PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Enrique Sandoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Correa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sandoval comes to the ring accompanied by Enrique's Entrance. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Sandoval
vs
Correa

153 cm
26
145 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

175 cm
23
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Enrique Sandoval!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Correa!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandoval wants to clinch.
Sandoval wants to clinch up but Correa keeps it at a distance.
Jab from Correa.
Correa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Correa throws a right hand that Sandoval ducks under and follows up with a left that Sandoval also avoids with ease.
Sandoval slips a straight right by Correa.
Sandoval tries to clinch but Correa moves out of range.
Sandoval tries to close the distance and clinch up but Correa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Correa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sandoval sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Correa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sandoval.
Correa lands a lovely overhand right.
Correa closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Correa gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sandoval to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sandoval accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval postures up.
Correa is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Correa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Correa is trying to keep Sandoval in close.
Sandoval tries to free his leg and advance position but Correa is retaining full guard.
Sandoval stands and throws Correa's legs to the side, diving into side control.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Correa is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sandoval off and has taken his back!
Sandoval might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sandoval trying to control the action but Correa just sinks the hooks in.
Correa slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sandoval breaks Correa's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Correa is trying to keep Sandoval in close.
Correa keeping full guard, as Sandoval tries to pass.
Correa managing to control the position.

Sandoval drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sandoval jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correa trying to control the position here.
Correa's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Correa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Correa might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sandoval kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Despite being in the dominant position, Eric Correa just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Correa lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Enrique Sandoval has been cut.
Enrique Sandoval seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Correa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sandoval as he avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Correa tests Sandoval's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Eric Correa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sandoval walks into a jab.
Sandoval wants to clinch up but Correa keeps it at a distance.
Sandoval missing with a left hand there. Correa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sandoval moves in looking to clinch but Correa pushes him off.
Sandoval will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Correa catches Sandoval with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Sandoval closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Correa tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Correa gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Correa is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Correa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Enrique Sandoval's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Correa throws a right hand that Sandoval ducks under and follows up with a left that Sandoval also avoids with ease.
Sandoval takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sandoval fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sandoval takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Correa throws a series of punches but Sandoval avoids them all with ease.
Correa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sandoval fails with the takedown.
Sandoval tries for a takedown but Correa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Enrique Sandoval. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Correa throws a series of punches but Sandoval moves out of range.
Sandoval fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Correa avoids it really well and circles away.
Correa misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Correa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Sandoval shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Correa manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Correa is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Correa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sandoval defends it easily.
Correa is adopting a defensive guard.
Correa trying to keep a closed guard but Sandoval is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval wants to pass the guard but Correa is keeping the position.
Sandoval postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Correa is trying to control the position but Sandoval postures up.
Correa is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Correa misses with a wild combination.
Sandoval is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sandoval wants to clinch up but Correa keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correa throws the left hand but Sandoval avoids the punch easily.
Correa leaves Sandoval with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Correa throws a one two combo.
Sandoval shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Correa as he avoids it easily.
Correa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Enrique Sandoval is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Correa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sandoval.
Sandoval moves in looking to clinch but Correa pushes him off.
Correa throws a right hand that Sandoval ducks under and follows up with a left that Sandoval also avoids with ease.
Correa is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Correa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sandoval tries to clinch there but Correa circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Correa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sandoval's head backwards.
Correa throws a hook but Sandoval avoids it easily.
Sandoval tries to clinch but Correa moves out of range.
Correa misses with a two punch combination.
Nice jab there from Correa.

Sandoval fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Correa sprawls well initially but Sandoval persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Correa wants to get back to full guard.
Sandoval trying to control from half guard but Correa is working away.

Sandoval is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Correa doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sandoval.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Correa preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Correa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Enrique Sandoval's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Correa misses with the combination.
Sandoval avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch combination from Correa misses.
Nice sprawl there from Correa as Sandoval shoots in.
Correa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sandoval slips a jab and a cross from Correa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandoval walks into a left hand.
Correa swats away the attempt to clinch by Sandoval.
Sandoval looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval tries to clinch there but Correa circles away.
Sandoval fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sandoval tries to close the distance and clinch up but Correa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sandoval fails to land the takedown.
Sandoval misses with a takedown attempt - Correa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Enrique Sandoval. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Correa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Eric Correa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sandoval slips a jab and a cross from Correa.
Sandoval showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Correa.
Sandoval tries for a takedown but Correa circles away easily
and Correa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Correa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Sandoval is rocked!
Correa lands a hook that stumbles Sandoval back into the ropes. Correa follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Sandoval to the canvas! Correa pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Sandoval has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Eric Correa!