PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Sandoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bogey James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bogey James told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Sandoval
vs
James

176 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

168 cm
23
152 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Sandoval!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bogey James!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

James rushes Sandoval and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
James has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sandoval avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

James jumps into guard, dragging Sandoval to the mat.
Sandoval trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sandoval postures up in James's guard and throws a big left but James blocks it.
James preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sandoval tries to free his leg and advance position but James is retaining full guard.
James is trying to control the position but Sandoval postures up.
Sandoval tries to free his leg and advance position but James is retaining full guard.
Sandoval works over James with some ground and pound from guard.
Sandoval pushes down on James's leg and manages to get into half guard.
James is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sandoval tries to pass to full mount but James defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sandoval tries to pass the half guard into mount. James knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
James is pressing down on Sandoval's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sandoval passes James's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
James tries to get to full guard but Sandoval has control of the leg.
Sandoval wants to pass to mount but James is defending the position.
Sandoval throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
James is looking for a sweep. Sandoval is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sandoval working over James with some ground and pound. James looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval trying to advance position but James counters by regaining guard.
James working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sandoval.
James avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sandoval postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
James is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sandoval pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. James is keeping the position for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James wants to stand and escape but Sandoval is having none of it.
Sandoval passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sandoval 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.
Sandoval postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James stops Sandoval from passing to mount.
Sandoval creates some space and throws a big elbow, but James sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sandoval tries to move to full mount but James actually manages to regain half guard.
Sandoval thows a huge punch but James dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James wants to get back to his feet.
Sandoval is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
James is pressing down on Sandoval's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
James trying to control the position.
Sandoval wants to pass the guard but James is keeping the position.
Sandoval scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James pulls Sandoval in close to prevent any damage.

Sandoval got a little sloppy there for a moment and James has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sandoval has managed to get both his arms back between James's legs - danger averted.
Sandoval throwing strikes but missing.
Sandoval works over James with some ground and pound from guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James is trying to control the position from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sandoval lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
James is looking to stand up but Sandoval isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Sandoval dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Sandoval misses with a takedown attempt

and James counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
James trying to control but Sandoval is working from the bottom.
James keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sandoval's head.
James stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sandoval swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sandoval keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bogey James has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sandoval gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and James counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sandoval won't be happy with that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
James looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sandoval is avoiding damage well.
James sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sandoval is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

James working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
James working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Sandoval will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
James in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
James looking to control but instead Sandoval has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Bogey James has got the better of the ground game so far.
James throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sandoval defending well though.
Ground and pound from James.

James is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sandoval has managed to free his arm - good work.
James is pressing down on Sandoval's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sandoval is holding on for now.
James thows a huge punch but Sandoval dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with James in particular looking to stall.
James is looking to take a break and control but Sandoval is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
James tries to pass to full mount but Sandoval defends it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Bogey James hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from James lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sandoval has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sandoval and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bogey James 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. This is the final round!

Sandoval fails with the takedown

and James counters by clinching up.
James has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sandoval after a bit of a struggle.
James has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sandoval avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

James decides to pull guard.
Sandoval wants to pass the guard but James is keeping the position.
Sandoval is looking to advance position but James has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
James thowing shots but they're missing.
Sandoval blocking the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James looking to finish with strikes here!
James trying to control but he's not successful this time.
James punching from mount but Sandoval doing a good job of avoiding damage.
James landing strikes, looking to finish!
James throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Sandoval because James loaded up on that one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as James tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Sandoval holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as James tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
James throwing strikes here but Sandoval is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
James punishing his opponent with strikes.
James looking to finish Sandoval with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sandoval!
Sandoval is bucking up trying to escape but James cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James unloads with some shots from mount but Sandoval bucks and avoids them well.
James cracks Sandoval with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
James tries to control but Sandoval wriggling away.
James is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sandoval can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
James thowing shots but they're missing.
James wants to control the pace but Sandoval is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James throws some wild stikes that Sandoval manages to avoid easily.
James throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sandoval is squirming around, avoiding James's attempts to control the action.
James cracks Sandoval with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James misses with a head shot.
James looking to control and managing it successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bogey James comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think James has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Franklin scores the fight 27:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bogey James!
A very excited looking Bogey James made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.