PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clarence Parish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flavio Sandoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Parish
vs
Sandoval

178 cm
20
158 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

182 cm
22
164 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite 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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clarence Parish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Flavio Sandoval!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parish throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Sandoval to counter with a crisp jab.
Parish misses with a hook
and Sandoval counters with a low kick, right behind Parish 's knee.
Parish swings widly with a right hand
and Sandoval counters with a left to the body.
Sandoval lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Parish throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sandoval counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Clarence Parish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sandoval connects with a solid leg kick.
Sandoval scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Parish crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sandoval - the referee stops the clock and Parish gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sandoval. Parish manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Sandoval.
Parish throws a lazy uppercut
and Sandoval counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Parish throws a combination that misses
and Sandoval counters with a head kick.
Sandoval connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Parish works Sandoval's body with a nice hook.

Sandoval throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Parish was covering up waiting for the punch and Sandoval finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sandoval tries to free his leg and advance position but Parish is retaining full guard.
Sandoval slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Parish controls Sandoval momentarily but Sandoval frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval wants to pass the guard but Parish is keeping the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sandoval works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sandoval trying to mount his opponent but Parish defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval throws a strike but Parish avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Sandoval trying to control the position from guard on top but Parish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parish avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sandoval won't allow Parish to sweep him here.
Sandoval trying to control but Parish is working from the bottom.
Sandoval trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sandoval lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sandoval trying to control but Parish is working from the bottom.
Sandoval wants to pass the guard but Parish is keeping the position.
Parish tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Parish can't keep his opponent in guard - Sandoval advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Sandoval is working for a submission of some sort.
Parish blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sandoval.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Flavio Sandoval dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Parish throws a right hand that misses
and Sandoval counters with a leg kick.
Parish is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Parish misses with an uppercut
and Sandoval counters with an inside leg kick.
Sandoval looks to land a right hand but Parish moved out of range.
Sandoval fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Parish.
Parish swings widly with a right hand
and Sandoval counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A shot to the body from Parish misses
and Sandoval counters with a body kick.
Parish swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sandoval counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Parish misses the body punch
and Sandoval counters with a low kick, right behind Parish 's knee.
Nice body kick there by Sandoval.
A shot to the body from Parish misses
letting Sandoval counter with a right hand.
Parish throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sandoval counters with a stiff right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sandoval.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Sandoval finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Parish misses with an uppercut
and Sandoval counters with a good low kick that Parish was not able to check.
Parish misses with a lunging right hand
and Sandoval counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Parish takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sandoval.
Parish misses with a shot to the body
letting Sandoval counter with a right hand.
Parish misses with a lunging right hand
and Sandoval counters with a stiff right hand.
Parish swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sandoval counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sandoval scores with a punch to the head.
Sandoval sizes up Parish with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sandoval connects with a solid leg kick.
Sandoval has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Parish has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A shot to the liver by Sandoval. Beautiful body shot.
Sandoval throws a half hearted mid kick.
Parish throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sandoval counters with a thumping low kick.
Clarence Parish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parish misses with an uppercut
and Sandoval counters with a stiff right hand.
Sandoval waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Parish.
Parish misses with a jab to the body
and Sandoval counters with a head kick.
Parish throws an off balance right hand
and Sandoval counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Parish chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sandoval can pounce on him.
Sandoval doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sandoval scores with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parish throws a lazy uppercut
and Sandoval counters with a nice low kick that buckles Parish's knee momentarily.
Parish checks a low kick from Sandoval.
Sandoval connects with a right hand. Parish shakes it off.
Parish misses with a lunging right hand
letting Sandoval counter with a right hand.
Parish throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sandoval lands a jab to Parish's midsection.
Sandoval buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Parish throws a poor cross that misses
and Sandoval counters with a leg kick.
Parish throws a poor cross that misses
and Sandoval counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sandoval connects with a nice looking jab.
Parish misses with a hook to the body
and Sandoval counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval thumps Parish with a low kick.
Sandoval lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Parish misses with a left hand
enabling Sandoval to counter with a crisp jab.
Parish throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sandoval counters with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parish scores with a shot to the body.
Sandoval wants to land a leg kick but Parish is out of range.
Parish misses with a hook
and Sandoval counters with a straight right hand.
Parish misses with a lunging right hand
and Sandoval counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parish misses with a hook
and Sandoval counters with a solid body kick.
Parish throws a lazy uppercut
and Sandoval makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Flavio Sandoval showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Sandoval connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Parish's hands.
Parish misses with a jab to the body
and Sandoval counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sandoval lands a head kick!

Parish is rocked!
Parish falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sandoval cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oh Parish is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sandoval takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Parish seems to have got his legs back now.
Parish on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Parish misses with an uppercut
and Sandoval connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Parish needs to keep his hands up - Sandoval had a free shot at his head there.
Nice body punch from Parish.
Parish misses with a hook
and Sandoval counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parish rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sandoval counters with a big head kick but Parish shrugs it off.
Parish misses with a body shot
and Sandoval counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Parish swings widly with a right hand

and Sandoval counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sandoval stalling away here and it's allowed Parish to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Sandoval trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sandoval trying to control the position from guard on top but Parish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sandoval with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Parish manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Parish wants to pass the guard but Sandoval is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parish slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sandoval holds on and takes a little breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval trying to control the position.
Parish stopping the sweep attempt from Sandoval.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sandoval throws the kick towards the body but Parish avoids it.
Sandoval turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Parish misses with a lunging right hand
and Sandoval counters with a nice body shot.
A jab lands there for Parish.
Flavio Sandoval is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parish takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Parish throws a poor cross that misses
and Sandoval counters with an inside leg kick.
Parish swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sandoval counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Clarence Parish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sandoval shoots for a takedown but Parish saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sandoval misses with a looping left.
Sandoval with a nice cross.
Parish throws a lazy uppercut
and Sandoval counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sandoval goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sandoval scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parish swings widly with a right hand
and Sandoval counters with an outside leg kick.
Parish misses with a combination
and Sandoval counters with a big head kick but Parish shrugs it off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Flavio Sandoval comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sandoval 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Flavio Sandoval!
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight for Flavio Sandoval!
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight for Flavio Sandoval!

Flavio Sandoval wins by unanimous decision!