PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Huge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Huge
vs
Sanchez

176 cm
25
179 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

178 cm
19
180 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good gas tank

[†]FALCON CLOTHING[†]
[†]FALCON CLOTHING[†]

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 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Huge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Huge is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sanchez's half guard.
Huge working over Sanchez with some ground and pound. Sanchez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Huge working over Sanchez with some ground and pound. Sanchez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Sanchez looking for submissions off his back.
Huge scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Huge lands strikes from half guard.
Huge looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sanchez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Sanchez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Huge lands strikes from half guard.
Huge is keen to just control but Sanchez is a slippery customer.
Huge lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Huge winds up and cracks Sanchez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Huge winds up and cracks Sanchez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huge landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sanchez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Huge scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huge chips away with some ground and pound.
Huge trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.

Sanchez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Huge gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Huge trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Huge landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Sanchez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Huge passes into side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Huge landing a few strikes.
A lull in the action here.
Huge working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sanchez takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Huge taking a breather here.
Sanchez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Huge lands a decent elbow from side control.
Huge cracks Sanchez with a big right hand but Sanchez just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Huge trying to control the position but Sanchez is working away.
Sanchez taking a bit of punishment here - Huge scoring with strikes.
Sanchez is trying to improve his position.
Huge connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sanchez some visible discomfort.
Sanchez manages to work his way to half guard, despite Huge's best efforts.
Huge scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez has hold of Huge's hands but Huge slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Sanchez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Sanchez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Huge pulls his head out easily.

Sanchez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Huge pulls his head out easily.
Sanchez looks gassed!
Nice strikes from Huge there.
Huge controlling the pace.
Sanchez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Huge is keen to just control but Sanchez is a slippery customer.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Huge in particular looking to stall.
Huge looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sanchez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Huge is nestled in close to Sanchez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sanchez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Huge scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez gets back to full guard.
Sanchez throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Huge trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.

Sanchez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Huge works over Sanchez with some ground and pound from guard.
Huge works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sanchez works his way to full guard. Good work.

Sanchez looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Huge has picked Sanchez up and slammed him! Sanchez can't keep hold of the triangle and Huge manages to pass to side control!
Huge in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Huge landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sanchez takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Huge is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sanchez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sanchez tries to buck Huge off but Huge is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Huge swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Huge closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sanchez to the mat! Sanchez manages to get full guard.
Huge landing some decent shots from guard.
Huge working some strikes from top position.
Huge looking to pass the guard.

Sanchez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Huge defends well.
Huge looking to pass the guard.
Huge scoring with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Huge lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Huge with a nice head shot there.
Matt Huge overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Sanchez throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Huge escapes and throws Sanchez's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Sanchez tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez prevents Huge from moving into mount.
Sanchez is trying to improve his position.
Huge tries to move to mount but Sanchez blocks the move with his legs.
Sanchez tries to buck Huge off but Huge is having none of it.
Huge lands a few punches from side control.
Sanchez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sanchez tries to bench press Huge off him but Huge keeps the position.
Huge lands a few punches from side control.
Sanchez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Huge's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Sanchez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Huge pulls his head out easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to roll over but Huge keeps him under control.
Huge scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Sanchez looking for submissions off his back.

Huge is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sanchez defends it well.

Sanchez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Huge pulls his head out easily.

Huge is trying to work for a kimura but Sanchez is defending well.
Huge trying to pass the guard but Sanchez defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Huge scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sanchez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sanchez lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Huge wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.

Sanchez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Huge is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Sanchez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Huge can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Sanchez looking for subs off his back but Huge has passed one foot through into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with some strikes from the bottom.
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. Huge connects with a nice short shot to Sanchez's temple.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Huge lands a nice short elbow.
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. Huge connects with a nice short shot to Sanchez's temple.
Huge seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sanchez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Huge looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Huge scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Sanchez has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Huge escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Huge!
Huge has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Huge landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Huge dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Sanchez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Huge avoids the head kick by Sanchez.

Huge bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Huge trying to control the position but Sanchez is working away.
Sanchez tries to improve position but can't.
Sanchez sneaks back into half guard.
Sanchez wants to sweep but Huge has passed to side control!
Sanchez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Huge's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Huge seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Huge working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Huge landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Sanchez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huge scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Huge working over Sanchez with some ground and pound. Sanchez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Sanchez actively working from the bottom here.
Huge is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Huge scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Huge there.
Huge lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Huge is pressing down on Sanchez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sanchez is holding on for now.

Sanchez looking for submissions off his back.
Sanchez is refusing to be controlled, as Huge sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Sanchez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Huge pulls his head out easily.

Huge seems to be looking for submissions.

Sanchez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sanchez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sanchez works his way to full guard. Good work.

Sanchez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Sanchez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Huge trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Huge has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sanchez trying to strike off his back.

Sanchez working for a triangle but Huge defends it easily.
Huge landing some decent shots from guard.

Sanchez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Huge gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Huge working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Huge is working Sanchez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huge with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Sanchez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Huge defends well.
Huge passes Sanchez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Chris Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matt Huge is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Huge uses his free foot to push down on Sanchez's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sanchez.
Sanchez regains half guard.

Sanchez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Well, if Huge 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.
Sanchez tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chris Sanchez.
Well Huge 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Huge!