez keeps control of Craddock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Craddock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Craddock waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract sanchez.
Craddock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Craddock tries to clinch but sanchez moves out of range.

Craddock tries to keep at a distance but sanchez has taken the fight into the clinch.

Craddock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
sanchez moves out of range as Craddock strikes.
guy sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
sanchez wants to clinch

and Craddock counters by clinching up.
sanchez lands a damaging elbow.
sanchez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
sanchez misses with an elbow strike.
Craddock blocks an elbow strike from sanchez.

Craddock manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circling - Craddock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
sanchez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Craddock slow jab from sanchez misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
sanchez tries to clinch but Craddock is having none of it.
Craddock fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Craddock.
Craddock moves in looking to clinch but sanchez pushes him off.
sanchez wants to clinch up but Craddock keeps it at a distance.
sanchez doesn't manage to clinch there - Craddock circles away.
sanchez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Craddock throws out the jab.
sanchez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Craddock misses with a lunging right hand
and sanchez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Craddock takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Craddock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Craddock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
sanchez slips a jab from Craddock.
sanchez tries to clinch there but Craddock circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by sanchez.
Craddock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

sanchez takes the fight into the clinch.
Craddock is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
sanchez throws an elbow that misses.
sanchez crunches a lovely knee into Craddock's ribcage.
Nice elbow from sanchez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by sanchez.
sanchez lands a knee to the head.

Craddock breaks the clinch.
sanchez wants to clinch.
Good leg kick by sanchez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

sanchez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
sanchez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
sanchez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by sanchez.
Craddock has had enough of the clinch but sanchez keeps him there for the moment.

Craddock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Craddock pulls out of a head kick attempt.

sanchez drives through and clinches with Craddock against the cage.
sanchez lands an elbow inside.
sanchez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
sanchez lands an elbow that stopped Craddock in his tracks for a moment.
sanchez lands a nice knee to the body.
Craddock stalling in the clinch but sanchez improves position.
Craddock can't break the clinch.
Craddock takes an elbow to the temple.
Craddock blocks an elbow strike from sanchez.
sanchez lands an elbow inside that Craddock shrugs off.
sanchez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Craddock takes an elbow to the forehead.
sanchez lands an elbow inside that Craddock shrugs off.
sanchez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
sanchez lands an elbow just above Craddock 's eye.
Craddock wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice elbow from sanchez.
sanchez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

guy sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

sanchez tries to clinch up.

Craddock clinches up against the cage.
sanchez keeps control of Craddock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Craddock blocks an elbow strike from sanchez.

Craddock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
sanchez tries to clinch but Craddock moves out of range.
Craddock scores with a nice head shot.
Craddock rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and sanchez makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Craddock really felt that one!
sanchez doesn't manage to clinch there - Craddock circles away.
A jab lands there for sanchez.
sanchez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
sanchez tries to clinch but Craddock is having none of it.
sanchez wants to clinch.
sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Craddock misses with a wild body shot.
sanchez tries to clinch but Craddock moves away

and Craddock counters by moving into the clinch.
sanchez lands a damaging elbow.
sanchez throws an elbow that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Craddock takes an elbow to the temple.
Craddock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, sanchez throws an elbow but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for sanchez.
sanchez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
sanchez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Craddock takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
sanchez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Craddock is trying to break free.
Craddock dodges an elbow strike from sanchez.
sanchez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Craddock dodges an elbow strike from sanchez.
sanchez misses with a knee strike.
Craddock wants to break the clinch but can't.
Craddock drops to a knee looking for a takedown but sanchez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
sanchez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
sanchez throws a knee to the head but misses.
sanchez trying to land knees to the body.
Craddock lands an elbow just above sanchez 's eye.
sanchez throws an elbow but it misses.
sanchez throws an elbow that misses.

Craddock manages to break the clinch.
Craddock uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Craddock misses with an uppercut
and sanchez makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Craddock really felt that one!
Craddock connects with a looping right hand.
Craddock throws a right and a left that sanchez avoids nicely.
sanchez tries to clinch but Craddock moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from sanchez, right into the meat.
sanchez tries to clinch but Craddock is having none of it.
Craddock throws a lazy uppercut
and sanchez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Craddock's knee momentarily.
sanchez throws a front kick that sends Craddock stumbling back into the cage.
Craddock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
sanchez moves out of range as Craddock strikes.
Craddock misses with a straight left.
Craddock waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract sanchez.
Craddock circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Craddock misses.

sanchez gets a clinch.
sanchez misses with a knee to the head.
sanchez lands an elbow that stopped Craddock in his tracks for a moment.
sanchez keeps control of Craddock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
sanchez landing knees to the body.
sanchez scores with a knee to the head.
Craddock tries to break the clinch but sanchez is controlling the position.
Craddock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Craddock blocks an elbow strike from sanchez.
Craddock wants to break free but sanchez has control.
sanchez misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, sanchez throws an elbow but misses.
Craddock avoids the elbow strike from sanchez, against the cage.
guy sanchez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Craddock can't break the clinch.
sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but Craddock blocks with his arms.
Craddock has had enough of the clinch but sanchez keeps him there for the moment.
sanchez keeps control of Craddock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Craddock tries to break the clinch but sanchez is controlling the position.
sanchez throws an elbow but it misses.
Craddock wants to get back to striking at distance but sanchez won't allow it.
sanchez prevents Craddock from breaking the clinch.
sanchez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Craddock dodges an elbow strike from sanchez.
sanchez lands an elbow just above Craddock 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Craddock takes an elbow to the temple.
sanchez lands an elbow inside that Craddock shrugs off.
sanchez throws an elbow that misses.
Craddock throws an elbow but it's blocked.
sanchez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
sanchez keeps control of Craddock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
sanchez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Craddock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
sanchez closes the distance but Craddock moves to the side
and sanchez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
sanchez staying out of range there.
sanchez is looking to clinch.
Craddock misses with an uppercut. sanchez saw that one coming.

Craddock scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Craddock seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Frank Craddock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
sanchez wants to control but Craddock is keeping busy and won't allow it.
sanchez tries to roll over but Craddock keeps him under control.
Craddock thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Craddock wants to stand up but sanchez has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Craddock sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. sanchez defending well though.
Craddock has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, sanchez works to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
sanchez has a closed guard, preventing Craddock from standing up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
sanchez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Craddock.
sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
sanchez closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Craddock counter with a right hand.
Craddock lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

sanchez is rocked!
Craddock throws out a loose jab but sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
sanchez is still on wobbly legs! Can Craddock finish him?
sanchez wants to clinch.
sanchez seems to have recovered his senses.
sanchez blocks a leg kick.
sanchez wants to clinch.
Craddock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Craddock misses with a hook.

sanchez moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Craddock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Craddock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
sanchez throws an elbow but it misses.
Craddock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Craddock showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... guy sanchez!