PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oswaldo Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez comes to the cage accompanied by In The Ghetto - By Elvis Presley. Mathers is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Square Dance. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Sanchez
vs
Mathers

183 cm
32
172 lbs
25 - 11 - 1

185 cm
29
185 lbs
22 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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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 25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Oswaldo Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Marshall Mathers!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Mathers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mathers takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mathers checks a leg kick.
Mathers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mathers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Marshall Mathers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mathers blocks the body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mathers.
Sanchez connects with a crisp jab.
Mathers throws the kick towards the body but Sanchez avoids it.

Sanchez has managed to clinch.
Sanchez tries to throw a body punch but Mathers avoids it by throwing Sanchez back against the cage.
Mathers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanchez keeps control of Mathers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with the head strike.
Sanchez has Mathers pressed against the cage, preventing Mathers from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sanchez as Mathers tries to tie him up.
A frustrated look appears on Mathers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Mathers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mathers is looking to break free of the clinch but Sanchez has double underhooks.
Sanchez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Matherss head.
Mathers misses with the head strike.
Sanchez dodges an elbow strike from Mathers.
Sanchez swings wildly with an uppercut but Mathers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez keeps control of Mathers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

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 wants to control but Mathers is keeping him busy.
The ground and pound from Sanchez seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sanchez tries to score with some ground and pound. Mathers controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sanchez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Mathers!
Sanchez tries to control but Mathers wriggling away.
Sanchez throws some wild stikes that Mathers manages to avoid easily.
Sanchez controlling the position easily from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez throwing strikes here but Mathers is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Sanchez landing strikes from the mount and Mathers is in trouble!
Sanchez is landing with some decent strikes but Mathers is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A nice elbow there by Sanchez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathers working to try and regain half guard.
Mathers holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sanchez tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Sanchez misses with a head shot.
Mathers keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sanchez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mathers manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ground and pound from Sanchez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sanchez is looking to take a break and control but Mathers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mathers is trying to get back to full guard.
Sanchez stops Mathers from getting back to his feet.
Mathers tries to roll over but Sanchez keeps him under control.
Sanchez controlling the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mathers has his hands clasped together around Sanchez's back. He's all about the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oswaldo Sanchez dominated that round.
That's time! Sanchez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sanchez thuds his right hand into Mathers's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Mathers shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mathers digs a good hook to Sanchez's body.
Mathers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Mathers fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sanchez.
Mathers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanchez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mathers throws out a powerful jab.
Mathers misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez throws a body kick that misses.
Mathers throws a push kick but Sanchez slaps the foot to one side.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sanchez, right into the meat.
Sanchez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mathers.
Mathers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mathers thows a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sanchez staying out of range there.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Mathers saw that one coming.
Sanchez slips under a jab.
Marshall Mathers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanchez walks into a straight right hand from Mathers.
Sanchez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mathers.
Sanchez throws a solid leg kick but Mathers takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a poor cross that misses
and Mathers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez slips under a jab from Mathers.
Sanchez checks a leg kick nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mathers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mathers takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Mathers works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mathers gets caught flat footed, as Sanchez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mathers is pulling down on Sanchez's head. It's preventing any offense from Sanchez, at least for the moment.
Sanchez distracts Mathers with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sanchez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mathers keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Mathers pulls Sanchez in close to prevent any damage.
Oswaldo Sanchez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Marshall Mathers was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sanchez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sanchez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mathers is fending him off so far but Sanchez persists. Nope, Mathers circles away and we're back to standing.
Mathers connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sanchez momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mathers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sanchez lands a jab.
Sanchez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A jab from Mathers finds it's way through Sanchez's defenses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mathers throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mathers connects with a solid leg kick.
Sanchez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Oswaldo Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mathers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mathers chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanchez can pounce on him.
Mathers missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanchez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sanchez slips a jab from Mathers.
Mathers throws the left hand but Sanchez avoids the punch easily.
Sanchez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mathers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mathers misses with a low kick.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Mathers.
Mathers on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Mathers checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Mathers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez moves out of range as Mathers strikes.
Sanchez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mathers throws a big shot that misses.
Mathers moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
A jab from Mathers misses.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Mathers.
Sanchez tries a low kick but Mathers avoids it.
Mathers throws an off balance right hand

and Sanchez counters with a shoot takedown. Mathers fights it but they end up in guard.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Mathers keeps moving.
Sanchez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mathers's head.
Marshall Mathers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathers keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mathers is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Sanchez advances position into side control!
Sanchez in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Mathers can't do much from the bottom here.
Sanchez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mathers keeps working.
Sanchez throws an elbow but Mathers slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to score with some ground and pound. Mathers controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Sanchez lands a decent elbow from side control.
Mathers is looking to reverse the position.
Mathers wants to control but Sanchez postures up.
Mathers takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sanchez remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Mathers is trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez landing a few strikes.
Sanchez trying to control the position but Mathers is working away.
Sanchez landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Mathers takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mathers tries to bench press Sanchez off him but Sanchez keeps the position.
Oswaldo Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mathers throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Mathers is trying to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oswaldo Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sanchez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oswaldo Sanchez!
During a confident post fight interview, Oswaldo Sanchez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.