PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Neo Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sanchez's choice of entrance music: Cypress Hill - Tequila Sunrise. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Creed
vs
Sanchez

167 cm
22
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neo Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesus Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sanchez cracks Creed with a right hand to the side of the head.
Creed doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
Creed ducks right into an uppercut from Sanchez.
Sanchez stuffs the takedown attempt from Creed. Creed gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Sanchez as Creed shoots in.
A big left from Sanchez misses.
Creed shoots in but Sanchez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neo Creed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Creed backs up against the cage.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.

Sanchez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Creed sprawls well initially but Sanchez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sanchez is controlling the pace.
Sanchez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sanchez prevents Creed from standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sanchez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sanchez not doing much here.
Sanchez working over Creed with some ground and pound. Creed looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sanchez working the head and body with strikes.
Sanchez controlling the action here.
Sanchez drops an elbow to the side of Creed's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sanchez lands a nice short elbow.
Sanchez stalling.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sanchez connects with a nice short shot to Creed's temple.
Creed is breathing heavily.
Nice strikes from Sanchez there.
Creed on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sanchez controlling the action here.
Creed wants to control but Sanchez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sanchez connects with a nice short shot to Creed's temple.

Sanchez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sanchez wants to control but Creed is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sanchez connects with a nice short shot to Creed's temple.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sanchez in particular looking to stall.
Sanchez working the head and body with strikes.
Sanchez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Creed with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Creed trying to hold on to Sanchez's head to control him but Sanchez postures up.
Sanchez content to control rather than advance.
Sanchez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Creed is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sanchez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sanchez not doing much here.
Ground and pound from Sanchez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez content to control rather than advance.
Sanchez is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Sanchez working over Creed with some ground and pound. Creed looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sanchez slips a nice elbow through Creed's hands, connecting with Creed's forehead.
Creed trying to control here.
Sanchez lands strikes from half guard.
Sanchez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sanchez is taking a breather. Creed says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Sanchez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Creed is not content to let Sanchez control the position.
Creed is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Sanchez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sanchez throws a right and a left that Creed avoids nicely.
Creed misses with a takedown

and Sanchez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sanchez wants a takedown but no success here.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.

Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Creed throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Neo Creed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Creed.

Sanchez scores a takedown into full mount!
Sanchez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Creed hang on?

Sanchez has hold of Creed's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Creed manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Creed regains half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanchez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sanchez lands with a punch from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sanchez lands a nice short elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sanchez lands a nice short elbow.
Sanchez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Creed trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Creed looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Creed avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanchez.
Creed missing with punches from the bottom.
Creed is trying to stand.
Creed tries to roll over but Sanchez keeps him under control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Creed darts in trying to clinch

and Sanchez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Creed fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Creed keeps control of Sanchez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sanchez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Creed gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sanchez tries to break the clinch but Creed is controlling the position.
Creed wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neo Creed. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Creed manages to pull guard.
Sanchez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sanchez working some strikes from top position.
Creed keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Creed trying to keep a closed guard but Sanchez is proving a slippery customer.
Creed is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Creed not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez controlling from the top position.
Sanchez landing some decent shots from guard.
Sanchez stands up over Creed, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sanchez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sanchez distracts Creed with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sanchez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Creed swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanchez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jesus Sanchez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Creed wants to stand but Sanchez is controlling the position.
Sanchez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Creed not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Creed with a lazy takedown attempt

and Sanchez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Creed prevents Sanchez from breaking the clinch.
Creed tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Creed prevents a takedown attempt there.
Creed fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sanchez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Creed pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sanchez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Creed tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sanchez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Creed takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A nice combination there by Sanchez.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jesus Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Creed wants to clinch but Sanchez slips to the side
and Sanchez counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Sanchez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sanchez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sanchez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Sanchez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Creed!

Sanchez wants to finish this one by submission but Creed is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Sanchez.
Sanchez controlling from mount.
Creed in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sanchez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sanchez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Creed wants to control but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez controlling from mount.
Sanchez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Creed can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez punishing his opponent with strikes.

Sanchez with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Creed takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Creed is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Sanchez.
Creed can't escape the position.
Creed manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Creed is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sanchez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Creed is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Sanchez is going to stand back up.
Creed tries to roll over but Sanchez keeps him under control.
Sanchez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Creed keeps working.
Creed wants to control but Sanchez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sanchez slows the pace down in half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Sanchez tests Creed's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Creed fails with the takedown
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Creed fails with the takedown

and Sanchez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sanchez.
Sanchez postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Creed looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Creed is trying to control the position but Sanchez postures up.
Sanchez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sanchez tries to advance to mount but Creed denies him.
Sanchez is looking to take a break and control but Creed is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sanchez is chipping away with strikes.

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

Creed gets caught flat footed, as Sanchez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sanchez cracks Creed with a solid left hand.
Sanchez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sanchez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to control but Creed is working from the bottom.
Sanchez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Sanchez looking to sit in guard and control but Creed gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sanchez wants to stand up but Creed is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Creed moves out of range.
Sanchez tries to clinch up.
Neo Creed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Creed shoots and misses
and Sanchez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30

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