PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dirty Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mort Shula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sanchez
vs
Shula

183 cm
25
178 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

189 cm
30
179 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Fight Night Nutrition

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dirty Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mort Shula!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sanchez looking to score a takedown here. Shula is defending well but Sanchez drives through and ends up in Shula's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanchez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sanchez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shula works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sanchez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sanchez throwing strikes from guard but Shula blocks nicely.
Shula keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sanchez postures up in Shula's guard and throws a big left but Shula blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanchez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez stands and throws Shula's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sanchez working the ground and pound.
Sanchez scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Shula to see if he's OK.
Sanchez misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Shula taking a bit of punishment here - Sanchez scoring with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shula is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sanchez is controlling him well.
Sanchez scores with punches from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Shula some visible discomfort.
Sanchez working the ground and pound but Shula is defending the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shula is not content to let Sanchez control the position.
Sanchez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Sanchez is trying to get an arm triangle but Shula is defending well.
The referee asks Sanchez politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Sanchez prefers to stall for the moment though.
Sanchez working the ground and pound but Shula is defending the strikes.

Sanchez tries for a kimura but Shula is defending well.
Sanchez throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Shula works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shula's head.
Sanchez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shula keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sanchez lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sanchez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
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.
Sanchez is trying to control. Shula wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shula is trying to stand.
Sanchez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Well, if Sanchez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ground and pound from Sanchez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shula is not content to let Sanchez control the position.
Sanchez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sanchez throws a poor cross that misses
and Shula counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Sanchez instigates a clinch.
Shula wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shula is pressed up against the cage. Sanchez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Shula down to the mat. Shula avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sanchez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shula walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Shula sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanchez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Shula.

Sanchez gets the takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez grinds an elbow into Shula's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sanchez working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sanchez throws an elbow but Shula slips to the side and avoids it well.

Sanchez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sanchez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Shula parries the strikes from Sanchez easily there. Sanchez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Shula to escape.
Shula defending against the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shula parries the strikes from Sanchez easily there. Sanchez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Shula to escape.
Shula is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sanchez is controlling him well.
Sanchez throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sanchez tries to score with some ground and pound. Shula controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dirty Sanchez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Sanchez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Shula knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Shula is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sanchez connects with a decent elbow.
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 is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Shula has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sanchez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shula can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to control but Shula is keeping him busy.
An elbow from Sanchez crashes against the mat.
Shula managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a few punches from side control.
Sanchez wants to control but Shula is keeping him busy.
Sanchez looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Shula is avoiding damage well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez with the ground and pound but Shula regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Sanchez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sanchez winds up and cracks Shula with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez is nestled in close to Shula, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sanchez drops an elbow to the side of Shula's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Sanchez is working for a submission of some sort.
Sanchez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Shula does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dirty Sanchez dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Good shot there by Sanchez.
Decent striking displayed by Sanchez there.
Shula drops his hands momentarily and Sanchez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sanchez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sanchez cracks Shula with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sanchez throws an off balance right hand
and Shula makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sanchez works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Shula blocks a jab.
Shula takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez connects with a single shot there.

Sanchez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Shula is rocked!
Sanchez is looking to work some ground and pound but Shula has wrist control.
Sanchez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shula swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shula wants to stand and escape but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez chips away with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanchez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sanchez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mort Shula has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a big elbow that misses.
Sanchez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The referee asks Sanchez politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Sanchez prefers to stall for the moment though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shula regains half guard, as Sanchez was trying to land strikes.
Sanchez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sanchez thows a huge punch but Shula dodges it nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sanchez lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Sanchez wants to work for an arm triangle but Shula is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sanchez with the ground and pound but Shula uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sanchez is stalling in the full guard.
Sanchez is pushing down on Shula's leg trying to pass to half guard. Shula is fighting to maintain full guard but Sanchez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sanchez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dirty Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sanchez looks to land a strike but Shula avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sanchez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dirty Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sanchez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:26

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