PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pinero Chai (ranked 372 p4p, 2418 weight class) and Miguel Sandoval (ranked 45 p4p, 283 weight class). Chai comes to the cage accompanied by Styles P - Off The Ghost. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Chai
vs
Sandoval

176 cm
24
158
9 - 1 - 1

179 cm
24
171
8 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pinero Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miguel Sandoval!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai throws an overhand right that lands on Sandoval's shoulder, as Sandoval tries to avoid the shot.
Sandoval changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sandoval with a jab.
Chai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sandoval circles away quickly and effectively.
Sandoval shoots in but no luck this time.
Sandoval scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sandoval manages to avoid it.
Sandoval bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chai.
Chai throws a looping overhand right but Sandoval ducks down to avoid it.
Chai throws a big shot that misses.
Chai misses with an uppercut.
Chai scores with a jab. Sandoval acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sandoval's sensitive parts.
Chai scores with a hook to the body. Sandoval takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sandoval misses with a wild body shot.
Sandoval blocks a jab.
Sandoval throws a body punch but Chai moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Chai misses its target.
Sandoval slips under a jab from Chai.
Sandoval tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval with a lazy takedown attempt
and Chai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sandoval misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Chai.
Chai jabs at Sandoval's body.
Sandoval slips a straight right by Chai.
Chai slips a jab from Sandoval.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sandoval.
Pinero Chai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Sandoval.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chai. Sandoval does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sandoval misses with a straight right.
Sandoval throws the left hand but Chai avoids the punch easily.
Chai lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Chai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sandoval manages to avoid it.
Sandoval throws a body punch but Chai moves out of range.
Jab from Chai.
Chai throws a big shot that misses.
Pinero Chai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chai looks to land a right hand but Sandoval moved out of range.
Chai scores with a sloppy right hand. Sandoval should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai throws a shot from downtown. Sandoval moves away and avoids it.
Sandoval throws a body shot but no joy.
Chai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sandoval missing with a left hand there. Chai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chai misses with a wild combination.
Chai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chai throws out a leg kick but Sandoval moves out of range and Chai only half commits.
Chai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sandoval throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sandoval lands a glancing blow to the side of Chai's head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chai.
Sandoval fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Chai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Sandoval drives through with a takedown into Chai's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sandoval in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sandoval is stalling in the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval advances position into side control!
Chai is trying to get back to his feet.
Sandoval misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Chai managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sandoval.
Sandoval is trying to ground and pound but Chai uses the momentary lack of control by Sandoval to regain half guard.
Sandoval working the head and body with strikes.
Sandoval scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sandoval.
Sandoval thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chai's head.
Sandoval wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chai keeps working.
Chai is looking to escape.
Sandoval content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sandoval thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chai's head.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pinero Chai dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Chai looks to land a left hand but Sandoval moved out of range nicely.
Sandoval throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chai lands with a good body shot.
Chai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chai scores with a jab.
Chai looks to land a right hand but Sandoval moved out of range.
Chai throws out a loose jab but Sandoval uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chai throws an overhand right that lands on Sandoval's shoulder, as Sandoval tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sandoval. Chai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sandoval misses with a body shot.
Chai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big left from Chai misses.
And Sandoval tries to counter it with a takedown but Chai pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sandoval fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chai manages to avoid it.
Chai with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandoval uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chai.
A telegraphed right hand from Chai misses the target.
Chai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Chai slips a straight right by Sandoval.
Sandoval throws a looping overhand right but Chai ducks down to avoid it.
Chai throws a front kick aimed at Sandoval's knee but Sandoval avoids it well.
Chai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chai.
Sandoval's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chai connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sandoval scrambles back to his feet.
Chai throws a body punch but Sandoval moves out of range.
Chai throws a low kick but Sandoval avoids it.

Sandoval closes the distance and clinches.
Chai lands an uppercut.
Sandoval fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sandoval tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chai's elbow.

Chai manages to break the clinch.
Chai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sandoval.
Chai lands a leg kick that knocks Sandoval off balance momentarily.
Chai throws a looping overhand right but Sandoval ducks down to avoid it.
Sandoval misses the shot to the body.
Pinero Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sandoval uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chai.
A telegraphed right hand from Sandoval misses the target.
Chai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sandoval tries for a takedown but Chai sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sandoval can do to turn this around?
Chai misses with a wild body shot.
Sandoval drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Chai defends it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai looks to score with a jab to the body but Sandoval is just out of range.
Sandoval uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chai.
Chai swings for the body but Sandoval moves out of range.
Sandoval feints the counter takedown.
Chai misses with a kick to the body

and Sandoval counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chai won't be happy with that.
Sandoval lands some shots froms side control.
Sandoval in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Pinero Chai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An elbow from Sandoval crashes against the mat.
Check out the look on Sandoval's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Chai avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sandoval.
Sandoval sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Chai is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sandoval in side control, throwing shots but Chai defends.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval slows the pace down.
Chai wants to get back to his feet but Sandoval drags him back down.
Sandoval misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sandoval throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sandoval fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Chai regains half guard, as Sandoval was trying to land strikes.
Chai wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sandoval wants to free his trapped foot but Chai is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Chai is not content to let Sandoval control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sandoval.
Chai misses with a body kick.
Sandoval throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pinero Chai is winning the standup battle so far.
Chai fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sandoval misses the jab.
Sandoval throws out a loose jab but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sandoval connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chai's hands.
Sandoval shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chai as he jumps to the side.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pinero Chai dominated that second round.
That's time! Chai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Chai looks to throw the jab but Sandoval is out of range.
Sandoval throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Sandoval misses its intended target.
Chai throws the left hand but Sandoval avoids the punch easily.
Sandoval drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Chai defends it well.

Sandoval is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Chai's half guard.
Sandoval looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chai with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sandoval seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chai does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sandoval is pressing down on Chai's thigh, looking to free his foot. Chai is holding on for now.
Sandoval thows a huge punch but Chai dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandoval trying to control from half guard but Chai is working away.
Sandoval not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval lands strikes from half guard.
Sandoval thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chai's head.
Sandoval sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chai defending well though.
Miguel Sandoval has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sandoval stops Chai from getting back to his feet.
Chai keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sandoval connects with a nice short shot to Chai's temple.
Chai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sandoval.
Sandoval working Chai over with strikes.
Sandoval thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chai's head.
Sandoval is figuring out what he wants to do next.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That kick from Chai tenderised Sandoval's leg. Sandoval is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval throws a lazy right hand but Chai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miguel Sandoval has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sandoval moves out of range of the leg kick from Chai.
A big left from Sandoval misses.
A big left from Chai misses.
Chai throws an overhand right that lands on Sandoval's shoulder, as Sandoval tries to avoid the shot.
Sandoval just misses with a punch to the body.
Chai is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sandoval misses the jab.
Sandoval takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sandoval tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sandoval keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chai takes one to the side of the head.
Sandoval misses with a straight left.
Chai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sandoval thows a left - swing and a miss!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Chai 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chai connects with a looping right hand.
Chai misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sandoval there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab from Sandoval misses.
Chai slips under a jab.
A leg kick checked by Sandoval.
Sandoval looks to throw the jab but Chai is out of range.
Chai lands a slapping body shot.
Sandoval takes a swing at Chai's ribcage but misses.
Sandoval scores with a hook.
Chai jabs Sandoval to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chai lands a jab to Sandoval's midsection.
A jab from Chai misses.
A big left from Sandoval misses.
Chai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sandoval moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chai misses with a looping right.
Sandoval jabs at Chai's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sandoval loads up on a big right hand but Chai slips the punch.
Chai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chai throws a shot from downtown. Sandoval moves away and avoids it.
Sandoval fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chai manages to avoid it.
Sandoval closes the distance and clinches up with Chai, looking for a takedown. Sandoval pushes Chai against the cage but Chai circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chai thuds his right hand into Sandoval's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice defenses there by Chai.
Sandoval takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sandoval misses with a takedown attempt - Chai sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sandoval takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chai with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sandoval has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sandoval with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chai works the jab nicely.
Chai throws a nice looking combination but Sandoval bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pinero Chai.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chai, 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pinero Chai!
A victorious Pinero Chai thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.