PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Penagos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oswaldo Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penagos comes to the cage accompanied by Somebody Gonna Get Their Ass Whooped!. Sanchez has chosen In The Ghetto - By Elvis Presley as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Penagos
vs
Sanchez

183 cm
32
191 lbs
24 - 10 - 1

183 cm
31
184 lbs
24 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Brute

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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 24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlos Penagos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Oswaldo Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penagos takes one to the chin there.
Penagos throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Sanchez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Penagos won't be happy with that.
Sanchez trying to control the action but Penagos is working from the bottom.
Sanchez misses with the ground and pound.
Sanchez creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Penagos sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sanchez wants to control but Penagos is keeping him busy.
Sanchez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penagos is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Penagos keeps working.
Sanchez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Penagos prevents Sanchez from improving position.
Penagos can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penagos is looking to reverse the position.
Penagos regains half guard there - taking advantage of Sanchez's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Penagos tries to roll over but Sanchez keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sanchez in particular looking to stall.
Penagos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sanchez on the ground.
Sanchez lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penagos is looking to escape.
Sanchez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sanchez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Penagos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sanchez stops Penagos from getting back to his feet.
Sanchez trying to control the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Oswaldo Sanchez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sanchez takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penagos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penagos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sanchez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Penagos is fending him off so far but Sanchez persists. Nope, Penagos circles away and we're back to standing.
Sanchez scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez scores with a hook.
Sanchez lands with a good body shot.
Sanchez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Penagos.
Penagos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Penagos's corner calls for a 1-2. Penagos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oswaldo Sanchez 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.

Sanchez throws a body kick that misses.
Good work by Penagos as he checks the leg kick.
Penagos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Penagos.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Sanchez connects with an inside leg kick.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Penagos.
Penagos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
Penagos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Penagos avoids nicely.
A shot to the body from Penagos misses
and Sanchez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Penagos needs to keep his hands up - Sanchez had a free shot at his head there.
Sanchez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penagos wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
Penagos misses with a hook
and Sanchez counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penagos jabs Sanchez right on the nose. Sanchez blinks but takes it well.
Penagos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A shot to the body from Penagos misses

and Sanchez counters with a single leg into guard. Penagos didn't expect that.
Sanchez trying to control but Penagos is working from the bottom.
Sanchez looking to sit in guard and control but Penagos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sanchez has his hands on Penagos's head, controlling the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Oswaldo Sanchez wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sanchez takes one to the side of the head.
Sanchez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Penagos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sanchez misses with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penagos.
Sanchez connects with a solid leg kick.
Oswaldo Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanchez throws the kick towards the body but Penagos avoids it.
Penagos throws a nice inside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Penagos.
Penagos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanchez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Penagos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanchez can pounce on him.
Sanchez lands with a right hand.
Carlos Penagos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penagos checks the leg kick nicely there.
That kick from Sanchez tenderised Penagos's leg. Penagos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Penagos ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Sanchez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez delivers a nice body kick.
Penagos doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
Carlos Penagos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Sanchez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sanchez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Penagos taking some punishment here, with Sanchez in his half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Penagos's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oswaldo Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Penagos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Penagos wants to clinch but Sanchez slips to the side
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
Penagos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sanchez.
Penagos tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Penagos misses with a lunging right hand
and Penagos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Penagos tries to clinch up but Sanchez circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanchez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Penagos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Penagos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sanchez misses with a straight left.
Sanchez with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanchez throws the left hand but Penagos avoids the punch easily.
Penagos just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penagos moves out of range of the body kick.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penagos.
Penagos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sanchez eats them both and turns towards Penagos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sanchez stuns Penagos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Penagos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Penagos looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Penagos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Penagos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Penagos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A swing and a miss from Penagos.
Sanchez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Penagos counters with a good low kick that Sanchez was not able to check.
Penagos slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Penagos.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penagos looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
Penagos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crunch! Sanchez slams his shin into Penagos's torso.

Sanchez gets a takedown into half guard.
Penagos is trying to stand back up but Sanchez is controlling him
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Penagos with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Penagos defending well though.
Sanchez throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Penagos to regain full guard.
Penagos keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Sanchez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sanchez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Carlos Penagos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Penagos keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sanchez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Oswaldo Sanchez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sanchez trying to control but Penagos is working from the bottom.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Oswaldo Sanchez hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sanchez.
Penagos misses with a double jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penagos tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanchez throws a shot to the body.
Sanchez scores with a nice head shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sanchez.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oswaldo Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sanchez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oswaldo Sanchez!
An out of breath Oswaldo Sanchez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.