PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Sandler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Feinman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Feinman's choice of entrance music: One Day. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Sandler
vs
Feinman

179 cm
19
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Sandler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randy Feinman!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Feinman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sandler connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Sandler misses.
Sandler takes a swing at Feinman's ribcage but misses.
Sandler darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sandler misses with a series of wild punches.
Feinman fails to land with a series of punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Feinman drives through and clinches with Sandler against the cage.
Sandler pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sandler trying to stall but Feinman improves his position.
Feinman throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Feinman.
Feinman lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Michael Sandler has been cut.
A frustrated look appears on Sandler's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Feinman prevents a body shot from Sandler.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Feinman obliges.
Sandler has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sandler tries to throw a body punch but Feinman avoids it by throwing Sandler back against the cage.
Feinman is trying to force a seperation but Sandler has the dominant position.
Feinman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sandler avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandler is looking to break free of the clinch but Feinman has double underhooks.

Feinman manages to break the clinch.

Sandler gets tackled into the cage by Feinman. Feinman maintains the clinch.

Feinman breaks from the clinch.
Sandler fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sandler connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sandler slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Feinman moves into the clinch.
Feinman lands an elbow inside.
Sandler misses with a body punch.
Sandler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sandler tries to break the clinch but Feinman is controlling the position.

Feinman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sandler takes a swing at Feinman's ribcage but misses.
Sandler throws a good cross that connects.

Feinman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sandler tries a body shot but Feinman blocks it.
Sandler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sandler is trying to stall.
Feinman is trying to break the clinch but Sandler is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandler is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Feinman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sandler is defending well for now.
Feinman scores a nice knee to the body.
Feinman blocks an uppercut.
Feinman blocks an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Feinman scores a nice knee to the body.

Feinman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sandler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Feinman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sandler is defending well for now.
Sandler trying to stall but Feinman improves his position.
Sandler is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch on the inside from Sandler fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandler looking to stall.
Feinman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Feinman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Feinman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sandler moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Feinman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sandler.

Feinman moves into the clinch successfully.
Feinman lands a good knee to the midsection. Sandler won't want to take too many of those.
Sandler is trying to stall.
Sandler is breathing heavily.
Feinman lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Feinman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Feinman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sandler takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sandler takes a knee right on the jaw!
Feinman lands a damaging elbow.

Feinman breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feinman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Sandler is rocked!
Feinman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oh Sandler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sandler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Feinman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sandler.

Feinman gets a clinch.
Sandler seems to have got his legs back now.
Knees to the body from Feinman.

Feinman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Feinman ducks under a wild hook from Sandler.

Sandler tries to keep at a distance but Feinman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Feinman working Sandler over with knees to the body.
Sandler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Feinman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice uppercut there from Sandler.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Feinman clinches up against the cage.
Feinman crunches a lovely knee into Sandler's ribcage.
Feinman throws a punch but it's blocked by Sandler.
Knees to the body from Feinman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Feinman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Sandler's cut.
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.

Feinman closes the distance and pushes Sandler back into the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sandler wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Feinman has him pressed against the cage.

Feinman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Feinman darts in and clinches Sandler up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Sandler.
Sandler tries to stall but Feinman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Feinman scores with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Feinman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Feinman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sandler trying to control the position but instead, Feinman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sandler into the cage.
Sandler tries to break free but Feinman pushes him back against the cage.
Feinman trying to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Randy Feinman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Sandler.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Feinman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Feinman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Feinman breaks from the clinch.
Feinman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sandler.
Sandler tests Feinman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Feinman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Michael Sandler's cut is getting worse.

Feinman drives through and clinches with Sandler against the cage.
Feinman prevents a body shot from Sandler.
Sandler stalling in the clinch but Feinman improves position.
Feinman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Feinman landing knees to the body.
Feinman prevents Sandler from breaking the clinch.
Feinman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sandler is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sandler takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sandler throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Feinman.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Feinman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sandler digs a good body shot into Feinman's ribs.
Feinman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sandler throws a jab but it's blocked by Feinman.
Feinman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sandler checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sandler throws a right hand that Feinman ducks under and follows up with a left that Feinman also avoids with ease.

Feinman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sandler tries to work over Feinman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Feinman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sandler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sandler has had enough of the clinch but Feinman keeps him there for the moment.
Sandler looking to slow down the pace here.
Sandler is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Feinman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sandler swings for the body but Feinman moves out of range.
Randy Feinman seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Sandler tries to keep at a distance but Feinman has taken the fight into the clinch.

Feinman breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feinman slips a jab and a cross from Sandler.
Feinman misses with a wild body shot.
Sandler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Feinman manages to avoid it.
Sandler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sandler is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sandler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Randy Feinman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Sandler takes the fight into the clinch.

Feinman breaks the clinch.
Sandler ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sandler swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Feinman closes the distance and pushes Sandler back into the cage.
Feinman lands an elbow inside that Sandler shrugs off.
Feinman lands an elbow inside.

Michael Sandler's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Feinman landing knees to the body.
Feinman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Feinman manages to break the clinch.

Feinman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Feinman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sandler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Feinman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sandler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Feinman lands a nice knee to the body.
Feinman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Feinman.

Feinman manages to break the clinch.

Feinman takes the fight into the clinch.
Sandler takes an elbow to the temple.
Feinman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Feinman crunches a lovely knee into Sandler's ribcage.
Feinman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sandler is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sandler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Feinman lands a good knee to the midsection. Sandler won't want to take too many of those.
Feinman working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Feinman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Sandler's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Sandler lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Feinman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sandler, pushing him back against the cage.
Feinman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Feinman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sandler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Feinman blocks a body shot from Sandler.

Feinman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sandler throws a hook but Feinman avoids it easily.

Feinman clinches.

Feinman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sandler looks to score with a jab to the body but Feinman is just out of range.
Feinman slips a jab from Sandler.
Nice straight punches there by Feinman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Feinman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Feinman throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Sandler's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Feinman dives in looking to finish as Sandler flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Feinman's strikes! Feinman is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Sandler's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Sandler was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Feinman!
Our winner, Randy Feinman, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.