PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Felix Sandoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom DeLuise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sandoval might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Overseer - Slayed. On his way into the cage it seems that Felix Sandoval has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Felix Sandoval seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Sandoval
vs
DeLuise

171 cm
25
158 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

177 cm
26
165 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Felix Sandoval!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dom DeLuise!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandoval shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts DeLuise as he jumps to the side.
DeLuise shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
DeLuise lands with a kick to the temple. Sandoval shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
DeLuise doesn't manage to clinch there - Sandoval circles away.
DeLuise misses with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for DeLuise.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sandoval.
Sandoval avoids a kick to the body.
DeLuise fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sandoval is out of range.
DeLuise connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sandoval throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Felix Sandoval seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeLuise ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeLuise misses with a body kick.
Sandoval misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. DeLuise darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
DeLuise defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sandoval.
DeLuise looks for the body kick but Sandoval saw that one coming.
Sandoval throws a low kick but DeLuise moves out of range easily.
Sandoval blocks a head kick by DeLuise.
DeLuise is looking to land body kicks.

Sandoval looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
DeLuise keeping moving, preventing Sandoval from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
DeLuise is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
DeLuise avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval advances to half guard.
Sandoval is pressing down on DeLuise's thigh, looking to free his foot. DeLuise is holding on for now.
Sandoval lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sandoval missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
DeLuise gets full guard.
Sandoval missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sandoval slips nicely into half guard.

Sandoval is looking for a kimura here.
Sandoval is keen to just control but DeLuise is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
DeLuise wants to improve his position but Sandoval is controlling well.
Sandoval thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed DeLuise's head.
DeLuise pushes Sandoval off looking to stand but Sandoval dives back in and keeps control.
Sandoval throwing shots but DeLuise is blocking nicely.
DeLuise wants to get back to his feet.
Sandoval not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sandoval prevents DeLuise from improving his position.
Sandoval takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeLuise looks like he's trying to stand up.
DeLuise is trying to get back to full guard.
Sandoval throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
DeLuise is looking to control Sandoval's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can DeLuise avoid being mounted?
Sandoval is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
DeLuise tries to kick Sandoval off but Sandoval keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sandoval is trying to control the action in half guard but DeLuise is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sandoval thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Felix Sandoval will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

DeLuise checks a leg kick nicely.
DeLuise throws a body kick that misses.
Sandoval throws a nice head kick!
DeLuise on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
DeLuise throws a sloppy head kick and Sandoval moves out of range easily.
DeLuise misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sandoval.
DeLuise blocks the body kick.
Sandoval throws a series of strikes that have DeLuise backpedaling.
DeLuise tries to clinch up

and Sandoval counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sandoval.
Sandoval stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. DeLuise swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeLuise seems keen to control Sandoval's posture.
Sandoval postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
DeLuise keeping full guard, as Sandoval tries to pass.
DeLuise utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
DeLuise preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
DeLuise looking to control.
Felix Sandoval overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sandoval chips away with some ground and pound.
Sandoval wants to control from the top but DeLuise keeps moving.
Sandoval wants to pass the guard but DeLuise is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeLuise working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sandoval.
Sandoval wants to control from the top but DeLuise keeps moving.
Sandoval loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
DeLuise looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sandoval is one step ahead there.
Sandoval throws an elbow that misses. DeLuise uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sandoval's guard. Nice move by DeLuise!

DeLuise decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sandoval bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval throws a hook but DeLuise avoids it easily.
DeLuise takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sandoval closes this distance looking for a takedown but DeLuise circles away.
DeLuise gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sandoval blocks a low kick nicely.
Sandoval moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
DeLuise is looking to land body kicks.
Dom DeLuise seems to be getting the better of the standup.
DeLuise stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sandoval.
DeLuise walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sandoval.
DeLuise pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval lands a nice hook to DeLuise's body. DeLuise takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
DeLuise throws a head kick but Sandoval moves out of range.
Sandoval connects with a single shot there.
Sandoval throws a sloppy body shot
and DeLuise counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
DeLuise fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sandoval manages to avoid it.
Sandoval misses with a takedown
and DeLuise counters with an outside leg kick.
Dom DeLuise is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeLuise slips under a jab.
Sandoval slips under a jab.
DeLuise thows a body shot but no joy.
Dom DeLuise is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A telegraphed right hand from Sandoval misses the target.
Sandoval checks the leg kick.
Nice defenses there by DeLuise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Sandoval 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!

Nice uppercut lands for Sandoval. That snapped DeLuise's head back.
Sandoval tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sandoval tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but DeLuise defends well and Sandoval ends up having to push DeLuise into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sandoval tries to break free but DeLuise pushes him back against the cage.
DeLuise lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sandoval lands a hook to the side of the head.
DeLuise prevents a body shot from Sandoval.
A right hand to the body from Sandoval.
Sandoval swings wildly with an uppercut but DeLuise uses good head movement to avoid it.
DeLuise prevents a body shot from Sandoval.
DeLuise's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
DeLuise lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sandoval backwards.
DeLuise lands with a short head shot on the inside.
DeLuise has a couple of punches blocked by Sandoval.
DeLuise is pressed up against the cage. Sandoval has hold of a leg and is looking to drag DeLuise down to the mat. DeLuise avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sandoval avoids the head kick by DeLuise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeLuise 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.
Sandoval is looking to land body kicks.

DeLuise closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Sandoval - that landed with a thud.

Sandoval breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
DeLuise fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sandoval.
A head kick misses from Sandoval.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sandoval.
Sandoval blocks a head kick by DeLuise.
DeLuise throws the kick towards the body but Sandoval avoids it.
DeLuise tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sandoval swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sandoval throws a low kick but DeLuise avoids it.
DeLuise rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sandoval moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dom DeLuise has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeLuise is looking to score with low kicks.
DeLuise connects with a leg kick. Sandoval looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sandoval throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sandoval lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from DeLuise is predictable there

and Sandoval counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in DeLuise's guard now.
Sandoval looking to pass the guard.
DeLuise looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Sandoval puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sandoval is pressing down on DeLuise's thigh, looking to free his foot. DeLuise is holding on for now.
Sandoval not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval trying to control the action but DeLuise is working from the bottom.
DeLuise avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sandoval.
Sandoval slips a nice elbow through DeLuise's hands, connecting with DeLuise's forehead.
Sandoval lands strikes from half guard.
Sandoval thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are battling for position here. DeLuise manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sandoval in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
DeLuise is looking to stand up but Sandoval isn't so interested in that idea.
Sandoval postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Sandoval postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! DeLuise is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sandoval, into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Sandoval looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeLuise throwing strikes from guard but Sandoval blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sandoval looking to hit a scissor sweep but DeLuise is one step ahead there.
Sandoval is working hard here to advance position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Sandoval showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sandoval, 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Sandoval!
Felix Sandoval seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.