PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Poulain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Sanchez
vs
Poulain

170 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
21
158 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Poulain!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Poulain as he avoids it easily.
Poulain looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Poulain has his takedown stuffed

and Sanchez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Poulain won't be happy with that.
Poulain takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Poulain takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Sanchez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sanchez taking a breather here.
Sanchez seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Poulain for as long as he can get away with.

Sanchez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Poulain is looking to regain half guard here but Sanchez keeps moving and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez working away.
Sanchez is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Poulain will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Sanchez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sanchez scoring with punches and elbows.

Sanchez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Poulain has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's two 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 just content to control the position.
Poulain is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Sanchez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Poulain on the ground.
Sanchez creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poulain is trying to escape the position but Sanchez is controlling the position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jose Sanchez just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Sanchez has closed the distance and engaged Poulain in a clinch.
Poulain has Sanchez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sanchez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Sanchez is trying to trip Poulain. He has hold of a leg but Poulain is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Sanchez persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Sanchez chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Poulain is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to hold on to Poulain's head to control him but Poulain postures up.
Poulain controlling the action here.
Poulain is keen to just control but Sanchez is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Sanchez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Poulain tries to clinch up.

Sanchez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sanchez slows the pace down in half guard.
Sanchez wants to control but Poulain is keeping him busy.
Sanchez is controlling the pace.
Poulain trying to control here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanchez passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulain is working to get back to half guard.
Sanchez landing strikes from the mount.
Sanchez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Poulain is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Poulain tries to lock up and control but Sanchez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Sanchez looking for a guillotine from mount but Poulain is having none of it.
Poulain is working to get back to half guard.
Sanchez cracks Poulain with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sanchez breaks from Poulain's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Poulain tries to lock up and control but Sanchez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poulain is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Sanchez controlling the position easily from mount.
Sanchez prevents Poulain from getting the reversal.
Sanchez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Poulain tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sanchez looking to finish Poulain with some ground and pound. This is bad for Poulain!
Sanchez trying to control but Poulain is having none of it.
Poulain really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sanchez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Poulain is looking to escape.
Sanchez content just to control the position here.
Jose Sanchez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanchez with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Sanchez 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. This is the final round!

Poulain scores with a leg kick.
Sanchez fails to land the takedown.
Sanchez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Poulain pinned against the cage. Poulain gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Sanchez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Sanchez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sanchez won't allow Poulain to sweep him here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Poulain holds on and takes a little breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Poulain keeps moving.
Poulain not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sanchez content to stall in guard here.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanchez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Poulain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Poulain looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sanchez is one step ahead there.
Sanchez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jose Sanchez just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Poulain tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt
and Poulain counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Sanchez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sanchez 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.
Sanchez controlling the action here.
Sanchez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Poulain defending well though.
Sanchez is thwarting Poulain's attempts to control the position.
Sanchez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poulain trying to control but Sanchez postures up.
Sanchez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Poulain tries to roll over but Sanchez keeps him under control.
David Poulain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jose Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanchez stalling.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sanchez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

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