PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between jack murl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). murl's entrance music is Can't be touched. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sanchez's choice of entrance music: Cypress Hill - Tequila Sunrise. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

murl
vs
Sanchez

170 cm
22
135 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
142 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Top MMA Nutrition
Advantage XXX nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, jack murl!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesus Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez sizes up murl with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sanchez thows a body shot but no joy.
murl walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
murl lands with a nice body punch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sanchez.
murl throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with murl but murl pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sanchez throws a head kick but murl moves out of range.
murl misses with a head kick.
murl fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
murl misses with a looping right.
murl lands a right hook to the body.
Sanchez stalks murl and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into murl's face. murl staggers backwards, shaken.
murl lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
murl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Jesus Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
murl throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
murl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
murl scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sanchez misses with a double jab
and murl counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sanchez looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
murl throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez has his takedown stuffed

and murl counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! murl looking to finish!
murl trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sanchez's guard.

Sanchez is working an open guard so murl takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sanchez with a poor takedown
and murl counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
jack murl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Sanchez.
A slapping body kick lands there for murl.
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 takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanchez fails with the takedown
and murl counters with a straight right hand.

Sanchez is rocked!
Sanchez has a takedown stuffed.
Sanchez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
murl missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
murl slow jab from Sanchez misses its intended target.
Sanchez lands with a nice combination. murl backs away looking to recover.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Sanchez.
Sanchez looking to punish the body of his opponent here but murl is avoiding damage well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sanchez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Sanchez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, murl has escaped the position, nice work there.
murl is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sanchez is controlling him well.
murl avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sanchez.
murl is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sanchez sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but murl is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
murl pushes Sanchez away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sanchez gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sanchez tries to move into range but murl moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from murl.
murl swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanchez throws a right hand that misses
and murl counters with a lovely shot to the body.
murl dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a right hand that misses
and murl counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Sanchez fails with the takedown
and murl counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sanchez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
murl takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sanchez lands with a hook. murl tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
murl with a body punch. A glancing blow.
murl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
murl bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sanchez's head backwards.
Sanchez with a lazy takedown attempt
and murl counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
murl scores with a jab to the body.
murl wants to slow Sanchez down by chopping away at his legs.
murl takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sanchez throws a right hand that murl ducks under and follows up with a left that murl also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Sanchez as he connects with a hook.
murl takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sanchez lands a jab to the head.
Sanchez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sanchez has his takedown stuffed
and murl counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but murl paws at him with a jab and circles away.
murl jabbing away but nothing is landing.
murl scores with a jab to the body.
murl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A right-left combo lands from murl.

It looks like Jesus Sanchez has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
murl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
murl is looking to wear down Sanchez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
murl throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
murl slow jab from Sanchez misses its intended target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
murl connects with a nice looking jab.
murl throws a right hand that misses
and Sanchez counters with a series of strikes. murl will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sanchez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!murl had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
murl throws an overhand right that lands on Sanchez's shoulder, as Sanchez tries to avoid the shot.
murl lands with a nice body punch.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

jack murl dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jesus Sanchez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

murl with a nice cross.
murl throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez throws a body punch but murl moves out of range.

Sanchez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. murl looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sanchez throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
murl is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sanchez is controlling him well.
Sanchez wants to lay and pray for a moment but murl keeps working.
Sanchez works to advance to full mount. murl defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
murl is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Sanchez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
murl trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
murl is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
murl wants to get back to his feet.

murl defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sanchez.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sanchez looking to secure an arm triangle but murl defends it well.
Sanchez punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sanchez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

murl is rocked!
Sanchez thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Sanchez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Oh murl is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sanchez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sanchez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
murl's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Sanchez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
murl is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Sanchez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
murl is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Sanchez is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can murl hang on?
murl in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sanchez with good strikes from the mount here!
Sanchez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
murl takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Sanchez looking to secure an arm triangle but murl defends it well.
Sanchez landing strikes from the mount and murl is in trouble!
Sanchez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sanchez is landing with some decent strikes but murl is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
murl wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Sanchez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of murl's face.
Sanchez looking to control but murl is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
murl's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish murl?
murl tries to buck Sanchez off but he can't manage it.
murl wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sanchez.
murl is trying to stand up.
Sanchez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sanchez throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for murl because Sanchez loaded up on that one.
Sanchez throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
murl is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
murl is squirming around, avoiding Sanchez's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sanchez unloading with bombs!
Sanchez scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Sanchez working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. murl looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Sanchez! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jesus Sanchez!
Jesus Sanchez is the new bantamweight champion!