PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sabian Sabes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlito Sandalio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sabes might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Army of Darkness. Sandalio is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: World's Greatest. 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.

Sabes
vs
Sandalio

176 cm
21
155 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

165 cm
22
145 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sabian Sabes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlito Sandalio!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabes misses with a combination
and Sandalio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Sabian Sabes has been cut.
Sandalio slips under a jab from Sabes.
Sabes lands with a right hand.
Sabes throws a jab but it's blocked by Sandalio.
Sandalio avoids the body shot from Sabes.
Sabes slips a straight right by Sandalio.
Nice defenses there by Sandalio.
Sandalio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sabes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sandalio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sabes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sabes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sabes takes a swing at Sandalio's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sabes takes a swing at Sandalio's ribcage but misses.
Sabes misses with a hook
and Sandalio counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sandalio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sabes.
Sandalio bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sabes's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sandalio throws a jab but it's blocked by Sabes.
Sandalio sizes up Sabes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A slow jab from Sabes misses its intended target.
Sabes misses with an uppercut.
Sabes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sandalio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sabes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Sandalio finds it's way through Sabes's defenses.

Sabes is rocked!
Sabes stuns Sandalio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sabes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sandalio.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sandalio! But no joy.
Sandalio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sabes throws out the jab.
Sandalio defending well as Sabes loads up on a big left hand.
Sandalio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sabes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sandalio.
Sandalio walks into a left hand.
Sabian Sabes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sabes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sandalio.
Sandalio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sabes connects with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Sabes - just one landing.
Nice defenses there by Sabes.
Sandalio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sabes misses with an uppercut. Sandalio saw that one coming.
Sabes connects with a body shot.
Sabes throws a sloppy body shot
and Sandalio counters with a thumping low kick.
Sabes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sandalio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Sabes does it's job there.

It looks like Carlito Sandalio has been cut.
A head kick misses from Sandalio.
Sandalio getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sabes lands with a cross.
Sabes throws a body punch but Sandalio moves out of range.
Sandalio scores with a jab to the head.
Sabes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sabes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sandalio.
Sandalio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sabes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandalio with a jab.
Sandalio slips a jab from Sabes.
Sandalio slips a jab from Sabes.
Sabes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sabes. Sandalio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sandalio throws out a counter right but Sabes avoids it with no problem.
Sabes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sandalio in his tracks.
Sandalio on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sandalio lands with an uppercut that bounces Sabes off the cage and back into range.
Oh Sabes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sabes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sabes seems to have got his legs back now.
Sandalio lands a jab to the nose.
Sandalio takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sabes lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sabes misses with a straight left.
Sabes loads up on a big right hand but Sandalio slips the punch.
Sabes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sandalio finds it's way round the side to connect with Sabes's head.
Sandalio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sabes was well out of range. Poor timing from Sandalio.
Nice body punch from Sabes.
Sandalio might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sabes misses with a combination
and Sandalio counters with a left to the body.
Sandalio ducks under a wild hook from Sabes.
A cross from Sabes lands.
Sandalio drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sandalio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sandalio keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sandalio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sandalio on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sabes throws a hook to the side of Sandalio's head but Sandalio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Sandalio was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sabes connects with a nice looking jab.
Sabes misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Sandalio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sabian Sabes dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sandalio cracks a nice hook into Sabes's ribs.
Sandalio dodges the punch combination from Sabes.
A little jabbing left from Sandalio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sandalio lands with a nice body punch.
Sabes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sandalio works the jab nicely.
Sabes lands a jab to the head.
Sabes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sandalio.
Some wild striking there from Sabes.
Sabes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sabes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sandalio on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sandalio with a nice cross.
Sabes stuns Sandalio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Sandalio might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sabes has got the better of the exchanges.
Sabes swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Sabes.
Sabes lands a body shot.
Sabes digs a good body shot into Sandalio's ribs.
Sandalio defending well as Sabes loads up on a big left hand.
Sabes throws a hook but Sandalio avoids it easily.
Sandalio now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sandalio lands a jab to the head.
Sabes slips under a jab.
Sandalio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sabes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Sabes tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sabes scores with a jab to the head.
Sandalio slips under a jab from Sabes.
Sabian Sabes is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Sandalio does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sandalio lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sandalio on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sabes with a hook.
Sabes ducks under a wild hook from Sandalio.
Sabes throwing a counter right hand but Sandalio manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandalio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sabes.
Sabes throws a looping overhand right but Sandalio ducks down to avoid it.
Sabes swings for the body but Sandalio moves out of range.
Sandalio appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sandalio staying out of range there.
Nice shot by Sabes.
Sabes swings widly with a right hand
and Sandalio counters with a left to the body.
Nice jab there from Sabes.
Sabes scores with a decent looking hook.
Sabes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sandalio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sandalio moves out of range as Sabes strikes.
Sabes misses with a looping right.
Sabes looks to score with a jab to the body but Sandalio is just out of range.
Sandalio drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sandalio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sabes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sabes lands with a good body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabes misses with a wild body shot.
Sabes backing away here, and Sandalio unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sabes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sandalio can do to turn this around?
Sabes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sabes throws a poor cross that misses
and Sandalio counters with a stiff right hand.
Sandalio lands with a big right hook that stumbles Sabes - he's out on his feet here! Sandalio follows up with another monster hook that separates Sabes from consciousness! Sabes falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Sandalio stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Carlito Sandalio!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Carlito Sandalio waved his t-shirt featuring Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry's logo in front of the cameras.