PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Louie Mulaney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diago Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mulaney kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Benny Hill Theme song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mulaney
vs
Sanchez

187 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

180 cm
26
170 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Louie Mulaney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diago Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez misses with a right hand
and Mulaney makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Mulaney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mulaney moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
Sanchez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mulaney slips under a jab.
Sanchez throws a lazy uppercut
and Mulaney counters with a left and a right that stings Sanchez.
Sanchez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mulaney counters with a head kick.
Mulaney has a takedown stuffed.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Mulaney saw that one coming.
Mulaney doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
Mulaney fails with the takedown.

Mulaney closes the distance and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sanchez as Mulaney tries to tie him up.
Mulaney tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sanchez smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louie Mulaney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mulaney fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulaney shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sanchez as he jumps to the side.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Mulaney wants to clinch.
Mulaney tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sanchez swivels and escapes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mulaney.
Mulaney throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A jab from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Mulaney is out of range.
Sanchez throws a hook but Mulaney blocks it.
Sanchez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanchez misses with a hook. Mulaney ducked under it nicely.

Mulaney has closed the distance and engaged Sanchez in a clinch.
Mulaney lands a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mulaney fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sanchez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sanchez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mulaney prevents it.

Mulaney has picked Sanchez up - he's going for a ride! Mulaney dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mulaney looks to land a strike but Sanchez avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Mulaney throws a big elbow that misses.
Mulaney has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mulaney stands up over Sanchez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mulaney throwing strikes but missing.
Mulaney tries to free his leg and advance position but Sanchez is retaining full guard.

Sanchez has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Mulaney off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Mulaney.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a lunging right hand
and Mulaney counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mulaney shoots in looking for a takedown. Sanchez tries to sprawl out of it but Mulaney 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.
Sanchez slaps away a takedown attempt from Mulaney, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sanchez is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Sanchez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanchez throws a lazy uppercut
and Mulaney counters with a good, hard body kick but Sanchez shrugs it off.
Mulaney uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Mulaney shoots in but Sanchez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sanchez misses with a hook

and Mulaney counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mulaney in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mulaney in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Louie Mulaney dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mulaney wants to clinch.
Mulaney fails to land the takedown.
Mulaney shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sanchez but Sanchez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mulaney is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sanchez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louie Mulaney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez swings widly with a right hand
and Mulaney counters with a nice body kick.
Sanchez swings widly with a right hand
and Mulaney counters with a right hand to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sanchez.
Diago Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Sanchez misses its intended target.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Sanchez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanchez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mulaney counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sanchez misses with a straight right.
Sanchez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

Mulaney instigates a clinch.
Mulaney stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulaney looking to stall.
Mulaney tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mulaney jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sanchez walks away with a smile on his face. Mulaney gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sanchez leaves Mulaney with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mulaney moves out of range as Sanchez strikes.
Sanchez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice takedown defense from Sanchez. No joy for Mulaney on that attempt.
Diago Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Mulaney moved out of range nicely.
Mulaney looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mulaney ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mulaney.
A slow jab from Sanchez misses its intended target.
Mulaney ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Mulaney shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sanchez pinned against the cage. Sanchez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez throws the left hand but Mulaney avoids the punch easily.
Nice cross by Sanchez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mulaney slips under a jab.
Mulaney keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanchez.
Mulaney tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Horrible takedown by Mulaney or perhaps it was just good defense by Sanchez which made him look bad.
Mulaney keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanchez.
Mulaney avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Louie Mulaney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Mulaney moved out of range nicely.
Sanchez misses with a hook. Mulaney ducked under it nicely.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Mulaney's head but Mulaney sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanchez stuffs the takedown attempt from Mulaney. Mulaney gets slowly back to his feet.
Sanchez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Mulaney.
Sanchez throws a shot from downtown. Mulaney moves away and avoids it.
Sanchez connects with the punch.
Sanchez throws a hook but Mulaney avoids it easily.
Sanchez misses with a right hand
and Mulaney counters with a leg kick.
Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Mulaney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanchez misses with a lunging right hand

and Mulaney holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sanchez avoiding damage as Mulaney throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mulaney pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mulaney is looking to control Sanchez's arms but Sanchez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mulaney has his back to the cage.
Mulaney tries a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks it.
Mulaney changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sanchez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sanchez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
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 throws a shot from downtown. Mulaney moves away and avoids it.
Diago Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mulaney moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mulaney defending well as Sanchez loads up on a big left hand.
Mulaney displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Sanchez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sanchez throws a shot from downtown. Mulaney moves away and avoids it.
Mulaney is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diago Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Mulaney's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Mulaney closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sanchez circles away.
Mulaney slips a jab from Sanchez.
Mulaney slips a straight right by Sanchez.
Sanchez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mulaney fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mulaney is defended easily by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a shot from downtown. Mulaney moves away and avoids it.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
Mulaney fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louie Mulaney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Mulaney is out of range.
Sanchez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mulaney counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Mulaney's head but Mulaney sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mulaney shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sanchez but Sanchez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a right hand that misses
and Mulaney counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Mulaney is out of range.
Mulaney fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez avoids it really well and circles away.
Mulaney avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanchez misses with a looping right.
Mulaney shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sanchez sprawls well. Sanchez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mulaney gets slowly back to his feet.
Sanchez misses with a hook
and Mulaney counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mulaney ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
A big left from Sanchez misses.
Mulaney tries for a takedown but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.
Sanchez misses with a lunging right hand

and Mulaney holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mulaney with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mulaney tries to land a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Mulaney can't fight it off and eventually Sanchez manages to take the fight to the floor. Mulaney looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Sanchez stands up from Mulaney's guard - Sanchez perhaps looking for a knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mulaney slips under a jab from Sanchez.
Mulaney ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Mulaney uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a left hand
and Mulaney counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sanchez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mulaney sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Sanchez misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mulaney doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez throws a right hand that misses

and Mulaney counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mulaney.
Mulaney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mulaney lands an elbow inside.
Mulaney has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mulaney misses with a punch to the body.
Mulaney looking for a takedown.
Sanchez is working for takedown but Mulaney is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mulaney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mulaney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Mulaney tries a body shot but Sanchez blocks it.
Mulaney is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mulaney trying to stall but Sanchez improves his position.

Mulaney successfully pulls guard.

Sanchez stands up from Mulaney's guard - Sanchez perhaps looking for a knockout.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Mulaney uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws an off balance right hand
and Mulaney counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mulaney fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
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 throws an off balance right hand

and Mulaney counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mulaney postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Sanchez has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Mulaney doesn't defend quickly enough and Sanchez has managed to lock this one up! Can Mulaney escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Sanchez on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Diago Sanchez!
Diago Sanchez took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.