PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Agogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Sanchez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Sanchez
vs
Agogo

185 cm
35
182 lbs
14 - 17 - 0

180 cm
22
183 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Brute

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 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Thiago Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hugo Agogo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Agogo gets caught flat footed, as Sanchez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sanchez throws a big elbow that misses.
Sanchez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sanchez throwing strikes but missing.
Sanchez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sanchez stopping the sweep attempt from Agogo.
Agogo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sanchez.
Agogo controlling Sanchez's posture.
Sanchez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Agogo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agogo wants to sweep but no luck.
Sanchez throwing strikes but missing.
Agogo is pulling down on Sanchez's head. It's preventing any offense from Sanchez, at least for the moment.
Agogo looking for a sweep. Not yet Agogo, not yet.
Agogo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sanchez throws a big elbow that misses.
Sanchez won't allow Agogo to sweep him here.
Agogo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throwing strikes from guard but Agogo blocks nicely.
Sanchez looking to pass the guard.
Sanchez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Agogo punching to the body, from the bottom.
Agogo controlling Sanchez's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Agogo is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Agogo is looking to work some ground and pound but Sanchez has wrist control.
Sanchez doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Agogo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Agogo wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is keeping the position.
Sanchez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sanchez is on top in guard.
Sanchez stopping the sweep attempt from Agogo.
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.
Agogo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sanchez manages to get himself to full guard.
Agogo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Agogo is working Sanchez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Agogo landing with the ground and pound.
Agogo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Agogo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sanchez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Agogo postures up and lands a big shot to Sanchez's brow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Agogo postures up in Sanchez's guard and throws a big left but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez is controlling Agogo's posture.
Agogo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hugo Agogo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sanchez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sanchez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Agogo feints and as Sanchez raises his hands in defense, Agogo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sanchez controls Agogo momentarily but Agogo frees himself.
Agogo distracts Sanchez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Agogo won't allow Sanchez to get back to his feet.
Agogo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sanchez has momentary wrist control but Agogo slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez looking to control.
Sanchez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Agogo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Agogo landing with the ground and pound.
Agogo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hugo Agogo has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agogo landing with the ground and pound.
Sanchez wants to sweep here but Agogo controlling him for the moment.
Agogo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Agogo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Agogo won't allow Sanchez to get back to his feet.
Sanchez wants to sweep here but Agogo controlling him for the moment.
Sanchez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Agogo controls the pace.
Sanchez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Agogo.
Agogo throwing strikes from guard but Sanchez blocks nicely.
Agogo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Agogo slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Sanchez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agogo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Agogo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Agogo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Agogo's back!
Agogo is really stuck here.
Sanchez not allowing Agogo to control his hands.
Sanchez misses with a punch to the head.
Agogo is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Sanchez.
Agogo is taking damage to the body and head.

Sanchez is looking for the choke from the back position but Agogo is controlling his hands well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agogo biding his time here by controlling the hands, looking to escape.
Sanchez is landing with strikes. Agogo can't take much more of this.
Agogo tries to break free.
Sanchez throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Sanchez missing with punches from the back.
Agogo tries to break free.
Sanchez is landing with strikes. Agogo can't take much more of this.
Sanchez misses with punches from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agogo grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Agogo covers up after that shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Sanchez connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Agogo to escape the position.

Sanchez is persistently looking for the submission but Agogo is defending it well.
Sanchez throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Agogo tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Agogo wants to control but Sanchez is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Thiago Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Agogo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
Agogo scores with a sloppy right hand. Sanchez should have avoided that one.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Agogo as he jumps to the side.
Sanchez moves in looking to clinch but Agogo pushes him off.
Agogo misses with a two punch combination.
Agogo catches Sanchez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Agogo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sanchez is trying to maintain the position but Agogo is very close to passing his half guard.
Agogo thows a huge punch but Sanchez dodges it nicely.
Sanchez is looking for a sweep. Agogo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sanchez is trying to stand back up but Agogo is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Agogo lands a nice short elbow.
Sanchez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sanchez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Agogo.
Agogo is working Sanchez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Agogo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Agogo preventing the sweep.
Agogo is working Sanchez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Agogo wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Agogo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Agogo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sanchez's head.
Agogo throwing strikes from guard but Sanchez blocks nicely.
Agogo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Agogo lands a couple of digs.
Agogo lands a couple of digs.
Sanchez pulls Agogo in close to prevent any damage.
Agogo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sanchez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Agogo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanchez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sanchez thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Agogo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Agogo stops Sanchez from standing up.
Agogo throws an elbow that misses. Sanchez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Agogo's guard. Nice move by Sanchez!
Sanchez throwing strikes from guard but Agogo blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agogo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Let's hope that Agogo has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Agogo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Agogo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sanchez manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Agogo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sanchez throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Sanchez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Agogo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Agogo scoring with some ground and pound.
Agogo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sanchez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Agogo is controlling him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Agogo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez has momentary wrist control but Agogo slips an elbow through the middle.
Agogo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Agogo postures up and lands a big shot to Sanchez's brow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Agogo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Agogo 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugo Agogo!
During a confident post fight interview, Hugo Agogo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.