PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santana's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Duke NukemTheme. Sanchez has chosen Sublime - Santaria as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Xavier Sanchez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Santana
vs
Sanchez

182 cm
27
187 lbs
17 - 11 - 1

188 cm
27
180 lbs
26 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Revolution Fatigues

Hellbent

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 17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Douglas Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xavier Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sanchez tries to sprawl but Santana drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Santana with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sanchez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Santana wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Santana looking to sit in guard and control but Sanchez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Santana is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Santana bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sanchez's guard.
Sanchez is pulling down on Santana's head. It's preventing any offense from Santana, at least for the moment.
Santana engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Santana being controlled here momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez lands with a straight right. Santana didn't see that one coming.
Sanchez jabs at Santana's body.
Santana has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Santana throws a head kick that misses
and Sanchez counters with a good low kick that Santana was not able to check.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez throws a big shot that misses.
Santana throws a lazy body kick
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
Santana will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sanchez looks to land a combination but Santana avoids it well.
Sanchez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Santana.

Santana has closed the distance and engaged Sanchez in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santana can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.
Sanchez is working for takedown but Santana is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the body.
Santana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santana can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.
Santana misses with a punch to the body.
Santana lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sanchez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Santana tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanchez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santana tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanchez's elbow.
Sanchez pushes Santana back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Santana controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchez.
Santana misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Santana.
Sanchez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sanchez swings wildly with an uppercut but Santana uses good head movement to avoid it.

Sanchez gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Santana gets back to full guard.
Santana is controlling Sanchez's posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Santana has his foot on Sanchez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sanchez works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Xavier Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanchez throws a good cross that connects.
Santana bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sanchez's head.
Santana looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Santana throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santana moves away.
Nice cross by Sanchez.
Santana takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Santana misses its intended target.

Santana has managed to clinch.
Sanchez lands a shoulder strike.
Sanchez misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Santana pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana swings widly with a right hand
and Sanchez makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Santana really felt that one!
Santana checks the leg kick nicely there.
Santana tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Santana.
Santana tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santana throws an overhand right that lands on Sanchez's shoulder, as Sanchez tries to avoid the shot.
Nice uppercut there from Santana.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sanchez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Santana stops a takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Santana tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santana tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanchez's elbow.
Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanchez lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana tries to throw a body punch but Sanchez avoids it by throwing Santana back against the cage.
Sanchez tries to throw a body punch but Santana avoids it by throwing Sanchez back against the cage.
Sanchez is trying to stall.
Sanchez just leaning against Santana, taking a breather.
Santana misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Sanchez.
Sanchez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Santana.
A nice right hand lands inside from Santana.
Sanchez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Santana pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Douglas Santana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Sanchez.
Santana lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sanchez is leaning against Santana and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Santana tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Sanchez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Santana backwards.

Santana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santana darts in trying to clinch
and Sanchez counters with a thumping low kick.
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santana moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A swing and a miss from Santana.
Xavier Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santana takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Santana misses with a low kick.
Santana shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Santana misses with a hook.
Sanchez lands with a nice body punch.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Santana bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Santana drives through and clinches with Sanchez against the cage.
Santana digs a right hand underneath Sanchez's ribcage. Sanchez let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santana is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Santana lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Santana creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez is working Santana over against the cage.
Sanchez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Santana is rocked!
Santana tries a body shot but Sanchez blocks it.
Oh Santana is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sanchez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Santana misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanchez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanchez misses with some punches.
Santana blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.
Sanchez avoiding damage as Santana throws knees to the body.
Santana seems to have got his legs back now.
Santana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez scores with a shoulder strike.
Sanchez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sanchez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santana goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xavier Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Sanchez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santana throws out the jab.
Sanchez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santana fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanchez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Santana is able to avoid easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Santana does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Sanchez cracks Santana with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Santana falls to his knees and Sanchez doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xavier Sanchez!
Xavier Sanchez really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hellbent logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.