PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Emerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dawkins Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emerson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Laurent Wolf - No Stress. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Emerson
vs
Sanchez

185 cm
31
180 lbs
18 - 9 - 2

182 cm
32
179 lbs
15 - 18 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 18 - 9 - 2, fighting out of London, Gabriel Emerson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Dawkins Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emerson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez dodges the punch combination from Emerson.
Sanchez needs to keep his hands up - Emerson had a free shot at his head there.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanchez lands a jab to Emerson's midsection.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt.
Emerson moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emerson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Emerson duly obliges.
No joy there for Emerson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanchez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Emerson.
Sanchez walks into a left hand.
Sanchez tries a low kick but Emerson avoids it.
Sanchez defending well as Emerson loads up on a big left hand.
Emerson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Emerson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez misses with a straight left.
Emerson swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez dips to his left and cracks Emerson with an uppercut!
Emerson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands with a hook. Emerson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Sanchez drives through with a takedown into Emerson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Emerson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Emerson has his foot on Sanchez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sanchez works his way back into a safe position though.

Emerson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sanchez throwing strikes from guard but Emerson blocks nicely.

Emerson has his foot on Sanchez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sanchez works his way back into a safe position though.

Emerson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sanchez is working Emerson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sanchez is looking to advance position but Emerson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Emerson prevents Sanchez from getting the reversal.
Emerson thowing shots but they're missing.
Emerson pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Sanchez can't escape the position.
Emerson tries to control but Sanchez wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sanchez has given up his back. Will we see Emerson going for some submissions?
Sanchez rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Emerson is trying to control the action in half guard but Sanchez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Emerson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sanchez has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez is looking for a sweep. Emerson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez wants to control but Emerson is keeping busy.
Emerson is pressing down on Sanchez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sanchez is holding on for now.
Sanchez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dawkins Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Emerson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Emerson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Emerson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanchez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Emerson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Sanchez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Emerson's guard now.

Emerson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Emerson has his foot on Sanchez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sanchez works his way back into a safe position though.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Emerson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez cracks Emerson with a solid left hand.
Sanchez wanted to stand there but Emerson had control of the position.
Sanchez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sanchez trying to control but Emerson is working from the bottom.
Sanchez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Emerson's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez thows a huge punch but Emerson dodges it nicely.
Sanchez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Emerson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sanchez trying to control from half guard but Emerson is working away.
Emerson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sanchez forces his way into half guard.
Sanchez thows a huge punch but Emerson dodges it nicely.

Sanchez seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Emerson has recovered full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez passes Emerson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emerson is refusing to be controlled, as Sanchez sits in half guard.

Sanchez stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Emerson scores with a three punch combo!
Emerson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
Good leg kick by Sanchez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Emerson dips to his left and cracks Sanchez with an uppercut!
Sanchez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Emerson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanchez shoots in but no luck this time.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Emerson.
Gabriel Emerson is winning the standup battle so far.
Emerson throws a big shot that misses.
Emerson misses with a series of wild punches.
Emerson keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez swings for the body but Emerson moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Sanchez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emerson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sanchez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Sanchez tries for a kimura but Emerson is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dawkins Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

The fighters circling - Emerson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Emerson scores with a hook to the body. Sanchez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Emerson throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
Sanchez moves out of range as Emerson strikes.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Emerson enables Sanchez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Emerson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Emerson keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sanchez wants to pass the guard but Emerson is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanchez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Emerson wants to sweep but no luck.

Emerson has his foot on Sanchez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sanchez works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Emerson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sanchez trying to control but Emerson is working from the bottom.
Sanchez slips nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Emerson keeps working.
Dawkins Sanchez has got the better of the ground game so far.

Emerson actively working from the bottom here.
Sanchez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Emerson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sanchez.

Sanchez is looking for a kimura here.
Sanchez trying to control the action but Emerson is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emerson is in trouble now - Sanchez has advanced to mount!
Emerson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sanchez with a couple of short strikes.
Sanchez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Emerson looks a forlorn figure.
Sanchez wants to control the pace but Emerson is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez working the ground and pound effectively.
Sanchez lands with some strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emerson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gabriel Emerson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanchez is landing with some decent strikes but Emerson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dawkins Sanchez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sanchez content just to control the position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dawkins Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sanchez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29

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