PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Etim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez comes to the cage accompanied by National Anthem. Andrei Sanchez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Terry Etim's chin.

Sanchez
vs
Etim

174 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrei Sanchez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Terry Etim!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez fails to land the takedown.
Sanchez moves in looking to clinch but Etim pushes him off.
Etim lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Etim.
Sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Etim doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Etim throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
Etim tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Sanchez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Etim won't be happy with that.
Etim struggling a bit here.
Sanchez prevents Etim from escaping the position.

Sanchez decides to stand back up. Sanchez steps back and let's Etim get back to his feet.

Sanchez rushes Etim and presses him up against the cage.
Etim prevents Sanchez from breaking the clinch.

Etim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Etim has his takedown stuffed

and Sanchez counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Etim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Etim counters with a low kick, right behind Sanchez 's knee.

Etim has managed to clinch.
Etim is trying to break free.

Etim breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sanchez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Etim tries to avoid it but Sanchez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Etim to the ground. Etim escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrei Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez shoots for a double leg takedown but Etim sprawls well. He's pushed Sanchez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sanchez darts in trying to clinch
and Etim counters with an outside leg kick.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Etim shoots in but no luck this time.
Etim misses with a takedown attempt
and Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Etim looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sanchez!
Sanchez looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Etim is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Sanchez defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez trying to get back to his feet but Etim is in full control for now.
Sanchez is trying to break free.

Etim is persistently looking for the submission but Sanchez is defending it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to escape but Etim has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Sanchez is working hard here to advance position.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Etim looking for the RNC.
Sanchez is trying to stand back up.
Sanchez looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
I really don't envy Sanchez right now.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Etim controlling the positon.
Sanchez is in bad spot here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terry Etim dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Etim is looking to clinch.
Etim tries to clinch but fails miserably

so Sanchez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Sanchez stands up from Etim's guard - Sanchez perhaps looking for a knockout.
Sanchez throws the kick towards the body but Etim avoids it.
Etim is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Etim tries to clinch

and Sanchez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Sanchez stands up from Etim's guard - Sanchez perhaps looking for a knockout.
Etim tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Etim tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.

Sanchez gets the takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Etim wants to control but Sanchez postures up.
Etim manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sanchez's best efforts.
Sanchez moves nicely into side control.

Sanchez stands up and beckons Etim to his feet.
Etim ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Etim tries to clinch

and Sanchez moves into the clinch.

Etim breaks the clinch.
Etim misses with a takedown attempt

and Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Etim wants to break free but Sanchez has control.
Etim is looking to break free of the clinch but Sanchez has double underhooks.
Etim wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Etim lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sanchez prevents the takedown attempt.

Sanchez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Andrei Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez misses with a double jab

and Etim counters with a takedown into side control.

Etim decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Etim moves out of range.
Sanchez tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Etim counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Etim.
This has been an exciting period of action!

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Etim slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Sanchez kicks Etim off and gets to his feet.
Etim shoots in looking for a takedown. Sanchez tries to sprawl out of it but Etim 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.
Andrei Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terry Etim.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Etim ducks under and follows up with a left that Etim also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez shoots and misses
and Etim counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Etim tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Sanchez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sanchez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Etim pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Etim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Etim drives through and clinches with Sanchez against the cage.

Etim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses
and Etim counters with an inside leg kick.
Sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Etim tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.

Sanchez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sanchez showed some decent athleticism there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Etim pushes Sanchez off but Sanchez dives into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei Sanchez dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sanchez tries to clinch there but Etim circles away.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Etim lands a high kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - Etim looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Etim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez shoots and misses

and Etim counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Etim manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sanchez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrei Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Etim clinches up with Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage.

Etim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Etim avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Etim tries to clinch up but Sanchez circles away and keeps his distance.
Etim stalks Sanchez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sanchez's face. Sanchez staggers backwards, shaken.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Andrei Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Sanchez gets caught flat footed, as Etim shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Sanchez scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Etim tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.

Sanchez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Etim looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Sanchez has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Etim is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Sanchez yanks on the arm and Etim is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Sanchez.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andrei Sanchez!
Andrei Sanchez is the new lightweight champion!